I'm not sure if it is my inherent sloth, but over the last couple years, I've paused to flip to the flop side of my wheel less and less when I hit the trailhead. IME, Fixed on the trails is pretty awesome. Definitely forces a level of attention and detachment unlike most other types of riding. You have to watch your pedals, work the angles, time things and stay relaxed. If riding a cross bike on technical trails is like light tackle fishing, then riding trails fixed is perhaps a quick vector to a meditative flow state. If you are running smooth tires like the JB's, then you have to balance the force of pedaling against the needed smoothness to maintain traction.
I think it helps if you have reached the point where you don't have to think to keep pedaling. The weirdest sensation to me is when the rear tire skids a bit on a descent and you actually can keep your pedals in one place. Not recommending you try it whole hawg. I got there in reasonably small bites. - Jim / cyclofiend.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
