Patrick: "nother question: Is your switched to fixed simply a practical
measure for very cold weather, so that you'll go back to freewheels in
warmer weather, or are you enjoying the fixed-ness of riding fixed?
People say that, riding a fixed wheel, they feel "more at one" with the
bike. I've
Your Zen-trance talents must be far greater than mine; I didn't mind flats
and uphills in a 60" gear, but downhills were so annoying I switched to a
slightly higher geared freewheel. (I was not used to 175 mm cranks at the
time, which probably exacerbated the feeling. Of course, my hills were
Lum, gear on the low side (40-50”). Ride. Learn. Gear up. Ride. Learn. Switch
back. Ride. Learn. Switch forth. Ride. Learn. Grin.
With abandon,
Patrick
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I can answer for myself: First, I started riding fixed relatively young --
42, IIRC -- when my knees were strong, and perhaps got them used to it; and
I gradually learned to stand for longish periods, which puts less strain on
your knees. Also, I rarely ride longer than 30 miles at once.
In
My only concern for myself regarding trying fixed is hurting my knees by always
trying to pedal too hard. Hilly where I live. I see it is even hillier where
Patric lives. So how do you pedal up those long, tough hills without shooting
meniscus out the sides, especially at our middle age?
I
Best thing I've read and the best photographs Ive encountered this week! Well
done as always!
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I'll admit I'm accurately pondering fixed after this description Patrick...
I've only tried it once stone the block and didn't love it but your description
of the climbing traction is intriguing. As always the pictures and story
telling are excellent. If nothing else I'm theilen you've found
Ian, a few caviate emptors and ymmvs regarding me and fixed. As near as I can
tell very few ride fixed mountain biking and almost nobody is riding fixed
bikepacking (which I will be, as soon as I can get the Hunqapillar shifted to
fixed. Still puzzling that one out). Also, I’m weird. A lot of
Ian, Compass Steilacoom.
https://www.compasscycle.com/shop/components/tires/700c/compass-700c-x-38-steilacoom/
They clear and grip amazingly. With them the Quickbeam doesn’t feel like
underbiking at all on the stuff I ride, and they opened up using the Quickbeam
as my main bike.
With abandon,
You may have mentioned it already, but what tires are you using, Deacon? Also,
marvellous write up and you persuade me to finally bite the fixie bullet.
IanA
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Fixed is pretty good, right?
Philip
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In which the fixie flywheel dramatically increases traction both up and down
snowpack and slicksnow and I get out farther than ever under conditions that
would have frozen my derailer and that did freeze my front brake.
https://thegrid.ai/withabandon/rampart-fixed-gear-snow-ride
With abandon,
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