totallyfixed
Veteran
- Location
- The only county without a McDonalds
Now into my 3rd year on fixed, originally bought to get stronger through winter without having to do as many miles. That was the plan, it worked - too well, now it's what I ride 95% of the time. I ride a Pearson with mudguards in the winter, or any wet ride come to that as they are quick to put on. When I lived in the relative flatlands of East Anglia I rode a 48 x 17 = 76", now I am in hillier parts [near Leicester] I thought I should go a bit smaller, so I did, wait for it.............75"! I hear you saying, why bother? It gets a bit technical here so I'm not going to bore you with BCD's, crank lengths etc etc. Anyway the long and short of it is I do club rides on it, the longest being 106 miles and that felt great because others were suffering more than me on gears! I train in the local hills on it and think if it was any lower geared my 6'4" frame with 175 cranks going on a long downhill might not be a pretty sight as bits start to fly off [my seatpin once broke at well over 30mph but that's another story which I lived to tell]. I average about 170 miles per week on fixed.
Ok, so tell all, what do you ride, where, how far, how often, what gear etc.
I apologise if this is an old thread but it gives us new members a chance to find out a bit more about everyone and adds perspective to personalities.
Ok, so tell all, what do you ride, where, how far, how often, what gear etc.
I apologise if this is an old thread but it gives us new members a chance to find out a bit more about everyone and adds perspective to personalities.