raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
I'm only 5' 11 1/2" (I used to be 6' but I've shrunk a bit with age) but 34" inside leg in jeans so 'standover height' is fine.
Witchcraft
- Thread starter ren531
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Fredo76
Über Member
- Location
- Española, NM
Is a "gate frame" slang for a tall one?
Juan Kog
permanently grumpy
My use of looks like a “farm gate“ . Many years back a club mate said “ Has the farmer noticed you have stolen his gate to build your bike “.
grldtnr
Senior Member
Yes, us afflicted tall people do refer them as gates, when I met one of my shorter friends, he said 'i'd need a set of kitchen steps to get on your bike'
grldtnr
Senior Member
Mind you ,one my current rides , the recumbent ,is rather a long bugger, prone to trip over the thing.
- Location
- The TerrorVortex
Good Lord that's a bit uneasy on the eyes.
grldtnr
Senior Member
....on the other hand , reaching the top cupboards, no problems!
ClichéGuevara
Legendary Member
- Location
- Kingston upon the River Hull
THIS, is a witch craft.
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Coming late to this: Yes, I have my leather saddles set slightly nose up as that's what works for me after much experimentation. If they are set level I find the action of pedalling tends to make me slip forward onto the nose which puts pressure in places it shouldn't be.
It's only nose up by one notch on the bike in the linked ride write up, but tends to look steeper than that in a lot of photos.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
It's curious how different peoples bodies are! I go the opposite way and lower the nose by one notch on the clamp. If I go to two or more, I suffer the way you describe.Coming late to this: Yes, I have my leather saddles set slightly nose up as that's what works for me after much experimentation. If they are set level I find the action of pedalling tends to make me slip forward onto the nose which puts pressure in places it shouldn't be.
It's only nose up by one notch on the bike in the linked ride write up, but tends to look steeper than that in a lot of photos.
I have seen saddles tilted crazily far down, what must be at least 4 or 5 notches on the clamp. The riders basically wouldn't be sitting ON their saddles so much as AGAINST them!
rogerzilla
Legendary Member
The "witchcraft" is that you have to respect a fixie. At some point, it will try to kill you. Keeps you alert.
Juan Kog
permanently grumpy
My most memorable fixed wheel fails are when I have not been on fixed . Happily riding along on gears in traffic or approaching a bend . Then pushing back on the pedals to slow down .
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I got put off trying one on the road after a near-death encounter with a fixed gear gym bike!
It had a huge metal flywheel which must have weighed 20+ kg. It gave the bike a great feel when pedalling. I had intended to just warm up on the machine but it felt so good that I did 20+ minutes and built up to a 20 second full-on sprint. "Okay, enough of that, time to switch to the rowing machine..." thought I, and promptly stopped pedalling. It took me a couple of minutes to extract my head from the ceiling of the gym, and another couple of minutes to reattach my legs!
