Ted's hypothesis seems to fit with experience, in that it would account for the "pedaling in squares" symptom when going back to a fw or S3X hubbed bike after riding real fixed for a while; that is, you have to "regain" the mental-cum-physiological habit of "keeping your feet ahead of drivetrain kick." For a freewheel drivetrain, there is no such kick, so you have to learn to accommodate that lack by keeping the feet going but --- and here it gets vague -- without the "threat" of the crank to "kick" your legs.
??? Still puzzling. Givens, in any event: 1. There is a smoothness about fixed gear pedaling that one doesn't find with a freewheel; (2) at least when there is some slack in the chain, the wheel isn't acting as a flywheel in the ordinary sense of the term. On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 9:09 PM, ted <ted.ke...@comcast.net> wrote: > I try to minimize the lash without having the chain actually tight. My > sense of what is unique about a fixed gear is that its so noticeable (and a > bit disconcerting) when the lash goes all the way the other way and the > wheel forces your foot up and or over, that you train yourself to keep your > feet moving very consistently round and round to avoid it. Any slight > hesitation in your pedal stroke and a fixed gear will remind you "hey don't > do that". Even if you're smooth enough to avoid those reminders, someplace > in the back of your mind you know if you get sloppy ... > I think that's consistent with the old school admonition to ride fixed > gear in the off season to improve your spin. > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
