Patrick: You've gained a lot more fixed gear experience in dirt/rough/high torque conditions than I have -- almost all my fixed riding has been on pavement, apart from a brief trial with a fixed mountain bike some 10 years ago.
Questions: What crank length do you favor? Do you find that a longer crank makes high torque/low rpm climbing -- the sort you'd get in your terrain -- easier than gearing down and pedaling faster? Did you switch from a shorter -- 170 -- crank to a longer one for off road riding? I ask because I have been noticing that, with the Matthews, I tend to ride a tooth or even 2 bigger, and pedal slower, with its 175s than with the 170s I use on the other bikes. Odd, it's harder to notice the difference when plowing through sand -- though the longer crank may indeed make this easier -- but I do notice it at speed on pavement, when I will cruise easily on the flat, moderate to no wind, in a 73" and even 77" gear, similar to the 76" gear I have on the gofast, which is 12 lb lighter and has dainty little 175 gram tires as opposed to fat 60 mm tires at 18 psi. I'm beginning to wonder if 180s might be nice for the sort of sand plowing I do a lot of. -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique ************************************************************************** ************** *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
