Steve, not sure just yet what kind of trail riding I'll be doing. DP, the Steilacoom reminds me of the tires on my '82 Stumpjumper when I bought it new. Looks like they work very well for you. Always enjoy your ride reports and pictures, especially the leaf with the frost on the edges. How does that happen? (I know, moisture meets cold air...)
Mark, great thread! Fixed gear commuting helps me prepare for work and unwind on the way home. Looking forward to the experience of off road fixed riding. I do some already on rail trails when I ride with family and friends, so just taking it to the next level. Thanks, JohnS On Thursday, November 22, 2018 at 2:22:50 PM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Kevin, no need to imagine. Give it a go! Grin. You’ll be surprised at what > is ridable, and of course the key to fixed is to ride till you can’t, walk > till you can. Grin. > > “I REALLY love the extra challenges of rock gardens, obstacles, skinnies, > etc. but fears of my own mortality keep me pretty well grounded.” Spot on, > Ken! Riding fixed on trails encourages riding within one’s means, and that > is one of the gifts I love about it. And, in the event I do screw up, I’m > not going damaging speeds. Grin. I find the rock gardens and obsticles are > often easier fixed than geared, all depending on the details of the > terrain. Some places I could go up in really low, freewheel gears, I walk > fixed, but fixed gear smooths out jouncy climbing amazingly, and I ride > more areas I couldn’t geared because of this and what I call the fly wheel > effect (whether or not that’s a thing, I feel something that makes a huge > difference). > > Andy, wow. That would be fun to try. Grin. Easily doable fixed. LCG. Grin. > Pedalable? Not likely straight up unless trail gear is low enough. I can’t > tell the grade on that, but I go up 20˚+ slopes on trails, albeit not long > ones. 15-20˚ is pedalable for sustained stomping (57” Quickbeam, 47” > Hunqabeam). That looks possibly pedalable with some switchbacking, which of > course requires lateral clearence of traffic and other riders. Apart from > oxygen, my biggest challenge climbing is often traction. Loose stuff is > tricky as I can’t stand and pedal for power while also weighting the rear > wheel. I have to sort of stand with weight in the saddle, and that’s a bit > tricky. > > Great looking bike, Lyle! There is a simple delight in never having to > fiddle with unnecesary bits like derailures, shifters, that I imagine makes > traveling with a bike more of a breeze. > > John, I ride Compass Steilacooms. Grippy knobs, great on all surfaces, and > plush, supple tires ride wider than they are, feeling more like 2” tires > than 38mm. My standard ride is 1/3 each paved, dirt road/MUP, and > singletrack. They wear more quickly than a less high performance tire, but > I still get about 3000 miles out of my rear tire (I don’t track milage, but > that is estimating my daily average and multiply8ing by days of use). You > can see them in snow action here: > https://thegrid.ai/withabandon/coffeeneuring-challenge-2018 > and here: > https://thegrid.ai/withabandon/six-inches-of-fresh-powder-and-a-brisk-day > > With abandon, > Patrick > > > > > > > -- 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.
