On Sunday, the Quickbeam and I climbed 1000 feet on Pressley Rd in Sonoma, and descended Sonoma Mt Rd. Flat pedals, no retention except grip tape. http://www.flickr.com/photos/philipwilliamson/8547042814/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/philipwilliamson/8525218381/
Brakes, and the Surly Dingle cog made it feasible. I used 42x15 to get to the climb, flipped the wheel to climb in 42x21, and shifted to the smaller Dingle cog to descend in 42x17. On the climb I did a lot of traversing, which makes the grade less steep. I think you'd really like the 'stop-start' feel of fixed. Just keeping a multispeed drivetrain in the same gear feels different from a dedicated singlespeed, at least to me. Philip www.biketinker.com On Monday, March 11, 2013 2:13:48 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Thanks, Shoji. I have a single speed now. 24 of them actually. Grin. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > On Monday, March 11, 2013 2:50:48 PM UTC-6, Shoji Takahashi wrote: >> >> Hi Patrick, >> I enjoy riding fixed, but I also like my geared bike. >> >> To tickle your curiosity, you may want to consider getting a rear wheel >> with the Whitehead Industries ENO hub. It's a fixed/free hub designed for >> vertical dropouts (which I think Hunqapillar has?). >> http://www.whiteind.com/rearhubs/singlespeedhubs.html >> >> Kent Peterson did the Great Tour Divide on a single speed ( >> http://kentsbike.blogspot.com/2010/01/tour-divide-frequently-asked-questions.html), >> >> which won't turn crank arms/pedals into "deadly flails whipping" around. >> Single-speed is nice, too. >> >> Shoji >> >> >> On Monday, March 11, 2013 3:06:21 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote: >>> >>> The concurrent thread on fixed bikes triggered a question I've long had >>> -- how feasible is a fixed gear for living in an area with long, steep >>> climbs/descents? What gearing would make sense? In general the climbs range >>> from 4-7 mph, descents up to 45mph or more. >>> >>> There are a lot of other wants and needs before I'd consider purchasing >>> a fixed bike, but curiosity reigns. Grin. >>> >>> With abandon, >>> Patrick >>> >>> *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org* >>> *www.OurHolyConception.org* >>> >>> -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
