Tyler - I also own a QB and a Bleriot. I don't notice a big difference in the
effort expanded, but that's more likely due to how I ride each bike. I use the
Bleriot primarily for commuting with a modest load on the rear rack. I also fit
it with Albatross bars. I use the QB for "fun" rides.
The Bleriot has slightly slacker angles than the QB--can you compare your
saddle setback? It's amazing what a difference in perceived effort a cm or so
of saddle setback can make...check it by dropping a plumb bob (I use a washer
on a piece of cotton string) from the nose of your saddle past th
I could imagine going up in a hill in a granny gear spinning frantically
being more exhausting than muscling up it. It it might be mentally more
fatiguing too.
On downhills you might be tempted to pedal in a bigger gear on the geared
bike as opposed to coasting on the SS.
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On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 4:24 PM, Clayton Scott wrote:
> Whereas on the geared bike you can always gear down and take it easy.
>
How, exactly, does this make you more tired?
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I think some of it has to do with the fact that you have to commit or walk
on a single speed. Whereas on the geared bike you can always gear down and
take it easy. I would imagine there are many times on the quickbeam where
you shift down if you could but you don't because you can't, so you end up
