asterix
Comrade Member
- Location
- Limoges or York
I saw someone doing it on a fixed. He was doing really well. Mind you I can't remember seeing him after the start.
Spring Into The Dales 2011
- Thread starter ColinJ
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skudupnorth
Cycling Skoda lover
- Location
- Astley,Manchester
Right my minds made up,get some good hilly miles under my belt on the fixed this year then do some events with the knowledge of my limits on the damn thing !
phil_hg_uk
I am not a member, I am a free man !!!!!!
Sorry i have lost track does that mean you are doing it on the fixed or not ?
skudupnorth
Cycling Skoda lover
- Location
- Astley,Manchester
Gears this time but watch out for the next one !
phil_hg_uk
I am not a member, I am a free man !!!!!!
Damn thats another one I cant get past easily then 
Steve H
Large Member
- Location
- Brighouse in West Yorkshire
Why do people like fixed so much? Is it the challenge of the ride? Or are there other reasons to like them?
For me - I'll probably spend most of the ride fixed in the easiest gear!
No riding fixed in front of me on the downhills. When I watch people riding fixed downhill and their legs are spinning ridiculously quickly, I fear I may fall off laughing.
For me - I'll probably spend most of the ride fixed in the easiest gear!
No riding fixed in front of me on the downhills. When I watch people riding fixed downhill and their legs are spinning ridiculously quickly, I fear I may fall off laughing.
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I intend to be doing at least 30-40 mph on the fast downhills so someone on fixed with a 70 inch gear (42/16) would have to be pedalling at 150-200 rpm to keep up!
skudupnorth
Cycling Skoda lover
- Location
- Astley,Manchester
Fixed is just brilliant but as you can see from the previous posts it has it's limits.I'll let you have a play on mine when we go out again
You are right about the downhill bits,i nearly bounce out of the seat if i'm not paying attention !
skudupnorth
Cycling Skoda lover
- Location
- Astley,Manchester
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
I intend to be doing at least 30-40 mph on the fast downhills so someone on fixed with a 70 inch gear (42/16) would have to be pedalling at 150-200 rpm to keep up!
Well seeing how you descended the last bit on Saturday and burst past me and Fiona, I can tell that extra err 'gravitational pull' shall we say, really does make a difference
Skud- Man up. It's only a hill
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I was distracted talking to Bokonon. When I saw that you'd got so far ahead, I engaged Lard-Drive ® and set off in pursuit!Well seeing how you descended the last bit on Saturday and burst past me and Fiona, I can tell that extra err 'gravitational pull' shall we say, really does make a difference
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
We left the lightweights for dead though
ps- My toy has arrived, will have a play with it tomorrow, I'll try it out on the commute if I get time to work out how to do a route
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Don't forget to take it with you when you leave your bike unattended; GPSs would be very easy to steal!We left the lightweights for dead though
ps- My toy has arrived, will have a play with it tomorrow, I'll try it out on the commute if I get time to work out how to do a route
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
Oh I will don't worry about that. I leave the bike at work inside the factory where it's fairly safe, I used to take off my lights but got fed up having to put them all back on again at the end of the shift, now I just stick my helmet over them to keep them out of sight, been OK so far
Won't be risking that with the Garmin though Just downloaded one of your routes to it and it seems to have worked, it's there in the device at least, I am determined not to get the instruction booklet out and just keep pressing buttons until it works
