Huhenio, what size cranks are you running on your fixie? I've got 165's which feel too short. I run 44 x 15 which feels good for me - high enough to keep up with traffic / low enough to still be able to take off from trackstands easily at the lights. I've got a 17 on the other side of the hub, but haven't used it for years. My plan is to go to 170's when I replace the recently-cracked Dura Ace 165's.huhenio said:Parapente with wheels ...
rise divided by run - meters to go and meters to climb .... then multiply by 100
/Threadjack onEoinC said:Huhenio, what size cranks are you running on your fixie? I've got 165's which feel too short. I run 44 x 15 which feels good for me - high enough to keep up with traffic / low enough to still be able to take off from trackstands easily at the lights. I've got a 17 on the other side of the hub, but haven't used it for years. My plan is to go to 170's when I replace the recently-cracked Dura Ace 165's.
Do you intend to ride through the winter?meehs said:I always enjoyed bikes and biking as a kid but at that age I didn't really take it very seriously. When I got into my late teens and early twenties I really started to get into cycling "seriously" and did a lot of club riding and some off-road racing (which was more accessable to me than road racing). Now the bulk of my riding is my daily commute, which is about 30 miles round-trip each day. I still do some longer rides on the weekends (usually solo) and some organized century rides once in a while. I hope to do some touring in the not to distant future. I don't do any racing anymore and I take my riding considerably less "seriously" than I used to. For that reason I'm having more fun cycling than ever! I hope to be "that old guy who still rides his bike" one day.
I tried using my bike as a towel rack. But it doesn't really fit in my bathroom. So guess I have to cycle it.limerickman said:Which begs the question - why do you cycle your bike ?
meehs said:I always enjoyed bikes and biking as a kid but at that age I didn't really take it very seriously. When I got into my late teens and early twenties I really started to get into cycling "seriously" and did a lot of club riding and some off-road racing (which was more accessable to me than road racing). Now the bulk of my riding is my daily commute, which is about 30 miles round-trip each day. I still do some longer rides on the weekends (usually solo) and some organized century rides once in a while. I hope to do some touring in the not to distant future. I don't do any racing anymore and I take my riding considerably less "seriously" than I used to. For that reason I'm having more fun cycling than ever! I hope to be "that old guy who still rides his bike" one day.
Don Shipp said:Do you intend to ride through the winter?
limerickman said:Why do you cycle your bike ?
Do you use a bike just for commuting ?
Perhaps you cycle a bike for road racing ?
Or maybe you're into mountain biking/cyclo cross ?
Or you could cycle a stationary bike in a gym as part of a fitness program ?
Which begs the question - why do you cycle your bike ?
To kick this off - I started cycling my bike as a kid and then got in to racing my bike on the road.
Now, I no longer race but I enjoy long distance cycling to try to stay reasonably fit.
I never use my bike to commute (maybe I should).
When I need to commute I walk or I will take public transport or if I really need to, I drive the 2 litre Audi.
But I cycle my bike because I love, I suppose.
So why do you cycle ?
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