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07-30-07, 03:32 PM
Just for grins I entered a local Duatholon here in the OC. Figured I was'nt going to take top 3 (or even top 50) on a geared bike so why not do it fixed.
Ran a 44*16 gear (rolling hills on the course). Best part of it was passing guys on trick carbon fiber Kuotos and Orbeas on all the climbs, including Aero helmets. Meanwhile I was plugging away on my $500 Langster.
Have not seen the final results but I finished 5min faster than expected.
Things I learned:
A fixed gear is not that bad given the distance was only 24 miles. Only way to take advantage of passing people on the climb was to downhill more aggresively. I counted around 5 people I passed on the climb to have passed me again on the downhill.
Running sucks..especially the second 5k.
Ran a 44*16 gear (rolling hills on the course). Best part of it was passing guys on trick carbon fiber Kuotos and Orbeas on all the climbs, including Aero helmets. Meanwhile I was plugging away on my $500 Langster.
Have not seen the final results but I finished 5min faster than expected.
Things I learned:
A fixed gear is not that bad given the distance was only 24 miles. Only way to take advantage of passing people on the climb was to downhill more aggresively. I counted around 5 people I passed on the climb to have passed me again on the downhill.
Running sucks..especially the second 5k.