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09-12-07, 01:03 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,479
Posted By JamesGoodman

I road a century on my singlespeed (48/16) this...

I road a century on my singlespeed (48/16) this past sunday. That's easier than riding the century with the same gear fixed, but harder than on a bike with more than one gear. I don't know where...
09-11-07, 08:00 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 883
Posted By JamesGoodman

Correct that, we were next to each other at the...

Correct that, we were next to each other at the Astoria rest stop. I was the guy with the black singlespeed. Small world.
09-10-07, 12:55 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 883
Posted By JamesGoodman

Hey Seth W., as you know or will find out 100...

Hey Seth W., as you know or will find out 100 miles with platforms and sneakers is the eqivalent of twice that in shoes and clip-less pedals. We were alongside one another for a while along the Belt...
09-10-07, 12:51 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 883
Posted By JamesGoodman

Hey Yoshi, I am pretty sure we talked fixed...

Hey Yoshi, I am pretty sure we talked fixed gear/single speed at the Pond. I was the guy chain eating apples. Thanks a million for the encouragement and support.
09-10-07, 12:35 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 678
Posted By JamesGoodman

I am 51.8 and like you fit. I started...

I am 51.8 and like you fit. I started single-speeding a month or so ago, riding mostly with the freewheel (including 100 miles yesterday in the TA century). I've been riding all my life. I'd...
09-10-07, 11:27 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 883
Posted By JamesGoodman

P.S. I have not decided whether I'll ride my...

P.S. I have not decided whether I'll ride my singlespeed or rent a bike with gears for the MS Ride. There wasn't a mile yesterday that I needed or wished I had more than one gear, but if my memory...
09-10-07, 11:11 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 883
Posted By JamesGoodman

Three times yesterday, must have been the sun or...

Three times yesterday, must have been the sun or the great sights, I followed the riders in front of me instead of the green arrows and three times those riders had missed a turn. Once in Bay Ridge;...
09-09-07, 06:39 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 883
Posted By JamesGoodman

Just riding. All that hurts with me are my hands...

Just riding. All that hurts with me are my hands and wrists, a little sore. Any suggestions? Maybe I didn't switch hand positions enough, or maybe I need some serious handlebar tape to replace the...
09-09-07, 06:03 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 4,814
Posted By JamesGoodman

I road in the TA Century today and as I noted...

I road in the TA Century today and as I noted elsewhere, I saw many fixies and many freewheel singlespeeds. I saw every kind of imaginable bike, from cheap but really cool looking do it yourself...
09-09-07, 04:34 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 883
Posted By JamesGoodman

Sorry about that. I did the 100 miles on my...

Sorry about that. I did the 100 miles on my Sputnik (48/16 freewheel) and though I expected to see lots of beautiful fixies out there nd I did, I was surprised at how many other people there with...
09-09-07, 04:33 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 883
Posted By JamesGoodman

NYC Transportation Alternatives Century

I did the 100 miles on my Sputnik (48/16 freewheel) and though I expected to see lots of beautiful fixies out there nd I did, I was surprised at how many other people there with
09-04-07, 08:12 AM
Replies: 117
Views: 7,587
Posted By JamesGoodman

Does mace actually work? I've been bitten...

Does mace actually work?

I've been bitten three times in three years, and though I understand the theory, my instinct is not to stick around and box, with my bike as my gloves, with threatening...
08-30-07, 03:42 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,356
Posted By JamesGoodman

Yeah, check out West Newton, just a few hours by...

Yeah, check out West Newton, just a few hours by car, a few more than a few by bikes, and seconds by internet. You'll get all the encouragement you need.

Here in Manhattan it is an...
08-30-07, 03:26 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,065
Posted By JamesGoodman

You are welcome. And that sounds right to me,...

You are welcome. And that sounds right to me, I've even seen it in print: fixed, fixed and fixed, free, but now we know that you can if need be fit a free on either--without the lock ring of course....
08-30-07, 03:23 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,065
Posted By JamesGoodman

Thanks for the help Roadfix, I think I get it now.

Thanks for the help Roadfix, I think I get it now.
08-29-07, 08:31 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,065
Posted By JamesGoodman

So here is my question, because I am just two...

So here is my question, because I am just two months into this game: what is the actual difference between the fixed and free sides of the flip/flop hub? Can you actually use a freewheel on either...
08-29-07, 05:35 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,065
Posted By JamesGoodman

Yes, it was the stock hub. The threads on the...

Yes, it was the stock hub. The threads on the "freewheel" side are about half the width that the guys in the shop expected them to be (and half the width as they are on the free side of the Phil...
08-27-07, 08:49 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,897
Posted By JamesGoodman

Opps, sorry if I violated some policy with that...

Opps, sorry if I violated some policy with that last post. I am as new to these forums as I am to single speed riding, and after I hit send I realized I was posting a commercial notice, or pointing...
08-27-07, 08:33 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,897
Posted By JamesGoodman

For anyone in New York, there is a really nice...

For anyone in New York, there is a really nice looking 50cm Fetish Position fixed gear nicely set up on Craig's list for $850, complete with several cogs and two handlebars and said to have been...
08-27-07, 08:30 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,065
Posted By JamesGoodman

I heard that the only difference is the fork. ...

I heard that the only difference is the fork. I've had the 2007 for about a month, and I'm in heaven, though I should add that because of some confusion at my localest bike shop about putting a...
08-21-07, 08:13 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 572
Posted By JamesGoodman

Good points. For those used to riding real...

Good points. For those used to riding real hills, there are no hills. And for those who ride only flats on old railroad lines or along the shore, you'll find a few challenging bumps in the last...
08-20-07, 07:02 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 572
Posted By JamesGoodman

I've done it several times, onces on an old...

I've done it several times, onces on an old mountain bike, once on a rented road bike, once on a borrowed road bike. The first few hours are slow--lots of stop and go in Brooklyn--and the last...
08-20-07, 06:38 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 572
Posted By JamesGoodman

Just got an email inviting me. I will probably...

Just got an email inviting me. I will probably do it on my Sputnik (48 and either 16, 17, or 18, depending on how I am feeling that day). There are hardly any serious hills until the end (last 25...
08-19-07, 09:56 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 610
Posted By JamesGoodman

Those are good recs. There are more stores if...

Those are good recs. There are more stores if you are going to be elsewhere in the city, and virtually everyone I know of is open on Sunday.
08-14-07, 11:29 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 740
Posted By JamesGoodman

Thanks much for the advice. I will get some...

Thanks much for the advice.

I will get some sandpaper this afternoon. When I removed the seatpost from the seattube in preparation, I noticed that there is a ton of thick white grease on the...
08-14-07, 07:51 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 8,447
Posted By JamesGoodman

That straightaway section just above the MMA is...

That straightaway section just above the MMA is made for going all out. It is long, straight, relatively calm, and ends in a huge hill to recover. I start accelerating at the rise just behind the...
08-14-07, 07:01 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 740
Posted By JamesGoodman

Jamis Sputnik Seat/Post/Bolt Question

My seat seems to be dropping slowly but surely as I ride. The bike is two weeks old.

Do I need to be much more brutal than I have been on the bolt, or do I need to replace the bolt with a...
08-14-07, 06:45 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 8,447
Posted By JamesGoodman

Okay. I rode down to the Park from Washington...

Okay. I rode down to the Park from Washington Heights this (beautiful) morning for the first time since I bought my Sputnik two weeks ago. My three laps took me 53 minutes, basically two 18s and a...
08-13-07, 09:18 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 8,447
Posted By JamesGoodman

NYC Central Park Riders

I bought a fixed/gear single speed two weeks ago in part because I was tired of spinning around Central Park on my Kona mountain bike (with fat but slick road tires). On that bike, the fastest three...
08-10-07, 08:27 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 4,220
Posted By JamesGoodman

You guys all young?

Pushing fifty-one and I bought my first single-speed/fixed a week ago today. I've ridden about 30-40 a day, the first two days in NYC and the rest on Cape Cod. I'm running 48/16, and paying close...
08-03-07, 12:32 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 829
Posted By JamesGoodman

I just bought my first singlespeed yesterday, and...

I just bought my first singlespeed yesterday, and it came with 48/16. It didn't kill me yesterday afternooon and this morning, about 35 miles total, but I will definitely consider going to 48/17.
08-02-07, 07:59 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 725
Posted By JamesGoodman

Thank you to everyone for the insight (as you may...

Thank you to everyone for the insight (as you may have noticed, I've got a lot to learn, even about bikes without gears) and the encouragement. I live in northern Manhattan (in the 190s), and most...
08-02-07, 07:43 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 725
Posted By JamesGoodman

I have read elsewhere (maybe even elsewhere on...

I have read elsewhere (maybe even elsewhere on this forum) that you can buy a frameset directly from Jamis. It is a very nice (and nice looking) frame for those who like steel and would certainly...
08-02-07, 03:10 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 725
Posted By JamesGoodman

Jamis Sputnik Question Puzzle

So I am middle age fitness biker in NYC without a real road bike and with an inch to try single speed riding. So I read up on the off the rack bikes and tried lots of them and decided that the...
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