Knees? What Knees?...
06-13-07, 10:23 PM
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Knees? What Knees?...
https://albuquerque.craigslist.org/bik/351778037.html
a bike that will get you there (rather quickly too, its set up with a 54 - 14 gearing)
Youch.
a bike that will get you there (rather quickly too, its set up with a 54 - 14 gearing)
Youch.
06-13-07, 10:31 PM
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Ridiculous price though for that setup, I'd buy it, sell it, and buy a really nice frame or something.
06-14-07, 12:03 AM
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riding with a full 104 inches.
06-14-07, 12:17 PM
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It's a single-speed, not a fixed gear, so the gear ratio can really be as high as you want it without stressing the rider's knees *that* much. Once you get into using your legs to keep your speed under control (rather than the brakes on a freewheel-equipped bike), then it starts to become an issue.
06-14-07, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by skinnyland
It's a single-speed, not a fixed gear, so the gear ratio can really be as high as you want it without stressing the rider's knees *that* much.
INCORRECT!
06-14-07, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by skinnyland
Saw that coming a mile away.
"yes."
"no."
"black."
"white."
"up."
"down."
"yes."
"no."
"black."
"white."
"up."
"down."
Far more people have hurt their knees mashing on geared bikes then have trying to stop on fgs. Riding around on 104" isn't good for anyones knees.
06-14-07, 12:35 PM
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Dutret,
stop being a ******.
I could ride a SS at 104"
I could not ride a fg at 104"
you know it, I know it, everyone knows it. fixed is harder on a persons knees at extreme gearings
stop being a ******.
I could ride a SS at 104"
I could not ride a fg at 104"
you know it, I know it, everyone knows it. fixed is harder on a persons knees at extreme gearings
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Originally Posted by dmotoguy
I could ride a SS at 104"
I could not ride a fg at 104"
you know it, I know it, everyone knows it. fixed is harder on a persons knees at extreme gearings
I could not ride a fg at 104"
you know it, I know it, everyone knows it. fixed is harder on a persons knees at extreme gearings
That does not change the fact that 104 is way to high for any reasonable person to be riding ss OR fixed.
More importantly though the notion that you can safely push whatever you want if you have a freewheel is dangerous and flat out wrong.
06-14-07, 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by dmotoguy
Dutret,
stop being a ******.
I could ride a SS at 104"
I could not ride a fg at 104"
you know it, I know it, everyone knows it. fixed is harder on a persons knees at extreme gearings
stop being a ******.
I could ride a SS at 104"
I could not ride a fg at 104"
you know it, I know it, everyone knows it. fixed is harder on a persons knees at extreme gearings
06-14-07, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Aeroplane
Even a ****** can be right. Mashing is hard on your knees... doesn't matter if you can coast or not.
06-15-07, 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Aeroplane
Even a ****** can be right. Mashing is hard on your knees... doesn't matter if you can coast or not.
Going 8m/s at 100 rpm w/other default values:
Pedal Speed 1.78 m/s
Average Pedal Force 156.5 kg m/s2
drop that down to 50 rpm:
Pedal Speed 0.89 m/s
Average Pedal Force 312.9 kg m/s2
Mashing along at low cadences makes you put much more force on your knees period.
