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Old 07-18-11 | 08:53 AM
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Trained on a fixed gear this weekend!

my Specialized roubaix is in the shop for warranty replacement. So i had no other choice than to ride my Felt tk3 track bike this weekend.

I cant believe my performance! The avg speed numbers went up! I did 60 miles with a 19.7avg speed on saturday and 21.7mph avg on a 25 mile ride!! 20mhp avg was my goal some time before! Im very impressed right now!!

Mostly i was hesitant about riding fixed because it just seemed Out of place. But my need to ride was bigger. On saturday my cycling buddy encouraged me to do a short route and see what happens. On the way we flew and intercepted a group of friends. They mocked me joyfully ( i love them for this, they called themselves the veneous group). They also invirlted us to continue further. A25 mile short ride became a 60 miler. GREAT LOVED IT! and performed like a champ.

Pedaled 100% on a 48x15 gear. I was thinking of changing my gear to something higher to learn skids, but the speed i got this weekend is just making me an addict!!

Now i need to outperform myself on a real road bike
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