Joined: Jan 2009
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
Agreed. I rode one for a couple of hundred feet. Scary. I think having panniers on it makes it much safer, moving the center of gravity farther behind the front axle.
The short cranks bothered me, and the front wheel pulled left and right as I cranked. It was basically torque steer! Do you end up pedaling smoothly and not torquing hard?