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Old 03-11-04 | 05:32 PM
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fixedgearhead
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Bikes: Panasonic,Peugeot Px10,Cinelli super corsa, Cinelli Olympic Pista, Bianchi Pista, Gitane Tandem, all fixed Gear

Knees

Originally Posted by OneTinSloth
i'm starting to think that all this "fixed gears will ruin your knees" garbage is just that...i mean, pro track racers don't have knee problems, right? personally, i think just walking arounf is harder on my knees than riding a bike...
I am starting to wonder about that also. I think that it all comes down to whether you run really massive gears and power up hills all day. If you treat your knees with a little respect, and run sensible gears on the hills, there is no problem. I used to have terrible knees before I started riding fixed gear and they are stronger now than ever at 62 years old. Just my experience.

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