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Old 05-21-07 | 02:18 PM
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Bikes: 89 Bridgestone MB-3, 93 Bridgestone RB-1,93 Bridgestone MB-1, 95 Klein Fervor, 02 BikeE AT, 06 Surly Cross-check, 8? Schwinn Frontier

Originally Posted by srsly
i've always been told fixed - pedal retention = danger!

but i destroy my clutch by sitting at lights with it to the floorboards, so what do i know
Actually, with a fixed gear I want to be attached to the pedals. If my foot slips off then that pedal is coming around for some meat. No coasting = constant pedal movement. That bike with the $10.00 pedals looks like a freewheeling bike to me.
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