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Old 04-10-08 | 09:29 AM
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Flimflam
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From: Toronto, ON, Canada

Bikes: 70s Leader Precision w/Shimano 600 (road), IRO Rob Roy (Fixed)

The only danger is having your foot slip off when you're going fast, and having the pedal come around and break bones - if you're not worried about or can't see it ever happening in your situation, rocking platforms is fine enough I'd say. I rode my winter FG on platforms right up until Tuesday night as it was just more ideal for me on ice/snow.

I personally will be putting eggbeaters on my newer FG build, the idea of platform fixed scared the hell out of me, but it's not super crazy - I ran that way since Jan 1 this year, so... I was also easily able to trackstand. I could also skid - but honestly it was a lot of effort to do (can only use one foot/leg) even with 42:17 (66 or 69GI I forget)
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