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Old 08-07-08 | 08:05 PM
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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)

Originally Posted by Ill Mitch
Hi! wasn't the most opportune time to stop as you were making the left onto Parliament.
Yeah for sure... That and I was pretty well sauced up

Originally Posted by kergin
These days, whenever I have to ride my road bike around the city - or anything which allows for coasting - I'm startled at my own surprise of the seeming lack of control. Fixed gear simply owns when it comes to controlling speed...
Yeah I've scared myself ****less in traffic on my road bike because I was trying to backpedal to adjust speed, etc. and it's not there... very unsettling in those moments. I loved riding fixed in the winter though, I was running a 28 on the back and it still seemed OK... 20s must dissect that stuff easy.
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