Thread: Toronto Fixed
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Old 03-19-09 | 07:51 AM
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trueno92
Building a better Strida
 
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From: toronto, canada

Bikes: bianchi brava 1988. fuji track 2007, 2006 Bianchi Pista, 1987 Miele and a strida knock off

Originally Posted by aMull
So about that donut ride, how many km is it? What chance do i have with 66 gear inches?
66?!

how much can u spin?

the guys on the donut get up to 30-45km/h easy. road bikes are a wonderful thing!

I was running 76, 46/16 and the roadie that i know that had done it fixed, said that would prob be the perfect gear, as he was on 46/17 and found it a bit much.

if you can hold a minimum of say 100rpm even on the climbs, you will still get dropped... unfortunately..

you can do diff routes to help out on the distance,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Donut_Ride
i only made it to rutherford and keele and i lost sight of the peleton before turning onto keele @ hwy 7.

But maybe if enough of us can get out, maybe we can break into our own slower pack. i know i wouldn't mind!
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