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Old 07-02-09 | 06:10 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)

Nice Twitch, which route did you take from there?

I only had a quick sprint up to the subway station and back yesterday to get a day pass, even on that short ride got told to "calm down" by a driver, they were all slowing for the speed bumps on Sorauren, like hell I was going to do that

155rpm .. sheesh, I know I can't hold 40km/h for very long at all on the flat, and that's only around 120rpm with 46x17. I usually ride around 90/100rpm though I guess, I think around 30-35km/h. Downhill I've hit ridiculous rpms, but on the flats I've only reached maybe 48km/h (usually on the Bloor/Danforth viaduct) which I think is only 145rpm, and isn't sustained... more of a sprint effort. Reading this makes me realise I need to step up my spin game.

edit: anywhere in town stock/sell Velocity B43s (deeper profile than the Deep-V I'm told) - my buddy out west is trying to find some and figured Toronto has a better chance than Grand Prairie.

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