To coast or not to coast
12-20-05 | 11:21 AM
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無くなった
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To coast or not to coast
I ran across this blog entry this morning - kind of funny, if you ask me:
https://askwobg.blogspot.com/2005/11/...-to-coast.html
https://askwobg.blogspot.com/2005/11/...-to-coast.html
12-20-05 | 11:25 AM
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From: boston area/morningside heights manhattan
Bikes: surly steamroller, independent fabrication titanium club racer, iro jamie roy--44/16, independent fabrication steel crown jewel--47/17, surly karate. monkey (rohloff speed hub), unicycle
never coast. never.
out.
out.
12-20-05 | 11:31 AM
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...leaving skid marks
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From: NYC (chinatown, w.vill, morningside)
Bikes: fuji track se ('02) | independent fabrication crown jewel ('04)
i love how OWBG is all over the NJS stuff.
& here's the first commenter "My not-very-humble opinion: If you are gonna ride fixed on the street, you NEED a front brake; no ifs, ands, or buts. Yeah, I know the Cool Kids do not have brakes, but they are secretly the Fool Kids."
oooooooh, that hurt
& here's the first commenter "My not-very-humble opinion: If you are gonna ride fixed on the street, you NEED a front brake; no ifs, ands, or buts. Yeah, I know the Cool Kids do not have brakes, but they are secretly the Fool Kids."
oooooooh, that hurt
12-20-05 | 12:36 PM
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I can coast ... as long as I unclip and "hug" the frame with my legs.
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12-20-05 | 12:44 PM
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I like this part:"They look elegant and classic, and they boost their riders' self-esteem by implying skill and daring."
I don't know if I agree, it just makes me giggle.
I don't know if I agree, it just makes me giggle.
12-20-05 | 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Mueslix
I like this part:"They look elegant and classic, and they boost their riders' self-esteem by implying skill and daring."
I don't know if I agree, it just makes me giggle.
I don't know if I agree, it just makes me giggle.
12-20-05 | 01:21 PM
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I do like the clean lines, but that's purely my minimalist, retro aesthetics.
I think going ss, and then fixed, boosted my riding self-esteem. Then again, some of my more foolhardy stunts have happened while riding fixed. I don't think of myself as a skilled rider. I know that there's so much to learn.
I'd equate it with learning a martial art. I know a little more than a complete newbie and feel comfortable talking about those basics and showing them the little bit I know. But I defer to people with more knowledge and experience than I have, and try to learn as much from them as I can without completely jumping too far beyond my skillset.
I think going ss, and then fixed, boosted my riding self-esteem. Then again, some of my more foolhardy stunts have happened while riding fixed. I don't think of myself as a skilled rider. I know that there's so much to learn.
I'd equate it with learning a martial art. I know a little more than a complete newbie and feel comfortable talking about those basics and showing them the little bit I know. But I defer to people with more knowledge and experience than I have, and try to learn as much from them as I can without completely jumping too far beyond my skillset.
12-20-05 | 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by anonymous
******bags.
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12-21-05 | 06:56 AM
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Originally Posted by gally99
except for the recomendation of a 40x18 (holy whole lot of spinning) i thought that was actually a pretty decent article...
Or he lives in a Pittsburgh like topography
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