the great eddie b sez. . .
 

that ridin' a fixed gear 65 km is equal to ridin' a gear 100 km fitnesswise all things bein' equal. :eek: :D :) ya'll prolly knew that or somethin' like that cause it makes intuitive sense. Edward Borysewicz that is. i was readin' his classic book on racin' last night and that's where he says it in no uncertain terms. in fact, eddie b rarely says anything in uncertain terms. even if yer not into racin', his book is great. :) :)

well yeah I guess I can buy that. it menas you
must sustain super high cadence for some of the
ride and with gears many choose not to spin so fast


this builds huge lung and heart capacity and not
so much leg muscle. for fitness...haveta agree

also give fixed riders more time to drink pabst and discuss anarchy! :D :)

oh…

i opened this thread thinking "why didn't he just let eddie say it himself?"

totally thinking wrong eddie b.

yeah, me too.

also, what the **** is a km? the metric system is the tool of the devil. my [bike] gets forty rods to the hogshead and that's the way i likes it.

i agree wif ya dis time qp! the metric system is indeed the devil's spawn! gimme feet, inches, miles, farenheit!! fo' sho'!

word :)

^^simpsons reference

I have found that riding the track bike (48x16) on rides and commuting has built my leg stregth and ability to push large gears, (my spin is good too, but I've the rollers to thank for that ;) ). But my long distance fitness and core stregth have suffered. The fact that school is kicking my arse might also have something to do with lower the ideal fitness level.

Riding fixed definitely keeps your legs in decent shape though...

in the case of YOUR Eddie B

65 km and 1 year

go hand in hand

(and he actually rides more than most on this forum) ;)

I ride 48x16 (mucho fun in windy NYC)
it's helped build up my leg strength
but
my long distance fitness and core strength haven't suffered

my secret: I actually ride 'long distance[s]'

yeah

p.s. beer/grocery runs don't count

65km = 12,924 rods
http://www.google.com/search?q=65km+to+rods

40 rods/hogshead = 0.001984 miles/gallon
sounds pretty ****ty, maybe you need a tune up?

what the hell's that supposed to mean?

americans...

:p

you got a problem with us ehhh? :p

you guys don't get the lancer EVO. and your beer sucks.

Recommeded listening: Atom and His Package - (Lord, it's hard to be happy when you're not) Using the Metric System

no way, i love you guys.
love is the jam.
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