Race SS or fixed?
11-01-06 | 06:05 PM
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Race SS or fixed?
Just curious, how many of you race alleycats singlespeed and how many of you race them fixed?
I talked to a friend that told me she raced singlespeed in heavy-traffic'd alley cats but rides fixed in lesser traffic-intense races. Never heard of this, wondered if it was common?
I talked to a friend that told me she raced singlespeed in heavy-traffic'd alley cats but rides fixed in lesser traffic-intense races. Never heard of this, wondered if it was common?
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Originally Posted by V-Rock
I sometimes like to ride with a ferret in my pants while eating blowfish sushi just to up the ante.
11-01-06 | 08:18 PM
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It's definetely a smart thing to do if you are going FTW and concerned about every ounce of speed, most people, including myself are too lazy and don't care enough to switch.
11-01-06 | 08:52 PM
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For the most part, the only people I ever see using singlespeed freewheels on fixed-type bikes are messengers who are probably just trying to save energy or save their knees. It seems like alleycats here are usually won by people on road bikes. Gears make you go faster.
11-02-06 | 11:09 AM
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Our alley cats are wide open. We get fixed, road, mountain, cross, thrift store 3 speeds, cruisers, and any other kind of bike you can think of. The top guy* is always fixed. I can't stand the SS/FG only idea for alleycats, it alienates a lot of people, and limits the competition.
*The same person has won just about all of the recent alleycats.
*The same person has won just about all of the recent alleycats.
11-02-06 | 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by genericbikedude
For the most part, the only people I ever see using singlespeed freewheels on fixed-type bikes are messengers who are probably just trying to save energy or save their knees. It seems like alleycats here are usually won by people on road bikes. Gears make you go faster.
11-02-06 | 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by genericbikedude
For the most part, the only people I ever see using singlespeed freewheels on fixed-type bikes are messengers who are probably just trying to save energy or save their knees. It seems like alleycats here are usually won by people on road bikes. Gears make you go faster.
11-03-06 | 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by invisiblah
Gears make you look fat, too.
Also, I think limiting alleycats to SS or FG is pretty wee todd edd as well. Ride what the **** you want as long as you ride.
