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Originally Posted by jim-bob
Why are you hiding under a blanket of lies?!
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I'm better going uphill than I am going downhill.
If I'm not working, there's a chance you'll see me, I just work too ****in much.
If I'm not working, there's a chance you'll see me, I just work too ****in much.
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Originally Posted by jim-bob
I'm better going uphill than I am going downhill.
If I'm not working, there's a chance you'll see me, I just work too ****in much.
If I'm not working, there's a chance you'll see me, I just work too ****in much.
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Originally Posted by jim-bob
Yeah, bring a book so you have something to read at the bottom.
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Originally Posted by juvi-kyle
More kids goin to SF...watch out the scene kind of divided at the moment. It is a dog-eat dog world.
we have had people show up to our races here in sacto from both crowds and they don't get along at all but I will say I like the mor core crowd cause they have no problem playing bike polo with us
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Originally Posted by juvi-kyle
The only person I have ever ridden hills with was Judah. Everyone else avoids them or just goes down them.
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48x16 right now, gonna get a 17t cog soon. My first ratio (a little over a month ago, hah) was 42x16, no good on the downhills or the flats.
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Originally Posted by municipal_man
48x16 right now, gonna get a 17t cog soon. My first ratio (a little over a month ago, hah) was 42x16, no good on the downhills or the flats.
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Originally Posted by scott77
48x17
The critical element is your ability to STOP.
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48 19 is better. 48 20 only gives you 5 skid spots, and that really makes a difference around here... i rode that for several months when i was recovering from a bad crash
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How do you guys manage those crazy hills on the uphill journey with anything 48x16 or over? Legs of steel and super hard mashing or what? Or do you walk your bike up (shame on you). I roll 49x19 in Portland and it seems to be a good uphill and downhill gear though I'd like something higher for downhill (but it's great uphill), but it's all a matter of knowing your technique / limits when you reach higher RPM's, and small skip stops on the really long hills help too. There is a few really big hills here that I think could rival SF, too.
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well, like kyle said, a lot of us go around. if im going from point a to point b, i take short cuts or sideways routes to get there. you learn shortcuts, valleys... i only climb the big hills when im riding for the sake of riding.
that and legs of steel. id love to ride around somewhere flat for a while, it sounds fun.
im playing... im not the strongest rider in the world and never pretend to be. fixed is a really fun way to get around this town though, control is more important than power. its a technical thing... its fun.
that and legs of steel. id love to ride around somewhere flat for a while, it sounds fun.
im playing... im not the strongest rider in the world and never pretend to be. fixed is a really fun way to get around this town though, control is more important than power. its a technical thing... its fun.
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^ ^ ^ yeah, i guess i should have figured that, in portland i can avoid hills pretty fine if need be while going somewhere. but sf definitely seems like the hills are more abundant and larger, so i guess that slipped my mind.
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Originally Posted by andre nickatina
How do you guys manage those crazy hills on the uphill journey with anything 48x16 or over? Legs of steel and super hard mashing or what? Or do you walk your bike up (shame on you). I roll 49x19 in Portland and it seems to be a good uphill and downhill gear though I'd like something higher for downhill (but it's great uphill), but it's all a matter of knowing your technique / limits when you reach higher RPM's, and small skip stops on the really long hills help too. There is a few really big hills here that I think could rival SF, too.
ok, SF DOES have hill but the hills usually have higher rents. i cant think of too many sf people who actually live on a hill. maybe its just my route, but i rarely have to go over any major hills. the only hill that has anything to do with anywhere i would want to be is haight/hayes. after that it's nob hill, van ness, and all the other spendy spots. sf isnt a city of rolling hill after rolling hill. there are some ratios that work, the key is to have something thats in the middle, good for sprinting, flats, hills and stopping. if you are young and not really raking in the dough, chances are you will live on something relatively flat.
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Originally Posted by Retem
its a pitty isn't it atleast in Sacramento and LA no one cares as long as you ride
we have had people show up to our races here in sacto from both crowds and they don't get along at all but I will say I like the mor core crowd cause they have no problem playing bike polo with us
we have had people show up to our races here in sacto from both crowds and they don't get along at all but I will say I like the mor core crowd cause they have no problem playing bike polo with us
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who the hell thinks that top speed on 42:16 is only 14 mph? spin faster, baby. 120 rpm or so!
i get up to 22-25 mph on that set up. lotsa big hills here (taipei), and the SS is my training bike, so it builds high cadence and hill climbing ability all in the one trip. plenty of gear for sprint starts at traffic lights, and not much chance to actually cruise along at any speed for any distance, so any higher is really not needed.
YMMV
i get up to 22-25 mph on that set up. lotsa big hills here (taipei), and the SS is my training bike, so it builds high cadence and hill climbing ability all in the one trip. plenty of gear for sprint starts at traffic lights, and not much chance to actually cruise along at any speed for any distance, so any higher is really not needed.
YMMV
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Used to have a 52:20. Totally rediculous, took forever to get moving. 48:17 now, but it's still kinda rough going up hills. Is pitts topography at all similer? We've got some decent hills.
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Originally Posted by urodacus
who the hell thinks that top speed on 42:16 is only 14 mph?
I thought it was clear i was joking. Sorry.
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Originally Posted by iamarapgod
Used to have a 52:20. Totally rediculous, took forever to get moving. 48:17 now, but it's still kinda rough going up hills. Is pitts topography at all similer? We've got some decent hills.
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Originally Posted by deathhare
Ok, gonna keep my 47 front. Got 16, 17, and 18 toof cogs. SHould be cool.
i ride 49x18 and it's pretty good, but am gonna switch to a 19 cog for easier uphills