cross training between fixed and geared
03-15-07, 09:42 PM
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cross training between fixed and geared
does anyone else find that this works really well on all sides of the equation? when my fixed bike is out of commission or the weather is extremely ****ty and i don't feel like taking it out, i ride a geared bike and tend to ride it in the highest gear. from developing a good stroke riding fixed, i spin more efficiently on the geared bike and with less effort. from riding in the 3 highest gears on the geared bike, i develop way more power on the fixed and when i first switch back, it rides so effortlessly and fun that it's almost indescribable how nice i feel.
03-15-07, 09:43 PM
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My geared bike is broke, and I'm tired of fixed. Well, tired of only riding fixed.
03-15-07, 09:48 PM
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it's funny that you take the geared bike out in ****ty weather rather than the fixed. i do the same thing actually because i now like my fixed more than my geared. i guess, typically, the fixie is the beater. heh.
03-15-07, 10:14 PM
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Two words: Pedaling discipline
When you ride fixed, you are essentially in the wrong gear most of the time unless there's no wind and the road is perfectly flat.
That, coupled with the inability to coast, means that the rider must focus on their spin a lot more than if they just had an easier or faster gear to shift into.
When you ride fixed, you are essentially in the wrong gear most of the time unless there's no wind and the road is perfectly flat.
That, coupled with the inability to coast, means that the rider must focus on their spin a lot more than if they just had an easier or faster gear to shift into.
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road bike and commuter/crosser bike = fixed. both mtbs = geared. works for me! i've got a much smoother spin when riding the gears than i used to.
03-15-07, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by kyle!
it's funny that you take the geared bike out in ****ty weather rather than the fixed. i do the same thing actually because i now like my fixed more than my geared. i guess, typically, the fixie is the beater. heh.
03-15-07, 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by MrCjolsen
When you ride fixed, you are essentially in the wrong gear most of the time unless there's no wind and the road is perfectly flat.
03-15-07, 10:34 PM
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I rode my geared bike for the first time in a while today because it was supposed to rain and I have fenders on it. I've been focusing on my spin on the fix for a few days since I ride a pretty low gear (~66") and it was instantly noticeable on the geared. I have a cadence computer on it and before I started riding fixed it was kind of difficult for me to maintain a cadence higher than 80 rpms. Partway through my commute, I felt like I was pedaling so slowly and just mashing the pedals, but when I looked down at the computer I was doing 80 rpms. 
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03-15-07, 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by hockeyteeth
Am I the only one rolling with crazy-low gearing (39x16, or 64.1 gear inches)? I generally ride above 20 regardless of wind and it takes a large hill to slow me down dramatically. You guys really need to try a super-low ratio.
