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Old 04-03-08 | 07:11 PM
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I was riding tonight and this guys rolls up on me from behind on a cervelo road bike. Meanwhile I was on my beater with fenders, bag, lock, heavy *** bike rolling 65 gear inches. He starts to pull ahead of me so I'm like OK i'll stick with him. I'm riding for 8 mins with this guy, when he finally gets tired ( we were spinning almost the same gear ) and starts slacking off. I guess he bonked. So I nod at him and pass. He stares blankly at me, no sign of emotion.

30 seconds later same guy blasts by on the big chain ring. I put on the pressure and match his pace as i'm spinning 125rpm at 23mph, the guy must have been like holy ****? this kid on a fixie is killin it without gears. finally i whoop him on the big hill out here and once he reaches the top switches it to his biggest gear so he could smoke me down the descent.

yeah some guys need to work on their cadence and consistency.
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Old 04-03-08 | 07:15 PM
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Old 04-03-08 | 07:15 PM
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Old 04-03-08 | 07:15 PM
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"I still feel that variable gears are only for people over forty-five. Isn't it better to triumph by the strength of your muscles than by the artifice of a derailleur? We are getting soft...As for me, give me a fixed gear!"

- Henri Desgrange, L'Equipe article of 1902
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Old 04-03-08 | 07:16 PM
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23mph?

Maybe he was coming back from a ride and was taking it relatively easy?
 
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Old 04-03-08 | 07:24 PM
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Did you offer to take a pull?
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Old 04-03-08 | 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by nathbdp
I was riding tonight and this guys rolls up on me from behind on a cervelo road bike. Meanwhile I was on my beater with fenders, bag, lock, heavy *** bike rolling 65 gear inches. He starts to pull ahead of me so I'm like OK i'll stick with him. I'm riding for 8 mins with this guy, when he finally gets tired ( we were spinning almost the same gear ) and starts slacking off. I guess he bonked. So I nod at him and pass. He stares blankly at me, no sign of emotion.

30 seconds later same guy blasts by on the big chain ring. I put on the pressure and match his pace as i'm spinning 125rpm at 23mph, the guy must have been like holy ****? this kid on a fixie is killin it without gears. finally i whoop him on the big hill out here and once he reaches the top switches it to his biggest gear so he could smoke me down the descent.

yeah some guys need to work on their cadence and consistency.
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Old 04-03-08 | 07:30 PM
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This is just trolling. Don't bother responding.
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Wow. Impressive. I dropped a grandmother the other day. Yay me.
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Old 04-03-08 | 07:35 PM
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nathbdp thinks hes the new r600duraace.

Nathbdp's threads are totally forgettable.
Now, r600DAs threads are legendary...look them up if you don't know who I'm talking about.
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Old 04-03-08 | 07:35 PM
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Old 04-03-08 | 07:36 PM
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Lol. Is this serious? How many times is this guy going to say the same thing?

If you think you are such a badass you should go out to the next race in your area and see what happens when roadies get serious. Its not a race unless you both start at the same place and race to a predetermined location.
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This is just trolling. Don't bother responding.
I enjoy Fixed as well. I just don't limit myself to one type of cycling. Life is too short and there are too many ways to have fun on a bike. If he's trolling, it's a relatively harmless attempt, by the way.
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ah, silly me I missed the other posts...
 
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nathbdp thinks hes the new r600duraace.

Nathbdp's threads are totally forgettable.
Now, r600DAs threads are legendary...look them up if you don't know who I'm talking about.
You can completely destroy a perfectly good evening reading those R600 threads. I think I'm about due up for a re-read soon. Each R600DA post is like a once-in-a-lifetime blooming of a rare and beautiful flower of wisdom.
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Originally Posted by mihlbach
nathbdp thinks hes the new r600duraace.

Nathbdp's threads are totally forgettable.
Now, r600DAs threads are legendary...look them up if you don't know who I'm talking about.
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Old 04-03-08 | 08:05 PM
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radical, another ****ing claim thread.

Some guys need to work on their cadence? you need to work on keeping your ****ing mouth shut.


get humble, you're not ****.
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Old 04-03-08 | 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by roadfix
"I still feel that variable gears are only for people over forty-five. Isn't it better to triumph by the strength of your muscles than by the artifice of a derailleur? We are getting soft...As for me, give me a fixed gear!"

- Henri Desgrange, L'Equipe article of 1902
This is a **** thread so I'll stir some up. If we're excluding mechanical artificies why not exclude gears or wheels to begin with. Beat him in a foot-vs-bike race and I'll be impressed.
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Old 04-03-08 | 08:14 PM
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smoke em brother
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Old 04-03-08 | 08:26 PM
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smoke em brother
you have no lines in this play.
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Old 04-03-08 | 08:28 PM
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if the guy likes smoking road bikes let him be.
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Old 04-03-08 | 08:29 PM
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Old 04-03-08 | 08:29 PM
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i also forgot my opinion does not count in the world of online fixed gear message boards.
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