Gears are for the weak
#1
Gears are for the weak
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.
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.
#4
"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
- Henri Desgrange, L'Equipe article of 1902
#7
Out fishing with Annie on his lap, a cigar in one hand and a ginger ale in the other, watching the sunset.
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You near Indiana? You can join me on a 310 mile day, if you can keep up with a 48 year old man riding a road bike
I'm shooting for a sub 18 hour triple century 
I'm shooting for a sub 18 hour triple century 
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.
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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. “He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”- Fredrick Nietzsche
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
. “He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”- Fredrick Nietzsche
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
#12
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From: SJ
Bikes: 08 tommaso augusta, 88 specialized sirrus, random cruisers and stuff
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.
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.
#13
Out fishing with Annie on his lap, a cigar in one hand and a ginger ale in the other, watching the sunset.
Joined: Mar 2006
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From: South Florida
Bikes: Techna Wheelchair and a Sun EZ 3 Recumbent Trike
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.
If he's trolling, it's a relatively harmless attempt, by the way.
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. “He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”- Fredrick Nietzsche
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
. “He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”- Fredrick Nietzsche
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
#15
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From: South Michigan
Bikes: 2005 Specialized Langster, 2005 Giant TCR C3, 2006 Bianchi Castro Valley, 2007 Redline Monocog 29er, 2007 Trek 5000
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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Bikes: custom built roadie
#20
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.





