Can I do singlespeed if I live on a steep hill?
04-29-13, 03:32 PM
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04-29-13, 03:46 PM
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i live on the top (and bottom, wteff) of a hill. i only ride my single speed when i want to get dropped, which is never.
04-29-13, 04:30 PM
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I get that he isn't from the US, but I know tons of ESL people, and all it really takes is punctuation. Without that, sentences are hard to read. Also, why the hell would Flemish/French matter? I never claimed to speak or write either of them, so that was completely irrelevant.
04-29-13, 04:37 PM
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I run an 18 and a 20. I do have enough adjustment to go 16 and 20. Next week.
Got a 17/21 dingle cog on the way to play with.
04-29-13, 04:43 PM
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Nagrom has a great hill-climb program going on. You should ask him for tips.
04-29-13, 05:20 PM
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if you're going to switch sides during a ride, why wouldn't you just get a geared bike...? mebbe for sw8 fixxieing but this d00ds asking about SS.
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I get that he isn't from the US, but I know tons of ESL people, and all it really takes is punctuation. Without that, sentences are hard to read. Also, why the hell would Flemish/French matter? I never claimed to speak or write either of them, so that was completely irrelevant.
04-29-13, 05:36 PM
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04-29-13, 05:47 PM
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GEARS: Better to have them and not need them, than to need them and not have them.
So buy a geared bike and save them knees.
So buy a geared bike and save them knees.
04-29-13, 06:06 PM
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sinikl (Cynical?!)
Don't knock ESL folks . . . how good is your Danish?
As for Flemish: It can either be written phonetically or written as Dutch instead.
Ja, kunnen Ik nog goe Vlaamsch the klappen (Flemish); Ja, Ik kan goed Vlaams the praaten (Dutch).
Je parle Flamand tres bien (French). English translation for all 3 languages: Yes I speak good Flemish.
English was my 5th language and I seem to be doing OK with that.
Pedal on!
Rudy/zonatandem
Don't knock ESL folks . . . how good is your Danish?
As for Flemish: It can either be written phonetically or written as Dutch instead.
Ja, kunnen Ik nog goe Vlaamsch the klappen (Flemish); Ja, Ik kan goed Vlaams the praaten (Dutch).
Je parle Flamand tres bien (French). English translation for all 3 languages: Yes I speak good Flemish.
English was my 5th language and I seem to be doing OK with that.
Pedal on!
Rudy/zonatandem
04-29-13, 08:12 PM
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sinikl (cynical?!)
don't knock esl folks . . . How good is your danish?
As for flemish: It can either be written phonetically or written as dutch instead.
Ja, kunnen ik nog goe vlaamsch the klappen (flemish); ja, ik kan goed vlaams the praaten (dutch).
oui, je parle flamand tres bien (french). English translation for all 3 languages: Yes i speak good flemish.
English was my 5th language and i seem to be doing ok with that.
Pedal on!
Rudy/zonatandem
don't knock esl folks . . . How good is your danish?
As for flemish: It can either be written phonetically or written as dutch instead.
Ja, kunnen ik nog goe vlaamsch the klappen (flemish); ja, ik kan goed vlaams the praaten (dutch).
oui, je parle flamand tres bien (french). English translation for all 3 languages: Yes i speak good flemish.
English was my 5th language and i seem to be doing ok with that.
Pedal on!
Rudy/zonatandem
04-30-13, 05:13 PM
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And my Flemish or Danish are nonexistent, my French sucks but gets me around.
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