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SquidPuppet 04-09-14 03:50 PM


Originally Posted by prooftheory (Post 16656757)
Something like that. It feels like "OMG I'm gonna crash" for a couple seconds and then it feels like "Gee, this sucks not to have control over your speed." then it feels like "that goshed-darned fishsticking smother nugget derailleur is screwing up again, grr!".

Ah, I see. I've been a single speed only guy for many decades, but I've never tried fixed. There is just something scary to me about being forced to pedal around a corner. I enjoy high speed cornering tremendously and I fear that the lean angles I generate would cause a pedal strike, or that I'd have to go slow in the turns. How far off base am I?

prooftheory 04-09-14 03:52 PM

It depends on your bike. If you have a low bottom bracket with long cranks then there is actually something to worry about. I take corners quite sharply on my bike, without worrying about it. But you are never going to be doing 40mph descents on a fixed gear bike regardless.

TejanoTrackie 04-09-14 03:56 PM


Originally Posted by prooftheory (Post 16656787)
It depends on your bike. If you have a low bottom bracket with long cranks then there is actually something to worry about. I take corners quite sharply on my bike, without worrying about it. But you are never going to be doing 40mph descents on a fixed gear bike regardless.

Also, wide pedals are a problem on a FG. All of my FG bikes have 165mm cranks and track frames with higher BBs. Most are clipless with very narrow pedals.

SquidPuppet 04-09-14 03:58 PM

That's funny. I NEVER even thought about that aspect. LOL at myself. Yeah, your legs can only spin so fast.


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