Comments on: Bike Week, Two Days In http://velohacker.com/lj/bike-week-two-days-in/ Ramblings of a Cyclist Hacker Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:39:55 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: katzj http://velohacker.com/lj/bike-week-two-days-in/comment-page-1/#comment-1946 katzj Mon, 19 May 2008 19:19:16 +0000 http://velohacker.com/2008/05/bike-week-two-days-in/#comment-1946 Well, the Redline has a flip-flop hub so I could run it as a single-speed if I wanted, but I don't really see the point. Probably the biggest I reason I chose the bike is that simpler drive train ==> less need to worry about cleaning gunk. Which is nice with ridiculous New England winters. Also, the fixed gear really does work for smoothing out your pedal stroke which then has at least some impact on your power, etc. So it's nice as a training tool too. Well, the Redline has a flip-flop hub so I could run it as a single-speed if I wanted, but I don’t really see the point.

Probably the biggest I reason I chose the bike is that simpler drive train ==> less need to worry about cleaning gunk. Which is nice with ridiculous New England winters. Also, the fixed gear really does work for smoothing out your pedal stroke which then has at least some impact on your power, etc. So it’s nice as a training tool too.

]]> By: clubjuggler http://velohacker.com/lj/bike-week-two-days-in/comment-page-1/#comment-1945 clubjuggler Mon, 19 May 2008 19:13:23 +0000 http://velohacker.com/2008/05/bike-week-two-days-in/#comment-1945 Interesting! I've been thinking about getting a "fixie" myself, but I actually consider <a href="http://mountainuni.com/">two wheels to be too much</a>. :-) (Not all that good for commuting, but I used to know someone in DC that did that!) What made you choose that bike instead of just simply a single-speed or a more traditional road bike? What's the advantage of not having gears or being able to coast? Interesting! I’ve been thinking about getting a “fixie” myself, but I actually consider two wheels to be too much. :-) (Not all that good for commuting, but I used to know someone in DC that did that!)

What made you choose that bike instead of just simply a single-speed or a more traditional road bike? What’s the advantage of not having gears or being able to coast?

]]> By: katzj http://velohacker.com/lj/bike-week-two-days-in/comment-page-1/#comment-1944 katzj Mon, 19 May 2008 17:54:07 +0000 http://velohacker.com/2008/05/bike-week-two-days-in/#comment-1944 Err, more reasonable. The big problem before was that carrying a heavy bag on my back for the 20-ish miles each way was less than ideal after about 12-15 of the miles. Err, more reasonable. The big problem before was that carrying a heavy bag on my back for the 20-ish miles each way was less than ideal after about 12-15 of the miles.

]]> By: katzj http://velohacker.com/lj/bike-week-two-days-in/comment-page-1/#comment-1943 katzj Mon, 19 May 2008 17:52:22 +0000 http://velohacker.com/2008/05/bike-week-two-days-in/#comment-1943 Yeah, my commuting (and bad weather if I don't feel like cleaning the Merlin after riding) bike is a Redline 9-2-5. It's a lot of fun to ride and works great for its intended purposes. And now that I got a Tubus Logo and the Arkel Commuter pannier, it's even pretty reasonable for the office commute. The one thing I keep thinking about doing is swapping the handlebars to drops instead of the mustache handlebars it came with last year. This year's model is bullhorns which might also work nicely for giving more flexibility to stretch out. Yeah, my commuting (and bad weather if I don’t feel like cleaning the Merlin after riding) bike is a Redline 9-2-5. It’s a lot of fun to ride and works great for its intended purposes. And now that I got a Tubus Logo and the Arkel Commuter pannier, it’s even pretty reasonable for the office commute.

The one thing I keep thinking about doing is swapping the handlebars to drops instead of the mustache handlebars it came with last year. This year’s model is bullhorns which might also work nicely for giving more flexibility to stretch out.

]]> By: clubjuggler http://velohacker.com/lj/bike-week-two-days-in/comment-page-1/#comment-1942 clubjuggler Sun, 18 May 2008 21:14:16 +0000 http://velohacker.com/2008/05/bike-week-two-days-in/#comment-1942 You have a fixie? You have a fixie?

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