How Do Geared Bikes Feel compared To Fixed
06-14-16, 03:50 PM
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How Do Geared Bikes Feel compared To Fixed
If you also ride a geared bike, does it seem “dead” compare to fixed? I’m still new to riding my fixed gear bike which I’ve done exclusively the past couple of months. Today I needed to haul a bunch of stuff to work. So, I loaded it on a geared bike. The only thing that felt efficient was going downhill. Dang it is fun flying down hills!
06-14-16, 04:35 PM
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If you switch back and forth enough then it's all just riding a bike, but you get sw8 fixie points.
06-14-16, 05:16 PM
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My road bike feels exactly like my fixed gear. Except that I can coast. Oh, and change gears. But otherwise, exactly the same.
06-14-16, 05:40 PM
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the sensation to me is completely different. Plus at this time im not in the shape i should be, so i feel as if its easier to ride fixed since they transmit momentum.
06-14-16, 06:43 PM
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Pretty much same for me.
Continental GP4000 700x25 on both
Velocity A23 rims on both, although Dura Ace high flange hubs on the fixed
A white Fizik Antares saddle on the fixed vs a black Fizik Antares saddle on the road bike
Tan Bontrager cork/gel vs black
Waterford steel frame vs Gunnar steel frame cribbed from the same blueprint
172.5 cranks with SPD-SL pedals on both
The only weird thing is if I ride the fixed gear several rides in a row, then switch to the road bike, it feels like glue in the BB the first few times I coast.
06-14-16, 06:45 PM
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It's like anal sex vs. vaginal sex. One feels like you're riding on rails, the other feels loose and sloppy. But both still feel pretty good.
06-14-16, 09:27 PM
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Can we all agree to just call e-bikes mopeds and be done with it? I'd feel so much better if that happened.
06-15-16, 09:26 AM
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I'd love an electric fixed gear with an e-skid lever. Just squeeze the lever and it locks up the back wheel. I guess that would be like a brake, though. Damn.
06-15-16, 10:21 AM
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Your cog is slipping.
06-15-16, 10:26 AM
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Bicycles don't have motors unless you count the rider. I don't care what you call it, but if there is any type of motor, battery or assist on it, you can't call it a bicycle.
06-15-16, 10:30 AM
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Your cog is slipping.
That's precisely why electric bicycles are called e-bikes.
06-15-16, 10:54 AM
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The nomenclature of the industry is flawed.
Your moped should be called an E-Bike since it has an Engine.
Electric bikes should be called Mopeds since they have Motors.
Hmm. Actually, I guess yours should be called an E-pedcycle.
Your moped should be called an E-Bike since it has an Engine.
Electric bikes should be called Mopeds since they have Motors.
Hmm. Actually, I guess yours should be called an E-pedcycle.
06-16-16, 10:51 AM
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I run the same tires, same saddle, and very very similar bike fits on both my sw8fixy and my road bike. So... ya they feel the same. I dunno.
My fixed gear is quite a bit lighter, so that's noticeable.
My fixed gear is quite a bit lighter, so that's noticeable.
06-16-16, 03:08 PM
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My road bike and my fixed gear couldn't be any more opposite. Ones got track geo the other is a gravel bike with 38mm tires
06-16-16, 05:08 PM
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This thread seems to be ping-ponging between on point and hijacked.
