60 gear inches Fixie too low?
05-27-21, 04:42 AM
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05-27-21, 06:43 AM
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I could see this working if I'm just putting around, never building up a high spin. Maybe this is what you do? I regularly hit 150 rpms down a hill near my house... no way do I want any chance of my feet coming off pedals and the disaster that would surely follow.
05-27-21, 08:58 AM
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Yep, just putting around. Sometimes 60-70 miles including reasonable hills. I don't do gadgets so not sure how many rpms.
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My FG is still set up for 59" from winter. In a normal year, I would be back up to 71" by now, but I'm still working on my <<constitutional wind>>.
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Just once, my feet come off the pedals on a descent. I choose to ride without foot retention, but with brakes.
My App later confirmed I peaked at 30 mph, which I think is somewhere around 150 rpm. I lost concentration as I was slowing down to a more comfortable pace as the slope levelled, and I had to take my feet off the pedals. I could instead have braked, but it was a quiet road and I wanted to see what would happen. You know what? The bike just gradually slowed down until at about 15 mph I was able to catch the pedals again and keep riding.
Of course, if it had been a longer hill, the bike wouldn't have slowed down, but that's why I have brakes: just in case I can't spin fast enough, or the chain comes off, or I hit a bump and a foot comes off the pedal.
Back in the days of penny farthings, it was an accepted technique to take your feet off the pedals and drape your legs over the top of the handle bars so you would be thrown clear in the event of a crash.
My App later confirmed I peaked at 30 mph, which I think is somewhere around 150 rpm. I lost concentration as I was slowing down to a more comfortable pace as the slope levelled, and I had to take my feet off the pedals. I could instead have braked, but it was a quiet road and I wanted to see what would happen. You know what? The bike just gradually slowed down until at about 15 mph I was able to catch the pedals again and keep riding.
Of course, if it had been a longer hill, the bike wouldn't have slowed down, but that's why I have brakes: just in case I can't spin fast enough, or the chain comes off, or I hit a bump and a foot comes off the pedal.
Back in the days of penny farthings, it was an accepted technique to take your feet off the pedals and drape your legs over the top of the handle bars so you would be thrown clear in the event of a crash.
