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My fixed gear can beat up your road bike

Old 05-02-19, 11:31 AM
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My fixed gear can beat up your road bike

Just felt like saying that.
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Old 05-02-19, 11:32 AM
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And it looks good doing it too.

Also just felt like saying that.


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Old 05-02-19, 11:34 AM
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Come over here and say that!
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Originally Posted by TimothyH
My fixed gear can beat up your road bike
Your fixed gear can't catch my road bike.
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Old 05-02-19, 11:53 AM
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A fixie throw down.....I'm in. My roadie will chew your fixie up and spit it out.
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Old 05-02-19, 11:55 AM
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Y'all come down. We'll have ourselves a good time.

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Whoa! I can't compete with no HR of 172.
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
Whoa! I can't compete with no HR of 172.
If your bike is geared, you won't need to.
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Originally Posted by noodle soup
If your bike is geared, you won't need to.
Good one.

You also won't need 172 if you soft pedal up 1% grades in your 36/28 like I see all the geared riders doing.


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Get some (non sprint) KOMs on your fixed gear and I'll be impressed.
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Old 05-02-19, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by firebird854
Get some (non sprint) KOMs on your fixed gear and I'll be impressed.
KOM Shmom. It's not over till the fat lady sings.


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Originally Posted by TimothyH
KOM Shmom. It's not over till the fat lady sings.


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Now, her I can beat.
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Old 05-02-19, 01:03 PM
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It's pretty much impossible to find a ride even half as flat as that in my area.
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Originally Posted by TimothyH
My fixed gear can beat up your road bike
So can mine (as long as a gorilla rides it).
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Old 05-02-19, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by woodcraft
It's pretty much impossible to find a ride even half as flat as that in my area.
My 12-15 mile daily commute has about that much elevation gain one way

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Originally Posted by woodcraft
It's pretty much impossible to find a ride even half as flat as that in my area.
Haha, 1,000' of climbing over that distance is basically overpasses and atmospheric variation

Yeah, no that's not happening in Norcal unless I head out to the central valley, or do laps around a FLAT CIRCUIT. I think these roadies would ride circles around a 48x16 fixie

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Originally Posted by cthenn
Haha, 1,000' of climbing over that distance is basically overpasses and atmospheric variation

Yeah, no that's not happening in Norcal unless I head out to the central valley, or do laps around a FLAT CIRCUIT. I think these roadies would ride circles around a 48x16 fixie

Fair enough...




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I saw a pic of the Rodriguez on another thread, great looking bike! Is the sizing custom or do they do stock sizes?
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Originally Posted by shelbyfv
I saw a pic of the Rodriguez on another thread, great looking bike! Is the sizing custom or do they do stock sizes?
Thanks for the kind words.

The Rodriquez "Shiftless" comes in 20 stock sizes or you can do a custom.

Mine is custom - S3 tubes, Enve, Vittoria, Dura Ace... 15.9 lb ready to ride and built specifically for the open road.

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Originally Posted by TimothyH
Fair enough...




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Lookin' good. But that heart rate!
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Originally Posted by TimothyH
Good one.

You also won't need 172 if you soft pedal up 1% grades in your 36/28 like I see all the geared riders doing.


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you aren’t gonna catch me even if I’m riding neutered(fixed gear).
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Talk.

Norcal roadies riding in circles... Atmospheric variation... Aren't gonna catch me...

So far @redlude97 is the only one who posted an average speed, distance or elevation.

If someone's road bike can beat up my fixed gear then testify.

Post a screen cap or go to the back and have a gel or something.


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