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Tom Sherman wrote:
Rex Kerr wrote: It met and exceeded my expectations much more than my recumbent experience did!! (Hi Tom!) Sorry to hear about your handicap. Handicap? And besides, it's not the first time that you've heard that I didn't fall in love with my recumbent! The thought of trying to clip in and out of rotating pedals [1] is enough to make me not want to even try a fixie. Interesting... which pedal system do you use? (M324s???) I use Speedplay Frogs and I can clip in or out with the pedals moving with absolutely no problem. I could see SPD being more difficult since you have to hit the target a bit more accurately. -- Work and recreation are not often effected at the same time. One using a bicycle in business makes an exception to the rule. - Dr. Edgar H. Earl, Rochester. (~1892) |
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Rex Kerr wrote:
though I cringe to think of them riding brakeless [fixed gear] in skater shoes on platform pedals. That's one way to prevent being bucked off when you forget to pedal. Losing the pedals is way better than getting body-slammed by your odious bitchy bike. Consult the referenced Craigslist posting for corroboration. My one and only fixed-gear bike (a Surly 1x1) sported both Time ATACs and barefoot flat pedals during the time I had it, and I liked the flats much better in that context. I did have two good strong brakes, though. Everything I liked about my fixie, I like about my coaster-braked bike-- silence, simplicity, light weight, efficiency, clean appearance, intuitive operation. Everything I hated and feared about my fixie isn't even a factor on my "coastie". In light of the alternatives, I think a fixed-gear bike is comparable to a quill pen, straight razor, or kerosene lantern. It's entertaining for a little while, it imposes perils that tend to keep you on your toes, but mostly it instills gratitude and appreciation at the simple technological innovations that have made life better since the 19th century. Chalo |
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On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:59:48 -0500, Tom Sherman
wrote: \ I just can't wait for the fad to end... I hate to look like I'm one following the crowd. The kids that came over to chat with a fellow fixie rider in the park yesterday were nice, though I cringe to think of them riding brakeless in skater shoes on platform pedals. The thought of trying to clip in and out of rotating pedals [1] is enough to make me not want to even try a fixie. [1] I have tried doing so as a tandem stoker and it did not go well. You have a limited arc of pedal rotation in which to grasp, adjust and release a toe straps before hitting your chin on a handle bar or a behind. Double straps must be twice the fun. My fixed wheel bike has Eggbeaters because I like riding it without bothering with toe straps. Toe straps, especially doubles, are popular again since "NJS" is a buzz among the hipster fixer crowd I don't do free style hipster fixer trix so I don't need flat pedals on my fixed wheel bike with two rim brakes and fenders. If I wanted to skid, I'd ride a coaster brake. -- zk |
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Rex Kerr wrote:
Tom Sherman wrote: Rex Kerr wrote: It met and exceeded my expectations much more than my recumbent experience did!! (Hi Tom!) Sorry to hear about your handicap. Handicap? And besides, it's not the first time that you've heard that I didn't fall in love with my recumbent! The is obviously something wrong with anyone who does not prefer the recumbent bicycle to all other forms!!! The thought of trying to clip in and out of rotating pedals [1] is enough to make me not want to even try a fixie. Interesting... which pedal system do you use? (M324s???) I use Speedplay Frogs and I can clip in or out with the pedals moving with absolutely no problem. I could see SPD being more difficult since you have to hit the target a bit more accurately. Heck, just getting my feet on rotating platform pedals is not something I would want to do on a regular basis. -- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia The weather is here, wish you were beautiful |
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Chalo wrote:
Rex Kerr wrote: though I cringe to think of them riding brakeless [fixed gear] in skater shoes on platform pedals. That's one way to prevent being bucked off when you forget to pedal. Losing the pedals is way better than getting body-slammed by your odious bitchy bike. Consult the referenced Craigslist posting for corroboration. The CL guy went down once because his worn out SPD let go while skip braking, I don't think that was really a FG crash, more of a clipless crash (of which I've seen several). Skip braking is dumb, anyway. His second crash was after drinking & tried to coast. I think maybe his reflexes were affected. Anyway, tricks are for kids, they heal faster. Everything I liked about my fixie, I like about my coaster-braked bike-- silence, simplicity, light weight, efficiency, clean appearance, intuitive operation. Everything I hated and feared about my fixie isn't even a factor on my "coastie". In light of the alternatives, I think a fixed-gear bike is comparable to a quill pen, straight razor, or kerosene lantern. It's entertaining for a little while, it imposes perils that tend to keep you on your toes, but mostly it instills gratitude and appreciation at the simple technological innovations that have made life better since the 19th century. I've got a freewheel on one side of my fixed wheel. I flip it to ride off road. It's not the same feeling at all. I used to ride 10-speed junkers without derailers, just shortening the chain to fit a middle sprocket on a freewheel, so I thought I knew what a fixer would feel like (so I didn't bother with one for many years). My first few rides on a fixer were not too fun, I was thinking about it way too much, but, like clipless, once my reflexes got trained I could just go with the flow. It seems much like switching between manual & automatic shifting on a car. I don't know how, but my mind switches without conscious effort even if years have passed without touching a stick. What you say about technical progress could apply to stick shift, too. Most people seem to find it an unqualified PITA. For light, low powered cars (the kind I like to drive), I prefer a stick. A fixer feels much the same. |
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Tom Sherman wrote:
Interesting... which pedal system do you use? (M324s???) I use Speedplay Frogs and I can clip in or out with the pedals moving with absolutely no problem. I could see SPD being more difficult since you have to hit the target a bit more accurately. Heck, just getting my feet on rotating platform pedals is not something I would want to do on a regular basis. Regular basis? How often, exactly, do you expect fixie riders to have to do that? I only do it intentionally (to pedal with one foot for a while, for example)... When starting/stopping it's just like any other bike, I clip in mid stroke. Do you stop pedaling after you start moving to clip in? That said, I still can't get the hang of clips & straps and really don't want to anyhow considering how many close calls I've had with those, even on a regular bike!! -- Work and recreation are not often effected at the same time. One using a bicycle in business makes an exception to the rule. - Dr. Edgar H. Earl, Rochester. (~1892) |
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Peter Cole wrote:
Chalo wrote: His second crash was after drinking & tried to coast. I think maybe his reflexes were affected. Anyway, tricks are for kids, they heal faster. I sometimes try to coast, but the sensation of getting pulled down hits you so fast that you quickly right that mistake. It happens quite rarely now that I've ridden more than a few thousand miles on the fixed. In fact, after a few days of riding the fixed, if I switch back I get the same mental "oh #!?!*" moment the first time I start to coast, then I quickly remember that it's OK... :-) I've got a freewheel on one side of my fixed wheel. I flip it to ride off road. It's not the same feeling at all. Exactly... He said that everything that he liked about a fixed he could get from a freewheel, and I disagree. The momentum through the pedal stroke that I described just doesn't exist. I never used my freewheel when I had a flip-flip hub, now I don't even have one at all. What you say about technical progress could apply to stick shift, too. Most people seem to find it an unqualified PITA. For light, low powered cars (the kind I like to drive), I prefer a stick. A fixer feels much the same. Yup... I prefer manual transmissions as well... oh, and fountain pens too. (to address the previous poster) -- Work and recreation are not often effected at the same time. One using a bicycle in business makes an exception to the rule. - Dr. Edgar H. Earl, Rochester. (~1892) |
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Rex Kerr wrote:
Tom Sherman wrote: Interesting... which pedal system do you use? (M324s???) I use Speedplay Frogs and I can clip in or out with the pedals moving with absolutely no problem. I could see SPD being more difficult since you have to hit the target a bit more accurately. Heck, just getting my feet on rotating platform pedals is not something I would want to do on a regular basis. Regular basis? How often, exactly, do you expect fixie riders to have to do that? I only do it intentionally (to pedal with one foot for a while, for example)... When starting/stopping it's just like any other bike, I clip in mid stroke. Do you stop pedaling after you start moving to clip in? Often times I briefly pause to clip in the second foot. I have been around too many industrial accidents, so I have an aversion to putting any body part near any type of moving machinery. That said, I still can't get the hang of clips & straps and really don't want to anyhow considering how many close calls I've had with those, even on a regular bike!! Clips and straps are obsolete, and rightfully so. -- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia The weather is here, wish you were beautiful |
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Peter Cole wrote:
[...] What you say about technical progress could apply to stick shift, too. Most people seem to find it an unqualified PITA. Those people should be banned from driving for life. If a person can not drive a vehicle lacking syncromesh, he/she should not be issued a license. For light, low powered cars (the kind I like to drive), I prefer a stick. A fixer feels much the same. Automatic transmissions suck out too much power, cause a huge delay in increasing acceleration while they down shift (extremely annoying when exiting a corner) and are otherwise a general annoyance. The 90% of US vehicles that only offer an automatic transmission are automatically (pun intended) off my shopping list. -- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia The weather is here, wish you were beautiful |
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Tom Sherman writes: Clips and straps are obsolete, and rightfully so. No they're not. Besides, double straps + cleats are still de rigeur in track racing. And rightfully so in that particular avocation, where the second-to-last thing one wants is pull-outs from one's pedals. Chinook Jargon isn't obsolete either. It often has more concise nuance than plain English. Clipless pedals are too skookum. klahowya, Tom -- Nothing is safe from me. I'm really at: tkeats curlicue vcn dot bc dot ca |
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