It was originally a 27" wheeled drop handlebar geared bike that me and the boy, er, converted.
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It was originally a 27" wheeled drop handlebar geared bike that me and the boy, er, converted.
Take care on that tandem fishbulb! it looks lethal to me :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by fishbulb
That's epic!!! Was at Coed-Y-Brenin the other week and overtook a guy going down Pink Heifer with a little kid bouncing along behind on a Tag-Along! The kid had a massive grin on his face despite being continually bounced a foot both horizontally and vertically..... start them early!
Did the Tandem of Doom claim it's first victims??? Has there been any sign of Fishbulb since the weekend????Quote:
Originally Posted by fishbulb
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I'm ok and so is the boy! The only victim was the TOD itself. After surviving being ridden by all and sundry on the Saturday night social do (p1ssup) it died part way through the first lap on the Sunday. It has cottered cranks and on the rear crank the cotter pin worked loose and the crank started spinning on the axle. No drive= game over. We did push on to the top of the course where the beerstop was (natch) and then freewheeled all the way down. The trouble was that because the position of the cranks had shifted at the back my feet were at 'ten to two' but at least one of Will's was always pointing down. Not good. He was smashing his pedal into very jump and bump along the way. Still it was a laugh. We got a prize for 'best mechanical' but I was a little disappointed to not get 'most unsuitable bike'.
http://www.singletrackworld.com/2010...espeed-champs/
I am about to upset some riders on here. I have been riding a single speed, fixed wheel bike for a few month now, so this is a relatively new 'cycling experience' for me, I love my singlespeed bike, love cruising round on it and boy does it move like a rocket!! And its sexy as........
But as ive started to do some longish rides on it, about 20 - 30 mile it has led to me developing injurys Ive never had, my knees are getting done in by it, and I have got a problem in my thigh which only hurts when im getting on and off my bike. Ive had to lay off riding it for a week or two to give my self chance to recover, any one else found riding fixed wheel to cause injury problems?
I've been riding fixed through the winter on the road for the last five years and have never had any problems. I also ride SS off-road in the winter too now.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheReverand
Sounds as if you might have done too much too quickly... the thigh thing might well be due to the extra eccentric loading of riding fixed (your muscles lengthen under load as you apply resistance when slowing down or going downhill). With regards to the knees, check saddle height/fore-aft and maybe cleat position too. Also, consider backing the gearing off a bit and finding some flatter routes for a while.
Good advice from Nikalas above. My legs are stronger than ever from riding fixed (amongst other bikes). Old knee pains are a thing of the past generally.
That eccentric load thing is something you don't get from many other things (...running steeply downhill - not a bad thing to train for a fell runner?) so might take a while. I'd say cleat, saddle position, etc. are more critical than on a regular bike though. My main problem on longer rides (I think about 65 is my longest) is not having the little pedalling breaks to adjust downstairs :)
It did cross my mind about the seat height being the potential problem, maybe im sat too high, is there a good rule of thumb as to how best to position the height of your seat post? I might just slow down a bit when riding, I keep finding myself trying to ride as hard as I can for as long as I can, the bike just seems to encourage me to go fast as fxxx all the time!!
What are cleats?? I thought Americans played soccer in cleats?
Your leg shouldn't quite be fully extended at the bottom of your stroke. Make sure your hips aren't rocking, depends how flexible you are. There used to be a bit of received wisdom that put your seat slightly lower on fixed than a geared bike, but I've never found this an issue.
Cleats are the little bits of metal that attach your shoes to clipless pedals. Sounds like you're using regular clips and straps though?