Hello,
Well the So Cal rains had me open my wallet for rollers. They were a little unnerving for the first few minutes, but no problem now. The fixed gear about did me in!!!
Bought a Specialized Langster and about freakin' killed myself in the first 15 minutes. If you ever decide to try a fixed gear bike here are 5 words to remember.... DO NOT EVER STOP PEDALING!!!! I about went ass over forehead when I stood on the pedals and was just going to stretch the legs out a bit. You know that kind of coast stand on the pedals and arch the lower back stretch. Holy sh$% it was close. No exageration, but the back wheel lifted a good foot off the ground and it was just pure luck I was able to get my butt back on the saddle.
The other thing was going down a steep hill into a corner. Your normal reaction is to stop pedaling, apply some brake and power through the turn. It's counter intuitive to keep pedaling and I really had to fight my brain's desire to stop pedaling.
Brian
Well the So Cal rains had me open my wallet for rollers. They were a little unnerving for the first few minutes, but no problem now. The fixed gear about did me in!!!
Bought a Specialized Langster and about freakin' killed myself in the first 15 minutes. If you ever decide to try a fixed gear bike here are 5 words to remember.... DO NOT EVER STOP PEDALING!!!! I about went ass over forehead when I stood on the pedals and was just going to stretch the legs out a bit. You know that kind of coast stand on the pedals and arch the lower back stretch. Holy sh$% it was close. No exageration, but the back wheel lifted a good foot off the ground and it was just pure luck I was able to get my butt back on the saddle.
The other thing was going down a steep hill into a corner. Your normal reaction is to stop pedaling, apply some brake and power through the turn. It's counter intuitive to keep pedaling and I really had to fight my brain's desire to stop pedaling.
Brian