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or you could htfu and go for 52/17 straight away and learn from there

Learn what?
Not how to spin or get fit.

There seems to be some belief that turning a huge gear around town, make you a Gregory Bauge #LAD. Fact is you will probably get sore knees and not find it as enjoyable as a nice spinny gear that allows you to do everything, not blow up your oscars/knees, crash, improve cadence.

SPIN TO WIN!

i've been looking at track frames on the internet dolan etc. and was considering selling my road frame to get one. any opinions? I do like my current frame but always looking to upgrade, or should i just spend some money on making it work perfectly and see if that helps me love it more?

EDIT, i like that conversion a few post up.

Don't do it. An alu track frame will be fun but harsh and tiresome over distance on the road whilst your (Reynolds 753?) conversion is the fucking bomb and you don't even realise it.

There seems to be some belief that turning a huge gear around town, make you a Gregory Bauge #LAD. Fact is you will probably get sore knees and not find it as enjoyable as a nice spinny gear that allows you to do everything, not blow up your oscars/knees, crash, improve cadence.

SPIN TO WIN!

This. And not just around town.

If your riding 70 miles at 90-100 rpm then up your gear.

Will Palmer you have been given enough advice on here about what would be best for you. Go buy an alu track frame if it's what you want, but like Miro says, it will not be as comfortable/quality as your current setup (on a ride of noticeable distance)

There seems to be some belief that turning a huge gear around town, make you a Gregory Bauge #LAD. Fact is you will probably get sore knees and not find it as enjoyable as a nice spinny gear that allows you to do everything, not blow up your oscars/knees, crash, improve cadence.

SPIN TO WIN!

[dull mode] I've noticed that for a given power output my heart rate will be lower the higher my cadence, so at a steady 230 watt output at 70 rpm cadence my heart rate will be 155, up the cadence to 80 and my heart rate drops to 145. This can be quite noticeable on a long session- if I maintain a high cadence then I take longer to fatigue and can maintain a higher power output. So, (for me at least) spin to win is measurably and observably true [/dull mode]

There seems to be some belief that turning a huge gear around town, make you a Gregory Bauge #LAD. Fact is you will probably get sore knees and not find it as enjoyable as a nice spinny gear that allows you to do everything, not blow up your oscars/knees, crash, improve cadence.

SPIN TO WIN!

66GI is the golden ratio for me in London. So much easier to drop people when the lights change and they're mashing away trying to get up to speed. Much easier to skid control your bike too, or at least I find it that way.

Whack on 70+ as soon as you get out of town though.

Changing gears on a bicycle? That'll never catch on.

66GI is the golden ratio for me in London. So much easier to drop people when the lights change and they're mashing away trying to get up to speed. Much easier to skid control your bike too, or at least I find it that way.

Whack on 70+ as soon as you get out of town though.

This. I have that ratio and legs like Gregory Bauge

this. I have that ratio and legs like gregory bulge

ftfy

I ended up having to buy new bibs when I rode 84GI around town like 6pt. Not sure why my legs bulked up and his stay stick thin though.

82.6 for the past 2 months and i can see the same effect

It's fucked your head too, lack of blood supply one assumes.

It's the .6 that does it.

no, the .6 gives me an extra skid patch

I got 27" thunder thighs already, so I'm sticking with my 70gi (suburbs) to try and get fit and lose mass.

i've been looking at track frames on the internet dolan etc. and was considering selling my road frame to get one. any opinions? I do like my current frame but always looking to upgrade, or should i just spend some money on making it work perfectly and see if that helps me love it more?

EDIT, i like that conversion a few post up.

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I read it as wanting a track bike, no?

In which case:

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Just get a Van Nicholas Chinook and be done with it.

I'd go for the 9 spd ti - will look hot and also be functional.

I read it as wanting a track bike, no?

In which case:

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

But the thread I linked is both useful and sarcastic.

up the cadence to 80...spin to win

I hate to break this to you, but 80 is a long way short of spinning; anything under 90 is considered to be mashing.

according to specialized, their e5 aluminium allez is as stiff as an sl2 tarmac or roubaix. substantially less comfortable though i'd imagine

I hate to break this to you, but 80 is a long way short of spinning; anything under 90 is considered to be mashing.

Baby steps Tester! I'm under orders to average 100 now, which is proving to be a challenge.

I used to average 62.

Potential next project, but...the question is, would you ride this? Apparently the wheel aligns ok.

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/2199/imag0831dy.jpg

Possibly. My beater has a very slight kink in the seatstay (caused by a suspiciously circular dent right where the dynamo used to be, which makes me think somebody did it on purpose) and it hasn't gotten any worse since I've had it (about a year)... although it's not nearly as bad as that.

Mind you, a mate of mine's seatstay has completely crumpled just above the brake bridge, and he's still riding it.

I'd go for it if the frame is free/very cheap, if the tubing is thick stuff, and if it's going to be a zero-budget beater.

In other news, will I regret light-loaded touring on freewheel hubs, or should I buy a new freehub wheelset instead?