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Yes, I think I may have changed my mind. Just changed chainset so my gearing is now 49/18 (from 44/17) which is around 3 inches higher that I used to use. But done around 60 miles this weekend up and down hills and it is not too bad.

I still prefer to spin a bit more though so have ordered a 19 (I also need to stop and higher gears are just that much harder)

to be honest gear inches arent as noticeable on a fixed gear as they are on a geared bike.
Whenever you change up to a bigger gear on a fixed wheel a similar ratio from what you pushed before is still controlled by the force of the rear wheel spinning.
On a geared bike, as you have a freewheel, the difference of your gears is the difference you have to gain just by pushing with your legs. There isnt any force acting on to help you with the rotation. If this makes sense :)

to be honest gear inches arent as noticeable on a fixed gear as they are on a geared bike.
Whenever you change up to a bigger gear on a fixed wheel a similar ratio from what you pushed before is still controlled by the force of the rear wheel spinning.
On a geared bike, as you have a freewheel, the difference of your gears is the difference you have to gain just by pushing with your legs. There isnt any force acting on to help you with the rotation. If this makes sense :)

Yep, that makes sense. I still found it that much harder on the steep climbs though and I don't spin out on the flats with 69GI so I will go back to that as that is the sweet spot for me personally.

this frame just keeps coming back in different forms. Gabes gave me these bars, should be a simpler quill stem but i think they look so good on this frame.

to be honest gear inches arent as noticeable on a fixed gear as they are on a geared bike.
Whenever you change up to a bigger gear on a fixed wheel a similar ratio from what you pushed before is still controlled by the force of the rear wheel spinning.
On a geared bike, as you have a freewheel, the difference of your gears is the difference you have to gain just by pushing with your legs. There isnt any force acting on to help you with the rotation. If this makes sense :)

Doesn't make sense to me.

If it's "helping you with the rotation", then it's pushing your legs round and you are slowing the bike down.

Skoota - aren't those bars somas and meant to be run t'other way up? :)

Return ticket is for 15th July, but will play by ear.

not jealous at all Stuart, didn't know you'd flown out back home. nice pic you posted there...

Doesn't make sense to me.

If it's "helping you with the rotation", then it's pushing your legs round and you are slowing the bike down.

how are you slowing the bike down if your legs are pedaling?

http://service-course-shop.synthasite.com/bikes.php

Bianchi Ti (bottom of the page), used for Bäckstedt's Derny Hour record attempt[1].

[1] - http://trackcyclingworld.com/videos.aspx?vid=12&catid=1

lovely though that is- the main factor in my frame not being a bianchi is that it has a english BB shell.

oh, it looks so good right now, but y'all'll have to wait till its finished.

Also, Cheers Skullhead of the wilderness variety, that frame looks like a good tuesday night project....
a very slow build...

need some hammerite for the racks, and some hub brakes i think, and maybe a coaster....

hmmm.

@ a of the s&m variety, buy it, Buy it, BUy it, BUY it, BUY It BUY IT.....
(seems relatively cheap too)

Mine is starting to take shape.

That looks like quite a hefty gear...

Is your stem high enough?

Is your stem high enough?

never mind that, look at the handlebar! it seemed to be in the other way round.

Mine is starting to take shape.

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he's left the braze-ons on - whats the problem?

It was 10 times nicer before the conversion.

Cant wait to start on this one.

it's a stunner despite not being those decent range bike.

it's a stunner despite not being those decent range bike.

...whut?

how are you slowing the bike down if your legs are pedaling?

Because by not pedalling fast enough you are resisting the pedals (albeit by a small amount). Which is why fixed tends to be slower downhill, when people can't keep up with the cadence.... they are still pedalling fast but also slowing down.

If your foot is being "helped" or pushed around, you are slowing the bike down, this is a negative of fixed not a positive.

Because by not pedalling fast enough you are resisting the pedals (albeit by a small amount). Which is why fixed tends to be slower downhill, when people can't keep up with the cadence.... they are still pedalling fast but also slowing down.

If your foot is being "helped" or pushed around, you are slowing the bike down, this is a negative of fixed not a positive.

whatever dude, i see your point but its a bit far from what i was originally trying to say.

and you simply take your feet off the pedals when you're going down a hill, no resistance then is there? except you're screwed if you're running brakeless

just a few changes to make now...

haha

(laughing at eddie)

just a few changes to make now...

Looks nice I think

haha

(laughing at eddie)

dont laugh at me, i may be wearing a condom as a hat (which im not letting you chew)
but you have no right to laugh AT me

ive done that once brakeless, only later did i realise how hard it was to get your feet back on the spinning pedals and how easy it is to brake your legs.

That's why pedalless will be the next big trend. mark my words.

lovely though that is- the main factor in my frame not being a bianchi is that it has a english BB shell.

oh, it looks so good right now, but y'all'll have to wait till its finished.

Bianchi do use English bb shells you know. In fact, it's becoming increasingly common for Italian framebuilders to use English threading. Both my Bianchi Pista and the Casati Marte I have are English threaded.