tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32872521809917333802024-02-18T23:51:38.025-08:00Fixie for BeginnersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287252180991733380.post-44160390497023668572011-04-15T13:52:00.000-07:002011-04-20T00:52:33.934-07:00Fixie Thammasat: Pedaling Technique<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">Fixie Thammasat</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Part III: Pedaling Technique</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black; font-family: Tahoma;"></span></a><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fixie</span></a> for Beginners #1: </span>On a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fixie</span></a></span>, pedaling is everything. </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">T</a>hammasat</span> can never STOP pedaling, so <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">T</a>hammasat</span> might as well do it right! Pedaling supplies power, acceleration, deceleration, stopping, and balance. These functions are the basics of your <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fixie</span></a></span> riding, and to perform them well <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">T</a>hammasat</span> need spin, power and smoothness.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black; font-family: Tahoma;"></span></a><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fixie</span></a> Thammasat #2: </span>What is Spin?</b><br />
Turning the pedals quickly. Some riders pedal over 200rpm (that's over 3 pedal revolutions per second), especially in the burst of a sprint or down a safe hill. Normal cadence, which is fine for everyday </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fixie</span></a></span> riding, is between 90 and 120rpm. If <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">T</a>hammasat</span> encounter a safe downhill that <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">T</a>hammasat</span> know doesn't have an obstacle or stop light at the bottom, then you can ride </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fixie</span></a></span> it out, which might require more than 120rpm. But even if your pedals never have to rotate at a great rate, the ability of your legs to push </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fixie</span></a></span> greater speeds will give <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">T</a>hammasat</span> greater control of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fixie</span></a></span> at any rpm.</span></span><br />
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<div class="text" style="color: black;"><div style="line-height: 1.3em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black; font-family: Tahoma;"></span></a><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fixie</span></a> for Beginners #3: </span>What is Power?</span></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.3em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Applying greater force to the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fixie</span></a></span> pedals. This is a factor in all forms of cycling!</span></div></div><div class="text" style="color: black; line-height: 1.3em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="text" style="color: black;"><div style="line-height: 1.3em;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black; font-family: Tahoma;"></span></a><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fixie</span></a> Thammasat #4: </span>What is Smoothness?</span></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.3em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Applying force to the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fixie</span></a></span> pedals at all points of their motion. This is a key factor both to spin and to the overall force that gets transferred to the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fixie</span></a></span> pedals. Smooth pedaling is circular pedaling. During uneven, unsmooth pedaling, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">T</a>hammasat</span> mostly push down. That is, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">t</a>hammasat</span> apply force only in the downstroke. This means that the you push forward and down with the legs, and let the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fixie</span></a></span> pedals carry the legs back and up to the top of the stroke. At higher cadences, this kind of unsmooth pedaling can be seen and felt. The body may rock from side to side, the torso bob back and forth, or the butt bounce up and down on the saddle.</span></div></div><div class="text" style="color: black; line-height: 1.3em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">During smooth pedaling, you transmit force to the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fixie</span></a></span> pedal throughout its motion. With the aid of toeclips or clipless pedals, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">t</a>hammasat</span> can push backwards across the bottom of the pedal stroke and pull upwards at the back of the stroke. Extraneous motion is reduced, allowing more power to the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fixie</span></a></span> pedals. This makes for greater overall efficiency and speed</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287252180991733380.post-20962977578315895982011-04-15T11:22:00.000-07:002011-04-16T08:25:45.681-07:00Fixie for Beginners: Equipment<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black; font-family: Tahoma;"></span></a><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fixie</span></a> for Beginners<br />
Part II: Equipment<br />
For <a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">beginners</a> like you, getting to know your <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fixie</span></a></span> is also important. Here are some great tips for <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fixie</span></a></span> for <a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">beginners</a>. </span><br />
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<div class="text" style="color: black;"><div style="line-height: 1.3em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black; font-family: Tahoma;"></span></a><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fixie</span></a> for Beginners: </span>Start with a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fixie</span></a></span> whose frame fits you, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">beginners</a></span>, well, not too large and not too small.</b> </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.3em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.3em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's best if it has rearward-facing horizontal dropouts--'track ends'. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">beginners</a></span> find track ends on track bikes, singlespeed mountain bikes, and on 'street <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fixie</span></a></span>' bikes. Street <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fixie</span></a></span> have become common over the last couple of years. They are affordable </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">Fixie</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> bikes that look like track racers, but have a heavier and more relaxed frame and drillings for a front and perhaps a rear brake. As of this writing, street <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fixie</span></a></span> bikes are being made by Surly, Bianchi, KHS, Gunnar, Urban Cycles and Fuji, although not all of these are appropriate for offroad use.</span></div></div><div class="text" style="color: black; line-height: 1.3em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To enable you, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">beginners</a></span>, to back-pedal hard without loosening the cog, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">beginners</a></span>'ll need a proper <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fixie</span></a></span> hub with a steel lockring.</span></div><div class="text" style="color: black; line-height: 1.3em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">beginners</a></span>'ll probably change your setup once you, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">beginners</a></span>, gain some basic skills. But the following suggestions should shorten your, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">beginners</a></span>, ramp-up time.</span><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.3em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> These allow <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">beginners</a></span> to use the backs of the pedals for balancing drills while you're learning.</span></div></div><div class="text" style="color: black;"><div style="line-height: 1.3em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black; font-family: Tahoma;"></span></a><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fixie</span></a> for Beginners:</span>Shoes with flat rubber soles and no cleats</b></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.3em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b> While <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">beginners</a></span>'re learning, it's good if <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">beginners</a></span> can quickly slide into the clips and back out without sticking. I have found soccer shoes and skateboarding shoes ideal for this purpose. Don't use running or basketball shoes, as the sole is too knobby for quick entry and exit. They may also be too bulky to fit smoothly into the toeclips.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.3em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</b> A </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fixie</span></a></span> back brake is optional, a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fixie</span></a></span> front brake is mandatory--not just for safety, but also because it is required by law in most countries. If <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">beginners</a></span> live in an area where legislation allows <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">beginners</a></span> to ride brakeless </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fixie</span></a></span>, then the first step is a front-brake-only setup. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">beginners</a></span> myself wanted to go brakeless, but <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">beginners</a></span> was cautious. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">beginners</a></span> kept the front brake on my <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fixie</span></a></span> for an entire year while I learned. Then I took it off and never used it again.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.3em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</b> Choose a gear that's low enough to get beginners up the hills, but not so low that <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">beginners</a></span> lose control on the way down. Gearing is a personal matter, of course, but something in the high 60s or low 70s is usually considered a good choice to learn with. Here are some likely chainring/cog combinations on a 700c bike, with the resulting gear expressed in inches. 26" wheelers should check the sidebar for further pointers. </span></div></div><div class="text" style="color: black; line-height: 1.3em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">48x19 = 68.2"<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Always wear a helmet. Many <a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">beginners</a> think that wearing a helmet is not cool. Some of my <a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">fixed gear</a> buddy never wears a helmet. Some of my <a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">fixed gear</a> buddy's live was saved by wearing helmets. For <a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">fixed gear beginners</a>: "Wear a helmet, but don't use it"</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. If this is your first <a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">fixed gear</a> and you are very new to <a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">fixed gear</a>. The first <a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">tips</a> of <a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">fixed gear for beginners</a> is USE A FRONT BRAKE. This is for emergency since you won' be able to skid stop your very first time on <a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">fixed gear</a>. I know it is not cool to have a brake but it would be better ... trust me.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But as we know, some trends come and go in a minute, and others find a way to stick around and create a whole industry around them. are temporary, others come to stay.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Will the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><b><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">Fixed Gear</a></b></span> stay? What do you think?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"></span></div><h5 class="tagline" style="color: #4e5d76; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">by <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/author/paula-alvarado-buenos-aires-1/" style="color: rgb(197, 55, 0) !important; text-decoration: none;">Paula Alvarado, Buenos Aires</a></h5>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287252180991733380.post-30053586257112858812011-04-07T14:02:00.000-07:002011-04-12T02:46:43.584-07:00What is a Fixed Gear Bike?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">Fixed Gear for Beginner</a>: <a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">Fixie</a> 101</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A <a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">fixed gear</a> bicycle or <a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">Fixie</a> is a bicycle that has no freewheel, meaning it cannot coast — the pedals are always in motion when the bicycle is moving.</span><br />
<div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The sprocket is screwed or bolted directly onto a <a href="http://fixedgearsclub.blogspot.com/">fixed</a> hub. When the rear wheel turns, the pedals turn in the same direction. This allows a cyclist to stop without using a brake, by resisting the rotation of the cranks, and also to ride in reverse. </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"></span></span><br />
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