Reason to get a fixie?

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  • March 20, 2015 at 3:18 pm #1026316
    brendan
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    um, actually

    One can coast on a fixie. You just need to find a safe place to stow your feet/legs and have really good timing to get them back on the pedals without leading to total carnage…

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    March 26, 2015 at 12:37 am #1026793
    dcv
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    @dcv 111677 wrote:

    We should definitely do this fixed, say Sat 3/28? (sorry out of town this weekend)

    • OneEighth
    • Subby
    • VVill
    • jrenaut
    • phatboing
    • twowheelsdc
    • culimerc
    • dirt
    • dkel
    • dismal
    • dread
    • matt aune
    • mwhatley
    • jabberwocky
    • Bilsko
    • JasonB

    These guys too, not sure if they’re on forum:

    • P. Tyson
    • B. Mattern
    • Randall S.

    Did i miss anyone?

    Tri360 hills ride this Saturday fixed. http://www.tri360.com/about/group-rides-pg76.htm

    1/8 is my huckleberry, anyone else?

    btw the website says they may not ride if it’s less than 30 degrees, let’s do it even if they cancel.

    March 26, 2015 at 12:49 am #1026795
    jrenaut
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    I want to do that ride geared once and then try it fixed. And this Saturday doesn’t work for me. But don’t take me off the list of people you want to kill… I mean attendees.

    March 26, 2015 at 12:54 am #1026796
    ShawnoftheDread
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    @dcv 112338 wrote:

    Tri360 hills ride this Saturday fixed. http://www.tri360.com/about/group-rides-pg76.htm

    1/8 is my huckleberry, anyone else?

    Tempting, but I’m not sure either my legs or my bike are up to it.

    btw the website says they may not ride if it’s less than 30 degrees, let’s do it even if they cancel.

    Hahahahahahha. 30 degrees.

    March 26, 2015 at 1:01 am #1026798
    TwoWheelsDC
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    @dcv 112338 wrote:

    Tri360 hills ride this Saturday fixed. http://www.tri360.com/about/group-rides-pg76.htm

    1/8 is my huckleberry, anyone else?

    btw the website says they may not ride if it’s less than 30 degrees, let’s do it even if they cancel.

    Ugh. Due to some unforeseen circumstances, I can’t do it this weekend…

    March 26, 2015 at 1:31 am #1026800
    Phatboing
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    @dcv 112338 wrote:

    Tri360 hills ride this Saturday fixed. http://www.tri360.com/about/group-rides-pg76.htm

    1/8 is my huckleberry, anyone else?

    btw the website says they may not ride if it’s less than 30 degrees, let’s do it even if they cancel.

    I … uh … haven’t fully adjusted to downhills yet. It was only yesterday I went down from Virginia lane without feeling the need to tap the brakes. I can go upward, though.

    March 26, 2015 at 2:53 am #1026802
    dkel
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    I’m going to a Bar Mitzvah Saturday! I’d like to try another time, though, totally.

    March 26, 2015 at 9:30 am #1026809
    Jason B
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    Sounds like good challenging fun, but I’m taking a few students down for the state science fair competition in VMI, but they get to watch me race on Sunday. I’m up for the next one.

    March 27, 2015 at 8:08 pm #1027006
    vvill
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    Is this still on? My legs are beaten up but if I skip N Quebec St I might be able to do the ride without walking.

    March 27, 2015 at 8:46 pm #1027011
    ShawnoftheDread
    Participant

    It’s that last hill along the country club that always wears me out.

    March 27, 2015 at 8:57 pm #1027013
    dcv
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    @vvill 112560 wrote:

    Is this still on? My legs are beaten up but if I skip N Quebec St I might be able to do the ride without walking.

    OneEighth had to cancel but I’m still going fixed with our Bikenetic teammate Peter T.
    Teammate Miriam might join w/ gears and Paula too. You should definitely come now that Cranky Monkey has been cancelled.

    March 28, 2015 at 12:40 pm #1027029
    dkel
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    @dcv 112567 wrote:

    OneEighth had to cancel but I’m still going fixed with our Bikenetic teammate Peter T.
    Teammate Miriam might join w/ gears and Paula too. You should definitely come now that Cranky Monkey has been cancelled.

    Sorry I’ll miss this! I’ll ride my fixie to the Bar Mitzvah, though.

    March 30, 2015 at 8:17 pm #1027104
    Phatboing
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    My legs seem to have spent the weekend internalizing fixie-riding, because this morning felt pretty darn good. I’m even thinking maybe I’ll bring it to the next Bikenetic coffee ride. Madness.

    March 30, 2015 at 8:21 pm #1027105
    dkel
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    @Phatboing 112667 wrote:

    My legs seem to have spent the weekend internalizing fixie-riding, because this morning felt pretty darn good. I’m even thinking maybe I’ll bring it to the next Bikenetic coffee ride. Madness.

    Well, that’s good, because dcv said this morning that he wants to do the Tri360 hill ride fixed again this Saturday. You and I can be the sweeps for the ride (since we’ll both be guaranteed to be off the back the whole time).

    March 30, 2015 at 9:11 pm #1027107
    Phatboing
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    @dkel 112668 wrote:

    Well, that’s good, because dcv said this morning that he wants to do the Tri360 hill ride fixed again this Saturday. You and I can be the sweeps for the ride (since we’ll both be guaranteed to be off the back the whole time).

    Yeah why not. If the downhill gets too crazy I’ll just lift my legs up and let the pedals do their thing. This is why we have brakes.

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