I thought I was pretty cool until I found this freak, who has probably been doing this for a lot more than the 30 seconds that I practiced. I feel as foolish as I look.. but intend to practise this and become a maven on such matters (riding rollers with no hands, that is)
America's #1 Balance Bike Destination
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I've always found it easier to ride them no handed when in the big ring peddlin like a spinnin addicted freak...
but hey...
nice job man...
you ... did it
Murat my friend, check that floor for level before you go out the window.
Gspot is right. The faster the wheels go the easier it is to ride sans mains.
I usually ride a fixed 42 x 16 on the rollers and gotta keep the legs moving or it gets wonky. For sure my floor isn't level (nothin in this house is) and I tend to drift left.
See ya,
il Bcolnag
gewilli: Thanks boss. I feel like a weenie for never trying it all these years. Assumed that it was hard enough to do using two hands..
bruce: My house was built in the 1860s.. and the floor where I train is no doubt tilted slightly. I haven't done fixed gear on the rollers in years.. but I do like to change up the gears every few minutes to keep it interesting. Makes sense that using a bigger gear is more stable.
bigger gear for equal cadence...
still better yet to use big gear and spin fast...
assuming you have good spin form ;)
wonker'd spin or lopsided pedaling (squares or worse) makes it tougher at high cadence...
mmm fixie... i didn't know Il Bruce was a FAM... (fake ass messenger)
FAM?
I was old skool when it was spelled school.
Kevin Pluta and I built up fixed gears in 1984 when I was working at EP Cycle. There has been one in the rotation ever since.
THe frame was a Trek 82-something that also served as my "cyclo-cross" bike for a while.
I leant the frame to Jason Snow @ 1986 and never saw it again.
Until I bought my pista my 1987 Paramount was my fixed wheel.
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