[DVBC] Other DVBC riders

[Jon DeCristofaro]

The hard part is neither up, down, nor flat. The hard part is buying the right parts without spending hundreds of dollars! I am looking into a slightly bigger cog in back, but I want to wait till I know what crank I have in front... the one I have is basically garbage and has to go.

In the meantime, I'm alright building strength rather than cadence and form.
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  From: the_andreas at comcast.net 
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  Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 5:04 PM
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   Jon, I gotta agree with Tom.  That gear is great for the track, but not for the road.  The whole idea of fixed gear is to work on your spin and foot speed, not strength.  I never run anything bigger than a 39x17 when on the road.  The hard part is downhill, not uphill

  Rich



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    From: smitt542 at comcast.net 

    46X15?  Mr. Olympia would have trouble pushing that gear.  I don't understand how people run 42x16.   I run a 40x16 and I'm out of the saddle on minor climbs. Good luck with the Peugeot Jon. Bring it out 4 the next KK ride.    Tom




    ----------- Original message -------------- 
    From: "Jon DeCristofaro" <dvwc at comcast.net> 

    > I started the year with a short ride around Swarthmore/Media on the new 
    > fixed-gear Peugeot that I've built this winter. I made it up Rose Tree Rd 
    > which was probably the biggest hill of the 14 mile ride. (The gear ratio is 
    > 46:15, or over 3.0, so uphill is interesting.) I was ready to go a little 
    > longer but it became more difficult once I realized the handle bars were 
    > rotating in the stem! That was very easy to remedy once I got home, but 
    > without the ratchet set on me, there were no easy answers for a midride 
    > repair. 
    > 
    > Didn't see any DVBC'ers out there, or any other two-wheeled friends for that 
    > matter. Looking forward to the regular routine of spring and summer rides! 
    > 
    > Jon D 
    > 
    > ----- Original Message ----- 
    > From: "Larry Green" 
    > To: 
    > Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 3:56 PM 
    > Subject: [DVBC] Other DVBC riders 
    > 
    > 
    > > Just for the record, Doc and Professor Bloch did a late afternoon 20 mile 
    > > loop to RCSP and back to Swarthmore yesterday to complete 2007, and I have 
    > > started 2008 by squeezing in 15 today. 
    > > Tomorrow looks bad for outdoors. 
    > > Larry 
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