September 17 Rides

[DebW]

Both of my sons rode fixy bikes and displayed their incredible strength by leaving me with all my 27 gears behind on every hill. My younger son (the stronger one) also passed me going downhill at 28 miles an hour (i was going 28mph, who knows what he was doing?!?!)

Mimi, you understand that someone on a fixie has NO CHOICE but to climb fast, since they can't gear down and they can't let their pedal speed drop too much.

[mimitabby]

Mimi, you understand that someone on a fixie has NO CHOICE but to climb fast, since they can't gear down and they can't let their pedal speed drop too much.

Deb, I think older son was trying to explain that to me, but i was still very impressed. he also told me that his bike had a lower gear than my other son (the one who went over 28mph) BECAUSE he is not strong enough! (when he gets stronger, he says he will get a bigger gear? or a harder gear?)

and neither of them have a freewheel, which boggles MY mind.
ps both of these guys have roadbikes and mtbikes too

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

We did two 20 mile rides yesterday, with barely an hour rest between them. About 40 miles total, and lots of hills on the second ride. My thighs are pretty sore today.
So, I did a 3 mile walk this morning in the cool fog- very refreshing and good to stretch out and sort of shake out all my sore muscles in a different way today.