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  1. #1
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    May 2011
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    take the ss to work, level up.

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    I was wondering if I was feeling up to taking the single speed to work, I've never done it because of the mad hills. But then I saw this:



    http://jessfink.com/kwe/

    I wanted to post here. I don't know if I qualify as a "new rider" anymore, but every time I try to push myself a little more I feel like I'm new, and getting better.

  2. #2
    Join Date
    May 2007
    Location
    Columbia, MO
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    Aw, that's cute!
    Good luck on the single speed!
    2009 Trek 7.2FX WSD, brooks Champion Flyer S, commuter bike

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
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    lost in my own thoughts
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    You totally can. Map your route to go around the "biggest hills". Topography maps available on Google maps and such.

    You get more torque to the rear wheel on a Single Speed / Fixed. It will make hill-climbing easier. A lot easier.

    I bust up hills on my SS so much faster than on any of my geared bikes.

    It's nice to have the gears when you need em' though, like on long rides and super duper hilly terrains in the countryside.
    "Things look different from the seat of a bike carrying a sleeping bag with a cold beer tucked inside." ~Jim Malusa
    2009 Trek 520-Brooks B-17 Special in Antique Brown
    2010 Surly Long Haul Trucker-Brooks B-17 Standard in Black
    1983 Fuji Espree Single Speed-Brooks B17 British Racing Green

 

 

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