Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Bluesky Threads Ideally without riding your brake all the way down. The hill is ~1mi/1.6km long and an average of 9% grade by TheOtherGuttersnipe Bicycle Bike Fixed Gear Fixed Gear Bicycle Fixed Gear Bike
FoundAFoundry on June 3, 2024 12:36 am How good is the visibility? Straight line with 49×13. Squiggly tight corners? 49×17, maybe higher if you aren’t comfortable skidding in an emergency
blueyesidfn on June 3, 2024 2:23 am A super flappy jacket for drag on the way down? I hate to say it, but my dirt road fixed gear has shown me that there is a reason other drivetrains were invented.
QuiteFantastic on June 3, 2024 2:28 am It’s hilly where I’m at, I ride 48/18 but definitely gotta hit the front brake on the downhills
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How good is the visibility? Straight line with 49×13. Squiggly tight corners? 49×17, maybe higher if you aren’t comfortable skidding in an emergency
64/13
100:3
42/19
This looks like torture and I like riding hills lol
49/17 for literally any road adventure
A super flappy jacket for drag on the way down?
I hate to say it, but my dirt road fixed gear has shown me that there is a reason other drivetrains were invented.
It’s hilly where I’m at, I ride 48/18 but definitely gotta hit the front brake on the downhills
48/16
48×14