RE: [CR]link to marginally on-topic video clip / FIXED GEAR QUESTION

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Subject: RE: [CR]link to marginally on-topic video clip / FIXED GEAR QUESTION
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 12:26:55 -0800
Thread-Topic: [CR]link to marginally on-topic video clip / FIXED GEAR QUESTION
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From: "Kenneth Naylor (MOLC)" <knaylor@microsoft.com>
To: "Tom Dalton" <tom_s_dalton@yahoo.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
cc: Kevin Price <kprice@mokrynski.com>

I have never quite understood the allure of fixed gear/track bikes in the bike messenger crowd. I understood the rational of using them as a training tool for road cyclist to teach a smooth pedal motion/cadence, but it seems that the decrease in braking ability (right?) and the lack of ability to choose a better gear for hills/wind/ect. would be a detriment. Any comments from fixed gear riders and/or messengers?

Ken S. Naylor Fargo ND

-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Tom Dalton Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 3:15 PM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]link to marginally on-topic video clip

There is some fixed gear action in here, so at least some of the technology is pre-1983, and one guy has an old Colnago hat, so it's gotta be fair game. Think of this as an instructional video on how not to ride in traffic.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3072802822198659666&q=bike+ra ce

Many of these "professional cyclists" show up to the T-town swap each October and drive up the street value of track parts. The steet value of most controlled substances probably drops throughout the Lehigh Valley at the same time. I mean, look at the video, they MUST be on drugs.

Tom Dalton Bethlehem PA

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