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Just so you know, it's my opinion that gears are complicated.
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SS would be a bitch in a triathlon. Though someone at my triathlon was on a beach cruiser style bike. I heard someone say they had two speeds. Hard and Fucking Hard.
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To be clear - a group ride on a bicycle freaks me out more than a group ride on a motorcycle does. If I were hard core I'd be on a fixie...
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I remember when I rode my 12year old GT Timberline rigid that had only 3 speeds that worked on it and blasting down horrible rutted hills at full speed to blow by some fucker on a nice ass FS. I blew by a group of FS bikes who cussed me out for going too fast down the hill.
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How exactly can you go faster on an SS?
I don't understand how you could be "dying" on a geared bike while a SS blows by you. Last edited by Homeslice; 05-23-2009 at 11:49 PM.. |
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And how can SS people blow by me on a gearing bike? People who generally ride SS bikes are very hardcore riders who are in far better shape than me or other riders who ride recreationally. IIRC many of the pro cross-country racers run a 3" suspension hardtail steel frame because it's faster overall. I ride a 5-6" suspension hardtail. I'm fast on the the short term. I can move through very tight trails really really fast. But about 10miles into a ride and I'm dying. I'm not built well for endurance. I'm sure you can put me on Rossi's bike and Rossi on my 96 CBR600 and Rossi would still blow me away.
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But isn't the gear ratio on an SS bike somewhere between the lowest and highest gear on a full-geared bike? If so, the full-geared bike would be able to go faster. Just like if you tried to take a Ducati and modify it so that only 3rd gear worked, it would not be able to hit 180 mph anymore.
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I know, but I'm just trying to understand what an SS bike is good for. Right now, the only advantage I can see is that it's cheaper and less failure-prone. But in terms of performance advantages, I don't see any.
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Instead of paying 2k for a lighter bike...pay 300 and then use the extra money to increase your engine size....via squats/leg press/hack.
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