RR: Single Speed vs Gears

On Sat, 27 Mar 2004 21:15:08 -0500, "Marty" <[email hidden]>

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I got out for a ride the other day with a friend of mine
who just finished turning his perfectly fine Schwinn into a
single speed. His NRS 2 was in the shop. I took a close
look at the SS and it DID look sleek. I was pretty curious
about the bike and how the two of us would "measure up" so
to speak.

Long story short, he smoked me on uphills where he didn't
have a sharp transition. He would stand up and crank and
the ratio would carry him up. He always smoked me on hills
anyway. The man is a cardio monster. But this was
different. Since we were in "my woods" I was usually in
the lead so I can't say how it handled on the downhill
sections. I assume it was fine. Where I noticed a big
difference (and a frustrating one for him) was in a sharp
transition section. For instance, there is a part of the
trail that drops down to a small stream crossing then
takes a short turn and up a rooty 5 or 6 foot hill then a
longer uphill. Another section, the trail cuts across a
ridge face then turns uphill in the middle of a small rock
garden. He never made it through those sections without
dabbing. He'd loose 'mo and never recover. He's a very
good rider so I think this made him nuts.

Have to admit not hearing him shift was odd.

He seemed to have fun but I still like my "geared pig".

Marty

p.s. Next time I'll give it a ride..

Marty, I can see it coming....You're ready for the
experience of SS.

I can say for my style that I'm able to handle sharp
transitions like the one you described much better on my SS.
It may simply be because I've gotten better over the
years...Who knows?

Peace, Bill The mind serves properly as a window glass
rather than as a reflector, that is, the mind should give an
immediate view instead of an interpretation of the world.
:-]

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I can say for my style that I'm able to handle sharp
transitions like the one you described much better on my
SS. It may simply be because I've gotten <<<bitter>>> over
the years...Who knows?

Peace, Bill

"Bill Wheeler" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Marty said:

I got out for a ride the other day with a friend of mine
who just

finished

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turning his perfectly fine Schwinn into a single speed.
His NRS 2 was in

the

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shop. I took a close look at the SS and it DID look
sleek. I was pretty curious about the bike and how the
two of us would "measure up" so to

speak.

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Long story short, he smoked me on uphills where he didn't
have a sharp
transition. He would stand up and crank and the ratio
would carry him up.

He

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always smoked me on hills anyway. The man is a cardio
monster. But this

was

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different. Since we were in "my woods" I was usually in
the lead so I

can't

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say how it handled on the downhill sections. I assume it
was fine. Where

I

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noticed a big difference (and a frustrating one for him)
was in a sharp transition section. For instance, there is
a part of the trail that drops down to a small stream
crossing then takes a short turn and up a rooty 5

or

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6 foot hill then a longer uphill. Another section, the
trail cuts across

a

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ridge face then turns uphill in the middle of a small
rock garden. He

never

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made it through those sections without dabbing. He'd
loose 'mo and never recover. He's a very good rider so I
think this made him nuts.

Have to admit not hearing him shift was odd.

He seemed to have fun but I still like my "geared pig".

Marty

p.s. Next time I'll give it a ride..

Marty, I can see it coming....You're ready for the
experience of SS.

I can say for my style that I'm able to handle sharp
transitions like the one you described much better on my
SS. It may simply be because I've gotten better over the
years...Who knows?

Peace, Bill The mind serves properly as a window glass
rather than as a reflector, that is, the mind should
give an immediate view instead of an interpretation of
the world.
:-]

He'll probably get better with it too. It's still relatively
new to him.

Marty

On Sat, 27 Mar 2004 19:06:34 -0800, Slacker <[email hidden]>

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I can say for my style that I'm able to handle sharp
transitions like the one you described much better on my
SS. It may simply be because I've gotten <<<bitter>>>
over the years...Who knows?

Peace, Bill

Now whatever made you think I've gotten bitter? Jaded? Yes.
Bitter? No.

There is too much [censored] in what we do. My goal is to remove
it, expose it, squash it, highlight it, dwell on it until
someone gets it.

Peace, Bill

The mind serves properly as a window glass rather than as a
reflector, that is, the mind should give an immediate view
instead of an interpretation of the world.
:-]