Cycling UK Forum

alexnharvey wrote:Is that one of those hipster sleds?

NATURAL ANKLING wrote:Hi,
As said measure rims, also measure the hubs...................................or at least measure the hubs before you assemble wheel.

I only made that mistake once, the tables for hubs are produced by who?
IIRC the general public?

Mick F wrote:The same figures come out using https://leonard.io/edd/

RickH wrote:

fossala wrote:Just checked Strava, my commute is on fixed and entails 1300ft of climbing in 10miles, this include something that is around 20% as well. It's doable as I do it 4 days a week.

You must be fitter &/or more bloody minded than me!

My cadence on the final hill home (the 250ft in 1/2 mile) drops to 60 & below with a 24" gear. For me that is well to the bottom end of comfortable - my last 2, fairly flat, rides average cadence was 88 & 90. Heading away from home I'm unlikely to not do 30+mph, sometimes 40+, freewheeling on the downhills.

It may be do-able on fixed but would I want to - for me, definitely no!

RickH wrote:I've enjoyed riding fixed on the Manchester Velodrome a few times (& once at the Glasgow one). I was going to do more but too much "life" got in the way. I may get back into it at some point.

Outside the velodrome I don't think it would work for me - to get to or from home entails going either up or down a hill that exceeds 20% in places. Down I get to around 25-30mph (limited by sight-lines), up is nearer 4mph where a 24" gear is welcome (& I occasionally wish for a lower one). If I'm coming home from a regular bike/train trip I've got about 1000ft of ascent to do - in 8 miles from Wigan or 15 from Newton-Le-Willows - with ~250ft in the last 1/2 mile.

alexnharvey wrote:Which hubs are you people using for fixed riding on the roads in the winter?