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    A really good workout today, 16Ks on the bike and a PB of 40:25 for the route. I know it's slow but for me a PB is still a PB...
    Also, a link to the motivational video I watched before the ride and a video on Aaron, my eldest son, working out...

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    Quote Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider View Post
    A really good workout today, 16Ks on the bike and a PB of 40:25 for the route. I know it's slow but for me a PB is still a PB...
    Also, a link to the motivational video I watched before the ride and a video on Aaron, my eldest son, working out...

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    Good work. Remember that a single speed isn't as fast as a multi speed. I can spend close on 30 mins doing about 9 km on the fixed.
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    Yeah, I was thinking of the limitations last night. However, considering I'm riding on a bike path with kids, people walking their dogs, etc t'd be silly to try and go too fast anyway.
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    Quote Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider View Post
    Yeah, I was thinking of the limitations last night. However, considering I'm riding on a bike path with kids, people walking their dogs, etc t'd be silly to try and go too fast anyway.
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    You should give the fixed wheel a try - it is a better work out.
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    I've decided against flipping my wheel to make it a fixie, Ed. I wouldn't be able to peddle fast enough on some of the downhill sections. If it was flatter I'd consider it...
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    Quote Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider View Post
    I've decided against flipping my wheel to make it a fixie, Ed. I wouldn't be able to peddle fast enough on some of the downhill sections. If it was flatter I'd consider it...
    Thats where the brake comes in, along with slaloming down the hill, i am seriously considering bringing my cleats up to use with this bike, i keep coming out of the foot straps/ toe clips.
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    I read an article where a guy was explaining why bicycles did not stop at stop signs. He said they didn't want to tip over! a few weeks later I was waiting for a left turn at a light and watched a bike try to come to a stop. HE TIPPED OVER! I laughed so hard I almost ran over him driving by as he lay in the street. After I thought about it he couldn't get his cleats off his pedals. That reinforced my thoughts about fixed wheel. Don't use something meant for racing/show in a different environment.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 32t View Post
    I read an article where a guy was explaining why bicycles did not stop at stop signs. He said they didn't want to tip over! a few weeks later I was waiting for a left turn at a light and watched a bike try to come to a stop. HE TIPPED OVER! I laughed so hard I almost ran over him driving by as he lay in the street. After I thought about it he couldn't get his cleats off his pedals. That reinforced my thoughts about fixed wheel. Don't use something meant for racing/show in a different environment.
    Well I use cleats all the time on my other bike, i would guess that the guy you saw was new to cleats. The guy writing the article is full of poo, if I don't want my bike to tip over i clip out (small rotation of your foot) and put my foot down. I don't track stand.
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    5 mile bike ride today. Three miles on mountain bike trail, two on paved path. The leaves are beginning to turn.
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    Today I ride a five mile loop. Glorious weather and some fun trails. Saw a deer and a couple of turkeys. The loop is on the opposite end of the trail I ride last week.
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