divernick Posted June 2, 2012 Author Posted June 2, 2012 38x20 was NOT the right gear choice......... A 16 cog would have been perfect! Pedalled my a$$ off today!
jcmeyerSS Posted June 2, 2012 Posted June 2, 2012 Don't know I ran 32:16 and didn't have a good day. But think it was more me than the gear. Just had a really bad day. Suffered from bad cramps at about 40km.
bassasdaindia Posted June 2, 2012 Posted June 2, 2012 on the topic of single speed's watch this space,I am going to be posting my (ridden twice ) Gary Fisher carbon single speed 15'5" 29er with niner rigid fork and full XT group for sale next week. Awesome bike,that needs a good home. Apologies in advance for the thread hijack
hdp_gmx Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 38x20 was NOT the right gear choice......... A 16 cog would have been perfect! Pedalled my a$$ off today! Second that, my HR was max spinning out at 24 /25 kph on the flats, crazy
Mats Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 38x20 was NOT the right gear choice......... A 16 cog would have been perfect! Pedalled my a$$ off today! If you want to run a 38x16, what were you doing on the 40km route.You should have been racing with the big boys! Just sayin'
divernick Posted June 3, 2012 Author Posted June 3, 2012 If you want to run a 38x16, what were you doing on the 40km route.You should have been racing with the big boys! Just sayin' I know, I was under time pressure - see you on the marathon next month....
Wyatt Earp Posted June 4, 2012 Posted June 4, 2012 38x20 was NOT the right gear choice......... A 16 cog would have been perfect! Pedalled my a$$ off today! If you can run that gear properly you should win the race overall.
divernick Posted June 4, 2012 Author Posted June 4, 2012 If you can run that gear properly you should win the race overall. Haha, we'll never know now will we! I am going to try a 18T cog on my next social ride and see how the legs cope..... Seriously though, the lack of hills killed me - I am a masher, not a spinner and this course certainly had me spinning!I'm a lot stronger than I am fit, so I really struggled. Official time of 2h15 (moving time of 2h09) saw me post a higher than normal average speed of just about 20km/h. My legs are feeling it today.
Mats Posted June 4, 2012 Posted June 4, 2012 Haha, we'll never know now will we! I am going to try a 18T cog on my next social ride and see how the legs cope..... Seriously though, the lack of hills killed me - I am a masher, not a spinner and this course certainly had me spinning!I'm a lot stronger than I am fit, so I really struggled. Official time of 2h15 (moving time of 2h09) saw me post a higher than normal average speed of just about 20km/h. My legs are feeling it today. What do you think single speed is all about.If you want to climb you need to go and do something like Attakwas.
divernick Posted June 4, 2012 Author Posted June 4, 2012 What do you think single speed is all about.If you want to climb you need to go and do something like Attakwas. All I'm saying is that the route didn't suit my personal riding style, that's all. That said, I loved being out there, riding a rigid SS. Please don't see it as me complaining about the route - not at all! Every course has it's own set of challenges that we have to deal with. That's what makes mountain biking, and in particular SS, very interesting and always challenging.
jcmeyerSS Posted June 4, 2012 Posted June 4, 2012 Haha, we'll never know now will we! I am going to try a 18T cog on my next social ride and see how the legs cope..... Seriously though, the lack of hills killed me - I am a masher, not a spinner and this course certainly had me spinning!I'm a lot stronger than I am fit, so I really struggled. Official time of 2h15 (moving time of 2h09) saw me post a higher than normal average speed of just about 20km/h. My legs are feeling it today.Nice job bud. Good time. Like I said had a *** day. Marathon time of 3:14:42.
JarradVZ Posted June 6, 2012 Posted June 6, 2012 Who was the dude who won the SS cat? Is he a hubber? Orange Niner and Niner fork. What ratio was he on? I ran a 32x16 but I think a 15 would have been perfect. 2h36 in the end, had to stop twice for punctures but didn't delay me too much. My mate Edgar had a superb ride also on a 16, he was just sub 2h30.
jcmeyerSS Posted June 6, 2012 Posted June 6, 2012 Who was the dude who won the SS cat? Is he a hubber? Orange Niner and Niner fork. What ratio was he on? I ran a 32x16 but I think a 15 would have been perfect. 2h36 in the end, had to stop twice for punctures but didn't delay me too much. My mate Edgar had a superb ride also on a 16, he was just sub 2h30.WTF I think we need some urine samples from you guy. Haha. Great rides both of you.
NotSoBigBen Posted June 6, 2012 Posted June 6, 2012 Seeing the speeds that these can be ridden at and the gear choice of some guys makes me just wanna put my gears back on
jcmeyerSS Posted June 6, 2012 Posted June 6, 2012 Seeing the speeds that these can be ridden at and the gear choice of some guys makes me just wanna put my gears back on Don't do NSBB. Your in that machine catagory as well. One day when I'm NotSoBig .............
NotSoBigBen Posted June 6, 2012 Posted June 6, 2012 Don't do NSBB. Your in that machine catagory as well.One day when I'm NotSoBig ............. OK I just don't ride it in public then
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