Sam F Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Glen, you won't so ssshhhh.The hill is 1 mile long and it gets steeper and steeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robwalker Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 (edited) http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&sour...i=lmc:panoramioYou probally could do it on a fixie.. but why? Edited February 7, 2009 by Robwalker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Sold my road bike to pay for my cat to have kidney surgery today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 When i go to dorking, leith hill, to get from the car park to the top of the trail, is about 5 miles of uphill, on a mtb. I do that pretty easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robwalker Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Any hills easy, with gears... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Mtb, 2.3" knobbly tyres. Nearly 10 times longer than your hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam F Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Hang on, our hill is 1 mile long, yours is 5.Hows that make it 10 times longer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robwalker Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 lol this isn't a who's hill is bigger competition. I was just pointing out that it was totally useless and impractical for me to even think about a singlespeed/fixie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 (edited) When i go to dorking, leith hill, to get from the car park to the top of the trail, is about 5 miles of uphill, on a mtb. I do that pretty easily.I used to ride that to work every day. Pussy.I rode from the top of Guildford (Onslow) to Leatherhead (opposite the theatre) EVERY day for 8 months.Heres my old route - http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source...mp;t=h&z=11Did that on my S Works Tarmac. It was lush.... Edited February 7, 2009 by Pashley26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam F Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 lol this isn't a who's hill is bigger competition. I was just pointing out that it was totally useless and impractical for me to even think about a singlespeed/fixie!It is.Not that i have to ride it.I bus ride it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robwalker Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 You must have been some beastly man machine when you finished that haha. Didn't that have some huge emotional strain on your body too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Hang on, our hill is 1 mile long, yours is 5.Hows that make it 10 times longer?Hang on, google maps says it's 0.6m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Hang on, google maps says it's 0.6m.Hang on, your maths is pissed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam F Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Dunno what google you use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVWOCI WVS Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 It doesn't really matter, because you know I'd put you both to shame on a road bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Just by the by in this petty little dick contest Glen is fuelling, I rode up Anerley hill when I was 5 on a singlespeed bike.Crystal Palace 4 lyfe x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Sam, the link Rob posted says 0.6.maS, i dunno, i'm pretty good, top out at 34 on my fixed, 42 16. down a small hillNick, you couldn't even ride a bike till you were 12, then you finally got your stabilisers off when you were 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam F Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 I dunno, i don't care.. anything with skinny tyres are shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVWOCI WVS Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Sam, the link Rob posted says 0.6.maS, i dunno, i'm pretty good, top out at 34 on my fixed, 42 16. down a small hillNick, you couldn't even ride a bike till you were 12, then you finally got your stabilisers off when you were 14 I've had 62mph on a relatively tiny hill (suffolk is very flat) on my old Orbea. Spinning in top ring and top gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 (edited) Cos you've never ridden it.Rob, have you ridden SS/fixed ever? You'll probably change your mind once you've done a hill on a fixed a few times.Sam, f**k. Not fixed though The light track bike, i dunno, it's that or a TT bike. Merida do a couple of cheaper full aero bikes, which are ok, mainly alu though. Edited February 7, 2009 by Fixed Pants™ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 The light track bike, i dunno, it's that or a TT bike. Merida do a couple of cheaper full aero bikes, which are ok, mainly alu though.Merida = Specialized + Saracen (Tourmalet is AWESOME!) + Most Reece Cycles (Probike, Python, Daytona) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robwalker Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 lol f**k this im going out. Enjoy yourselves! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Yeah, they make a lot of bikes for a lot of people.Still, top quality frames, with good bits, just a bit cheaper than their 'branded' counterparts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVWOCI WVS Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 I've never had a computer or GPS (62mph recorded on GPS (S.O.G) computer reading 59.5mph) on my fixed bikes, but I know I've topped 40mph, brakeless and on flat pedals, and I've also set off speed cameras on my old fixed in a 30mph zone (very flat road, must have been going atleast 35mph, I guess). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Yeah, they make a lot of bikes for a lot of people.Still, top quality frames, with good bits, just a bit cheaper than their 'branded' counterparts.The Saracen Tourmalet is amazing VFM. Aksyrium Noir wheel set, 105 throughout, basically a Specialized Tarmac frame, and it comes with very "Barfat" like tape which is NICE.All for £1200.The new Scott CR1 Comp is nice ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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