by "Grindintosecond" (Grindintosecond)
Published 08/03/2017 at 12:15
by "Grindintosecond" (Grindintosecond)
Published 08/03/2017 at 12:15
Tags: cycling
STARS: 2
A criterium is a closed course race of sprinting and position. Chess on a bike. However, make it a fixie bike with one gear and no brakes? Tight and technical sections with fast straights? Only one gear? Night? This is where the intensity, attitude, and street fighting energy come together with a realization you still have no brakes! No freewheeling!
How strong must you be to accelerate and brake for the corners, and hit top speed, all with that one gear? Did you pick the right gear? Did you pick the right sport? How many tattoos does that guy next to you have?...A lot! And they’re cogs and sprockets on fire!
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What started as an illegal Brooklyn birthday party street race is now growing across NY and into Europe, attracting world cup pros and Olympic medal winning athletes all racing next to amateurs if they can qualify for the group, cutting laps at or over 30mph.
Enjoy a documentary.
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"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
08/03/2017 at 12:25, STARS: 0
It’s like “Above the Rim“ but for white people! /s
"PotbellyJoe and 42 others" (potbellyjoe)
08/03/2017 at 13:57, STARS: 1
It really irked me when companies started making bikes in special editions for the Red Hook Crit. I think half of the fun was that it was renegade. Now it’s renegade chic.
"Grindintosecond" (Grindintosecond)
08/03/2017 at 16:08, STARS: 0
I agree.
"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
08/03/2017 at 20:56, STARS: 0
I honestly don’t understand why fixies are such a thing. I mean it’s a bike that’s harder and worse to ride. Y tho
"Grindintosecond" (Grindintosecond)
08/03/2017 at 22:30, STARS: 0
I think the challenge is interesting. Imagine a rally car with only one gear, so you need massive torque (strength) to get moving after a slow turn, high revs that still make power for the straights, and braking is all done by engine braking. No gearbox, no brakes, all done with the single engine to do everything.
Sounds like a challenge
"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
08/03/2017 at 22:35, STARS: 0
I’ve co-driven a car that was stuck in one gear. It was awful