Deathbike 500
Ahoy , Well I am back to fixed gear and my learning curve was rather high until I started riding with clips. Yes it is easier to stop with them and pedal faster but I still have trouble getting in and out. I almost dumped my bike today when I went to stop and my bag swung up and over my shoulder and forced me off balance. I barley got my right foot out and still laid my bike down–gently but still. I am waiting for some new wheels so that I can practice skidding and feel more in control of my bike. Right now I have a cheapo hub and lock ring, it does the job, but I am not depending on it when I have to slow down quickly, quickly as in there is a car door that just swung open in front of me or a car that cuts me off. I have been calling my bike Death Bike 5000, because when I forget that I am riding a fixed and I decide I want to stand up and coast I am reminded very quickly that no , I am on Death Bike 5000 and Death Bike 5000 does not coast. For those who have had this experience you may understand my bike’s name. I am also going to practice track stands so that I don’t have to keep getting in and out of my pedals EVERY time I stop. This experience I am having with Death Bike is fun , it is like learning to ride a bike all over again.
