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Comment on Calculating Fixed Gear Speeds and RPMs by nick

nick — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 09:47:04 +0000

You Got it!!!!!!!!!

Also to figure out cadence multiply speed by 4.44

My perfect cadence is 89

I learned this also around the same time maybe a year or 2 earlier.

And this works for any kind of bike not just fixed gear!

And to do 700c tireswhich is actually 622 you add the width of both tires like 25c=50+622=672divided by 25.4cm(one inch) to convert it into inches.

672/25.4=26.45669291 not quite 26.5 so it is more accurate.

Comment on Front Range 60 2011 – ‘amateur’ style by Ridgeline Rampage 2011 « La vie de vélo

Ridgeline Rampage 2011 « La vie de vélo — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:29:17 +0000

[...] Rampage 2011 Thankfully Warrior Cycling got mucho feedback about the whole amateur debacle at the Front Range 60 and decided to create a Pro/Open class. Much [...]

Comment on Front Range 60 2011 – ‘amateur’ style by Will

Will — Mon, 09 May 2011 17:48:13 +0000

Sounds like a disaster Matt. I would be livid. Puts my minor bitchin’ into perspective. I raced an XC event this last weekend where they moved the start line twice taking me from the front row to the middle of a train wreck. At Sea Otter they let the single speeds and the tandems go out in front of all Cat 2 classes. Nothing like your experience though congrats on being dialed my friend.

Comment on Powertap calibration by perrygeo

perrygeo — Fri, 06 May 2011 13:53:20 +0000

Tony – I ended up getting a replacement from Saris. Actually it was more like an upgrade… sent them the old wired hub and few hundred bucks and they sent me a new Pro+ hub built with DT rim. The Pro+ hub doesn’t have those stupid carbon windows which leak water which is nice.

330 torque offset seems WAY off. Once it goes out of the 500-524
range (that seems to be all they care about and the sole determinant
of their “is it dead” decision) call Saris and ask about upgrade paths. They’ll
try to sell you on rebuilding your hub but you can eventually get them to
offer the replacement which is a smoking deal.

Comment on Powertap calibration by Tony

Tony — Fri, 06 May 2011 08:40:56 +0000

How did you get on? Did you have to get it fixed? My torque offset is 330, so a 150w workout is quite hard especially when I used to sit over 200w for 4 hours. I suspect mine needs recalibrating (or something has broken)

Comment on Dawn ’til Dusk 2011 race report by bakinginbikeclothes

bakinginbikeclothes — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:36:57 +0000

The slop was dialed up special! Hopefully it won’t snow in 12 hours in the wild west next month, ay?

Comment on Dawn ’til Dusk 2011 race report by SCDUB

SCDUB — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 05:38:16 +0000

Awesome Matt!

Comment on Moab in February by Moab Red Hot…or freezing rain and wind, whichever « Smooth Moves

Moab Red Hot…or freezing rain and wind, whichever « Smooth Moves — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:47:33 +0000

[...] Matt and I headed out to Moab on Friday morning with oppressive and looming clouds. I thought the desert was supposed to be, you know, dry? Apparently there are two types of weather to be had in the desert: hot and dry, and flash flood. [...]

Comment on 2010 in review, Looking forward to 2011 by Nothing like an unplanned extended holiday… « Smooth Moves

Nothing like an unplanned extended holiday… « Smooth Moves — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:20:13 +0000

[...] Welp, after the chubby chubster it was off to the frigid north to celebrate Christmas with Matt’s family. Just like two years ago, we were trapped by the EPIC SNOWPOCALYPTIC BLIZZARD OF 2010. [...]

Comment on 2010 in review, Looking forward to 2011 by Wife

Wife — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 19:18:22 +0000

Good goals, I especially like the running ones (and the part where you call me your wife)