Subject: RE: Fixed-gear bikes Actually, your running has multiple gears as well, the most equivalent to the bike gearing is your stride length. As a matter of fact, some cycling analysts use a measurement called development, which measures the distance your bike travels with every revolution of the pedals. The higher the gear, the further your bike travels, or the longer your cycling stride. The equivalent in running to riding a fixed gear would be tying a length of board from ankle to ankle, so you could not lengthen or shorten your stride. That would be fine for the flats but would make it difficult to climb, descend or sprint. But, again, I doubt there is a rule against it, so if you want to handicap yourself a challenge, then, as the other poster said, good luck with that. |