Interesting ride

[Patrick Moore]

I cut my 20 mile ride on the 75" Joe Starck fixed gear short at about 18 miles (18.34 total) thanks to Westerlies 23 gusts gusts to 32 this afternoon. Really, it was great fun, since I've long since learned to hold back when pedaling into headwinds, but it's still a close calculation how to hold back enough so that the cumulative effort doesn't tip you into overexertion.

The main point of this post is once again to say how natural and comfortable the 1999 Joe Starck custom felt when hunkered down in the hooks. The wind was at times strong enough that when climbing modest inclines I had to stand to maintain momentum. I do have a 19t/68" low gear, but I do prefer to back off and pedal slowly instead of downshifting, and this method worked today, tho' on 2 or 4 occasions while standing I did think seriously of stopping and moving the chain. But my iron will (and God willing my sense of humor) prevailed.

52 X 17/19 Dingle, 24 1/2" wheel (559 X 28 mm RH Elk Pass tire), 75" and 68".

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Patrick Moore

Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum

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