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I supposed that bicycles evolve to suit a lot of people's different ideas of whats fun. I'm glad that I was introduced to the joy of less and I salute Sheldon B
by adolph 4y ago
I supposed that bicycles evolve to suit a lot of people's different ideas of whats fun. I'm glad that I was introduced to the joy of less and I salute Sheldon Brown on the road beyond for inspiring so many to take a second look at something simpler.
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/fixedgear.html https://www.sheldonbrown.com/fixedgear.html
Are you sure you need a bicycle with gears? The purest, simplest kind of bicycle is the fixed-gear bicycle. Riding a fixed gear will make you a stronger, smoother cyclist...and it is a ton of fun!
- rootusrootus 4y agoWhere I live, it would also dramatically limit where you could ride. Different strokes for different folks, I'd hesitate to call one choice objectively better than another.
- adolph 4y agoFor certain true. I’m glad that bikes continue to capture people’s ingenuity. Single speed isn’t just for flatlanders tho. My first exposure was of a guide in the hills of Sedona, AZ. Edit: AZ, not NM.
- eesmith 4y agoIsn't it better to succeed by the artifice of a derailer than to fail by the strength of your muscles?
- adolph 4y agoPardon me, I meant no disrespect for assistive devices, one of which is the entire bike. My intent was to follow the article in recognition of cycling’s joys and add that not all evolution is an accrual of features.
- eesmith 4y agoI inverted Desgrange's quote from the "Are you sure you need a bicycle with gears?" section to point out how the essay contains many assertions which assume the consequence. Pointing to that page therefore seems likely to cause non-fixie enthusiasts to turn away. I'm glad that you and many others enjoy fixed-wheeled bicycles. Fixies = good. Gears = good. Cargo bikes = good. Bakfiets = good. More bikes = good.
- eesmith 4y ago(Grr, I of course meant 'fixed-gear' not 'fixed-wheeled'.)