Some advice needed! - London Fixed-gear and Single-speed

mdizzle · 15th January 2008

Hi All
I move to theSouth of France in 2 months, i want to take my beloved fixie with me, but am unsure as to the gearing i will need.I will be living near Marseilles, so slight hills! Any gear advice?

Cheers
Myles

turpe · 15th January 2008

I live in San Francisco - which has a couple of small, gentle hills - and most people (myself included) swear by 46x17.

mdizzle · 15th January 2008

what is the wind like in san fran?

RPM · 15th January 2008

like an invisible pushy-pushy thing

mdizzle · 15th January 2008

i only ask because the tour has serious issues with stages finishing in marseilles because of the mistral winds that occur in the area!

turpe · 15th January 2008

The wind has, on occasion, pushed me about two yards backwards as I stood up to start pedalling away from a stoplight. It has also made pedalling down a pretty steep hill difficult.

It's the same with any coastal town, but I suppose amplified slightly by the fact that we are the first port of call for any wind blowing in from the Pacific Ocean.

mdizzle · 15th January 2008

ok,cheers Turpe

RPM · 15th January 2008

aah the mistral

yeah, fuck that, just don't ride when that sucker comes to town.

or get 42x18 and pray

Richard Cheese · 15th January 2008

Isn't the city itself pretty flat? Outside of it though, things are a little bit hillier. Like the arse end of the Alps.

mdizzle · 15th January 2008

rpm...........yes the mistral!!!

Richard,i will be living on the coast @30 miles out of the cess pit, sorry city.so slightup and downs, and with dodgy roast beef knees!

mdizzle · 15th January 2008

but will give Turpes advice a trial run in London first

turpe · 15th January 2008

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mdizzle:but will give Turpes advice a trial run in London first

Good call. I don't really like to give advice on matters that come down so much to personal preference, like gear ratios, saddles, bars etc. etc. - I can only tell you what works for me.

Marseille itself is undergoing a serious regeneration right now, so you might be pleasantly surprised by how un-cesspool-esque it's becoming.

mdizzle · 15th January 2008

re-generation?like total demolition?thebest thing there were the skatepark and bi-bi's trails!!!!...............oh and the graffiti, and this was in October!!!!

turpe · 15th January 2008

Well, if you didn't get robbed whilst you were there, then it's better than it was five years ago.

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15th January 2008	#1
mdizzle	Hi All I move to theSouth of France in 2 months, i want to take my beloved fixie with me, but am unsure as to the gearing i will need.I will be living near Marseilles, so slight hills! Any gear advice? Cheers Myles
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15th January 2008	#2
turpe	I live in San Francisco - which has a couple of small, gentle hills - and most people (myself included) swear by 46x17.
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15th January 2008	#9
Richard Cheese	Isn't the city itself pretty flat? Outside of it though, things are a little bit hillier. Like the arse end of the Alps.
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