.David.Auker.

At last year's event, I heard that a certain "PD" removed his feet from

the pedals and "coasted" downhill...?



gary.m-@gmail.com wrote:



 Hi,



I too am planning on the riding a fixed gear in the Cherry Pie and would

love to hear more from others who have ridden road races on unbroken

bikes.



I currently ride a 75 inch gear (42x15) which is quite comfortable on

the hills around Eugene but top ends over 25MPH without unsustainable

spinning.   I suspect from some group rides that this is going get me

dropped by the likes of Dan Vrijmoet(sp?). Besides, the one 'Roller' in

the Cherry Pie is really not long enough to worry about killing myself

on a big gear. So what should I do?



42x13 (86.5 inches)?

52x15 (93 inches)?

Others?



And, yeah a long gear will hurt... but it might be sweet to carry some

real speed downhill.



Any and all advice will help!



Thanks,



Gary