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urban_biker

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What does Sheldon mean when he says . . .
« on: 21 April, 2008, 04:46:29 pm »
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A fixed-gear rider will learn to "post" over bumps without breaking stride.

See here: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/fixed.html

What is post in this context?
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delthebike

Re: What does Sheldon mean when he says . . .
« Reply #1 on: 21 April, 2008, 04:53:23 pm »
Quote from: urban_biker on 21 April, 2008, 04:46:29 pm
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A fixed-gear rider will learn to "post" over bumps without breaking stride.

See here: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/fixed.html

What is post in this context?
I think he meant that when fixed and riding over a bump you lift you arse off of the saddle to allow the bike to pivot over the bump. Obviously your legs will still be turning/be turned by the pedals.
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Phil

Re: What does Sheldon mean when he says . . .
« Reply #2 on: 21 April, 2008, 04:54:49 pm »
Yeah, it's a motion similar to unweighting (is that a current term now everybody's got suspension?) but your legs just keep going. 
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MSeries

Re: What does Sheldon mean when he says . . .
« Reply #3 on: 21 April, 2008, 04:55:13 pm »
Cross between pedal and coast I thought.
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urban_biker

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Re: What does Sheldon mean when he says . . .
« Reply #4 on: 21 April, 2008, 05:01:30 pm »
Ok - thanks all. Unweighting I'd heard of but I'd never heard the term post before and thought it was some kind of strange fixie only thing.

Now I just need a few weeks where I practice not to freewheel.
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little miss mac

Re: What does Sheldon mean when he says . . .
« Reply #5 on: 21 April, 2008, 05:07:24 pm »
Posting is US-speak for rising trot (on a horse) so I would guess the effect on fixed is pretty similar (up down up down up down)
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hazeii

Re: What does Sheldon mean when he says . . .
« Reply #6 on: 21 April, 2008, 08:12:06 pm »
Same as you do on a hardtail MTB when you want to keep pedalling over rough ground; keep pedalling but with enough flex in your legs that you can still absorb bumps (as contrasted with stiff-legged out-of-the-saddle efforts). Anyone who's ever cycled along a bridleway wash-boarded by horse hooves will know the technique! :)
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Re: What does Sheldon mean when he says . . .
« Reply #7 on: 25 April, 2008, 09:16:14 am »
Cool, there's a word for it! :thumbsup:
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Butterfly

Re: What does Sheldon mean when he says . . .
« Reply #8 on: 25 April, 2008, 10:11:53 am »
It's what you do whilst riding a trotting horse side-saddle.  :) Shift your weight so the impact doesn't knock your teeth loose.

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