Halfbiking through some Construction

The city is finally improving the broadband infrastructure on 17th. They picked a hot humid day to do it but 17th is so little traveled save for Frothy Monkey parking that I had the road nearly — but for the workers — all to myself.

I’m continually surprised by the differences between Biking Fixed and Halfbiking. While I know that Halfbiking — since I can’t sit — has improved my Fixie Climbing I’m still surprised at how differently effortful is Halfbiking up moderately steep hills in Shelby Hills. Since there is no Frame Stiffness through which to transfer one’s effort bodily via grip-strength & torque & body-swaying, the power inevitably comes from single-leg squatting on the pedals & which angle you take with reference to the ground or to the angle of the ground.

It’s a Torah.

She’s a wonderful punitive mistress

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