German Fixed Gear Racing

[@rejickmukherjee9154]

Guy is on 199 bpm for the whole race. 😂

[@sjoerdvisser76]

Didn't Prince have a song about this race? "And tonight we're gonna crit race like it's 199..."

[@theleftperson]

@@sjoerdvisser76 LOL

[@marshallalexander4329]

I had the same thought. Is that nuts or what!?!?

[@firehazard1792]

Woah, really cool to see a different aspect of bicycle road racing!

[@jimmynickelz]

Red Bull pile up crashes were terrifying, but the races were wicked exciting. Thanks.

[@DrFlashburn]

They're racing on top floor of a multi-story car park 0_o

[@Timtimzi]

Not sketchy at all omg lol

[@aliveinsidecc]

Thank you for the fixed gear content and then it is also our event 🤯 If anyone is interested in watching the full race from another perspective we got you covered: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmiVgKuveNZ-Z6c @Jeff if you are interested in analyzing some more fixed gear footage we would be more than happy to provide it to you. I have a lot of videos laying around 😉 Keep up the great work!

[@NickMaovich]

200 BPM for that long is insane

[@tadziu2400]

It depends. If his max hr is 220 then 200 is not hard to maintain for "that" long. My max is 205 and I can race at 185-190 average

[@andrew6889-p5c]

If I hit 175, call an ambulance.

[@jamesfearn]

What is the normal max? Around 180-185 I need to stop and rest to reset myself.

[@tadziu2400]

@@jamesfearn It depends. It is mostly genetic and I don't have any data but my guess is people have ~185 on average. It also gets lower and lower with age and It has nothing to do with your fitness which means someone with higher max hr won't be better than someone with lower max hr. It is individual and everyone who trains should know his max to then determinate optimal heart zones to train in.

[@NickMaovich]

@@andrew6889-p5c exactly. 180 BPM for 3 minutes and I stop no matter what

[@aamj50]

Watching the power bar graph is hypnotic! Love the fixed gear content 👍

[@gameEiger]

FINALLYYY SOME FIXED GEAR AGAINNN

[@VLuchansky]

Crazy effort! Amazing skills!

[@adadinthelifeofacyclist]

I feel that having watched the race it would be nice to see the race results. Looked like an exciting course

[@FlyingPastilla]

At 4:36 you can see a Dolan Pre Cursa, one of the best value fixed gear you can find. A true classic. You can race it on the velodrome or commute with it. Framesets go for $500 new but there are usually some for way less second hand. If you want to start riding but don't want to drops grands on a road bike, buy this.

[@Tyrion-ks6rp]

Nice to see you cover this race!

[@SyLens1]

i had a showerthought that would benefit junior and kids racing at a young age. singlespeed racing would make it so much more accessible for parents to get their kids into racing while also making it safer in a way (lower top speed)

[@michael1]

I think a lack of brakes would make it less safe. Presumably too you have to do this on closed roads (because road legislation in most jurisdictions says you need brakes - not unusual for those rules to state you need 2 independent braking systems too so the 'pedalling backwards' thing would count as 1 but you need a front brake as well)

[@SyLens1]

@@michael1 i ment singlespeed not fixed gear

[@Kook___]

that’s what gear restrictions are for

[@michael1]

@@Kook___ Well not really, it's not really cheaper to have a junior cassette because you're still buying a full groupset

[@SyLens1]

@@Kook___ those make things inaccessible

[@newoldsteel]

Fixed Gear aint dead lets go!!

[@jimmynickelz]

@@newoldsteel I'd never do it, but i cosign this message!

[@GummeeH3]

Rule #1 of riding fixed: Never EVER! stop pedaling If for some reason you forget rule #1 let your knees buckle edited to add: to go faster you have to pedal faster. It isn't about power as much as it is leg speed

[@Thomas5937]

Yeah would have liked to see cadence on the overlay

[@Aniqa101]

@@Thomas5937 Bottom right corner ;)

[@Checque]

Holy hell do I feel old. I didn’t realize it’s been 6 years since the last red hook crit

[@manueldeubler1127]

Schleudergang represent! Stabilste Radsportgruppe Europas!

[@hughwottt]

Dude who got second was running a belt drive.😮

[@ianbent0n]

Great video Jeff and Will. To me this is reminiscent of F1 - I'm sure super interesting and difficult to actually do, but not great as a spectator sport because it's so hard to pass, you're just watching a funeral procession the whole time.

[@Ayntak]

I bought my gravelbike at the Elbe park, didn't knew there is a race like that 🤩

[@JimUe1]

that parking lot furniture... 😱

[@Gochsener]

falling at 45kph on that surface, especially when it snaps sideways into the barrier, you can easily break your neck!

[@chelolelo]

Indoor Kart Racing is vastly different than this type of crit racing. Its entirely more technical in indoor kart racing as well as swapping out to different gear ratios to play to briefly darting out of corners to handling sharper turns. I disagree that you can conserve speed on an indoor track. Where as this level of crits has more of the tactics you cover quite often. Thank you for the great content !

[@bitminerbob6731]

Rider on the start line to the left with the belt for the chain.

[@georgehugh3455]

All Cement & Metal...on Fixed Gear Bikes! - What more could you want? (Looks punishing)

[@ryuujinusa]

That HR monitor can't be right. How does it move so little?

[@jimriley9903]

52x14?

[@bjorngee1986]

50x14

[@NanoDex]

Fixed is scary!

[@-es2bf]

dude talking about how he learned to corner on his bike during the final.

[@MongoosePreservationSociety]

i used to commute daily on fixed. now i'm old and ride electric with brakes, sad.

[@CaLiDaRi]

Does Shimano or Sram sponsor this kind of fixed-gear cycling?

[@aliveinsidecc]

We are a pretty small community which makes it hard to get big sponsorships.

[@dominickbrookes5103]

Race lines are not always the line.

[@michael1]

Russian broken gear racing - competitors queue at shop for 6 hours and get a derailleur and half a cabbage.

[@hughwottt]

Will's vocal fry is crazy

[@musclelessfitness2045]

Crazy idea and somewhat dangerous. What happens if you crash and the back wheel keeps spinning?

[@martenk7278]

Most likely: almost nothing. The wheel itself is too light to carry significant enough momentum to push the legs. Adding to that the fact that at least one pedal is likely hitting the ground and will transfer force in that direction, and you are not seeing much more injury than with any other road race. With how stretched the field is, its possibly less as there's less likelihood of folks crashing into each other

[@Rojasdrums]

I’ve been kicked by my pedals pretty hard lol it hurts

[@josephdunbar2105]

Arguably the most boring crit race I’ve ever seen.

[@АнтонАлексеенко_044]

Don't forget about the most stupid and dangerous