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fixies...it's like driving a car with no gear and no brake hmmmm...
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@fixedgearforlife Fixies have no mechanical advantage to road bikes.
The maintenance of a road bike is next to nothing. Just because you are not smart enough to know how to dial in gears and brakes, doesn't make it a problem. I spend an hour every 4 months redialing in my gears and brakes.
Having a selection of gears, Having 2 brakes, being able to coast VS one single gear (bad cadence), probably zero brakes, and not being able to coast. Which one sounds like it has the advantage?
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You can always go faster on a geared road bike than a fixed gear.
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@welcome2my2ndlife it depends on whether it has a chain or not.
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@robhingston For long commutes single speed or fixed is a mechanical advantage because there are fewer components and fewer potential problems. The maintenance is next to nothing.
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single speed makes your bike more manageable and their is lots of reasons to go single speed, however, I do feel a single speed bike is a massive step backwards for the long commuter doing 20 miles plus a day...
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@Scicotion I have a singlespeed roadie (drop bars, 2 brakes, freewheel) as a training bike. It's great. Hard up the hills and I need to spin it out fast to keep up with guys on geared bikes. My rpm has gone from 31 to 171 as the highest.
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I have a singlespeed roadie (drop bars, 2 brakes, freewheel) as a training bike. It's great. Hard up the hills and I need to spin it out fast to keep up with guys on geared bikes. My rpm has gone from 31 to 171 as the highest.
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homo
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What are you talking about? Even the late "bike guru", Sheldon Brown recommended to have at least a brake for the front wheel on a fixed gear.
edwong3 3 years ago 7
That would be because it says the cameraman is on a fixed gear.
katherynne 3 years ago 3