Thinking of going fixed for the first time. Anything I should Know

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HatBeard

as you're stopping you'll need to think about crank angles, it's better to stop half a foot short with the crank in the right place to set off than it is to roll to the stop line and have your cranks at 11/5 o'clock positions and struggle to push off when the lights change. otherwise be prepared to unclip, put your foot down, rotate cranks and then set off whilst everyone behind you turns white hot with rage because you've held them up for 1 second.

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Greenbank in reply to @HatBeard

And eventually learn to pull away with the cranks at 11/5 o'clock position, or any position. It's just HTFU that needs to be applied.A push off from the standing foot is enough to get the cranks round to a position where you can continue to pedal squares (if you're a masher like me).