If I were you I'd go free - you get the benefit of fg maintenance without the stress of fixed descending. If you have a knee issue (past or present) I'd tend towards going easy on it...Anyway I've always been a big fan of ss
Yeah I really miss riding fixed but maybe that'll be for another day and another build.
Any recommendations on an obnoxiously loud freewheel? I like the White Industries on a friend's but costs more than I'm getting the F+F for so seems silly for a budget build.
Build flip flop rear wheel? That way if you can enjoy the odd flat fixed ride (hey East Essex and Suffolk, looking at you!) but be mainly SS around town when you've got to get up some nasty hill each day.
If I were you I'd go free - you get the benefit of fg maintenance without the stress of fixed descending. If you have a knee issue (past or present) I'd tend towards going easy on it...Anyway I've always been a big fan of ss