You are reading a single comment by @gbj_tester and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
-
Well, you're the expert
Nah, just somebody who knows some stuff other people worked out. The original expert was presumably the person who originally persuaded cyclists that it was possible to use a freewheel on a bicycle. The freewheel must have seemed like magic to people with a 19th century understanding of pedalling dynamics.
gbj_tester
Well, you're the expert so I won't argue with it. From a subjective pov, I steel feel like the cranks carry more force through the 12 and 6 o'clock position on a fixed gear bike. When switching to a freewheeled bike after riding a fixed, the pedal stroke feels less evenly than on a fixed bike. Then again, after a while you adjust your pedalling and it feels evenly on a freewheeled bike, too.