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It does feel much less twitchy / lively than a conventional fixed gear. It’s heavy too - I did think I could make it feel a bit snappier by lowering the gear inches but quite like the balance between accelerating and top speed it offers on 42-16. I also like the contrast from riding this then going on a light and fast bike :)
Fun to ride still and nice to chuck it around with no worries.
Does feel like shit though when I’m using it with stuff in the panniers.
MCamb
How did you like the fixed gear on the 26er compared to a ‘normal‘ 700c fixed? These old mtbs have about the same bb height as a track bike so provided they have horizontal drop outs, they should make for nice fat tyred fixed conversions. But there seem to be hardly any around. Is it because hardly anyone rides fixed these days or does the sluggish/tractor feel of a retro 26er not lend itself to fixed?