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Is it impossible to avoid knee damage that is in excess of that on a geared bike that one does not overgear?
There are some good links on the topic:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/fixed-knees.html
http://messengerofdoom.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/knee-deep-fixed-wheel-riders-knee-problems/
http://yamabushi.wordpress.com/2007/07/03/why-fixies-are-bad-for-your-knees/
but am looking for more personal opinions as the conclusiosn from these posts are somewhat inconclusive.