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@TheBrick(Tommy)
I never quite understood this argument. Fixed riders HAVE to go up hills fast due to their gearing, the slower you go the harder it is to turn the cranks etc...). Likewise SSers. Geared riders could do the exact same thing (stay in gear and keep pedalling) but it'd be stupid to do so. Why not conserve energy and make it an easier ride uphill (it's not a race after all). Fixed gear just limits your options when going uphill - which is great if you're training or whatever and have to exert extra energy to get over a hill.
You make it sound like geared riders don't have that momentum which is twoddle.[/quote]
I never quite understood this argument. Fixed riders HAVE to go up hills fast due to their gearing, the slower you go the harder it is to turn the cranks etc...). Likewise SSers. Geared riders could do the exact same thing (stay in gear and keep pedalling) but it'd be stupid to do so. Why not conserve energy and make it an easier ride uphill (it's not a race after all). Fixed gear just limits your options when going uphill - which is great if you're training or whatever and have to exert extra energy to get over a hill.
You make it sound like geared riders don't have that momentum which is twoddle.[/quote]
I feel going up the same hill single speed is harder than fixed. I do not have a perfect circular pedal stroke, no one does, haveing the fixed wheel helps on the hill because of this especially when the cadence drops. The momentum is on your feet not on your bike.
I am with Hippy it feel more controled in the city on a fixed wheel, easier to stop and check round buses e.t.c when you pull inbetween a que of traffic, nice and smooth e.t.c