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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]
bollocks, I just said how it felt to me, compared to SS.