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@kowalski
I thought the same until I tried it!
Obviously, there are limits to the hill you can actually push your chosen gear up.
Riding fixed you keep your momentum, and with your newly improved pedalling action you're riding much more efficiently.
I founnd that given a choice of 27 gears I was always in the wrong one.
It's going downhill that's harder... ;-)