First Fixed Ride

It's just the habits I know I have developed over the years and do without really thinking about them, like coasting and repositioning myself on the saddle, freewheeling around corners. I know thats gonna catch me out at some point. The riding in the park thing is a good idea, am just worried that 40 odd years of riding freewheel bikes and instinct will take over at some point and I will inadvertantly revert back to it causing me some horrific injury whilst riding fixed.

It's what I call 'fixed fear' :)

When i first went fixed, any time my thoughts strayed to riding (while not actually riding) I used to imagine huge hills and me falling off and dying horribly, or falling off at lights, or falling off round corners, or falling off while trying to coast, etc.

You do overcome it eventually (i think it took me a week of riding every day in London), although to be fair I have fallen off subsequently in all of those scenarios. But as anyone who knows me will tell you it's because I can't ride a bike for shit, not because of the drivetrain :)

SS has it's benefits though, and fixed isn't for everyone. There are a fair few members of the SS division on this board (wayne for eg.) HEIL!