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This could be because you now have a reduced fat layer, as opposed to an increase in fitness level.
The biggest single reason for me building a fixed was fitness. My in-laws have a nice little summer house about 55km from were I live. We go there most weekends in the summer. Its an absolutly beautiful ride (winding roads around fjords and mountains), but not really tough enough to give me the workout I'd like (and I cant just go further, as I seldom have time). I have yet to try it, but I'm thinking that it will be perfect fixed (lots of hills, but nothing silly). I have in fact designed my fixed gear bike around this one route (sounds stupid, but it is what it is).
For what its worth, I like to think that I'm in pretty good shape (marathon runner), yet I started sweating this morning, just getting my cycling gear on.