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I can see the logic behind training with gears though. Easier to mix it up (do cyclist do fartlek style interval training?).

Serious question!
I am going to be be cycling from an altitude of 0m to 1500m over 21km at very consistant gradient, this summer. I have my heart set on doing this fixed (say 42:22, not decided yet), and have seen it mentioned a few times that climbing fixed is somehow very effective. Is it?

http://www.frafjordtilfjell.com/hoved.php?valg=2&sprak=eng

Club runs are notoriously Fartlek-like, racing each other to sign posts etc. so yeah fartlek is done by many cyclists.

for climbing a mountain, fixed would be fine, but I wouldn't want to come back down it on 42:22! a SS might be ok. would still prefer gears though.