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@danwentskiing
i just got back from my first off-road ride on my fixed gear bike. and i can certainly confirm it was ace. a really nice way to break up the routine of my samey south-of-birmingham countryside routes.
if you're into mountain biking but can't always manage the two hour-plus journey times to something fun in wales, riding fixed transforms the too-easy local trails into an interesting challenge.
i hereby encourage everyone to but surly dingle cogs, additional chainrings, knobbly tyres and probably a longer chain and join me in what is certain to become the newest, trendiest form of fixed gear riding.
in other news, i just won a road bike on ebay (love how ebay lets you 'win' things, even though you have to pay for them) so i'll also probably be doing some longer mid-week rides soon (60-100 miles, maybe)