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@Tea_Bee
Riding fixed is wrong. It's basically the same as raping babies, you know. Except without the babies. Or the raping. But it's still baaaad... (like with four A's)
Myth No. 86: "You'll feel at one with the bike"
The truth: I am riding fixed. I am now the bike's bitch and it tells me when I can pedal. Which is actually all the time. It has become a harsh taskmaster (or Mistress, if you like that kinda stuff) and has assumed total control of my riding, in fact I am surprised it actually allows me to steer, since it's elevation to partial-sentience. This is where "TERMINATOR" starts you know. RUN FOR THE HILLS!!!!
Myth No. 423: "You have so much more control"
The truth: You gain loads of control, like... ummm... Well you can do a skid. Yeah I know you can do one now with that brakey thing but now you can do one like, WITHOUT using your hands. how cool is that. Next I'm going to learn to do a skid using my eyebrows. That's triple-cool!!! AND you can slow the bike down as you approach lights. AGAIN, without using your hands!!!! And finally, when you do do a skid, you won't have to worry about stuff like letting the brake go a little to kick the bike back into shape if it's sliding out a little too far. Now you can just let the skid happen the whole way and spin out onto your arse like a real man does. See how much control you have..!!! It's AMAZING!!!
NOTE: You may guess I still ride single speed, cos I can't get on with fixed either. I'll keep giving it a try, because I refuse to not master it. But I'm not in any rush, that's for sure.