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@Mart
ok, so I may have the fixie bug, I don't know yet. Ive lusted after a fixed gear bike for a while now, just got hold of a perfect low miles peugeot 10 speed, around 1980 vintage, with a view to converting. However, after 2 days owning this old racer, my usual ride, a 1998 rockhopper,chucked me over the bars, so I decided to use the peugeot "as is" geared, for work. Well she rides lovely, easy,takes me back to my youth.Anyhow, now I need convincing that fixed is the way. After reading on here somewhere to try riding a geared bike in one gear to get a feel for the ratio I need to go for, I tried different combinations, settling on front 52 tooth, rear 19, although I did have to push it on the hills.
So come on, I need a push, should I convert this beauty to fixed?
Mart.