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@Royal_Male
Hey guys, picked up my first fixie yesterday. Specialized Langster Monaco. I know people seem to slate the Langster, but I'm a novice so for me it's fine. Perhaps in time I will realise its flaws, if it has them. When I saw the Monaco I just had to have one. Was lucky to find one too as most places have sold out.
So not really sure what made me want a fixed wheel. My mate bought a Paddy Wagon from Evans a little while ago and I knocked him for it cos he bought it purely for fashion. Since then he has really gotten in to it and after a couple of short blasts on it I started to see the appeal. I think what does it for me is the cleanliness of the bike; no derailleurs, cassettes, shifters... and no clunky gear changes!
As I am new I can not start threads, so perhaps someone can help me out? My bike is running 42/16 set up and I wondered what I should be changing to improve it? I was thinking just changing the rear cog to a 14 for now? My complaint is that I'm pedaling like a maniac and not getting anywhere! I'm happy to make it harder as it doesn't seem too difficult at present. I would like to able to go faster too on flats, without it getting away from me! Would I be better changing the front to a 44 or 49 or something? Presumably then I'd need a new chain? If I'm missing something or talking crap thats cool, pls tell me - like I say, I'm new to all this.
Thanks guys.