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@Joe.S
Hi James, good report. Thanks.
One thing that I thought of earlier (but too late to ask you about), was to seek an opinion on riding fixed. I am assuming that you went to the training riding fixed, was this mentioned? Is riding fixed considered to be more or less dangerous? - Note, I say considered before the obvious 'it depends on the rider, my bike handling skills are ace'' comments are made. It would be interesting to know whether those offering cycle training have an opinion on this. Whilst for those who post here, hipsterfixieskidderslave bikes seem ubiquitous, do they still constitute a niche concern? Or would it have been commented upon if you were brakless / had no foot retention mechanism / ss + fr brake etc.
Just a thought really. It is quite possible this wasn't even touched on!