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I think my strength/power has increased greatly from riding my fixed bike on poper rides. Many hills around me that to get up you need to be out of the saddle forcing those pedals round. Found crossing back over to gears I'm pushing higher gears faster up hills and can keep higher cadence on flats.
fail to see how training fixed wouldn't help when getting back onto gears, SS however i can't really comment...
On the downside though I think I've overstressed my left knee over the past couple of months and am now a bit wary of doing anything too challenging on the fixed until the pain goes away!