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I've never ridden fixed before so instinctively I though it better to ride a LOWER ratio fixed. Sheldon Brown (http://sheldonbrown.com/fixed-conversion.html) suggests the opposite, however I wouldn't be riding fixed most of the time (as SB hopes).
I had planned to run 49/17 free and 49/ 18 fixed. Should I go 49/16 fixed?
GR of 3+ seems a bit scary for first time fixed, I thought a lower ratio would help me keep the speed down (have a habit of running into/ along traffic a bit fast).