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@TooTallTim
I bought a geared road bike the other week, having not ridden a bike with a freewheel for about 3 years. First couple of times on it felt like it was broken, kept forgetting that I could stop pedalling if I wanted to, but when I did I instinctively felt like I had to 'balance' on the pedals resulting in some weird back/forth pedal wobble. It took me about a week to get used to it.
This morning I decided to ride the fixed into work, remembering straight away why I prefer it. What I didn't remember was that I couldn't freewheel, which surprised me quite a bit when I stopped pedalling and launched myself out the saddle, bike stopping suddenly and endo-ing as my weight went over the front, luckily rescued it and mumbled under my breath "I'm a fucking idiot", much to the amusement of Tommy Walsh of Ground Force fame who was walking his dog.