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Ok so will be building up a fixed gear bike with front brake as not quite ready to go brakeless.
On my SS I ride a 48/16 which as mentioned is pretty good for me. With the fixie should I be looking to be a little lower (easier) gearing?
Is there any difference between a bigger front/bigger rear and smaller front/smaller rear? If in theory the gears you chose were the same in both configs would
a. one be slightly easier than the other and/or
b. which would be easier on the knees and
c. more suited to a fixie?
Again apologies in advance for any stupid questions.