http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/1913/books/the-cult-of-fixed-4212/ Cycling info - advice and tips Fri, 20 Dec 2013 10:22:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/1913/books/the-cult-of-fixed-4212/comment-page-1/#comment-26842 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:28:11 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/?p=1913#comment-26842 in my yoof, when I was slim & race fit, I used a fw during the winter. It kept your fitness levels up. As for going up hills that never seemed to be the issue – but coming down was a problem as you were fighting the pedals going round at an ever increasing rate instead of free-wheeling. This had a tendency to slow you down. as most of this activity tended to be in the Peak District it made for exciting riding, especially during the social season when club dinners & other celebrations abound.
Give me gears though. Fixed tend to be for simplicity & utility or the track. They have their place as do all types of bike – just depends on the application.

]]> http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/1913/books/the-cult-of-fixed-4212/comment-page-1/#comment-26828 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:59:31 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/?p=1913#comment-26828 You really should get a fixed bike, they are great! Although I have to agree that I wouldn’t fancy go up, or down, an alpine pass on one!

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