i think most of this idea that riding fixed makes you stronger is a load
Originally Posted by
aMull
No it isn't load it's a fact.
aside from the ambiguity of what is "stronger," since most people equate "stronger" to "faster" and that's not necessarily the case...
riding fixed makes you a BETTER rider, provided you are riding fixed for the PURPOSE OF being a better rider. if you are riding a fixie with riser bars between your liberal arts school and the coffee house/indie punk venue with occasional 10-20mi fixie rides and claiming that riding fixed is making you stronger, that's a load. if you are in the off season and training to move from cat 4 to cat 3 come spring and out on a 50 mi fixed ride, then it's a fact.
either way, the OP didn't mention **** about fixed gear