Originally Posted by
Anurag21
I personally haven't done the complete route myself but its mostly along highways and flat roads. The only problem is that I'm pretty useless with gears and can't seem to understand what gear to be in and the single speed is really low maintenance. Would a road bike be a more suitable choice?
Gears shouldn't be too complex, but you could always get an internally geared hub and your gears will all be in simple order, and they will be out of the rain so maintenance will be less. It's possible to install it in your present frame. But I'll guess you'll want a different bike and keep your fixie as a backup bike. Here's a guy who did the conversion. It has an SRAM S-7 Internal Gear Hub.
http://www.twospoke.com/forum/f65/fi...nversion-1791/
For daily riding, you will probably want lights and fenders. A backpack or rack to carry clothes and gear. A flat kit and pump at least.