Originally Posted by
wphamilton
I'm not into them either, really. But for this purpose, surprisingly to me it's not that much different. Maybe we just get used to whatever we're riding.
I'm glad you enjoyed the review.
I agree. I do think we just get used to whatever we're riding.
My commute is mostly flat but if I'm riding a geared bike I use the gears and am happy to have them. If I'm riding a fixed gear, obviously I don't have multiple gears, and don't really miss them.
I was something of a skeptic when it came to fixies and really didn't understand the attraction. They're not something I warmed up to immediately either, it took a couple of weeks of riding one. Now it's the bike I ride most often and like many I think it's because I like the simplicity of it.