Originally Posted by
saja
Hi,
I commute in NYC by my a road bike now. So far I have a lot of fun from it.
I am thinking to switch to a used/old looking fixed gear because
1. I can also ride in rainy days and in winter since stopping a roadie is quite difficult when it is wet.
Your road bike needs some brake adjustment/diff. pads.
A brakeless fixed wheel bike provides very little stopping power. (I know some of you are skid-masters, but overall, a bad set of brakes will stop you just as fast (probably fster) than trying to use backpressure).