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Location: Sydney, Australia
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Bikes: 80's peugeot. Somewhat knackered. Lovely new Salsa Casseroll singlespeed.
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Just an update, for those interested.
I've now got my fixie legs established. The higher gearing is less of an issue than I thought; now I'm more confident I'm back to riding faster which keeps the cadence up reasonably well. There's a few big pulls on some uphill stretches, but so far they have been manageable. My fears about getting clipped in to a moving pedal have been quite unfounded; if anything it's a bit easier I reckon.
You do get used to the fixed thing, don't you? I went out on my other bike today, just to pop to the shop. I started slowing down, and my feet didn't go round as I expected. 'Crap! I've locked the back wheel!' was my instinctive thought as I released the brakes and quickly started pedalling again. Then I realised. 'Oh no, that's right, you don't have to pedal all the time...!'