Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Flip-flop hubs poll: Who uses free?

I've always see people say this, but i want a qualitative number...

all you holmes with flip-flop hubs... do you ever use the free side?

Nopes

They're like the blade on the Swiss army knife that you never use, or a vestigial tail. An evolutionary cul-de-sac.

Yes. In fact, I'm using it more than the fixed side.

i got my phils with the freewheel side with the intention of using it as a winter beater...and they were also kind of a half-assed valentine's day present for my girlfriend. she said she couldn't accept them, because, at the time, i was trying to build up my lotus...i told her it would be her bike, but she still couldn't accept it, so the freewheel side remains bare...oh well...maybe someday....

I build a SS grocery getter and only use freewheel side. Perhaps this poll should be more specific and question fixie riders only if they use the freewheel side.

My road bike has a fixed/fixed flip-flop - how do I answer that?
My MTB has a fixed/free flip-flop and I use both.

I have a Suzie FF fixed w/ no freewheel. So no I never use it. But I have been thinking of getting a freewheel just for shts and giggles. Also I live in the mountains so I may want to get like a 20 tooth or something just to get up the big climbs. So I may one day use it.

my hubs on my iro are fixed/fixed. i use my 16t cog on the road and my 14t cog on the track. my peugeot has a fixed/free hub and i have never even threaded a freewheel onto the hub.

if you dont use the FREEwheel, it means the terrorists have won...

if bush rode flip/flop, he would only use the freeDOMwheel

if you dont use the FREEwheel, it means the terrorists have won...

if bush rode flip/flop, he would only use the freeDOMwheel

hey! stop insulting us non fixies! :mad:

hey! stop insulting us non fixies! :mad:

calm down, i ride a freewheel - sarcasm is a neato thing

we need a sarcasm smiley.

yes, but theres no freewheel on my freewheel side.