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02-11-05, 04:16 AM
After riding a singlespeed as my daily transport for just over a year I finally took the plunge and built up a fixed gear which I completed last weekend. Having survive my first week commuting into Central London on it I just felt the need to share a few thoughts.
First up it's a hoot. I haven't stopped grinning since I got on the bike on Monday morning.
Second, it's not a difficult as I had expected either in terms of remembering to pedal all the time, slowing/stopping using the pedals or in terms of spinning like a loon down the hills.
Finally, eveything seems to happen a lot faster (in a good way) on a fixed road bike than it did on a SS MTB on slicks.
I realise that this won't be that interesting for most of you but thanks for listening.
First up it's a hoot. I haven't stopped grinning since I got on the bike on Monday morning.
Second, it's not a difficult as I had expected either in terms of remembering to pedal all the time, slowing/stopping using the pedals or in terms of spinning like a loon down the hills.
Finally, eveything seems to happen a lot faster (in a good way) on a fixed road bike than it did on a SS MTB on slicks.
I realise that this won't be that interesting for most of you but thanks for listening.