Originally Posted by
CliftonGK1
There's no "dead spot" on a fixed gear. Wheel momentum carries your foot through it. I've noticed it too; I climb like a monster on my fixed, but there's some slogging when I flip back to the singlespeed side.
exactly. it eliminates my inadequate pedal stroke. im riding to work, not in the peloton. haha
Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
What have you noticed about your ability to aggressively descend hills, especially down hill curves on a fixed gear?
just fine crushing a downhill fixed. previously, on an actual track bike, pedal strike was less of a concern when cornering with the higher bb shell but on my conversion i have gotten a bit nervous on occasion.
i dont think its possible to corner as hard on a fixed gear as you can on a bike that freewheels with the ability for static foot placement and perfect body positioning without pedaling. we arent even factoring gnarly toe overlap here. truth?