Originally Posted by larue
I'd bet money you are riding without a brake eh? If you ride a fix and aren't riding on the track than you should have a brake as it does work away at your knees when resisting the fixed gear.
I do have a brake, but I haven't been using it a lot. I can't skid or even skip yet, so basically, the negative pedalling I've been doing has been gradual slowing to stops, for the most parts. Once you can do it with your legs, the brake feels like more work. I'm wondering if I should just switch over to a singlespeed freewheel.
