Originally Posted by awshucks

I dont know about you guys. I recently went to my LBS and was looking to possible get some FG gear for a current conversion I am working on and the mechanic there openly admitted ot me I would get a better deal getting on the internet/ebay and getting stuff myself. Also the general consensus on here seems to be to get shorter cranks when riding fixed gear. I mean at all the posts i've seen/read people seem to think shorter cranks are the better option. After bringing that up to my even nearer LBS he literally got into an argument with me telling me I would lose all my speed if I did that. I actually don't even think he knows the difference between FG bikes you could use commuting or riding in urban areas and track bikes.