Originally Posted by flythebike

I'm a road guy ok. But I ride a fixie almost all the time for two reasons. 1) it is fun. 2) it is the best way I know to maximize the (limited) time that I have to ride.

I finished 3rd in a race this weekend from a field of about 80. It was a fast 25 mphish criterium with lots of speed changes and a fast sprint finish. I don't do much group riding aside from racing right now. I just go fast fixed. I have better leg speed, better efficiency, and much better control.

I had been getting sort of second tier results for awhile, and I got to thinking about how when I used to mess fixed and race on the weekends on the road I was great. So I went back to that and the benefits are undeniable, all my friends notice improvement, and results don't lie.

So it is one of those things that is intrinsically great, but it also has benefits that can apply to other things. One reason I bring it up is that if you are all competitive, go get a road bike, slap some fast wheels on it, and take out your USCF liscense. Or do some alleycats. When people pass me on the trail I don't feel the need to take out their front wheel as I pass them, because my competitive juices are sated - until the next weekend. It is a nice feeling.