Originally Posted by
markaitch
since its pretty obvious that this fgfs stuff doesn't get any love around here i almost hate to admit i do get a kick out of it. but the worst part of that video is that it looks like right after the fadeout around 2:00 when he starts jumping that he swapped over to a freewheel...that is lame.
anyway, how about this one for a different take on fg riding?
I wonder what kind of response that video would get on the MTB forum.
A fixed gear hub is not a trick multiplier. Just because something is done on a fixed gear doesn't make it better than the same done on a freewheel. More difficult? Yes. Better? No.
Preparing and eating a sandwich while standing on one foot is not gonna make the sandwich taste any better.
Not being able to coast is not gonna make a trick any bigger or a single-track flow any better. In fact, it usually has the opposite result.