Originally Posted by
carleton
No. There is no advantage. It's just different.
Honestly, the cons are about equal to the pros. The biggest pros being:
- Can't coast down hills
- Can't coast when tired
- Must use legs for acceleration AND deceleration (even if you use a front brake).
Those 3 things make traveling more difficult on a machine that was originally designed to make traveling easier.
(I'm not trying to pick a fight. I'm just answering the OP's question.)
FTFY
What he's trying to say is that it's a much better work out.
Another pro is it makes riding a bike feel like a fun new experience for a bit again. And after you go back to a freewheel for a bit, what do yah know?!, that feels like new again as well! Not to mention when you jump back on the gears after riding fixed for a while, you can mash like a mofo!