Originally Posted by
B. Carfree
I hope you will elaborate on what you find to be so special about fixed gear. After thirty years of using fixed gear bikes as part of my normal training routine, I don't find riding them to be much different than doing restricted gear training. Perhaps this is because I never have any of my fixed gear bikes set up with a ration of over 2:1, and often go as low as 1.5:1.
I can use momentum, gravity, and body weight to propel a spin bike (I've yet to try a fixed gear road bicycle) more easily and efficiently than it happens on a geared bicycle. It's a whole different feel, and a bit hard to describe. But as soon as I tried a spin bike, I understood how several people I know can ride long distances and tours on fixed gear bicycles.