Originally Posted by
carleton
Freewheel is more efficient.
- You can intermittently coast
- You can coast down hills
- You use your brakes to decelerate instead of your legs
These are facts.
I mainly use my two brakes to decelerate on my fixed gear.
No argument here though, freewheel is definitely more efficient. Fixed is just more fun to me. It sounds so cheesy to say this, but more than anything else it's a feel thing.