I have been a roadie for many years and decided to try riding on the track. I went out and bought myself a fixie with drop bars geared 46 x 15. I do have one brake since I ride in suburban areas. I have had it for a few weeks and have been riding it daily to get used to it before my first track experience.

Amazingly, my average speed has gone up considerably since I have been riding it. My speeds have been climbing every day on my ~30 mile route. Yesterday I did a 29 mile ride and averaged 20.57 mph. I have never averaged that high on my road bikes, which for years have been around 17.5 mph riding 30 miles by myself.

I have three questions.

1) Is it normal for people to build much greater speed on fixies over geared bikes.
2) Is this actually going to hurt my training for two centuries coming up in the next month?
3) Has anyone ever rode their Fixie on a Century?

This is fast becoming my favorite bike. I have full carbon road bikes and when I think of riding, I now want to take my $200 aluminum fixie.

I guess I am a convert.