Originally Posted by
Sixty Fiver
It is just physics... my 21 pound road bike with 14 speeds will destroy my 21 pound track bike that has one speed.
Originally Posted by
CommuteCommando
. . . On flat ground I can go faster (by about 3-4mph) on the fixed. I attribute this more to geometry (lower aerodynamic profile) than to the fact that it has only one gear.
Yes, like I said. Physics. (Road bike 23 lbs, track bike 19 lbs, not that that make a lot of difference. I'm about 6" lower in the drops on the track bike is the big difference)