Originally Posted by bikeman68

If anybody here still races, you can also use your drop bars, with higher gearing in season and push for a higher avge speed . In years past Id use up to 53/16 and ride by shoreline where I had very limited hills and could get a higher pace on flats than with my geared bike, thanks to the momentum of a fixed gear that reduces the dead spot in pedaling. This comes in handy if you race on the track.For now Im riding 49-16 and looking for a 50 t chainring, on my old Italian road frameset with old style dropouts. The vintage road frames make great fixed gear trainer bikes, more forgiving on road than a track frame