Originally Posted by
Sixty Fiver
You can't coast... those little breaks add to the fatigue factor and experienced riders (on geared bikes and SS) will keep their legs moving even when they are not driving the pedals.
The fixed gear does not allow for people to engage in that pernicious habit.
This is the sort of thing my 1st coach would say w/the air of pronouncing an Immutable Truth.
He was of course 100% correct.
-Bandera