Originally Posted by
Rowan
Yes, I think you did know. But it's a while back now. I used the fixie (the frame was originally a Shogun 400) as an emergency measure after the right rear dropout on my regular bike broke during a 400 qualifier for PBP. It seemed easier at the time to build up the Shogun rather than fiddle about trying to repair the dropout (which I eventually did myself using an oxy set at my then-work, and found to be quite easy).
I believe you that I knew, then!
My better half mostly quit riding brevets on fixed after that ride. He built up a custom brevet bike with gears and never looked back. But I'm still stubbornly stuck in my decade+-long 42x16 rut.
