Although fixed gears are required to compete on the velodrome riding FG on the road has been a training staple of serious club riders for well over a century. A ~70GI is traditional so climbing & descending in moderately hilly terrain doesn't require herculean strength or hamster-in-cage spinning but it does develop a supple, powerful high cadence pedaling style. And it's fun, or not.

Riding FG on the road isn't for everyone.

-Bandera