Originally Posted by
Road Fan
... namely don't let my legs mash for very long. That's one thing I can't do on a fixed or a single.
I was worried about the same thing, so geared my builds around 64 gear inches, which spins me out at around 18-19 mph, which seems to make the small hills here easily climbable. It also makes trackstanding and hop skidding (I don't do much of that!) easier to learn.
When big miles over varied terrain is in order, I take a geared bike!