Originally Posted by
TMonk
My opinion has been that if you're in shape and reasonably geared, then descending is really the worst part of riding fixed.
For the first few years that I was doing a lot of long distance on a fixie, I'd have agreed with you. But over time, descending got more comfortable. Nowadays, I'd much rather spin down 2mi of 8% grade with curves and switchbacks than climb same.
Funny how these things work, though - usually you don't get descents like that without climbs like that, and vice versa.
