Originally Posted by
noglider
@
mcours2006, you really should try a fixie. It's not for everyone, but it's worth trying.
I'm afraid I wouldn't know what to do with my hands.
Originally Posted by
scroca
I created a winter bike with a fixed gear for the same reason as wolfchild mentioned -- one cold, dark winter morning the pawls froze on my geared bike and I could pedal like a demon and go nowhere. It's worth trying if you don't have to tackle any extraordinary hills and you can go the fixed gear route pretty cheaply.
I have a few hills on my commute that require me to go a few gears shorter than the cruising gear. I could probably tackle them without doing so, but I wouldn't enjoy it, especially after a long day at work.