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04-05-15 | 02:33 PM

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BigAura

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From: Chapin, SC

Bikes: all steel stable: surly world troller, paris sport fixed, fuji ss

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Originally Posted by cale

What I am curious about is the fixie and simplicity. I don't think I've ever felt "encumbered" by gears but freely admit to sticking with a single gear combination for the duration of a segment if not the ride. I don't really see how a SS makes a bike simple unless you mean in that very obvious way, IT HAS 1 GEAR. Other than that, it isn't any simpler to ride. If anything, it's more complicated due to the talent required for leg braking.

To be honest I don't feel encumbered by gears, per se, and I am very grateful for gears on hilly or mountainous terrain. An analogy might be: I never felt encumbered by my children, but it still felt good when they were at the grandparents

As explained above: on a fixed bike the one-to-one connection of your legs to the road is very simple, pedal slow go slow, pedal fast go fast, pedal backward go backward. The perfect chain line also feels good versus a geared bike. Leg braking doesn't take long to adjust to, and I do use the front brake in conjunction, and I most ride relatively flat roads.

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