Originally Posted by
AlmostTrick
If you allow the flywheel effect of the fixed gear to push your pedals through the dead spots, then it's stealing that power from forward momentum of the bike. This is something that cannot happen with a freewheel.
The bike is moving forward regardless fixed vs freewheel,tThere is no power input unless you're pedaling. Or are you saying fixed gears are perpetual motion devices? I would like that very much though