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Bikes: Foundry Chilkoot Ti W/Ultegra Di2, Salsa Timberjack Ti, Cinelli Mash Work RandoCross Fun Time Machine, 1x9 XT Parts Hybrid, Co-Motion Cascadia, Specialized Langster, Phil Wood Apple VeloXS Frame (w/DA 7400), R+M Supercharger2 Rohloff, Habanero Ti 26
When I first got my Langster I had it fixed and haven't bothered to use the freewheel. I went for it and had to learn how to use it and I think it has made me a better rider. I either had to learn fast or get hurt and I didn't want to get hurt. I remember thinking on my first big long down hill (a few weeks after owning the bike) I was going to want to switch over but I again said go for it and I made it down alive (granted with a little less brake pad). Though I had been riding for a while before getting a SS/FG so maybe you might try a day or two with a freewheel just to get back into the swing of riding.
As they say it is like riding a bike, you never forget ; )