Originally Posted by
Bandera
For those of who us came up in the Old School it was traditional for both road and track racers to put in winter base miles on a fixed gear, still do >40 years on.
Riding a FG on the road was a tool to develop a powerful supple high cadence pedaling technique with both spin and grunt on demand.
Oddly enough cycling is a pedaling sport, having an efficient pedaling style is more important than any hardware doo-dads.
That being said riding FG on the road isn't for everyone, it takes a serious commitment to technique, a properly set-up machine and seat time.
-Bandera
Ha!
Many guys are too young to remember the tradition of doing winter base miles on a fixed gear. I actually forgot about that.
Now everyone does winter miles on virtual reality island projected onto a 60 inch plasma screen in their living room.