Originally Posted by
Unkle Rico
I rode my road bike for the first time in several weeks -- the Mrs. was doing a 1/2 marathon 35miles away so perfect distance for a quick ride.. I think i've come to the conclusion that I don't really like gears. I like things to be super simple and a FG is just that, simple.
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bold/red, same here. I just have little tolerance for unnecessary complexity. Sometimes complexity is needed but most things are simply over engineered.
Lately I've been riding my fixed gear bike more for this exact reason. Not giving up on gears yet though but I understand exactly where you are coming from.