Originally Posted by
TimothyH
Many of you guys would change your minds about what you wrote if you rode fixed gear. I ride 48-16 fixed gear regularly, as in 3 or 4 times per week, and over hilly terrain. It has made me a stronger climber.
So would carrying a backpack full of lead weights with a few cinder blocks strapped on to the rear rack. I prefer not to unnecessarily make my bicycle riding a chore or an unpleasant bodybuilding task as if it were calisthenics or a spinning class ; to each their own though, eh?