Thread: Fixies! How far do you commute with your fixed gear?
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Old 11-14-16 | 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by HardyWeinberg
Rollers all the way, uphill finish at both ends (but of course it's the downhill that's the workout)
Bingo! Many would be fixed riders freak out about going up hills. For me, the real deal is keeping "ahead of my pedals" on descents with my 19 mile round trip commute. I have brakes. So, when gravity wins I don't die. I do occasionally take a geared bike just for the ease of coasting down the big hills now and then.
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