Originally Posted by
San Rensho
Fixed gear on the street is a bike that is in the wrong gear 90% of the time, that you can't go around corners fast because of pedal strikes. On the track, they are wonderful but I don't understand the obsession withy fixies other than the hipster cool vibe. Also, they are so 2008.
My fixed gear commuter isn't a "fixie" and has zero hipster cool vibe. What it does have is lower maintenance and better reliability than any other type of drivetrain. It gets me and my stuff where I need to go, it can do a hilly century in under seven hours (I'm not fast...), and I really enjoy riding it.
