^^^^ To me there is such a profound difference between a fix
and freewheel it cant be described. People think the only difference
is that you cant coast. No one, including me, really understands until
they do it. The stuff they do, a gearie just cant do.
People have a hard time understanding / going against conventional wisdom.
I dont buy the 'fad' hipster stuff either.....It takes a lot of commitment to
be able to handle a fixie competently. I bet there are far more $3,000. CF
road bikes gathering dust in suburban garages than there are fixers.