Originally Posted by eyefloater
It really depends, it's something different and it may just not be for you. That being said, how's your saddle position? Hopefully you're not putting too much strain on your knees that way. Also, your technique will be **** right now for resisting/skipping/etc. so you're going to be working a lot harder just to get any results. One more thing to consider is you're probably using muscles on a fixed gear setup that aren't normally used when you have rim brakes F+R to stop you. What's your gearing? Running a full-on track ratio on the street is a sure way to start things off on a bad note.
Don't sweat it either way, single speed is great too.
PS. Find the pictures sticky, post your bike. Bike porn for all = good times.
My gearing is 50/17. Don't feel over/under stressed at all, but that feeling in my knee's that felt like real damage could occur if I kept it up. The seat height/angle is the same as all my bikes. Is there a special consideration for fixed in this respect?
I don't think anyone would want to look at this bike - It's a lowly beast. I built it up that way - the cheapest, least appealing I could make it, Alex wheels and all.