Originally posted by Andy Dreisch
caloso and Makoa, I must confess that I don't get the fixed-gear thing. I've heard that reliability is improved over multi-geared bikes, but I can't say I have many/any problems with my gears. What might I be missing?
I'm just thinking it's kind of duplicative to have two road bikes with triple groups. My "A" bike is a Trek 5200 (Ultegra triple) that I train and race in triathlons, long rides, and maybe a crit. My "B" bike is from REI and has a really great Al frame and not so great RSX triple components. Rather than continually tweaking the RSX derailers I thought it might be fun to turn it into a single-speed just for riding around town and to work.