Originally Posted by Wilchemy
Stuart O'Grady has ridden a prologue at the TdF on a fixed wheel bike.
Yeah I've seen the pictures on CyclingNews, very interesting. They sure went all out on that bike, and it was only for the prologue!
But who am I kidding, I would have done the same thing.
As for Nexus or SA internally geared hubs, I don't see why the Nexus 3-speed wouldn't be helpful. It'd be awfully fun to try as well. I'm unsure whether or not you can make them fixed gear, or are they all freewheels?
Someone mentioned the momentum aspect of fixed gear, and that's one of the reasons I've been investigating this. I find that I'm more apt to pedal more on my fixed gear trainer than if it had a freewheel, its like a little tiny "coach" reminding you not to stop pedaling.
Not that I really need any mechanical reason to do this; fixed gears are just plain fun.
