Originally Posted by dutret
I don't agree that you have better traction and your argument for why you do is the most non-sensical one yet(and that is saying alot.)
-weight distribution is determined by geometry not drive train.
-Wheelie ease is determined by gearing, geometry and possibly suspension.
-even if it was as you say weight distributed over the front wheel is worse for traction in most situations.
-Drive train has no bearing on traction, weight distribution, tires and the ground do.
Maybe my argument is wrong but it certainly feels to me that the fixed gear forces the front down. And I wasn't saying that it puts all your weight on the front and that improves traction I was saying (or trying to say) that it distributes traction evenly by moving more to the front. We'll just have to disagree but IMO regardless of the physics if you don't think you have better control on a fixed gear then you really have no idea what you are talking about or you don't know how to ride.
