Originally Posted by jfmckenna
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.
The physics are key here though. Everything else is you just asserting that you feel like you have more control which only means that you've drunken of the fg koolaid of irrationality.
Reasonably at best you can say that a fixed gear allows for a different type control and more feedback
-A brake can apply more force to the rear wheel
-A brake can apply more even force to the rear wheel
-A brake allows for fine modulation of the force on the rear wheel unrelated to shifting weight.
-A freewheel allows you much more ability to shift(or not shift) your weight around on the bike therefore more control.
-A freewheel
+A fixed cog give you more feedback as to whether the wheel is slipping or not.
With the exception of the last thing everything about a freewheel + brake give you better "control" over the bike. Maybe it's just the(admittedly short) lifetime of mtbing I have behind me but I never need feedback from the wheel to tell if it's slipping or not.