Originally Posted by MrCjolsen
So my question is for those like me who go back and forth between fixed and geared: Do you notice a big speed difference between the two in terms of how the bike perform in a headwind. Does having those easier gears really make a difference in the wind?
I did a century on Saturday with the Roadie then a 26 mile "recovery" ride on the fixie on Sunday. 25mph headwind on Sunday made it feel like I was churning in molasses. On the Roadie, I could've downshifted to make spinning easier but I would have been going slower and still stuck in that wind.
Both bikes have a similar geometry and drop bars.
Fixie was the better workout but harder on the knees. Haulin' the six pack of Bass up a hill into that wind was no fun but it wouldn't have been fun on the Roadie, either.