Originally Posted by dutret
-pedal strike while upright.(you aren't going to slam your pedal on a curb with a freewheel)
-the inability to corner as fast.
-a narrower range of speeds you can comfortably ride.
-IT IS HARD TO BUNNYHOP.(this is an essential skill that most fixed riders simply can barely pull off and hardly any are comfortable enough to use it as regularly as a freewheeled rider)
-poorer control over the pressure you apply to the rear wheel.(especially important in the wet)
etc.
Sure maybe you can live with these limitations but that does not change the fact that fg riding reduces agility in any meaningful sense of the word.
ANYWAY, to bring this back on topic, I upgraded from S75s to Gran Mighty cranks. They do, in fact, address these points:
-they automatically shorten when cornering low enough to risk pedal strike.
-they go as fast as they can, as comfortably as you can. robotically.
-they bunnyhop for you!
-all you have to do is put ONE FOOT on the pedals, activating the cranks, which do all the work. they put perfect control on the rear wheel.
get the GMs.