I just started riding a fixie two months ago. I built it from a 1970s era Schwinn World Sport - running 52/16 - which makes the gentle hills of central Maryland, maybe up and down about 400 feet, somewhat challanging.

Mostly I started to make me strong enough to ride a single speed MTB up hills. And now I love my fixie.

I've been out for several 70 mile rides in the last week or so, logging average speeds of about 17 MPH. I know this is slow for road riding. What is a respectable pace for a fixie? Should I expect to be able to ride as fast as a geared roadie?

Just curious.