Originally Posted by
reedreeder
man, i fell in love right away, after riding down the street and back. and the funny thing is, hill-climbing seems impossible at first, but when i got back to climbing with a freewheel, i hate it.
Same experience here--loved it from day 1. But plenty of my friends, who have ridden fixies plenty, don't. I think it's just a personal preference kinda thing. Don't write fixies off just yet, but in the end they may just not be the thing for you.