OK, I'm not as young as I used to be, so maybe I need to give a thought to safety. Last year I took out a try out bike from a bike shop, a fixed gear, and I wound up taking a rather dramatic header, no fault of my own really. The toe clip and strap wasn't attached properly and it fell off (OK, I couldn't fit in it so i was riding it upside down) and it caught in the chain - but had it been a freewheel there would have been no accident. I just would have coasted to a stop. I've been away from bikes for a long time and I'm just getting back, and I remember the fixed gear routine well enough, but I'm thinking that there is a greater chance of injury on fixed. What do you guys think? Is it worth it?