Originally Posted by ajkloss42
but all that nonsense about fixies being necessarily quieter or more reliable than a geared bike is silly. High-end geared bike components are plenty reliable and very quiet. I think a fixie is an excellent addition to anyone's inventory of bikes, but this whole emotional attachment to them is pretty silly. And none of you fixie riders will ever enjoy the thrill of finishing a 15% climb and managing to have enough left in your legs to hop to the big ring and crank down the descent at 40 mph.
Ever ridden with 1000 screaming little Campy or Phil freehubs around you on a ride like PBP? Silent? You *must* be trolling. Or you don't know what you're talking about.
I'm new to it. I like it. And by the way, you need to come here if you want to talk about climbs... boy.