Originally Posted by
littlefoot
Advantages? next to nil maintenace. I ride both fixed and geared and I'm buiding a ss mtb atm, I live in the South so snow isn't really an issue for me, the few times we may get it the world comes to a stop anyway.
Try it you may like it, I did.
I guess I don't do a lot of maintenance to my geared bikes that's specifically related to having gears. Yes I adjust the derailleurs but we're talking maybe an hour per year.
The rest of the advantages I've heard about seem much more umm... how shall I put it... subjective?