Originally Posted by
nashcommguy
Went on my first singlespeed 'group ride' w/some friends this past Saturday and a guy shows up w/a Salsa Casseroll fixie. The 3 singlespeeds were a new Masi, a Nishiki conversion and a Fuji conversion. All have 46x16 gearing. We did a 50 mile ride and I learned alot from watching how the fixie guy pedalled. Very steady, even cadence. He would get lost on the decends and show up a/t top of the climbs. Suddenly, it occurred to me one could actually 'rest' on the climbs while still pedaling...the drivetrain does 'some' of the work. Now, I realize the worst of riding singlespeed...fixie envy.
surprisingly enough, going up hills on fixed is a breeze... you feel like you are just gliding up them. especially nice is when you pass a 10 speed going up a hill and while your just cranking past them nice and steady they're fiddling with their gears and losing torque...