Originally Posted by
surfrider
Yep. Couldn't get comfortable with fixed, so I flipped the wheel and now ride exclusively freewheel. Fixed might work well in cities with short streets (NYC comes to mind), but here in the Los Angeles suburbs, with long blocks and flat terrain, freewheelin' is just doesn't seem practical. Since I'm on flat terrain with long stretches of road with few (or no) traffic lights, I up'd the front chainring to 53T (rear is 16T), and the bike can eat up miles pretty well.
so fixed doesnt work well in cities and freewheel doesnt work well in suburbs... what are u saying? lol
and to the op, i went over the bar twice in 24hrs in 2008. i jumped right back. dont worry
tighten everything before every ride!!