(sorry took awhile to formulate post)
i built my first fixie a few months ago and just jumped right in and i haven't been able to stop riding it, i did plenty of research and found a gear that was comperable to the gear i most found myself in while riding my multigeared commuter, since i didn't much coast anyway, the only thing i've had to get used to was not being able to...
in my first week of riding, i was nearly tossed off while pulling into work (forgetting not to instintively coast into the drive at work) and nearly crushed the family jewels another time
now i'm trying to add a 20+ mile ride (on my days off) to my daily commute, its rather flat here so i could run nearly any gear, but i started with a 42x17, went to 42x16 (20mph@100rpm) and now running 44x16 (21.5mph@100rpm)... the few ups and downs here can be, as was said above "fun and scarey all at once"
but oh how zen
Originally Posted by
ddac
I'm a little confused on this topic. What's considered a relaxed? And what's considered aggressive?
if you look at the above pic you'll notice that the seat and head tubes are in a more layed back angle falling behind the bike, this is likely a tourer and places the rider in a relaxed riding position,
if you were to look at a track frame, you'll notice a more vertical angle in the seat and head tubes which places the rider in a more forward aggressive position.