Originally Posted by
Rockadile
2 days, and another thing that you can't coast down fast hills of which I have alot of here. Like no human can pedal that fast and I end up using the brakes or legs to slow me down, talk about a waste of energy!
I moved to SS and its so much nicer for me. Fixies do have a more direct feel and you get that feeling of inertia which is cool, but for me the fixie isnt worth it for that TINY bit of feel. Like yea I could spend a month getting used to it but why bother?
You need to HTFU. I alternate between fixed/ss/gears all the time. I even ride singletrack both SS and FG, using the same bike, on the same day. Riding fixed is different than riding a freewheel. It forces you to adopt a different riding style which keeps things a bit more interesting, and (I believe) makes you a better rider. ALternating between fixed and free is like walking and riding a bike. You can do both can't you? A physically competent person will adjust to both activities and easily alternate back and forth. Give it some time. You'll develop the cadence to pedal fast down hills. I even usually push it harder down the hills to see what kind of cadence I achieve...on a good day, I can get near 200 rpms.