I don't even own any geared bikes anymore...All of my rides are FG or SS...

i got rid of my fixed/ss speed because i got tired of doing 140+ to ride at a decent speed. i ride compacts now but there are too many redundant steps. i have been thinking about sram's cx1 1x11 but will wait until the weight decreases.

you ever thought of regearing??

i found that anything beyond 78 gear inches caused too much stress on my knees because i am incapable of standing when i should.

It's not the hills that scare be about going Fixie/SS.

It's the 10+mph headwind on my commute, that is very regularly above 15mph. No way in hell I'm doing hills AND a headwind without gearing.

I am riding FG with 69 gear inches and it's a perfect gear ratio for city commuting, easy to accelerate and maintain a reasonable speed. I like spinning... Never had any problem with knees from riding with this gear ratio...I spin out at 27 MPH on the flats when I train sprinting, I can only maintain that speed for a short time, but really there is no need to go that fast during my commute, too much traffic, too many intersections, too many red lights plus rolling terrain.

Fixies: dont go - dont stop

Really, I love SS stuff, but fixies-- just not for me.
I'm lazy, I just want to make it from point A to B quickly and efficiently, and be prepared for cars hooking and left turing you, whatever car ppl throw at me, etc . . . The fixie was just not the tool for that job, for me

It's funny, I have a nice 10s road bike, a nice 7x3 fat tire commuter, and my old track bike set up with a 2s fixed gear hub.

I use the commuter and road bikes for their obvious purposes on a regular basis all the time. Then, for whatever reason I'll pull out the track bike and it's like a revelation.

It's so light, has phenomenal handling, and seems to jump off the line. I can't imagine why I was riding the other two at all. So it's the track bike for everything, and the world is great for a while. Then, something happens, and it's back to the geared machines. Wow, se much easier descending, handling that tracks without help, tires that handle the roads better, I can't imagine why I stayed with the track bike so long.

But discounting the "new woman" effects, the fixed gear bike has stayed my favorite for high traffic urban riding like in Manhattan, where the precise sense of control it offers trumps all else.

my moving average is 25ish on my commute home.

so well put!

Wait, so you're saying women in NYC are controlling?

- Andy

25 KPH is a nice relaxing pace, well done.

-Bandera

Only the ones who ride fixies.

Which is simple and easy to do by an experienced rider on a geared road bike when the road and weather conditions are ideal.

not bragging at all. just pointing out that for those who value/enjoy speed, fixed requires trade offs. and for me one trade off was that i would really @#%^#* mash on hills to the detriment of my mamil knees.

Pretty much my experience exactly. I cruise around 20mph, and use 70 gear inches (42x16). Really, no one here (other than racers) are going to be doing much more than 20 mph on a steady state on a flat commute. (hilly rides are different).