Just because I have a low post count doesn't mean I'm a "new fixie-bro".

If by "putting in more work" you mean the chain is under load for a greater percentage of time because it's used to both speed up and slow down, I agree. If you mean it's experiencing more tension/force when used to stop than to get moving, then I'd say you understand less than you think you do.

I base my assumptions more on things like



than on internet-forum post counts.



I really doubt anyone was assuming I meant that people pedal backward more powerfully than they pedal forward, based off what I wrote.

Oh snap! You got me there. I'm flattered you took the time to do an Interweb background check. I just double-checked and I've actually been riding a fixed gear for 5 months and 3 days. I *am* new to fixed gear bikes, but not as much of an idiot as the "new fixie-bro" remark seemed to imply.

I did assume you were trying to say fixed gear chains were subjected to more force than other bike chains. I just re-read the thread and can see my error, hindsight being 20/20 and all. I will now exit this conversation and ask the jury to disregard my attempts to "drop knowledge", as I am obviously not qualified.

At any rate, chains don't stretch - they wear. And nobody here is wearing out a chain in four days.

Well, I'm a new "fixie bro" and all I want to know is it i have to worry about the chain stretching too much... And based on what people have been saying here, I dont. :D

No, you don't have to worry about your chain stretching/wearing too much. It will wear out eventually, but 10mm of wiggle room in your dropouts is more than enough.