jashburnham
New Member
bonj said:re. singlespeed - surely singlespeed is the WORST of both worlds? Ithought the benefit of fixed was that you get 'rhythm' from the momentum of the bike carrying the cranks movikng forward, but the downside is you don't get gears.
Singlespeed doesn't have gears, but neither does it have 'rhythm'.
But it's low maintenance so excellent as a city commuter bike, especially in the wet and gritty winter. I don't ride fixed on my commute because I'm new to it and don't trust myself riding fixed in traffic. I have a flip flop hub so if I want to ride fixed I can very easily. Best of both worlds.