Forgot how much harder riding fixed is

[bonker]

I've been on a geared bike (it has mudguards) recently but one way and another I ended up on the fixed this morning. Blimey my legs were complaining on the hills and all the stop starting in traffic.
Still much more fun though.

 

[JayMac]

I regret flogging my langster, there are times when I miss the sheer simplicity of pedal pedal pedal pedal pedal pedal.

None of the clicking to find the right gear lark, I should build another fixie!

 

[bonker]

By the time I rode home I was back in the zone.
I'm riding fixed tomorrow whether it's raining or not. Fixed also keeps you warmer so I ditched the legwarmers too.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I do more miles on fixed than on gears, its the geared bike that tends to feel strange.

 

[Pennine-Paul]

Geared bikes,they're the work of the devil I tell thee

 

[edindave]

I have mudguards on the fixed so it's the all-weather bike, and the roadie comes out only on fine days, group/club runs, and events.
The fixed is definitely more fun!

 

[derrick]

I love my Fixie, used mostly for commuting but as of late have been doing longer rides on it, i love the low maintenance on it. it will never replace the road bike but they are good fun.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

[QUOTE 2875650, member: 259"]I love fixies but them thare hills combined with age mean I need gears. When I retire I'm going somewhere flatter.[/quote]

How old are you? I'm 62 and when I'm on my fixed I look on hills as a challenge.

 

[edindave]

[QUOTE 2876221, member: 259"]I have a fixie mountain bike[/quote]

I can't even imagine what that must be like on downhill trails.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Try 66" single speed in the hills and winds of Rossendale, phew I too had forgotten how hard 1 gear is, but weirdly such fun. Gunna try 100 miler on it Saturday with @Pennine-Paul.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Oh I forgot it's belt drive as well so even quieter than a typical 1 gear.

 

[mcshroom]

Currently my SS is set up with a 68" which is a bit high for Cumbria really. I'm still too chicken to turn the wheel round and try it fixed though

 

[Deleted member 1258]

[QUOTE 2876221, member: 259"]Only 52 Dave, but there are some horridly hilly bits on the commute and I have problems with the knees. I have a fixie mountain bike (!), which is great for the fairly flat forest I live next door to, but I wouldn't want to be doing it to go to work.[/quote]

Similar to this? http://goo.gl/maps/9vZr0

 

[MrGrumpy]

I love my Fixie, used mostly for commuting but as of late have been doing longer rides on it, i love the low maintenance on it. it will never replace the road bike but they are good fun.

Ditto for me, my Langster is my go to bike for most of my commuting, last year being the exception where I put a good 2000 miles at least on the road bike. Generally if its dryish I will wheel out the road bike but anything else its the Langster fitted with guards!

 

[HorTs]

I'm not trolling here but is it much fun riding a fixie?

You don't get to freewheel down hills.