MajorMantra
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Edinburgh
Since I started riding fixed I've found that when I occasionally ride a freewheel-equipped bike, I don't enjoy it as much as I used to. There are several things that I don't like:
-the sense of disconnection
-the reduced control at very low speeds, or at least the perception thereof
-the various clatterings from the drive train and the clicking of the freewheel
-the extra work going up gentle hills - my average speed feels slower when climbing
Today I bought a nice Peugeot 531 geared road bike and although descending was rather nice (no mad spinning) I just felt like something was missing. Sigh...
Anyone else?
Matthew
-the sense of disconnection
-the reduced control at very low speeds, or at least the perception thereof
-the various clatterings from the drive train and the clicking of the freewheel
-the extra work going up gentle hills - my average speed feels slower when climbing
Today I bought a nice Peugeot 531 geared road bike and although descending was rather nice (no mad spinning) I just felt like something was missing. Sigh...
Anyone else?
Matthew