Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
Although not common here, you do see the odd rider around here on fixed wheel. I know, and meet on the roads, two riders locally who always ride fixed wheel. It does help, greatly, that the Trent, Tame and Mease rivers have carved a largely flat terrain, although that's a bit of a double-edged sword when the wind gets up across the largely tree-less plain.

It's a different technique riding without a freewheel. The flywheel effect really helps at low cadence, so it's really surprising what you can climb, but you do have to ride it differently. Mechanically it's bullet proof too, so all you have to do is pedal. All the time.
Whever I see someone on a fixie I call out "Hi Brett!"

Of course I do get some odd looks