Quote Originally Posted by Llani Boy View Post
I've never ridden a fixie.

A friend and neighbour who is a teacher at Lady Manners school, just down the hill, stopped to talk this morning on his way to work. I noticed that his Specialized had a fixed wheel.

I now know why he is always out of the saddle whenever I see him around 4.30pm on his way home!

I shall have to ask him to give me a go.
If you do give it a go, make sure you're wearing a helmet and gloves. And make sure you haven't got any loose laces or similar on the chain side.

Best bet is to go slowly, so when you do forget to pedal, (which you will), it will just lift you off the saddle, rather than fire you over the 'bars