Why Ride A Fixed Gear Bike?
When I first tell people that I ride a fixed gear bike, they usually think I’m crazy. I mean, why would anyone want to give up all those benefits of riding a regular bike. Things like changing gears, having front and rear breaks, the ability to coast – why would anyone want to give up all that for a bike that is nearly the opposite?
Riding a fixed gear bike is one of those things you have to experience for about a day or two to “get it”. First, when you start riding a fixed gear bike, you immediately start developing good bike riding habits. Since you cannot coast on fixed gear bike (if you’re moving, then your feet are moving, since the gear is fixed to the wheel), you develop a proper cadence, or rhythm when you bike. Your legs also get much, much faster.
When you ride a fixed gear bike, it’s almost like having your own personal biking coach right there long with you biking, telling you what you should, and shouldn’t be doing. To slow down on a fixed gear bike, you simply start to peddle slower. Or, you can also use the front break if you happen to have one on your bike.
There is also a special connection us fixed gear bike riders seem to make between the bike and themselves. Because when you ride a fixed gear bike – the wheel is quite literally fixed to the gear – this allows you to have much more control over the bike. The bike feels a lot more responsive and you feel more “one-like” with the bike. It’s an amazing experience that you won’t ever get to feel on any other type of bike.
So, if you want stronger legs, and a more responsive bike ride, then definitely try out a fixed gear bike.
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