Because you can't coast you are forced to keep spinning as long as the bike is in motion, no matter how tired you are. They're not ideal if all you want to do is get from point A to point B as efficiently as possible, but the journey is more rewarding after you complete it. I guess it's kinda like shaving with a straight razor, driving a manual car, or taking photos with an analog camera (not coincidentally all mocked as hipster affectations); superior technologies have long since rendered them obsolete, but the privileged manchild that resides within us wants to cultivate these skills to stroke our own egos.
Coasting is continuing to go forward after you’ve stopped peddling.
On most bikes if you stop peddling the peddles will stop spinning and you’ll keep going forward. On a fixed bike the peddles are directly connected to the back wheel, so if the wheel’s spinning the peddles are spinning. There’s no letting go and just drifting forward.
I've not ridden one because no freewheel seems dumb to me but considering how different a derailleur feels to internal gearing I am forced to admit they're probably onto something with the vibes of riding one.
I can also admit I ride much more with the flow on a singlespeed and they got that going for them.
I dunno why you'd ride a brakeless one. That one seems like dumb macho stuff
In some contexts, I would ask why not? It's a simpler machine. Your metaphysical connection to it is also greater than a regular bike, it becomes more a part of your body.
Whenever I see a fixie all I can think is why?
Because you can't coast you are forced to keep spinning as long as the bike is in motion, no matter how tired you are. They're not ideal if all you want to do is get from point A to point B as efficiently as possible, but the journey is more rewarding after you complete it. I guess it's kinda like shaving with a straight razor, driving a manual car, or taking photos with an analog camera (not coincidentally all mocked as hipster affectations); superior technologies have long since rendered them obsolete, but the privileged manchild that resides within us wants to cultivate these skills to stroke our own egos.
what does "coasting" mean?
Coasting is continuing to go forward after you’ve stopped peddling.
On most bikes if you stop peddling the peddles will stop spinning and you’ll keep going forward. On a fixed bike the peddles are directly connected to the back wheel, so if the wheel’s spinning the peddles are spinning. There’s no letting go and just drifting forward.
I've not ridden one because no freewheel seems dumb to me but considering how different a derailleur feels to internal gearing I am forced to admit they're probably onto something with the vibes of riding one.
I can also admit I ride much more with the flow on a singlespeed and they got that going for them.
I dunno why you'd ride a brakeless one. That one seems like dumb macho stuff
Cause chain doesn’t do weird shit
Then ride a singlespeed
Can't do sick skids on a freewheel.
yeah you do if you got brakes
:soviet-hmm:
Fixed feels better than ss :shrug-outta-hecks:
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In some contexts, I would ask why not? It's a simpler machine. Your metaphysical connection to it is also greater than a regular bike, it becomes more a part of your body.