Fixed gear conversion

[Nanci]

I listen to this podcast all the time, Zen and the Art of Triathlon. The guy made his (or his brother's) old teenage bike into a fixie, and says his hill climbing ability has skyrocketed. He even rode it for some big ride in TX- MS 150 or something?

I have a bike that would be cool to convert, if I ever had any spare money.

[xeney]

Even a single speed is good for hill climbing ability. I am a baby about hills, and my husband has always immediately dropped me when we hit a hill, but since I've been riding my single speed, I can almost always keep up with him, and sometimes I even pass him. Or sometimes he has to stand up on the hill and I just ride through it.

I do find that riding the single speed has really reduced my shifting on my road bike. Most of the time I just don't bother. (Don't talk to me about my mountain bike. I still push that up hills.)

[roadfix]

Good luck with the fixie!........like they say, guys dig chicks on fixies...