Why do people ride fixed gears
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A bike with a single gear and no freewheel. When the rear wheel moves in either direction, the pedals follow. Typically brakeless (optional). Wiki
but why?
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When you are brakeless and engaged 1-1 with the drivetrain, it forces your absolute attention and counterintuitively encourages you to be a better biker on the road. At any moment, you must be able to calculate the deceleration or path required to avoid any given obstacle.
Simplicity:
When you eliminate derailleurs, shifting cables, brake cables, etc., the effort to build and service a bike significantly drops. The bike also becomes much lighter.
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