Commuter diaries - fixed or not

I'm impressed antonio. My form goes to pieces above 130 rpm!

I'd recommend Flo K not to give up. Maybe get more used to it on less challenging terrain to practice spinning a high cadence. I don't have any really steep hills to contend with on my commute. Personally I find that fixed makes me feel more "planted" on the road surface in the wet.

I love fixed gear, at seventy two years old I can still 'twiddle' downhill at 160 rpm, a bit difficult to get up the other side at the same cadence though.

Personally... I'd switch. Running a freewheel gives you a 'breather' from pedalling. It's a bugger getting back in the routine of cycling daily - especially in the wet!

Does anyone know of anyone who uses one of those SRAM Torpedo hubs? You know, where you just have to turn a screw to switch from fixed to free. Certainly seem a good option if you find you want to flip/flop on a regular basis.

If fixies were really safe to ride on the road we wouldn't have invented free wheels. Trying to remember you are on fixed in the wet in heavy traffic is a recipe for disaster - regardless of how skilled you are at riding one. I've heard so many accident reports in the last 2 years since the craze started. Fixies are best off on the track even if they improve cadence and feel traditionally so right..

you got 2 brakes on the bike? if so, who cares. and that said, you do seem to get more control in the wet with fixed