Jonny69
Senior Retro Guru
Well I'm in the 'burbs and there aren't many lights on my route, so I can make good progress with 52/18 gearing. You can't do the hipster stuff like fixie skids etc with gearing like that, it's set up for getting a move on. At first I was concentrating too much on stopping with the pedals in the right position but now I just stop where I stop, lift the back wheel slightly with the saddle and pull the pedal round to the right position to start out on. In central London the fixie hipsters seem to rely on fairly short gearing, so they can't go very fast. Toe clips are also a pain in central, I'd switch to flats if I had to ride in the city at all.
