Normal road bike or Fixie

Jordan93
Jordan93 Posts: 336
edited June 2010 in Road beginners
If i was to get a bike for everyday use would i be better off with a fixie or a normal road bike

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  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Depends.

    Fixie - less to go wrong, minimal cleaning. If you have a lot of hills around though - you may not get on with it. If you are new to cycling anyway, maybe fixed is a step too far ?

    That said - my winter bike is a fixie and I love it.
  • White Line
    White Line Posts: 887
    +1 for considering terrain. I'd say geared. But, if it's strictly an everyday crappy commuter style bike then fixied ... as long as you live in a flattish area.
    Emiliana the CAAD9
  • amaferanga
    amaferanga Posts: 6,789
    If you're only going to have one bike then a geared bike makes more sense IMO.
    More problems but still living....
  • justresting
    justresting Posts: 292
    If you find you don't need gears, no need to go to the extreme of fixed just go single speed. But in my opinion if so many people have gone to the trouble of inventing/ perfecting a gear system it would be rude not to use it.
    ' From the sharks in the penthouse,
    to the rats in the basement,
    its not that far '

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