Fixie virgin

Lovely build, Gepin. In my
Lovely build, Gepin. In my old cycling clubs (Thanet Road Club and then the Norwood Paragon) it was very much the done thing among the older riders at the time to ride ‘fixed’ in the winter, arguing that the simplicity was a bonus while improving pedalling technique or what they called ‘souplesse’ Unfortunately, I was in the younger generation that was a bit dismissive of this, going for bigger gears and longer cranks (our knees are all knackered now) but I did do one winter on fixed and it’s only now with the benefit of hindsight that I realise what a benefit it was. I found it helpful to completely relax my legs and focus on my feet describing effortless circles rather than any kind of up-and-down motion at all. Go with it. You’ll be killer by the spring.