Hello,
I have a track bicycle. It has a flip-flop hub for both freewheel and fixed gear options. I tried switching to a fixed gear today. That was damn too scary. I rode it for only 20 minutes or so and I thought that I was gonna die. The bicycle just doesn't stop. The fixed gear is an evil thing, it pushes you out of a saddle if you refuse to pedal it, and it's hard to stop it, even with brakes. I had a close call with a car and hit a pedestrian in those 20 minutes. Damn.
But I still want to learn to ride it. Is there some place in Tokyo or around with no pedestrians and cars at all? I don't have a bike case or whatever, so I plan to reach the training place on the freewheel, then switch to the fixed gear and train.
Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
I have a track bicycle. It has a flip-flop hub for both freewheel and fixed gear options. I tried switching to a fixed gear today. That was damn too scary. I rode it for only 20 minutes or so and I thought that I was gonna die. The bicycle just doesn't stop. The fixed gear is an evil thing, it pushes you out of a saddle if you refuse to pedal it, and it's hard to stop it, even with brakes. I had a close call with a car and hit a pedestrian in those 20 minutes. Damn.
But I still want to learn to ride it. Is there some place in Tokyo or around with no pedestrians and cars at all? I don't have a bike case or whatever, so I plan to reach the training place on the freewheel, then switch to the fixed gear and train.
Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.