Riding a fixed-gear bike takes some getting used to. The first thing you're going to try to do is stop the bike by stopping pedaling, and if you do, you're going over the front of the handlebars. I've seen it happen. Your legs are not going to come out of their sockets. Don't fight the pedals.
Steep hills can be a little rough on the knees.
Getting clipped in is a challenge until you get the hang of hitting a moving pedal. That's one reason they're popular among urban bike messengers. Also, fixed gears are so simple, there's almost nothing that can break or get out of adjustment. Mazur, who also rides for the Kissena team, based in New York, won the 3.5-kilometer prologue time trial yesterday in the Polish race. Hot Tubes owner, team director and coach Toby Stanton of Leicester, who has been recruiting top juniors from around the country since 1991, is confident this year's team is a winner.