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I've never (yet!) ridden a track bike- why is it tough? Is it more tough compared to a road or mountain bike?

As splat says, no free-wheel means any kind of hop or jump becomes incredibly complicated.

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While everything is going ok it's great. Smooth and fast.

 

It's when things start going pear shaped that it gets tricky. No brakes, no gears, no freewheel and clips in. If you want to start slowing down you have to stop putting effort into pedaling. If you need to stop on the spot - you can't ;-)

 

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Its a fixed gear, so you can't freewheel to set up the bunny hop motion

since that comment of mine i've ridden a track bike and know exactly what you mean! jasss :eek:

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