Hi Patrick, I've never ridden a fixed gear bike, but have found that riding on rolling terrain is a natural form of interval training. That's assuming that for the flats, I'm going at an easier pace, and then as I go over the roller, I put in extra effort to get over the top, and then there is a relaxation as you roll downhill. Each roller gives a burst of increased effort.
Have fun! Toshi On Tue, Mar 24, 2026 at 12:55 PM Patrick Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > This is at least academically interesting, since I have no practical > interest in riding anything more than a comfortable 50 miles, especially as > I just turned 71. But I’d like to know if riding a fixed gear vigorously, > especially in rolling terrain or against headwinds, might in a modest way > approach interval training. At any rate, riding 40 miles on the Roadeo with > 11 closely spaced gears and a freewheel is certainly no harder physically* > than riding a brisk (for me) 20 mile out and back in a 75” gear with a > strong headwind or 3/4 side wind. > > * Including the aftereffects a day or 2 later. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAGB59xxn%2BsYSOGAv_xt0bLBLn_PFtL7wmQsEN6%3DbMhed9E8erQ%40mail.gmail.com.
