Rod_Saetan
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ishaw":1ceyfbmh said:My experience from my daily commute is that singlespeed riders are dangerous as they never want to stop at lights.
I ride a SS MTB through London on my commute, I also stop at red lights, use lights on my bike when necessary, don't ride on the pavement, don't listen to music via headphones, signal when I turn and don't try and cut other cyclists up. There are some cyclists who do none of these things and also use a bike with one gear. There are also a number of actual idiots who ride 'normal' bikes through red lights whilst listening to a Walkman and do their utmost to piss of every taxi and bus driver.
I don't think that a cyclist saying that 'singlespeed riders are dangerous' on a public cycling forum is constructive.
Also, there is something of a distinction between SS MTB riders, and 'fixies' in cities, I have been riding a singlespeed MTB for over a decade, but I have no interest in riding a fixed gear Lo-Pro with risers through a city.