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Upvoted for don't do this, and reporting lasting damage. I can concur: Some joint issues simply never quite completely disappear again. Many do; but you simply don't know beforehand. The ones that remain aren't debilitating, mind you. One learns to manage them, one avoids the sort of stress which makes them be felt, but the lesson from this 56 year old is: Be nice to your body early on. Don't lift too heavy. Avoid accidents. Don't be stupid. The body is a recording device with an incomplete and somewhat random erase function.
– Peter - Reinstate Monica
Commented Jan 10, 2021 at 13:30
One of the reasons fixed/single-speed bikes are popular with young people is money, which a lot of more-established-in-life people who are 'into' cycling seem to just disregard entirely. Given the choice between a brand new lightweight bike you can do all your own maintenance on and a rusting 10 speed is it really so surprising
– Judy N.
Commented Jan 10, 2021 at 14:00
@JudyN. Perhaps. But I have never known anyone at that stage in life who made that choice. In Amsterdam, where I was for 6 years, initially as a student, lots of people had single-speed (used) "grandma" bikes for that reason, but it's flat there and the gear ratios are reasonable. Still, I got a used bike with a 5-speed hub transmission for less than $100. I first encountered the fashion for fixies as a student in Bloomington, Indiana, but mostly by way of rumor: I didn't know anyone who actually had one.
– phoog
Commented Jan 18, 2021 at 14:49

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