Have you ridden a fixed gear bike before? Here are some reasons from Conor why you might want to give them a go! 🚲
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37 Comments
Any kid can ride a geared bike but fixie's are for tough ones.
People ride fixies because they’re hipsters
They are also an excellent way to work on and smooth out your spinning technique, if you try to pedal square, you get ejected. Also, if you lose a crank or pedal, you can easily finish the ride with one leg, no clip required.
Mine 700 fixed bike go's aike – okay, okay,f it
Fixies??? Why do brits always make up corny words 😂 It’s a single speed, guy
They're good in the wet, too. Less so since disc brakes escaped the mtb niche, but between the improved feel you get through the pedals and water not affecting a rear rim brake, you can have a lot of control in bad weather. The weight savings make it easier to get light over potholes and stuff too, when compared to road bikes in the same price range
Is risky
I looked into getting a fixie to save money but saw that they were just as expensive as geared bikes for some reason. So I just bought a geared bike.
Then explain why hipsters charge more for used ones
My fixie seemed to break more than my road bike. There was so much more torque exerted on the drivetrain, and in both directions, everything needed to be much beefier to handle it
What brand is this bike?
they are great bike the problem is majority that ride them are retrded and leads to accidents and even blame somebody for their own fault 😂 and i am talking drom experience here
As a roadie turned fixed gear rider (2 years roadie in my early-mid youth, 3 years 10 months till date fixed gear) I might not return to road bikes.
The lack of gears and brakes to maintain has been a real boon for me (currently an army conscript with nearly no time to work on my bike over the weekend). Just spray some degreaser onto my chain, scrub the crud with a brush and wipe the chain, cog and chainring clean. Fixed gear components are plenty durable in general, too
I've also grown comfortable with having one gear. Living in a country with superflat terrain (SG), I had no issues running 60:15 (kid you not, there's only that occasional upslope and not really windy over here) for the past 2 years+ and my knees have been well (might be an age-related thing tbh). As some other commenters have mentioned, climbing shorter inclines became easier after the switch (provided that you put in effort)
Currently running 57:15, though I plan to use 14t for faster rides and 17t for my biweekly 40km home<>camp commute
the main reason for a fixie: Every metre counts!
True fixie (i.e no brakes) riders are irresponsible bellends though.
The people that i see riding fixies are mostly hipsters. And try checking out fixie forums if you want to be entertained
Cool wheel set
I'm a single speed guy, did try fixed to see what it's like, fun, but I'm in the wrong area for it, my frame is a little smaller than I need, so it's like getting about on a BMX
Single speed freewheel is better in almost every respect
It also can drift… who doesn't love drift?
I think I would think that a road bicycle would be better. The road bicycle would be faster there's more gears. A fix bike only has one gear. A road bicycle has more. I would think a road bicycle would be better uphill and downhill and for speed also
Drop the brakes.
Let's be honest. The main reason people ride fixies is as a lifestyle statement
No is not, they are more expensive, they have more maintenance and mechanical troubles and aren't cyclist in its Irie form at all
So they can destroy their knees? I HATE fixies and the people that ride them.
Reason to buy a fixie: a masochistic desire to end up in the ER room. (I have nothing against single speeds, just fixies, epscially the ones without hand brakes)
You just described SINGLE SPEED bike, not a fixie!
I think you meant its most hipster form
i change to no break
Only in netherland where the highes mountain is a foot over sea level
Peenoise on a fixe that doesn’t have a brake: BiKe iS lyF
No disc brakes?
Fixie actually pretty expensive, if you want a branded parts, price can go really high! Some frames from chinelli can cost more than a $2000
i dont have breaks on my fixie i use the pedals to stop, do i need help?
Or as a "bug out bike". During a natural disaster, the last thing you want is a bike breaking down. If I had the cash and the space, I'd get a fixie with "reverse brake" (pedals, like when I was a kid) and solid or non-deflating tires. A little slower, but guaranteed to work.
Just did another 100 mile ride on a fixed gear here in the Bay Area (California, USA). Things I’ve learned over the last 7 years riding fixed: minor hills are easier than some most similarly priced commuter bikes, you learn discipline and bike control, you come to understand cadence and pedal control, you become more aware of your surroundings, speed isn’t always about the gear, your bike isn’t always what’s holding you back, and you get to do some sick skids
I would be totally upset if fixed gearing bikes would be the only economic choice. Hey, poor people too want versatile bikes! Less snobbery please!