All squares are rectangles but not all rectangles are squares
scalloprisotto on
Every track bike is a fixed gear, but not every fixed gear is a track bike. (Conversion)
Plastic_Blood1782 on
My bike has never been on track and was never designed for that. So I don’t call it a track bike
zimzilla on
All track bikes are fixies but not all fixies are track bikes.
I personally only call my bikes track bikes if the frame was actually made for the velodrome.
Most of my fixed gear bikes are crit geos and some are just lifestyle bikes with horizontal dropouts.
ButtermilkJohnson on
Track bikes are true speed machines that have zero business outside the velodrome. The tires and wheels are designed for smooth surfaces and some track riders don’t even have a lockring to save weight, kinda why in bad crashes at the track the rear cog spins off.
Fixed gear bikes have some of the core T A R C K energy but wider tires, drivetrains to climb, wheels with the mindset of rolling over not so perfect roads, and running a brake.
Both are great, I have a lot of fun riding both but under no circumstances is my velodrome bike hitting the streets.
Porycoole11 on
If you parked that on the bike rack next to me I would think you were seriously overcompensating for something…but gorgeous bike none the less.
Porycoole11 on
If you parked that on the bike rack next to me I would think you were seriously overcompensating for something…but gorgeous bike none the less.
No_Reference_7922 on
I don’t think I’ve ever owned a pure blooded track bike, but I have owned a lot of fixed gears, just like everyone here has said – so yeah, quite a huge difference! Even if it just means having a brake on, BB clearance and stuff like that.
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All squares are rectangles but not all rectangles are squares
Every track bike is a fixed gear, but not every fixed gear is a track bike. (Conversion)
My bike has never been on track and was never designed for that. So I don’t call it a track bike
All track bikes are fixies but not all fixies are track bikes.
I personally only call my bikes track bikes if the frame was actually made for the velodrome.
Most of my fixed gear bikes are crit geos and some are just lifestyle bikes with horizontal dropouts.
Track bikes are true speed machines that have zero business outside the velodrome. The tires and wheels are designed for smooth surfaces and some track riders don’t even have a lockring to save weight, kinda why in bad crashes at the track the rear cog spins off.
Fixed gear bikes have some of the core T A R C K energy but wider tires, drivetrains to climb, wheels with the mindset of rolling over not so perfect roads, and running a brake.
Both are great, I have a lot of fun riding both but under no circumstances is my velodrome bike hitting the streets.
If you parked that on the bike rack next to me I would think you were seriously overcompensating for something…but gorgeous bike none the less.
If you parked that on the bike rack next to me I would think you were seriously overcompensating for something…but gorgeous bike none the less.
I don’t think I’ve ever owned a pure blooded track bike, but I have owned a lot of fixed gears, just like everyone here has said – so yeah, quite a huge difference! Even if it just means having a brake on, BB clearance and stuff like that.