The Fixie
I know it’s trendy to own a fixie (or fixed gear bike) but in their defense, they are a lot of fun to ride and good for your fitness. Mine tries its best to be un-trendy by the inclusion of a front brake and the fact it’s mostly made up from old parts I had laying around the house.
Most of the drive train is from an old 20”, the frame from an old dirt jumping MTB and the forks are a pair of hi-ten steel beauties that my local bike shop gave me for free just to get me out of their hair. It’s topped off with a Fizik saddle that was reclaimed from the dead and is over two decades old and a new pair of cushy purple grips.
The few bits of classic kit include the front hub, a Suntour Superbe Pro track hub and a Sugino gold spider from way back in the early days of BMX. So maybe it might be a little trendy after all.
Anyway, it’s easier on the wrists than my BMX bike, makes me think more when riding and adds to the general level of roadside craziness as you have to blast through almost every light because you can’t really stop on these things.
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