A quick definition: A fixed-gear bicycle (or fixie), like the very first safety bicycles introduced in 1885 by John Kemp ...
An hour into a long bike ride last week, I had an epiphany. Though I'd ridden through the city, on streets and sidewalks, and then turned south on a fast paved trail to ride for several miles, I had ...
“I like to ride. Fixed gear, steel frame, no brakes. The bike cannot coast. The pedals never stop turning. Can’t stop. Don’t want to either.” It’s kind of a silly movie, but with those six sentences, ...
Here are the most notable stories that came across my desk in the past week… Cycling that’s not boring: Promoters of ‘Formula Fixed’ — a new brand of bike racing with fixed gears, no brake levers, and ...
Fixed-gear bicycle racers will wheel their sport into the Bay Area on Sunday and Monday. Sunday's part of the Oakland Grand Prix will be held at 2 p.m. on Shea Center Drive in Livermore. Riders will ...
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. "A cultural movement on wheels" is how organisers are describing Formula Fixed, a new US-based ...