First off, I don’t like “fixies”: even the name sounds horrible. I like track bikes – frames and geometries on bikes that are designed to be ridden on the track, yet they provide aggressive and responsive handling on the street. (…with a lot of toe overlap on the front wheel. Can’t handle it? Get a different bike, maybe even a single-speed.)
Secondly, the newest offerings from bicycle manufacturers, especially the cheapest “fixies” are disposable pieces of junk. After years spent working as a mechanic and messenger, I am having a hard time watching so many kids come by the shop with these piles of dangerous dung between their legs. These ‘bikes’ are built horribly, but they still have the capacity to travel fast enough to seriously hurt people. Please don’t buy this if you care about the person that will be riding it:
This is the reason that hordes of cycling enthusiasts will not stick with the sport. As Pete always says, “you don’t get what you don’t pay for.”
