Well today I was looking around for interesting articles on fixed gear riding, and came across a pretty good one that seems to explain and capture fixed gears pretty well…I found it on wired.com. Here is a little excerpt from the article in regards to riding with no brakes, as most fixed gear riders tend to do:
“You take the brake off and you can’t get any crazier for field testing your skill level than playing in traffic on a track bike,” Wirtanen said. “If you are an intelligent cyclist, it makes you far more aware. Instead of looking a car or two ahead of you, you have to look three to four blocks down the road and have to scan left to right constantly to look for escape routes.”
You can check out the rest of the article right here. If that convinced you to convert your bike or want a fixed gear yourself…check out some of these fixed gear auctions on eBay, they always have some good stuff on there.
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MKS ALUMINUM ALLOY LARGE TOE CLIPS LEATHER WRAPPED TRACK BIKE FIXED GEAR NJS |  |
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US $21.99 | 17d 2h 24m |
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RADIUS ALUMINUM ALLOY brake levers fixie fixed gear BMX road bike bicycle SILVER | |
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US $16.98 | 4d 9h 46m |
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58CM SEAFOAM GREEN LEADER 725 2011 TRACK BIKE ALUMINUM FIXED GEAR ROAD OR TRACK | |
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US $275.00 | 9d 1h 50m |
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NEW ALUMINUM TRACK BIKE BICYCLE FIXED GEAR SS FRAME SET | |
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US $174.95 | 15d 16h 7m |
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Fixie Fixed Gear Alloy Aluminum Bicycle Bike 48cm RD 818 Men Black | |
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US $269.93 | 19d 5h 47m |
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RADIUS ALUMINUM ALLOY FR brake levers fixie fixed gear BMX road bike BLUE | |
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US $16.99 | 25d 6h 52m |
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RADIUS ALUMINUM ALLOY brake levers fixie bike fixed gear BMX road bicycle BLACK | |
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US $16.98 | 4d 9h 49m |
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RADIUS ALUMINUM ALLOY FR brake levers fixie fixed gear BMX road bike WHITE | |
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US $16.98 | 2d 2h 31m |
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Toe Clips MKS NJS Aluminum L Fixed Gear Track Bike Keirin | |
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US $15.00 | 15d 6h 14m |
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Toe Clips MKS NJS Aluminum M Fixed Gear Track Bike Keirin | |
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US $15.00 | 15d 6h 8m |
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RADIUS ALUMINUM ALLOY brake levers fixie fixed gear BMX bicycle road bike WHITE | |
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US $16.99 | 4d 9h 48m |
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RADIUS ALUMINUM ALLOY brake levers fixie fixed gear road bike PURPLE | |
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US $16.98 | 4d 9h 42m |
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Green BMX Fixed Gear Bike Chainring Bolts aluminum | |
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US $19.99 | 9d 18h 22m |
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RADIUS ALUMINUM ALLOY FR brake levers fixie fixed gear BMX road bike BLACK | |
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US $16.99 | 2d 2h 33m |
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RADIUS ALUMINUM ALLOY FR brake levers fixie fixed gear BMX road bike PURPLE | |
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US $16.99 | 2d 2h 30m |
