im 22 and ride a fixed gear for commuting. fixed gear bikes got me into riding bikes as an adult. theyre great way to spice up a commute if you dont have to cover a long distance or take on any climbs. they are also fun becuase you can build up a really custom and jazzy bike for alot less ££ than a good rodie, so they are fun projects to build up.

with that said i used to ride my fixed all over, becuase thats all i had, but what i really wanted was a geared roadbike for long rides in the country and big climbs. doing this on fixed was possible, but i always had to gear far lower than i wanted to be able to ride for hours, and it was just wrong becuase its like taking a 911 off road. i eventially got enough money for my road bike and love it.

i still ride fixed for commuting, and its great to just blast a 10 miles on an 80" gear,but my road bike is for everything else and get alot more saddle time.


i dont like these mash guys though. i feel they are trying to proove somthing. you can do tours on fixed, but why do it?! ive also seen theyre DVD. it was really boring, just riding on bland american city grid sections, and not that fast. i also dont like that they glorify dangerous riding. its fine that they can get away with it, but this isnt somthing i want never riders to be emulating.