My quest for a fixie....
 

Hello Everybody;

So I have been trying to get as much info as possible about fixies in order to get the best bike for my needs and I must say that I am quite confused.

For a first fixie, is it really worth paying that much more for a Chromoly frame vs and Alu one?

I am looking at this bike https://www.santafixie.com/comprar-b...ona-arion.html , which as you see is an Alu frame

And this one https://www.santafixie.com/comprar-b...er-silver.html , with a chromoly frame and a carbone fork and twice as expensive.

Will my experience be so much better for a recreational rider?

Thank you for your input, I appreciate it.

¿Adonde esta' usted, España? Los quadros de los dos son de acero, solamente las horquillas son differentes. La diferencia es en la calidad de los componentes, y yo le sugiero comprar la mas barata.

Hi, Thanks for the replay;

I am in Barcelona, Spain.

Actually the cheaper one is an Alu frame with steel fork.

Thanks

OK. I still would suggest buying the cheaper one, since paying more won't have a significant effect on your riding experience.

Great, I take good note.

Thanks a lot

I vote chromoly, for no other reason than I dont like alu bikes.

Thank for the comment.

Would you say that a chromoly frame has a significantly different behavior than an Alu frame or purely recreational riding?...Would you pay doble for a chromoly bike?

You can't make the comparison of chromoly vs aluminum based on the two bikes you have linked because they are completely different bikes aside from the frame material itself. Two different manufacturers as well. If you keep looking you will also find very expensive aluminum and very cheap steel bikes.

I prefer the way steel bikes feel over aluminum.

You are right. Those two bikes can not be compared. One costs Euros 379 and the other 699.....

I am trying to know if the chromoly is worth the extra cost over alu for recreational riding?

Thanks for the comment

"Recreational riding", good info there.
Can you further refine your requirements to describe what that means to you in terms of distance, pace, terrain and road surface conditions?

A machine suitable for fixed gear riding in the city may not be suitable for FG base miles training and long kilometers in the saddle on rough rolling secondary roads.

-Bandera

You are comparing apples and oranges. Some aluminum frames have large diameter tubing, which results in a harsher ride than a steel frame, but the one you have posted looks like it has regular diameter tubing that may have the same ride as a steel frame. More likely, the handling of the two bikes may be different if their geometries are different. In any case, I doubt you will see much difference with the type of riding you intend on doing. So, again, my advice is to get the less expensive bike.

That is fair.

What I mean with Recreational Riding is that I will not rely on the bike to go to work but rather have a ride to a coffee shop for example. My environment is the city and the road conditions are fair. Not too hilly.

I hope I was clearer.

That is a very good information for me.

Thank you very much.

It won't matter a whit either way for plootering about, buy the color that you like. :)
-Bandera