PORTLAND, Ore. - Mike Murray's first encounter with a fixed-gear bike ended in pain. He was a 19-year-old college student in Michigan. The bike belonged to a friend. Murray hopped on and began to ...
“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, ...
What started as an alternative niche, gravel has rapidly grown over the last decade and, for better or for worse, the gravel racing scene has become increasingly more serious. Events have grown in ...
Under the orange chemical glow of sodium streetlamps, a dozen cyclists riding fixed-gear bikes assembled for their weekly high-speed burn through Tucson’s city streets. A fixed-gear bike looks like a ...
Look: There are a lot of cycling companies out there. Some of the best bike brands have models with gearing intended for easy commuting. Others make bikes specifically for road racing. Some are ...