Hello fixed community, my 18-th birthday is coming up and i want a brakeless fixed gear bike, my local shop only has completes like 6ku and excelsior. My question is should i buy a 6ku and learn how to ride or build a new one from scratch, the problem with that is the unknowing, i have no idea how to do it and no one to teach or explain. My budget is 500-600€
thank you
Went to sell my Kilo TT today to our local bike shop, guy said he didn’t want it as he doesn’t sell fixed gears often and my frame is large. Fair point, but I told him he could just have it for free to take it off my hands since I’m moving and he still didn’t want it!! Shocked to say the least 😂😂
Anyone in the Chicago / Milwaukee area want a cheap 60cm Kilo TT?
Hey everyone,
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Hi,
I’d like some advice about a possible rear wheel alignment issue on my Wilier Rave SLR (2023).
After transporting the bike in a Scicon Aerocomfort 3.0 and reinstalling the rear wheel, it now looks like the wheel sits slightly off-center toward the drivetrain side.
What I checked:
I removed and reinstalled the rear wheel 3 times
the thru-axle threads in normally
there is no rear rotor rub
shifting works, but I had to change my SRAM AXS rear derailleur microadjust from 19 to 26 to get clean shifting again
One detail that may or may not matter: when mounting the bike in the travel bag, I just had to help the axle line up slightly with the support so it would engage properly, but there was no major force or heavy pressure.
My question is:
does this sound more like a wheel dish / centering issue
or could it point to something at the frame / dropout / UDH interface
I’m attaching rear view and dropout photos.
Thanks a lot for any advice
It hasn’t arrived yet, so I’m even more excited for it~ Hope everyone has a happy day~ 😊
Have been riding fixe gear for couple of months and still cant learn keo spin or fish and chips. I already learned wheelies,fakies and barspins. Also yesterday put straps on and learned no hand wheelie. Any tips on fish snd chips and keo spin? Bought used big ripper 2011
I think my bike's the best looking by far.
Took me countless nights to get the proportions right
Street Rensho
size 58
all njs
Just picked these up from a parts bin at my local shop for $10. I’m curious if anyone’s heard of them I can’t find anything on the internet about them.
to be honest the first fixed gear I've bought was out impatience and I bought the first one I found instead of researching and going to different shops(well there was only 1 shop in my entire city that even sold fixed gear), the part i have on it are branded so its not a sketchy ride and in my opinion I like my bike and looks good but when I try and make friends with others they look at my bike with pure and utter disgust with their tsunami frames or other well known brands. And honestly It's kind of got me insecure and also lonely
Should I get a more expensive frame despite liking the one I have to fit in?
I bought one of those cheap fixie bikes three months ago for commuting between my apartment in South Philadelphia and Temple University. The bike came with unbranded 30mm alloy wheels, sealed bearing hubs and generic 25c tires. I weigh about 185 lbs and usually carry a backpack loaded with textbooks, groceries and a laptop. So the bike gets used pretty heavily during weekdays. After roughly 140 miles, the rear wheel already needed truing twice. Yesterday I noticed another problem while climbing a bridge near Chinatown. Several spokes started making sharp pinging noises whenever I put real pressure on the pedals. And the rear wheel now feels slightly unstable during faster descents. I searched the rim markings online and found nearly identical wheelsets being sold through Facebook marketplace and Alibaba under different brand names. Which honestly made me question how durable these stock wheels are for daily city riding. I am not doing tricks, skids, or curb drops either, so the amount of flex already happening feels surprisingly excessive to me. For riders who commute through rough streets, trolley tracks, potholes, and cracked pavement every day. Would you trust these wheels longer term, or replace them now before something fails unexpectedly in traffic?
Swapped the bars, grips, bar ends, seat, tyres and pedals. Removed the front brake. More to my ex-BMX taste.
They sent me the wrong bars with my purchase and refused to send me out the correct pair. I bought a new pair from their website and asked if they could comp them and we'd call it a day.
Didn't comp the bars, didn't even send them.
This was 3 weeks ago now.
Fuck wlkie.com but damn is that a pretty colour.
Hope you all enjoy!
Granted maraming riders jempoy. But it's not the bike. It's not even ALL fixed gear riders. But some.
Kahit sinabi na ng mga riders na safe sila mag ride. Or may preno sila. Or they know how to stop their bikes safely.
For context I ride different bikes. I have a fixed gear with me for more than ten years. I have mtb geared and folding ones. Single speed and multi... Also have an ebike. Actually I have many bikes. I just love 2-wheeled vehicles.
So why the hate? Can't we just ride our own preferred bikes for whatever purpose (race, commute, rando, exercise et al) and enjoy biking?
Parang mas dini-discourage natin mga tao mag bike. Instead of guiding the new ones properly.
***reaction post to dun sa isang bata/estidyante na gusto mag build ng fixed gear for daily nya. Tapos marami nagsabi wag sya mag fixed kahit sabi nya na limited budget sya and gusto nya very low maintenance bike.
I’ve been thinking about getting a dirt bike mainly for casual riding and short exploration around my area. But I’m trying to be realistic about whether it actually fits what I want to do. I’m not looking for anything extreme or track focused, just something simple that can handle a mix of surfaces like dirt paths, rough streets, and light trails without feeling too complicated to manage. What’s making this tricky is that I keep seeing very different opinions depending on who you ask. Some riders say a dirt bike works well for flexible riding as long as you keep up with basic maintenance, while others suggest it’s better to choose a different type of bike if most of your riding is still on roads. Since I’m still learning, I’m trying to prioritise something that feels easy to control, reliable, and not constantly needing adjustments. I even checked a few listings online and looked at Alibaba just to compare entry level models and understand how pricing and builds vary across different setups. That helped a bit, but it also made it harder to understand what actually matters most for casual use. For riders who do both street and light off road riding, does a dirt bike actually make sense for this kind of mixed riding, or is there a better beginner option?