If you seek cycling in its purest form, look no further than the fixed-gear bike. No gears, no freewheeling, and (sometimes) no brakes — just rider and bicycle completely synced. Pedal forward, the ...

A quick definition: A fixed-gear bicycle (or fixie), like the very first safety bicycles introduced in 1885 by John Kemp Starley in Coventry, England, is the simplest and, some (like me) would argue, ...

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, ...

Earlier this month in Austin, a cyclist and a Google self-driving car met at a four-way stop. This likely wasn’t the first time a Google self-driving vehicle has encountered a cyclist at a four-way ...

Disclaimer: Laws and regulations regarding fixed-gear bicycles and bicycle brakes vary by city, state, province or country. Be sure to review the specific requirements in your local jurisdiction to ...

A Senate committee delivered a victory to bicycle messengers and other riders of fixed-gear bikes Tuesday, advancing Senate Bill 729 , which would legalize their mode of transportation. Fixed-gear ...

At 5 p.m. on Aug. 21, two sixth-graders raced across Seoul Saek Park in Yeouido, practicing skidding techniques on their “fixies,” or fixed-gear bicycles. With scabbed knees from repeated falls, the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – 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 ...