Fixed-gear bicycles are still popular nowadays because they are simple, low maintenance, make for great winter bikes and urban commuters as well, as long as you don’t have to cope with steep hills.

Fixies had a bit of a mainstream moment over a decade ago when you couldn’t move for them in bike shops, and they were hugely popular on the streets of big cities around the world. That wave of ...

This post has been corrected. See note at the bottom for details. For the last five years, this column has avoided covering one of the hottest youth-culture urban crazes in the bike world: the fixie — ...

“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, ...

Arash Guity can't stop pedaling. That's because the "fixie" bicycle he rides to work has no freewheel, which means there is no such thing as coasting. But Guity, a 34-year-old energy consultant, doesn ...

This new 8Bar Krzberg v8 has been one of the Berlin bike brand’s original affordable, customizable fixies. And now it gets an 8th-generation refresh with bigger tire clearance, lighter weight, and ...

Fixed-gear bicycles are the scourge of modern bike fashion. Actually, fixies are almost nothing but fashion. If you took a swaying, brainless, gazelle-like catwalk model and turned her into a bike, a ...

This post has been corrected. See note at the bottom for details. For the last five years, this column has avoided covering one of the hottest youth-culture urban crazes in the bike world: the fixie — ...