Originally Posted by Surfacecreations Originally Posted by

What is the deal with the fixie bikes? I Googled it and only came up with people doing tricks on them, mainly wheelie stuff and going backwards, and everything else is people making fun

of the bikes and their riders. They seem to be driven by "hipsters" as the detractors call them. Apparently they have no brakes. They also seem to have mismatched wheels and tires. Is that

supposed to be fashionable or are the they mismatched for a purpose...lighter in front?



In many videos of them, these bikes seem very light in the front. They are able to do wheelies with very little effort(pulling up on handlebars). That and they seem very balanced on that

back wheel for all those wheelie tricks that they seem all to be able to pull off very effortlessly. Are they that easy to ride or are these many riders just that skilled?