Last year my coworker helped me buy my fixed gear to save money and time from commuting to work. Says it was very low maintenance and cheap. Taught me how to build it nicer and everything about the parts. 1 year later now I am broke and has a debt to my friend but atleast my bike has duraace hubs on it.

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

All I see if you got your priorities straight.

@rsyd9397

2 ай бұрын

some might see this as a joke but for me its so real, everytime I got a hold of some money all I think is what part should I upgrade next

@kaunghtetnyi2755

2 ай бұрын

Hahahaha

@_keja_

2 ай бұрын

in the Philippines, we call this 'upgraditis' 😂😂😂

@JohnDoe-mp1zk

2 ай бұрын

down the rabbit hole

I feel so very personally attacked by this video. 4 years into riding fixed, coming from mtb. I'm about $4500 deep on a steel frame build with no carbon.

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

you... are a victim

@JacMoves

15 күн бұрын

Ouch

@sketchy0078

5 күн бұрын

I totally get your predicament. I ended up on a Reddit post back before Christmas professing how wonderful NJS bikes are. A few drinks and some internet shopping with an accidental click has meant I have another bike in the fleet with way too much money invested in it. However I now own a near full NJS build. Riding fixed and the culture that comes with it should come with a government health warning. It’s just a little too addictive.

I started riding fixed when I was 50 and I am now closer to 60. It would be good to see more people cycling than using the car.

@popsgarage_nc

Ай бұрын

Solid your still riding at that age!!! Keep it up!

@sketchy0078

5 күн бұрын

Legend! I really hope I’ll still be riding fixed into my later years.

@abihraal1825

5 күн бұрын

King!

"when you have no brakes" bro just install fucking brakes. I rode fixed in Seattle for years and I almost never used my brakes, even on them steep-ass hills. But I had them, just in case because I'm not tryin to go out like that. Got a track frame with no brake mounts? Cool. Ride it at the track. It really makes me lose respect for someone's intelligence and wisdom as a biker to hear that kinda shit. In the motorcycle/car world its sport bikers with no protection or street racers endangering other people on the road.... But it's all the same "type of guy." Don't be that guy. I hope you hear that although I said some disparaging things, it's coming from a place of care both about you as a rider and your health, and the safety of people on the road in general.

@jamesb699

14 күн бұрын

Just skid the bike

@leo-wi4qu

14 күн бұрын

yes this..

@markkubsch1257

13 күн бұрын

You don't seem to have a clue about what you're talking about.

@leo-wi4qu

12 күн бұрын

this is facts and truth vrs smoke mirrors an eventually concussions

@ItsDeffoChris

Күн бұрын

You can't convince these people till they end up in a hospital bed.

Getting into fixed gear is actually less time spent on the saddle but more time spent on the computer browsing marketplaces for used parts or new shit, cause you might want to get a negative degree stem or matching all the component manufacturers so you end up swapping out everything just to have Zipp everything etc lol

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

Agreed, I can tell you how many rides i've been on in the past year but hours on marketplace is unknown

Mostly ride fixed gear with brakes. So cheap to maintain and fun to ride. Also you pedal stroke will get so smooth.

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

Yes, fixed gear gets you to understand cadence and dampens the rear motion of your pedal stroke because it gets pushed up by the other side down motion. Very smooth.

@TimpBizkit

2 ай бұрын

I'm not sure. I hear "fixed makes your pedal stroke smooth" and also "independently coasting cranks make your pedal stroke smooth". I mean fixed isn't going to make you aware of back pressure the way the "power cranks" are. The pedals will just go round and round instead of stalling or going out of synch.

@vfgjasminebaker

2 ай бұрын

what are brakes

@living4adrenaline

Ай бұрын

no it wont

@TheWaffleRadio

Ай бұрын

Hey look at you riding smart. No idea why people ride brakeless (I almost never used them, for the record, but it's stupid not to have).

fixed for life... been riding fixed gear since 2007 best decision in biking ever. a testament to a pure rider.

I got some dank carbons sitting on a $325 cheap bike. Like a previous viewer mentioned the impracticality and absurdity of builds is like the best part. I think it's the most expressive side of cycling

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

Expressive it is. My bike was $300 and i somehow found some carbon rims on marketplace for $10 a piece! Built up the wheels for $100 and people think I'm rocking a $800 wheel set, customizability is endless.

@dashofawesome64

Ай бұрын

@@popsgarage_nc I live in the Netherlands there is a company Gazzelle that makes normal transport bikes. If you search good you can find second hand carbon forks for cheap.

Don't daily a fixed gear? I have been dailying mine for over a year just fine no issue. One of the positive things about fixed gear is super low maintenance. I also understand what you're saying about unnecessary components, but if you're riding fixed the whole thing is kind of that its unreasonable.

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

100% understandable, I daily my build and I keep some parts cheap but go unessacary with others...

@leanlobster69

2 ай бұрын

@@popsgarage_ncyoutubers always preaching but not practicing😂

I remember my bike was a fixie hybrid which ive modded enough to become a litearl roadbike and its now cost 183 dollars and it actual cost was 43 dollars 💀

Heavy bike? Just get stronger, lol.

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

Real

@neutronshiva2498

14 күн бұрын

People are heavy. Not bikes. Taking a dump before a ride goes a long way. That stool probably weighs more then the difference any upgrades would make.

As a fixed gear rider, this is a very good video. I appreciate you not just slandering the craft and actually giving valid criticism.

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

Thanks man means alot! I do work rather hard on these videos, thanks!

The currently cons on my fixed gear rn is my legs are always sore AF and just praying not to die riding it lol. Ride safe always guys!

@popsgarage_nc

Ай бұрын

You get massive legs once you start

I agree! What an irresponsible waste of money. My Email- your Chris King headset is on its way!

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

That made me laugh, my emails notifying me about a $200 crank set I just bought...

If anyone needs help getting clean from buying fixed gear parts lmk. I’m 4 days sober from buying bike parts.

@popsgarage_nc

Ай бұрын

did you relapse yet?

@harrisonweiland6851

Ай бұрын

@@popsgarage_nc I don’t want to talk about it

@wushisushi

3 күн бұрын

@@harrisonweiland6851 LOL

@harrisonweiland6851

3 күн бұрын

@@wushisushi don’t ask me for support

Just discovered your chanel and I’m liking your content so far. Yep, riding fixed is addictive, I’ve been hooked on the suckers since the 1980s when I started riding my track bike on the street. Ended up trashing it in the early 90s slamming into a car. I ride most styles of bikes and enjoy them but my fixed gear bikes are where the money disappears, I’ve pick up cheap beaters of market place and usually just thrash them to death but my baby is a Razesa that I had built for me back in 98 with Columbus Neuron Tubing, that bike has had that many different cranksets and wheel sets, different stem and bar combinations over the years I’ve lost count but they are so easy to change things around on I can never resist.

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

Thanks, that means alot! Been In the fixed scene for 4 years ish and love every bit of it. Seeing the shit people pull of on fixed builds are insane and always lovely to see.

There's definetly a point to remind yourself it's about the riding, not the parts and to also follow your own opinions on what you truely like and need. Focus on what you have and see what really gives you headaches. Keep it simple, sometimes that chunky steel frame is what you trust, so settle with that and stand for it. That's the simple beauty of bikes, you can ride them without any care, but once you start looking, you'll never stop looking again. When you spend more time working than riding or it gets tedious, just ride it until something breaks, then improve. The absoulte goal should be that you can grab your bike in the dark and have it work excatly as you expect, nothing more. Big pro is that even as a newbie with a 50$ bike you will feel the same as any other one, because it's about the fun of the ride. The faces when you surpass 90% with a well maintained walmart style build, and you actually feel people admire that simple mindset. It's not about buying everything you can, happyness comes from knowing you could, but don't need to. Understand this, and also try to make your own way, work with what you got, anything you do yourself, repair, spend time with and make your own is never wasted. There's also nothing wrong about doing something you like and even spending thousands of dollars, you'll have a whole lot to share with people who can't try around themselves, because you spent all that time looking and trying around, you just need to find a way to make something of that. ps also having your bikes stolen multiple times teaches you to stay basic and make the best of it, it helps a lot to know that no matter how insane everyones bikes are, yours is the only one you can casually forget at the train station and still have a beautiful ride home. It's just different

I feel so attacked by the thumb nail. Because I have THEE EXACT SAME THRONE BIKE, same design and color too and let me say I love it and mad people give me compliments soooo UR ON CRACK

Purchased my Bianchi Pista Dalmine in 2011 for $1000. Up until 2019 when it was stolen I maybe spent $200 on maintenance and trying out some drop bars. It was perfect from factory

"... but you spend so much money on a bike that does not need to have this much money spent on... " - that's down to the point, man. Especially when you consider all the money you save by not having to bring your e-bike to service once or twice a year...

Honestly though, all bike riding is like this. I'm a downhill mountain biker and a good set of new rims is $2000 and you'll probably end up bending them and needing new ones in a couple months at least unless you want to buy mag rims that are heavy AF. Not to mention the fact all the good front forks for downhill are $1000 on the low end.

love the channel bro, lowkey helpin me fr PS with whatever editing software you are using, i recommend turning up the audio of your voice as it is quite hard to hear you in some parts.

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

Thanks bro, I ended up lowering my voice bc in some parts I earraped the mic... lol. I'll take it into account for my next video bro thanks!!

Removing the front brake of a bike, even a fixed gear is stupid and suicidal. Do NOT remove your front brake!

My understanding is that fixed bikes in the UK still have to have a brake in addition to the fixed wheel (the fixed gear counts as a rear brake) to ride on the road. Here in UK it's not actually brakeless unless you're only riding in velodromes.

I spent a couple thousand on a Cinelli Mash bike that looked really cool and had all the cool parts which led to a thief apparently wanting it more than I did. A few years later I just built a classy looking steel fixed bike that somehow ended up costing over a thousand dollars more….

I'm a mechanic and a geared road/endurance rider. I had never touched a fixed gear since I was a kid for a while until I started working on them professionally, and at first I didn't really get it. But after realizing the prices of roadbikes these days, I get it. Fixed gear is awesome. It's what biking always has been to most of us: cheap to get into, fun to do, physically painful and a rabbit hole. 😆 I love my 105 gearset but maybe I'll join you all someday

@popsgarage_nc

Ай бұрын

You understand! Maybe one day you will hop on a FXD and never go back

I've been dailying my fixie going on my second year in a row. I rocked a shitty commuter for the past year and just snagged an older Bianchi Pista for next to nothing, couldn't be happier. It was $300 CAD in really good condition with mostly original parts except the bullhorns that are wider than my shoulders. I'll be replacing those, the pedals and maybe stem but that's it. I have a pair of Spinergy Rev X's that I snagged for $150 that may go on eventually but I need the hub conversion for the rear.

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

Ah, bro is on the beginner stages!!! All love, good luck with it excited to see what to come! Got my Aventon Cordoba for $300 off of marketplace and took the build from there!!

@wr0te0ff68

2 ай бұрын

@@popsgarage_nc I'm hoping to somewhat stay in that stage! I like how little my bikes cost, I honestly wouldn't have bought the Bianchi but there's very few fixed gears in my city, let alone track bikes for sale. He wanted $600 originally and I watched it sit for about 3 or 4 months. Leagues better than my Elops.

Alot of the things you said could be applied to the mtb retro / resto mod scene :) great video!! now you made me wanna get into fixed bikes !

@popsgarage_nc

Ай бұрын

Go for it! and thank you!

Recommend to always have brakes on your fixed gear ..at minimum a front brake .. or you will really wish you had when a door opens or someone runs the light in a truck..

Thanks king, I needed this humbling

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

I try

Oof. My fixie cost $2500. Definitely spent too much.

Them - I can get the same one for 60 $ Me - Point to the NJS stamp.

I been riding a fixed gear for about 4 years now. I built it when I worked at a bike shop and the owner had bins full of old parts from the 70s and 80s that he let me raid as long as I didn't take anything too rare. I got a gorgeous frame and fork from the 70s with polished lugs as a trade for an old 80s mountain bike which I originally got for free, built the wheels myself from salvaged hubs and rims, salvaged an old Nitto stem and drop bars, built a custom sized Sugino bottom bracket from a bucket of unused track bike parts from the 80s. Even found a couple rolls of unused Benetto grip tap under 50 years of dust on a shelf. The only things I actually had to buy was a chain and a cheap Origin 8 crank. With the employee discount I think that build cost like 70 bucks total.

My biuld costs 340 USD, and i tear that shit. Great video man !

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

Thanks dude!!! Mine was around $700 but msrp is easily $2k, got lucky on some deals

Nah single speed with reverse brake is all you need, you can still coast and don't have to worry about the in-betweens in all the situations of not being able to stop pedaling.

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

Single speed with front FTW. Its lighter and you get better braking power, but I agree, always love a little single speed action.

@azertycraftgaming

Ай бұрын

True

When I built my fixie, the total cost, including frame and fork painting is around 200-220 euro. For the 12 years I have it I never bought any expensive parts. Probably the total cost after 10 years is no more then 400 euro. Not gonna ride it anymore tho, I'm almost 45 now. Got used hybrid bike with 9 gears, sweet and easy to ride. Good times with the fixie, but not going back.

now on my second fixed gear bike i assembled to be properly stiff. Squid bikes so ez frame, electric enduro bike rims, surly hubs, and shimano zee crankset. Nothing can break on it. Almost everyday riding it, the fun commute style of riding

I have a fixie I bought from my friend years ago for $300. 2006 Raleigh Rush Hour. I'm rocking the same wheels, went through 4 pairs of Gatorskins, and it's still going strong. At most, I've spent $1,000 total for something I've been riding consistently since I got it in 2007. FOMO is poison.

I got into fixed gear for its practicality and it being really easy to maintain etc. then 1½ years later i have 2 of em both being steel bikes with one having a crankset that costs twice as much as the frame

I love my fixie , scored it from a mate that went overseas ! I put a front brake on it because cars and pedestrians are unpredictable! I don’t think about what it looks like , it always gives me the same Fantastic feeling after every ride !

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

Good for you, ive debated on throwing a brake on mine but I tend to find myself riding in the back country.

I've spent about 1k on my best fixed bike. Probably half that for the first cheap steel I built. No other way to go. I've built a gravel on an old Gary Fisher mtb frame which is killer, and a road on an old steel Bianchi frameset but my fixed bike is the go-to for anything. I've ridden group rides fixed and people think I'm crazy for doing metrics fixed but there is no better way to ride. Just look at accounts of the early Tour de France races and you will grown those balls. No other way.

My first fixed gear bike 10 years ago cost me $115. My second (and most recent) fixed gear bike cost about $1600. The first one, a complete stock bike from a now defunct company called Baseline. The second is a Wabi Classic that’s built with name brand and two stock components. So yeah, the upgrade bug is real.

Nice video. My only rule of thumb is, other than pedals and saddle, parts have to be NJS. Keeps it simple.

Rode fixed as my only bike 5 years and 3 more as a primary bike. I built it pre-FB marketplace so a lot of parts were bought new ,so it was a dumpster frame with 300 in the drivetrain and a cobbled front brake. I would smash 30+ mile long rides weekly. Also there are few things better than riding in fresh snow on a quiet winter night. I sold my fixie at Christmas and found myself looking to build another last week

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

Build it! And honestly thats a solid story, was there ever any way to buy used parts cheap back then?

@CRZ42

2 ай бұрын

Ah, yes the dark days of Craigslist... Cheap parts in the midwest at the time were old track parts. Occasionally you would find stuff at coops. There was place in NYC that was selling rebrand Formula hubsets for $50. When you found a deal you bought up what you could and flip to afford your build.

Lol this video is true. Back in 2014 I decided to buy a bike. My cousin recommended a SS/FG, so I went to look them up and was instantly hooked. After buying the bike, I asked how much would it cost to replace a tube (for my future knowledge). I was told $20, so I. ended up buying a $50 repair kit and started watching youtube videos. Within a month i was parting out, finding, building, and selling FG/SS bikes. The obsession was deep. It was fun times.

I started with a budget fixed gear before getting into track and road cycling. Although I changed all the part on this first bike apart but didn't spend that much. The trick is to keep your first bike and get comfortable on it. My humble steel 6KU is now more of a tracklocross build with 35c tires and drop bars. I don't skid on it anymore because I busted the lockring threads long ago and I've always ran a brake on it for peace of mind. Don't get sucked into the culture of vintage builds or expensive track parts if you don't go to the velodrome. All of these are fragile and uncomfortable for daily use.

@popsgarage_nc

26 күн бұрын

Solid stuff man, and thanks for all the comments!!!

I feel like this video could apply to ALL serious cycling hobbies. You start off with a $700 marketplace bike and next thing you know you're $8k deep into marginal gains territory

@popsgarage_nc

12 күн бұрын

marginal gains territory is what gets you

No one is forcing you to buy damn expensive track or just fancy hubs and carbon hoops) I still ride Novatec hubs as they spin and keep wheels in frame. Sheldon Brown noted hubs are wrong place to splurge as they are very simple parts and mostly you are paying for CNC process, low volume production and colorful anodizing. My cheap cranks are stiff enough and I will not be broke if I damage them, and no - I'm not Olympic sprinter so I don't need those super stiff track specific cranks. I rather spend money on food, water and train tickets to go to remote places and ride my bike there as it's more interesting then do laps in city for 1000000th time.

I completely agree with you. I see this a lot on social media especially, people not only waste a lot of money on high-quality parts just to please others, but they also end up giving more importance to others opinions than their own. A fixed gear bike is meant to be a simple and cheap bike; it doesn't even need high-quality components. I've built countless fixed gear bikes, some with high-quality parts, others much cheaper. You know what difference I notice between one and the other when riding on the street? None. Good video.

@LedaiCepelinai

2 ай бұрын

same with sport cars

@flipfonte4069

2 ай бұрын

@@LedaiCepelinai In the case of cars, there are indeed parts of varying quality, some can leave you stranded and require more maintenance, so sometimes paying a bit more would be safer. In the case of fixed gear bikes, quality truly doesn't matter unless you're doing freestyle or something similar. For normal use, quality really doesn't matter, it's just grab and go.

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

Thanks man, solid take to you aswell

I ride a $15 straight steel fixie off of facebook marketplace. I have bought some paint for it so that's an extra $5, and I painted it myself. I've ridden it for about 3 years, haven't broken anything yet.

@popsgarage_nc

Ай бұрын

Wild, keep it up

I'm aiming for other things first but guess if bikes £6-9k 7.3kg (lights, computer, bell at weight said) Trek Emonda ALR (two wheelsets) (road bike) £6k 12.4kg Trek Slash gen 5 (enduro mountain bike) £2-3k folding (sub 7.4kg) or fixie (8kg or below with sram hydro rim) unsure what way £2k or 3k on these without looking £2k Boardman adv 8.9 (aim for say 10kg as between road and gravel weights, not caring about splash out for lighter) £10-12k Bülk (velomobile)

i worked with an old italian track frame with a vintage cup and cone bb and the crank always became loose because of that building standard

I have 3 bikes: 700c fixie for road ride, 650b tracklocross for woods and gravel, and a gravel bike with gears. over 10 000 km done on my fixies, knees are ok (and I'm pretty much tall 6'4") and I love riding my fixies more, even after 5 years of riding. I usually buy used parts btw and don't really care how much bikes cost. Maybe less than $3000 for all 3 with Wahoo roam included :D

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

honestly surprised your knees are ok, ik many of my tall friends who ride FXD have wild knee problems.

@iamkommute

2 ай бұрын

​@@popsgarage_nc time will tell !

i been riding fixed for about 6 years, between 3 different bikes. i spent maybe 2500 bucks between the bikes themselves, parts for style, and the occasional lbs repair. I think the negatives only apply to ppl that make street cycling their entire personality

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

Solid builds I bet! Makes sense as to what you stated on the back end

@Buddhakingpen

2 ай бұрын

@@popsgarage_nc they were pretty good! One was a kilo wt off bikesdirect. A full build with sugino cranks, tire clearance wide enough that i had 38c's on there with clearance to spare and it was only $400 back then! I miss pre covid prices lol

i had my first fixie which i taken a part of an old track bike, put in new parts and repainted it. looks cool. but it had a broken fork which i found out when i was riding.

You should not someone's option of buying their dream bike

while most of this makes sense to me, there is no way track cyclists are doing bunny hops and skids and fish'n'chips on the track. So i don't really see how a track specific wheelset is built to accommodate that abuse. If anything I'd trust it LESS because track components are like insanely refined and lightweight and consumables (since athletes are generally sponsored and new stuff is often provided for events)

@TheWaffleRadio

Ай бұрын

I agree--nope they aint doing that shit on the track. Honestly using track gear on the road is just fucking stupid. Not gonna pull any punches with that one, it's objectively out of its element and worse-performing than gear designed for what you're doing.

@arm4238

29 күн бұрын

@@TheWaffleRadio all right relax I do all those things too. I'm just pointing out that I understand that it does not add up

I bought my first fixed gear bike. Also first bike in decades. I did 5 miles the very next day and didn’t feel sore at all. It isn’t as hard or challenging as people make it seem.

You do have a brake. The front one! You control speed with your legs. Still need a front brake to brake! The fuck!?

Dude this hit a little too close to home and I'm not even a fixie rider. I have a steel road bike from 2003 that now has a newish sram force group set, a zipp carbon crank set, and tubular velomax ascent 2 wheels. I havent upgraded the frame because "I dont have that kind of money" when really a carbon fram would probably cost as much as one of the things I just listed. It's unique as hell though and I love it.

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

"Dont have that kind of money" is hilarious, I fall into the same boat however, I willing spend hundreds on tubular tires but hurt to get a new crankset.

Ive been brainwashed a lil bit more i guess , im stuck in NJS parts right now . I use NJS FC7710 Crankset NJS IZUMI Super toughness and euroasia Cog 15t (golden size) Costs me around 500bucks to buy those parts . I can say , the parts are really durable and i went using them until now . Im hoping they can last for 3 years more hahaha .

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

Hopefully, looks like you got a solid build bro!!!

@Dr3EIB

Ай бұрын

Bro same…. 💀. That same cog alone cost me $120. 15t Am I ever switching out, ABSOLUTELY NOT. Sugino zen chainring $250 with a Chris king BB $280 and and Sugino 75 crankset. Long story short, my Fixed Gear bike build all together cost more than my car.

I ride cheap steel bike and absolutely love this thing, it's still much lighter than average mtb, rides smooth and fast, I do not care if i fall ang get this bike scratched) no gears=no problems

i've been riding fixed gear for almost 3 years now and i'll say it's completely different experience from riding any other type of bike. in my opinion it's a joy being able to easily customise each component to your own personal preference, however I do agree it's overkill that some people over spend on high end components that is not totally unnecessary for their type of riding. I mean if you do take part in local crits and alleycats the money may well be worth it but if it's just for normal street riding and just for "looking cool" I would say yea it's crazy stupid. but who am I to comment it's not my bike and money😂 if you got deep pockets, the money is definitely better spent on building a road bike as your money will actually make a difference in your training and competitive side of cycling. there's no doubt that having swanky components on a unique frame is sick but at the end of the day it's honestly the rider that makes the difference. beauty doesn't come from the bike but rather how a rider makes the best with his rig.

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

100% agreed, customizability is my favorite part, you learn alot when you ride fixed and really get to hone in on your riding skills as well as mechanical skills. The builds are cool asf, unessacary... yes but nonetheless they're unique.

Fixed Gear riders should all wear Rapha 😂

Yeah, he's right... I'm currently working on an all Dura-Ace NJS keirin style build. But thank God for Shimano s-tec.

@popsgarage_nc

Ай бұрын

wild, how much is it gonna run ya?

@RadomKidsareme000

Ай бұрын

@@popsgarage_nc About $1850 cost after taxes... but I'll still need to get the really expensive frame prep tools for the headset and BB. It's probably a $2800 build in market value of parts alone. After it's built, I'd value it at $3500-3800 or 2ozt of gold, but I'll honestly never sell it since a lot of these parts are limited supply and/or discontinued production and may never be available on the market in the future. ;)

I ride a Mash Steel. Built if myself. Cost me around $3k in total. Been riding everyday for for 2 years straight on it

My bike is very like. New carbon seat just got delivered. Got some new emerald aerospokes yesterday. Quick spending spert then I'm cool for the summer. Got about three people I'm meeting next week for tyres and and chosen not to take this carbon tubular I said I'll buy. Cant get a tough tyre to avoid the punctures at the moment. He ain't lying!

@popsgarage_nc

Ай бұрын

Your in it!

I feel so called out lol. I keep spending money on new parts and tires from skidding. At least if something breaks I have backups parts I guess? 😅

i feel like this is a problem for every hobby, you will always mindlessly spent fortune for something that only cause miniscule amount of change.

@popsgarage_nc

Ай бұрын

Real

lots of different ways to "fixie" I keep mine NJS-ish and try not to buy more bikes while riding it for fun and leg training. But every time Mash or some other brand drops a new frame colorway I am trying to figure out how I can buy it and configure all the best parts.

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

that's cool asf... sadly I think you fell into the trap all of us go into eventually. Or is it a good thing?

@roguecode2354

2 ай бұрын

@popsgarage_nc I think I'm over the hump mostly so I mostly feel like I am set for now. Unless the perfect frame comes up, haha. So there is some hope.

LOVE riding fixed gear, you can make it as cheap or as expensive as you want but keeps the essence. Remember buying a frameset from a literal recycling center for like 5 bucks and when i finished it and enjoyed it i sold it for like 500 bucks😅

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

Spot on!

hi sir im 162cm and i like fixie what kind of fixie, in whta kind of category i nned to look?

The cutoff 0:53 😭😭

@popsgarage_nc

Ай бұрын

ZEST ZEST ZEST

I'm recently building my second fixed and it's meant to be cheaper but just because it's gonna be a commuter that's less attractive to thiefs.

Had 3 kilo tts. 53 57 now 55. Upgraded the wheelset when they were going out of true all the time to some deep V's. Didnt even replace the shitty stock saddle years later. Im cheap. You can ride the hell out of a craigslist kilo tt without dropping money at all. Bike heads in general spend a lot of money on their bikes but really the fact is people spend money on all sorts of shit if thats their personality. I just ride i dont care that much about parts unless it its broken or uncomfortable.

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

Yea thats true, people do spend on what they love. A proven fact through time.

I watched this while fully on the fence thinking about going fixie. I think I'm doing it.

@popsgarage_nc

Ай бұрын

w

how do i start fixed gear, i know noone and im not really in the community and dont know any tricks and have know idea where to get what parts but i always liked the idea of fixed gear. is there a way to easy get into it?

@Nostalgiaforinfi

2 ай бұрын

Mercier kilo tt or wabi.

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

Facebook marketplace or any other second hand seller is the best place to find em, you can get really nice builds for cheap.

@Rainb0y2k

Ай бұрын

@@popsgarage_nc okay thanks, imma keep that in mind 🙏

@imjonathan6745

Ай бұрын

read windbreaker

@Rainb0y2k

Ай бұрын

@@imjonathan6745 lol I'm already reading it... I already have two bicycles but now I'm in the mood too get into fixedgear though I have no idea about it

Why tf wouldn‘t you have breaks. I think I‘ll cut the break lines of my car aswell…

Okey so I have three fixed gear bikes and they total over ten grand. Damn fixed gear tax! Paul hub and phil wood bottom brackets though!

I thought this was funny, talking about how expensive a fixed gear bike can become, while working on a road bike that is expensive to buy and a lot of money will most probably spent on parts in the hope it make them go faster. The whole idea of riding a fixed gear bike is it cheap to buy and it does not matter if it gets trashed, just get another one.

I had a fixie but the frame was too big for me. I'm looking for another one, probably I'll take a road frame because they are cheaper in my country.

@popsgarage_nc

Ай бұрын

good idea

+ let's add the frequent chain replacement 😅

@popsgarage_nc

26 күн бұрын

real

I feel called out. Not me buying mavic carbon open pros to lace up to the cheapest track hubs I can find rn.

@popsgarage_nc

Ай бұрын

That is exactly what I did

pray for me so i can enter the track component phase

Dunno about the upgrade creep. I've 400 put into a vintage frame build (that I got for free on the scrapyard) and see no need to upgrade anything. Peugeot PX12 Frame and fork drilled for modern brakes. Novatec hubs with dt swiss rims. Shimano Br4700 tiagra brakes. I've very much so spend on continental gp 4 seasons tyres. A expense I can justify for their ride quality. After face planting I will not ride cheap tyres again.

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

Good for you honestly, some people fail to realize exactly what your stating!

ive been cycling for months now. the problem is, my knee’s been hurting. any tips?

@jamonbailey

2 ай бұрын

its another price we pay for such glory

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

Look into getting your bike fit or go for a longer pedal stride length. there are many varaibles tbh

@arvidfahlander5364

2 ай бұрын

Raise saddle by a millimeter or two, also put shims on your pedals to get a wider Q-factor if the pain is on the inside of your knees. Fixed gear will activate new muscle groups around your knees and it takes time to build up those as well. Don't stop riding, just stop skidding if you ride fixed, if you don't, just ride easier and more consistent. The pain will go away if you sit correctly on your bike and exercise those muscle groups. A bike-fit is expensive but can sort out any issues rather quickly.

@andresbarriga5305

2 ай бұрын

Get brakes.

@jeh45345

Ай бұрын

If you are skidding, stop now. Use a front hand break. I'm almost 55, no pain and I exclusivity ride fixed gear.

I personally think that a fixed gear or their sister, a singlespeed, are bikes for cities, when you don't care about maintenence or gears ofc just like something that only has to be done. I found out that I loved riding fast on my bikes, when I got a fixed gear and figured out that older road bikes with gearing can be an option and never looked back to that. But in general all of the the mods you can put onto a fixed gear are available for any other type of bike. So if you like those looks of the "fixed" culture but hate being fixed then get an old road bike and mod it how you like it.

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

Oh for sure, totally agree

Putting together my first build and its looking like its gonna be in the mid £500s, 1/5 of that price coming from the wheels 😅

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

1/5 of the price coming from the wheels is rookie numbers, should be at least 9/10

i see the bike community isnt much different from the car community

@popsgarage_nc

26 күн бұрын

sums it up

This is just a trolling video on the falsehood that people are constantly upgrading parts... Doesn't make any sense, if you have decent sourcing and are patient you can get a durable setup that will last many years for maybe $500 used? Also it doesn't make sense if you live somewhere with many hills you need to ride up unless you don't mind walking.

@TheWaffleRadio

Ай бұрын

I rode fixed in Seattle for years. We got them hills. It's doable if you commit to being a beast and figuring out what gearing gives you the right balance of uphill/descent pedaling

@ccyr7131

21 күн бұрын

Beast

I had the urge to purchase tri-spokes for my fixed commuter, then I say this video just in time

@popsgarage_nc

Ай бұрын

no no, still go ahead an buy em

Yeah well my fixed gear is a random fram that someone gifted to me and I replaced some of the parts but it´s still pretty fucked over all. two different cranks (same length but one is made from aluminium and one from steel), bar tape that i fixed with elctrical tape, rear brake that dosen´t work at all (it´s from the original bike and I´m to lazy to take it off, a front break that is held together with a zip tie it works but you´ll have to adjust it every time you used it, and the dropouts are just sanded in with a Dremel because they weren´t horizontal so yeah it is an experience to ride that bike. The weel are fairly nice tho (Miche-X-Press). Oh and obviously it´s a steel frame. tbf I spend most of my money on bikepacking shit stay away from that you can waste so much money it awful and it will lead you to other things you would like to do. Like oh while youre bikepacking why not go fishing or something you might want to take some photos but not with your phone you need to be authentic or some shit so you get a camera and ofcourse you need bags those bags are expensive or you get cheap ones and they´ll break right away. If you are lucky youll find companies that don´t charge that much maybe don´t have the lightes bags but theyre still rugged and waterproof and thats really what matter the most.

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

the ultimate snowball effect to going broke

@salzhaltigersalzhaufen586

2 ай бұрын

@@popsgarage_nc yeah especially as a highschool student

i daily a fixed gear and non of my parts really break and i ride hard on it and i have a leader 721 carbon fork fsa bars conquer all wheelset and its all under 1k and so far all i broke on it is a stripped stem screw

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

solid!

It's sounds like collecting Nike shoes.

i am 63 years old and ride a 1950s track bike that my dad had made for him and apart from the chainset and sprocket every thing else came from my road bikes so in all the years i have been riding it it has cost me about 600 british pounds, that includes tyres , chains and brake blocks, not that expensive and great for winter riding

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

Awesome your still riding at that age, keep it up!!!

@trevornorman7563

2 ай бұрын

@@popsgarage_nc my dad was still riding at least 200 miles a week until 2 weeks before he died at the age of 87. i hope to be able to do the same

I feel like if I go through with this it’s gonna be like me in 2021 with the custom keyboard hobby 😭😭😭😭.

I like riding mine with the free coaster right now, but I can flip it over to the fixed clog.

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

flip flop wheels made fixed gears

Fix Gear is impossible in Norway. We have high mountains and steep slopes. So people buy these just to look cool.

@popsgarage_nc

2 ай бұрын

it could build good muscle!

Lol reminds me of kids tuning civics

Unfortunately I'd rather be able to coast and not blow my knees up

@popsgarage_nc

Ай бұрын

this is real