18 Beginner Fixed Gear Mistakes Everyone Makes & How to Avoid Them

I wish someone told me the: make sure you get the right parts; when I got into cars🥲💀

What chainring is that in the thumbnail??? Looks sick ❤

Fixies are dangerous. No one should renounce having front brakes.

My worst mistake was at high speed downhill losing contact with the fast turning pedals. It was very difficult and painful to get my feet back on the pedals.

For a Track bike how do you handle 13 degree grades, walk it.

Most riders I see are in pretty flat area
Ridden geared bikes for such.

I've never ridden a fixed gear. I believe it's time. (I'm 60) I believe you nailed it when you talked about how close a fixed gear makes you feel to the bike. That's something which seems to be missing with my rides although I do enjoy the scenery, changing seasons, and the utility of a bicycle. My current bike is my main transportation for everything. No car by choice, not because of finances. We do save an incredible amount of money by not having a car. I truly enjoy the ride even if all I'm doing is hauling a load of groceries in the trailer or going for an appointment. I'm a four season rider unless there's ice/snow on the ground. I'm just too old to be breaking any more bones!
Your information is incredible and spot on. Great job of communicating.
It's fun to listen to your enthusiasm and yet also hear how pragmatic you are.
You remind me of the joys of just riding when I was in high school.
I don't understand why more people don't ride.
Mine is an old Ti-Motobecane Phatom. It's almost too old to be upgraded.
Mr. Gallardo, it's time for this old dog to learn some new tricks!
Living in South Korea.

The first mistake is buying a fixie bike ☺

You didn’t waste money if you got a Thomson seat post for $20, even if it’s a weird size just resell it.

Beginner mistake:
Buying a bike without gears.

Yeah sorry i'm gonna hate. Unless you are on a 100$ budget for a new bike, I'd rather get a second-hand geared bike for the same price.

:::19th mistake:::
NEVER - EVER - EVER buy or ride an all white bike.
To be safe, disown anyone you know, kinda know, or may know who rides an all white bike.
To be even safer, dont even look at an all white bike, up close, for too long. They dont have any style to start w/, but you just dont want to get too close to one.
SUPER BAD LUCK.

lol - your mommy was walking around in the background of your video. haha

Mistake 1, making a fixie

I don't understand are fix geard from fixie bad? I'm 16 and started to use my dad's old fixie which he barely ever used

for me I'd add the to big ratio, having the smallest cogs and big chain ring.

I had to ride breakless for about a year, it was a really beat up bike. Not a fixie but it showed me moves.

ben riding a fixed gear bike for 11 years now. i built it myself from an old road car i bought used. its been an extension of me throughout all these years. i was never in any "scene" or "hobby" never really thought about it twice. i just loved riding a fixed gear and rode one everywhere. i even call it a fixie. nothing beats the feeling of a fixed gear bike especially one you built from scratch and know it inside out. even though my frame is slightly bent and i most likely need a new hub beacause i recently had my chain slack off and jam between the cog and the wheel on a downhill, (brown pants moment for sure) i never wanna get rid of it even though it would be wiser to invest in a new proper fixed gear frame. I just love this one so much.

I also used to ride with a front brake but i recently changed my handlebars and couldn't mount the front brake anymore so i went for a back brake with the fixie and its actually nicer to me. i had a couple of close calls where i had to brake really fast and tumbled forward because of the front brake (im sure its down to bad braking technique) but with the back brake i can balance between the hand brake and the feet braking and it saved my ass when my chain broke downhill...

power to all the no break runners out there, i couldn't do it personally. id rather look like a dork but still be alive and in one piece

Yo Zach, what are those leather shoes youre rocking?

I want to custom build a road bike 🚴‍♀️ from an old aluminum giant road bike ogc3, I live in Florida and will be using 100% on flat roads, I am thinking on installing a 12 teeth back rear gear and a 48T crankset, will that set up be fast? I want to average 25 to 30 mph

What you think about the Bonvelo Blizz, Quella Nero and Fuji Feather Singlespeed? I wanna buy my first Singlespeed and living in Germany. The local Bike Shops having E Bikes but no Singlespeed Bikes. The Reasons for Singlespeed is low Maintenance Cost, Simplicity, Workout and Fun. I have an Scott Speedster Gravel 30 and a Electra Townie 7D EQ, I love them to ride but the Costs for Repair and Maintenance too high over the Time. I think a Singlespeed is a good choice. I live in a Region called Sauerland with a lot of hills and Mountains, but I wanna ride a Singlespeed for the reasons that I write☺️

oh no just don’t put your saddle too high… you are DEFINITELY not supposed to fully extend your leg while pedaling, never ever! always start a bit lower and move up until the point, where it is still a very fluid circular moion and does not have a “staccato” feeling

hey man help me out here.... where to buy fixies in INDIA

I am here because of Wind Breaker :Salut:

What’s the collective opinion on kickstands? I’m a beginner but I could assume lol

Hi, would you recommend someone to get a single speed / fixed gear cycle for daily rides upto 50km?
I'm on a budget and about to get a new cycle. Im just confused whether to go for a geared or single speed.
I live in a Metro city with many Flyovers. So i thought i can manage flyovers easily with single speed. But not sure for long run.
Also Im confused whether to go for cheap geared or good quality single (As to myt budget, this is what I feel)

Nice video. I wonder what would happen if your chain snapped when you were going fast, and you don't have brakes?

Do people not from the USA give a shit about rule number one?

I have a sixties italian graziella with a $180 Campagnolo seat post because its hard to find a quality 25mm post thats long enough for the wierd geometry on these folding bikes. Tomorrow im buying 20 inch flip flop fixed gear mag wheels, wish me luck. Lol

I hate the whole, like, share, and subscribe.
So cringe.

"Can's stop - don't want to, either." is still among the coolest one liners ever. It may not be smart, but it's the definition of charisma. And to be fair, if you are riding fixies for smarts, you lost your mind. The smart thing to do is to have 2 breaks, having coast and having multiple gears, with fenders, lights and rack. Also, probably wider tires. So if you have a problem with this quote, that's probably just jealousy of those who take this lifestyle to the logical end. Fixed gear is purely about the charisma, and the coolness factor, not about smart choices.

You know this video is great cause 2 years later all this info is still up to date.

Tip No.19- Don't put your finger on chain or you might injure yourself just like me😢 I guess I'm a Fixed BeGEARner😅

Thx again for this video.
Do you have any video or installguide for genetic twin toe straps. On genetic pro track pedals with genetic large twin clips ? They won't fit perfectly. Could see you had something similar on your yellow bike on this vid. Thx man 😊

It is extremely difficult to find a "poor quality fixie" the major components on cheap fixies are almost always as good as you'll ever need them, they are all steel aluminum or carbon. (Watch out for bad welds on a new bike though, no matter where you buy it from)

The only likely cheap parts on a cheap fixie is the maintenance parts that you're going to replace anyways, and even then they'll last you quite a while

Consider 20 year old "professional quality" bikes are less reliable than 2023 amazon bikes.

Metric is standard in England you mean imperial which is the American standard for mesurement

I know it's an old video but look into SE bikes. Been riding an SE Draft for 12 years only have done regular maintenance

To one of the last points: been looking at used biked online and it is crazy how many people post photos of bikes for sale and the only photo of the gears is from the non-drive side. Like, what are you showing in the zoomed in photo of the non-drive side? The cranks?

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Yeeaa I Kno I cuud Look it up... Buuut? Lazy! LoooL

bought a lot of BIGSHOT bikes, and i am trying to sell them, by parts or assanbled,, how much they cost?

As Expected!

Anyone knows any websites that I can get colored parts from.

You missed wearing pants that can get caught in the chain. Please don't do this it hurts.

Yeah and don't ever say "frisco" for San Francisco .

“Everything on the bike is metric”…. laughs in Ross

What is the type of brooks saddle you're using here?

Where is the tire pressure calculator link in the bio?

One less fixie