{"id":1149,"date":"2022-06-29T17:46:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T21:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brooklynfixedgear.com\/?p=1149"},"modified":"2024-02-05T22:40:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T03:40:18","slug":"fixies-vs-road-bikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brooklynfixedgear.com\/bikes-and-parts\/fixies-vs-road-bikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Fixed Gear vs Road Bikes: 10 Reasons Fixies Are Better"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
I love my fixie, but I often struggle to keep up with the roadies. No matter how hard I pedal, the roadies pass right by me. A fixed-gear bike, by definition, doesn’t have gears. So, sometimes it seems like road bikes are ideal for commuting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not so fast! (Pun intended<\/em>). Because fixies are better than road bikes for city living and commuting.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Fixies and single-speed bikes are better than road bikes for several reasons: they are lighter, easier to maintain, and more fun to ride.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n But there’s a lot more to it, so in this post, you will learn the difference between fixies and road bikes and which bike is more suitable for city commuting. Before we go into the debate of fixie versus road bike, let’s first define what fixies and road bikes are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n