{"id":4961,"date":"2022-06-15T23:23:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T03:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brooklynfixedgear.com\/?p=4961"},"modified":"2024-02-05T22:41:34","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T03:41:34","slug":"how-to-ride-a-fixie-bike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brooklynfixedgear.com\/tricks-and-performance\/how-to-ride-a-fixie-bike\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Ride a Fixed Gear Bike? (7 Tips to Breakless Biking)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
If you’re new to the world of fixed gear cycling, learning how to get the hang of this type of bike can be daunting. So how do you learn how to ride a fixed-gear<\/strong> bike?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Learning how to ride a fixie requires practice. Try practicing in a safe environment where you are comfortable falling, such as on grass. Make sure you have the right kind of shoes and pedal straps. Don’t forget to keep pedaling! And don’t be alarmed when the pedals naturally push your body up as you ride.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n But there’s a lot more to it than that. So, in this article, you will learn what a fixie is, why people ride them, and a few tips to help you learn how to ride quickly and safely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Editor’s note: This article was updated on June 14, 2022<\/strong>, to include additional information about how to ride a fixie.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Before learning how to ride a fixed-gear bike, let’s first understand what a fixed-gear bike is in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fixies (also known as fixed-gear bikes) are bicycles that do not have gears<\/strong>. Instead, the pedals are linked directly to the rear wheel hub<\/a>. This indicates that if the wheel is spinning, so are the pedals. Consequently, freewheeling (rolling down a hill without moving the pedals) is impossible, but the pedals may be used as brakes to manually slow down the bike<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fixed gear bikes have a lot of advantages<\/a>. Fixies provide a level of simplicity that harkens back to the early days of riding when one gear was the norm. Because your feet are directly attached to the back wheel, which moves the pedals around, your pedal stroke becomes practically flawless<\/strong>, and you are more efficient because there is no dead spot in the stroke. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You also learn to spin more effectively since you must cycle continually and faster on every descent. There is no mental energy spent tinkering with changing mechanics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally, the link between the rider and the machine is almost flawless. Some riders are so talented that they can balance in place, slow down, and stop without using brakes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, since fixies originated in the “underground” bike messenger scene, the fixie culture has a lot of counter-culture characteristics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you’re looking for a new fixie, check out our post on the best fixed gear and single-speed bikes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat is a fixed-gear bike?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Why do people like riding fixed-gear bikes?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n