Fixed Bicycle Gear

Belt drives, they work on motorcycles, so why wouldn’t they work on fixies? A new trend that is tempting the waters of fixed gear biking is belt driven cycles. Your traditional cycle is driven by a chain and crank. If anyone is familiar with motorcycles they are driven by a similar yet totally different system. Instead of a chain a motorcycle uses a belt, which wears after time, and needs to be replaced. The idea of putting these same belts on cycles, is a bit too space age for me, why change when what we have works. Yes I wouldn’t be against giving it a try, but if it turns out to be any more expensive or any less reliable, I’d rather stay with my chain.  What else is there to say about it? I guess I’ll leave it open to your opinion, If you give it a try and you find you like it I support you for that, and if you never try it, you still got your chain to fall back on.  If you have tried it, and you like it or not, leave a reply to this post, and we’ll see if we can have some information for people who are considering using it when it’s more readily available.

Flickr pic thanks to Eelke

Speed vs. tricks it’s a mad question when you’re talking about fixie, which better, which is more rad, and which is more dangerous. Well let’s through all these questions out the window, and say they are both nice, both rad, and both dangerous. When ya see a fixie haulin ass down a hill, or barspinnin it backwards in the G-store parking lot, you’re gonna say holy crap that’s sweet. So what’s the debate for, is there really any need to argue? Maybe, or maybe not, I personally ride for fun, sometimes a little bit of speed and once in a while a little trick here or there. Whether you do one of the other, you’re still having fun right? So why argue about who’s better?

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Flikr photo by A Continuous Lean

If you are just starting to think about making the transfer to fixed gear riding, there are few things you may want to consider, when looking for the right fixie for you. There are a few I can think of, off the top of my head. Start with something simple, make it cheap, and finally consider a break, and a flip-flop hub.
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