Hybrid bikes have the combined advantages of both road bikes and mountain bikes. They also go by other names – fitness bikes, city bikes, urban bikes and many many more. Hybrid bikes use bigger wheels and slimmer tires to be faster on road. Some models come with slick tires and a rigid fork and are used predominantly on city roads, …
THE ‘URBAN COMMUTE’ QUANDARY – FIXIE INDIA
Like most things in life, simplicity brings a certain comfort and happiness. Why over-complicate? I think this is so applicable for urban cycling. In answer to the question ‘are single speed bikes good?’ I say why pay for lots of gears if you don’t use them? In cities, for commuting or just getting around town, single speed cycling rules above …
FIXED GEAR BICYCLES – WHAT ARE FIXIES?
The following writeup is from the extremely awesome blog (link) maintained by the good folks at Pure Fix Cycles. Who better to introduce the concept of fixies than the very folks who design and make em! People talk fixie this, fixie that. But do any of you really know what a fixie is? I do! That’s why I’m going to attempt …