All across India there is a sudden spike in interest in cycling as a fitness and leisure activity. Be it the social aspect of riding in a group, commuting within the city to avoid the ever-so-problematic traffic, or just pushing yourself to your limits to get fitter and faster, the possibilities seem endless. As someone who is looking at taking …
PRODUCT REVIEW: PURE FIX FIXED GEAR/SINGLE SPEED BIKES, IF IT AIN’T FIXED, ITS BROKEN
I remember the first time I saw the movie Premium Rush, I was left completely fascinated by the idea of riding a fixed gear bike. I mean, riding without brakes, not being able to coast, weaving through peak hour traffic, sounds like something that someone with a death wish would do. But then, what bigger adrenaline rush can you get …
THE FIXED COLLECTIVE – FIXED GEAR PARTY!
This is a invitation for the 2nd Fixed gear party – The Fixed Collective. An initiative by BUMSONTHESADDLE to share our love for fixed gear bikes and to showcase some of the best fixed gear and single speed bikes in India. This time we are going to be showing off not one but 3 awesome brands Pure Fix Cycles – we love …
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 …
Bike Porn: The Echo from Pure Fix Bicycles India
ps: The photo gallery loading via Facebook. Might load a tad slowly. Post by BumsOnTheSaddle. Pure Fix Bicycles in India The Echo – specs & details
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 …