Fixed Gear Bikes In Design Culture
Riding the "no brakes" fixie has succumb the lifestyle benefits and has gone into the art world. Custom DESIGNED fixies are a new trend that is developing very seriously. You can change the color, shape, size, fitting and gearing of every part on a fixed gear bike. A fixed gear is fun to ride, lightweight and the most dependable bike as an everyday rider.
With the economy plummeting, people are migrating towards the city and living in the metro areas. As a result, people are putting money into their bikes instead of their cars. You can get around the city faster on a fixie than in a car and it is also completely gas, insurance and maintenance free. Fixies are beginning to dominate the downtown area.
So, naturally, people want their everyday ride to represent themselves and their own unique personalities. There are no limits to what you can do to your bike. I happen to be quite the minimalist and am drawn to very simple things. I also love the color white, I wear white shoes, shirts, pants, you name it. So here is a pic of my bike outside of the studio. My friend Andrew and fellow designer loves things a little more sparatic. He enjoys colorful and finely detailed things and loves the extreme aspect of biking. So, hence, he has a trick bike. He bombs stairs, does wheelies, keo spins, bar spins and skids. His bike has an extremely strong frame to withstand all of this abuse.
There are different genres of fixed gear bikes as well. There is the yuppie/snob, the conversion ghetto rides, trick bikes, track bikes, clown bikes, classic bikes, the standard messenger bike, the hipster bike, the Gypsy bike. This entire new genre of bike design has exploded in the design community and it isn't going anywhere for a long time. The custom fixie just might be a permanent American standard soon.
Written by Nathan Valderrama, Designer at Cranium Studio.
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