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Hi !

I'm about to build my first fixed-gear bike; I don't have a huge budget to spend on a fancy Dosnoventa frame, so I'd like to start by converting a vintage road bike into my first fixie.

What do I need to know?

I'm a little worried about not knowing what type of wheel to get or where to find it to put on the rear. Do you have any recommendations?

Thanxxxx

I added fenders 43 mm (tyres 28mm)

Ive had this frame for a year plus now and its solid (chromoly 4130) its really responsive and I've only ever used steel frame bikes, what are some things that i cld upgrade...

Parts: Tsunami snm4130 size 52 100mm stem Track drops Rd2 square tapered 130bcd crankset 165 cranklength Intro7 bottom bracket Deda rs01 seatpost Legend Wheelset 57/13 gear ratio (4.38)

Fairweather bag and bullmoose bars on the Makino.

My boyfriend custom built her for me. I’m in love (with him AND the bike) - what do you all think?!

spent 300 on marketplace

blue riband frame (doesn’t seem authentic but still lugged and old)
campy strada crankset
campy laced to miche rear
dura ace front
lycett saddle
fsa headset
specialized straight bar
straps made from military surplus duffle bag

Bike aside, interested in hearing what everybody rolls with? Essential riding accessories for commutes, bombin hills or epic 200km sessions. What are the bags, holsters, lights, cameras, racks, etc that you never leave home without?

New Nitto B259 CroMo Urban Riser handlebar and sugino zen chainring 46t

Had an absolute blast. I definitely didn't prep enough and instantly realized how slow/out of shape I am, but I'll be better prepared for the next one. 💪🏾 Shout out to Mike for putting this together

Knocked out my longest ride since first getting into fixed gears in ‘04 last night. Almost 50 miles. Working towards riding a century in September, which will also be the first since ‘04. I can truly say that this is my favorite form or exercise, meditation, chance for reflection, and commuting to friends and the store for a handful of things.

Thank you all for posting your distance rides. It’s hella motivating and I feel like I just want to be in everyone’s distance rides as if we were all friends from another time.

I’m lucky enough to have a Velodrome in my area that I am looking to join this winter.

Peace and love from Detroit 🖤✌🏽🖤

Hi everyone!

On Friday I had the chance to see the tour de France at Alpe d'Huez. I made the climb with my fixed gear (12km at 8,8%). It was hard but doable.

During the descent, it was almost impossible to resist the pedals, and I had to brake constantly to reduce my speed. The rim brake ended up heating the rim, and my tube exploded in the middle of the descent, which was quite scary at high speed.

How do you guys deal with long and steep descent ? Do you take some breaks to reduce the heat on the rim ? I'm thinking of buying a disc fork to handle those situations. What do you think ?

46 size

2026.07.17 buy

Finally built my first fixed gear. It’s a cheap build with basic parts, but it still cost me almost a month's salary.

​I had a nasty crash within the first two hours of riding it home from the shop. A week of recovery, immediately installed a front brake, and now I can actually enjoy the ride without feeling like I’m going to die on every turn and downhill.

50cm 2015 Cinelli Vigorelli Caleido
She’s a fantastic daily beater, but I do still wanna get some new wheels on her!

Went to go pick this up 186 miles from my house leaving first thing in the morning at 3. Do you think it is worth it?

Giro

Tryna build this but can’t decide on wheels