[NOTE: The ongoing saga of Raz and the fixed gear tikit continue.] Back at the office, my goal is clear. Time to corner Walter. He’s the fixie dude. He’ll fill me in. What, I ask, is the essence of the fixie? Walter drops the basics on me. Stuff I’ve heard
[NOTE: When we last left Raz, he had spent his first 20 minutes ridin a fixed gear tikit around the neighborhood, and decided to take it home for the night.] In the darkness of a cold Oregon night. Through the city. Onto the bike path. Over the river. Sorry Grandma,
I spent most of one summer of my youth riding a fixed gear, of sorts. It was a unicycle. Fixed gear on two wheels? Not so much. I’m not a fixie type. Oh, I took one of the U.S. Cycling Federation Project ’96 Super Bikes for a spin once, back
I had been bopping around town with my Pocket Llama, lovin’ life. I gravitated to the Llama because I used to ride my mountain bike all the time. Yes, I was one of those who rode my dual-suspension mountain bike on the road as much as off. That’s because I
When Kirk Toy pops out of his chair, bolts to the door and offers a welcoming hand with a warm smile, it’s more than just the Bike Friday Standard Operating Procedure for greeting a guest. That’s because Kirk wrote our book on Showroom etiquette. It’s easy for him. It comes
The beauty of life as a journalist is the ability to insert yourself into experiences the average person dreams about those long, quiet rides. Like, for instance, sitting in the downstairs conference room as Co-Founder Alan Scholz and Head Designer Rob English brainstorm the next Bike Friday project. Hey, listen,
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