Fixies are hard to ride and kind of crazy. But once you pedal a bike without brakes, you won’t want to stop. “I like to ride. Fixed gear, steel frame, no brakes. The bike cannot coast.

My fixie is the best $400 I’ve ever spent ... especially in the quest to get stronger. Riding a fixed-gear bike, with its ...

Somewhere between sculpture and scrapyard, between practicality and play, the tall bike lives on. Welded together in sheds, backyard bike shops and the occasional gallery, these towering contraptions ...