in which racers are only allowed to compete on single-speed fixie bikes throughout the day. For context, I competed in the open class race, foolishly believing that 22 gears and a carbon road bike ...

Fixie culture is rooted in the bike messengers and couriers of 1980s ... from energetic vocation into unsanctioned urban alleycat races and now the Red Hook Crit series. Riding fixed-gear bikes ...