My 1980s steel-frame fixie tips the scales at just north of 8kg, which is not to be sniffed at. Lighter weight offers you increased efficiency, as any hill climber will tell you, but the single ...

Commuting on my steel fixed gear bike has become a regular part of my day, a reliable and enjoyable way to navigate the streets of my home town, Oxford. Fixies, or fixed gear bikes, are ...