Pure Fix Cycles Fixed Gear Single Speed Urban Fixie Road Bike [REVIEW]

Pure Fix Cycles Fixed Gear Single Speed Urban Fixie Road Bike

Product Description

Pure Fix Cycles created the ultimate Fixie bike starting with the simplicity and elegance of an urban geometry frame and straight fork made from durable high tensile steel. A Neco threadless Headset holds Zoom riser handlebars with Oury grips on a Promax stem. The classic Vader saddle gets the job done, without frills, and it keeps the weight down. Radius front brakes stop when asked and are easily removed for a purist ride. Hubs are custom Pure Fix Lasered KT Quandos. Kenda Kwest 700cc x 28 tires give you control and contact. Pressure retention is courtesy of 60mm Presta valves. Wellgo pedals and cages connect you to a Lasco three-piece sealed bearing crank set. The gear ratio is 44:16 with 74.25 gear inches using a KMC chain. All this joy comes out with a weight of 22-24 lbs., depending on size.

What is a Fixie?

Fixie is short for fixed gear. It means that the cog (that gear on the rear wheel that the chain goes around) doesn’t have a ball bearing system in it that allows the wheel to spin independently. The rear wheel is directly tied to the motion of the pedals. If you pedal forward on a fixed gear bike, the bike moves forward. If you pedal backwards, the bike pedals backwards. You might ask, "why would I want to do something like that?"

Simple and Maneuverable

Riding a Fixie has grown in popularity because of its fundamental simplicity. It would be tough to build a bike with fewer parts and fewer parts means...lighter! Fixed gear bikes are significantly lighter than 9 speed all-terrain bikes, etc. It's not all for show, either. Riding fixed allows you dramatically improved maneuverability. Riding fixed, in many people’s eyes, is the most fun part of their day. You feel attached to the bike. Since your pedals are directly tied to the movement of the wheels, you're much more a part of the bicycle than you are on a single speed cruiser or something of the like.

Efficienct and Easy to Use

Another advantage of riding a fixed gear bike besides the increased maneuverability and lightness is its efficiency. Fixed gear drive trains are more mechanically efficient than any other bike, with the most direct power transfer from rider to the wheels. Efficiency means energy and highly efficient means a Pure Fix bike requires less energy from you, the rider. 

If this all sounds great, but you still want to ease into riding in "fixed gear" mode, don't worry. Pure Fix Fixie bikes feature a flip-flop hub with both a fixed and a second cog with a freewheel bearing system. Bikes ship with the freewheel cog engaged, so you are ready to coast.

Sized to Fit Everyone

Always check your sizing before ordering a Pure Fix bike. The handy sizing chart to the left will help you choose your bike.

If you are between 4'7" and 5'1", you should be comfortable on a 47cm frame. If you are between 5'2" and 5'6", you should be comfortable on a 50cm frame. If you are between 5'7" and 5'11", you should be comfortable on a 54cm frame. If you are between 6' and 6'3", you should be comfortable on a 58cm frame. If you are 6'4" or taller, you should be comfortable on a 61cm frame.

Pure Fix Cycles

Pure Fix Cycles is a celebration of bicycling for all that it offers: transportation, health, and righteous good times. With our economy cooled and our planet warming, there is no better way to get around than riding, cost and carbon free, on a fixed gear bike. In a city where transportation is always a challenge, Pure Fix Cycles can help make your transit something you look forward to.

Product Details

Shipping Information: View shipping rates and policies Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S. ASIN: B00ABB74MU Item model number: Ind-Black/Gold-L-PARENT Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars Great Commuting Bike By  dTonaz  This review is from: Pure Fix Cycles Fixed Gear Single Speed Urban Fixie Road Bike (Sports) I have around a 2 mile commute back and forth from home and work depending on my route with a total of 8 miles (including back and forth for lunch) and have waited a few months to write a review. So far I've put about 500 miles on this bike in the past 2 months. This bike is definitely solid. I had no problems with scratches, gouges, or striped pedals or anything like that during assembly. I haven't had a single problem with the inner tubes either, aside from the normal tire pressure drop after a couple weeks. I used to do this commute with a department store mountain bike and have made my ride extremely easier. The bike is pretty light from my experience of bikes, I haven't any top of the line road bikes or anything like that but for my purposes this thing is perfect. The paint does scratch when locking it against the a rack or having other bikes hit it but if your really nit picky about scratches, the only way your going to avoid scratching any bike is if you don't ride it... I switched to the fixed gear after a couple days just to try it out and it definitely needed some getting used to, and I highly recommend getting some toe or foot straps if you plan on trying out the fixed gear. I actually really enjoy riding the fixed gear. I'm not one to skid stop, take off my brakes or any of that jazz but just for general slowing down the fixed gear is awesome and the front break is always there for emergencies. I would like to say I was definitely satisfied with this purchase. I am also uploading some images after I assembled the bike out of the box as well as a picture after I replaced the riser handle bars for the purefix drop handlebars and the general shape of the bike after a couple months. 3.0 out of 5 stars Decent value, but be warned By  David M Aleksic  This review is from: Pure Fix Cycles Fixed Gear Single Speed Urban Fixie Road Bike (Sports) I'd really like to be able to write a more glowing review, but there are some serious ground floor issues with this bike, which, once taken care of, lead to a good commuter ride. First, I should mention that before buying this I shopped on line for quite a while. I really would have liked to have gotten one of the Bigshot bikes, but since I'm 5'11" and they don't make a 58 cm, there weren't any sizes from them I thought would be maximally comfortable in. Bikesdirect.com had some decent SS/fixies, but I don't like the curved fork on the Motobecane/Windsors or the fact that they only came with rear brakes. Plus I liked the thicker rims. The Vilanos looked cheap and places like State Bike seemed a little more expensive, so I went with the purefix which, at 325, was about 100 dollars less than state or bigshot. As other reviewers have noted, the Kenda Kwest tires are absolute garbage. I had the exact same problem as another guy with the tires popping off the rim. This even happened to me while I was riding. CRAZY! No one I talked to about this had ever heard of something similar happening. Count on replacing these straightaway if you buy this bike. I got some Vittoria Zaffiro Wires in white. I think I got them here on Amazon for about $15 each, prime. They look great and don't fall off the rim (is this something that should even be something a person has to note about tubes!?!). After I replaced the tires, however, because the regular 700x23 tires have a higher lower recommended PSI than the Kwest (85/110 vs. 50), this revealed a problem with the super cheap rim strips since they don't adequately cover the nipple holes. As a result, the tubes were expanding through the exposed holes and popping. So, tip #2, while you're replacing the garbage tires, you may as well go ahead and replace the cheap plastic rim strips. I didn't even put the pedals on, but threw some track pedals with MKS clips on. The saddle isn't the most comfortable, but I only rode 2-3 time on it before replacing it with another more for the sake of aesthetics than functionality/comfort - I wanted some white trim to match the white Vittorias. That said, I think it was actually more comfortable than the old, used Scott saddle I threw on left over from my Scale 29. Again, as noted in another review, the brake pad is almost department store bike quality and both screeches when loudly stopping at high speeds and, after less than a month of regular use, is already more than 1/3+ worn down. It too, like the rim strips and tubes, should be replaced immediately. Short of the above problems, which, while note worthy, are entirely remediable, everything else is pretty good so far on this bike. The frame and crankset are solid. The cogs are good, as is the chain. The gearing is good for mild hills and flats, which is what I've got in the Boston/Cambridge area. In short, compared to other bikes in its class, like State or Big Shot, this is a better value for a commuter once you get the rather serious kinks worked out. However, the value does diminish once you take the kinks into account. If you can fit into a bigshot, I'd say probably go with that if you looking for fixies. 4.0 out of 5 stars Very cool bike, May 20, 2014 By  Anthony  This review is from: Pure Fix Cycles Fixed Gear Single Speed Urban Fixie Road Bike (Sports) Very easy to put together... Although Purefix does recommend taking into a bike shop - I believe thats part of the fun is assembling it yourself. I love the simple design. The front badge was a little cheap and was already half off when I received the bike, but I wanted to debadge it anyways. This is the first bike I've had since high school, about 7 years and I love it. Took it about 20 miles the first day I had it and no problems. Also whats priceless is the customer service purefix provides. If you take their high customer service standard and this great bike, there is a lot of value, definite bang for the buck.