Last year we ran a photo contest where photographers were given a chance to set up their own Fyxation photo shoot using our parts. We selected 3 winners in the contest and each became a Fyxation sponsored photographer for 1 year. The work that we saw was amazing and we were truly lucky to get [...]

I spotted this product for the first time the other day on Pedal Consumption. The Plume Mud Guard is a cool take on a removable bicycle fender. They are about to launch their kickstarter campaign and we wish them the best of luck. I definitely think from a design perspective this is way better than [...]

Last weekend was the 12th run of the Milwaukee Messenger Invitational. This event is 12 years strong and draws riders from around the Midwest for a weekend of riding and racing in the middle of the Mil. This years ride rolled out from Breakway Bicycle Couriers and headed directly to Milwaukee’s lakefront where riders had [...]

Even though there are a lot of haters out there I think Kickstarter is an awesome idea for many reasons. First of all banks suck and you don’t want to have to sell your soul to an “angel” to get funding to get a company or product off the ground. A lot of the companies [...]

I just spotted this great picture that John Watson took of the new Factory Five Lo Pro Frameset. John has been in China the last few weeks touring with the guys from Factory Five and Mission Workshop and getting some great photos and video from his tour. Factory Five is a Fyxation dealer in Shanghai [...]

Fixed gear bikes on sale! Everybody loves a sale right? Everybody that is except all the Retrospec dealers out there that just realized that anyone can buy a Retrospec fixie on Huckberry this week for $199.00. Or the people that bought a Retorspec fixie last week for full price. Or anyone that wants to buy [...]

When we launched our Gates pedal straps a few years ago the market for pedal straps was dominated by a few key players that got their inspiration for their products from riding fixed gear bikes. HoldFast straps, Burro Bags straps and YNOT straps are all great products that like our Gates pedal straps, are well [...]

Our good friend Sherwin from Cycle Project Store in Singapore just sent us this great Leader Bike build that featured some of our parts. Leader Bikes is under a ton of pressure these days as companies like State Bicycle Co are launching aluminum track frames and complete bikes. The State Bicycle Co. Undefeated track bike [...]

We are proud to be one of the sponsors of the 904 Fixed team, a crew of riders based out of Florida that participate in local and national fixed gear bicycle races. 904 Fixed team rider Addison Zawada just went out to LA to the Wolfpack Hustle Marathon Crash Race and rocked a 3rd place [...]

What’s in those boxes you ask? Just the next step in the evolution of our company. When we launched Fyxation 4 years ago the market was very different than it is today. There were very few companies offering complete fixed gear/single speed bikes that were affordable. Most people would simply go out into the garage [...]

Yesterday we were hanging out at our warehouse and our upstairs neighbors, the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin, came in to pick up one of our bikes for a photo shoot they were doing on the Eastside of Milwaukee. Peter from Cog Magazine had set up a photo shoot the neighborhood that was the inspiration for [...]

We just saw a quick article on Bicycleretailer.com that our distributor in Canada just celebrated their 15th year. Orange Sports is based in Vancouver, Canada and offers a great mix of cycling products for dealers throughout Canada. Being located in BC they have access to one of the greatest cities to ride in but also [...]

I just came across this video from the Dosnoventa store launch party in Barcelona recently. Hot Spanish girls, great frames, sushi, drinks, dancing… needless to say this party looks like it was sweet. Dosnoventa is based in Barcelona, Spain and are the makers of some nice aluminum track frames and it looks like they plan [...]

Our buddy Kirk at 904 Fixed just sent us over some great photos that we had to share. This came to us via Locked Cog a great cycling blog and they posted it from the Superb site. Now that we’ve got that cleared up, let’s talk about this beauty. Superb is a bike shop in [...]

Fyxation sponsored rider Kirk Tsonos from 904 Fixed just sent us this quick edit he put together for his local bike shop, Open Road Bicycles in Avondale, FL. Kirk put this video together after building up his new 2013 Raleigh Rush Hour Pro track frameset that he purchased from Open Road. Enjoy! Kirk for Open [...]

In early 2012 when we started to work on the Quiver our goal was to introduce a frameset that was affordable, versatile and flexible enough that with a few different parts you could build your ideal bike. Whether you need an aggressive commuter, a comfortable city bike or an affordable frameset for cyclocross season, we [...]

About a year ago we introduced the Steely HT rise bar. The Steely HT is a heat treated rise bar that has a 22.2 clamp diameter and targets modern fixed gear freestyle rigs. FGFS has evolved a lot the last few years and as a manufacturer of bike parts it’s pretty hard to keep up [...]

In late 2012 we introduced our Eastside track frameset which is a full 4130 cro-moly frameset that looks as good as it rides. Ever since we launched the Eastside people have been asking us for a complete Eastside and we’re pleased to announce that in early May we’ll be launching a complete Eastside single speed/fixed [...]

The crew at 904 Fixed are hosting their second annual Rivercity Crit race this weekend in Jacksonville, FL. We’ve been working with the guys at 904 Fixed for about a year now and they definitely have their act together so my guess is this is going to be a great event. This is a fixed [...]

YNOT Cycle in Canada is one of the companies that we keep an eye on and it looks like they’ve been very busy these past few months. YNOT is a small company based in Toronto that originally started as a messenger bag company. They also sell a popular line of pedal straps and most recently [...]

The guys at EighthInch have been selling fixed gear frames, fixed gear bikes and fixed gear parts for the last few years and were one of the first companies that were able to do this while providing a quality and affordable product. The EighthInch Scrambler has been on the market for the last few years [...]

We are pleased to announce that our Mesa 61 alloy platform pedal is finally in stock and available through your local Fyxation dealer. The Mesa 61 is versatile platform pedal that looks just as good on your urban assault vehicle as it does on your snow ready fat bike. Weighing in at only 380 grams/pair, [...]

We haven’t officially announced that our new Mesa 61 replaceable pin alloy platform pedal but they’ll be available next week here at Fyxation and at our US distributors. We let the guys over at Fat-Bike.com get their hands on a set of the Mesa 61 pedals and they just posted a quick preview before their [...]

I just saw a post about Handsome Cycles over at BikeRumor and wanted to share it here. Handsome Cycles is an urban bike company based in Minneapolis, MN and they make a pretty diverse line up of complete bikes and framesets. I actually met Jesse the owner of Handsome back in the day when I [...]

We just saw that the new All City Thunderdome is in stock and shipping out to dealers so we thought we’d give a shout out to our friends at All City. All City is one of the QBP house brands that makes a complete line of bikes (geared and not) and parts that target the [...]

Over the last few years velcro pedal straps have become a very popular alternative to traditional toe clips and clipless pedals for fixed gear riders but also for commuters who are looking for a secure and adjustable form of foot retention. Because we sell both pedals and straps people are always asking us which pedals [...]

Platform pedals come in all shapes and sizes and range from a traditional BMX style platform pedal to high end sealed bearing alloy pedals. These pedals continue to be a popular option as they offer a nice wide platform for many styles of riding and with various price points, there’s pretty much a platform pedal [...]

In our efforts to stray from the herd this year we are putting our own unique spin on Cyber Monday. I always thought Cyber Monday sounded so cold, like it should be the title of the next of the next Terminator movie. What we wanted to do over here at Fyxation this is year is [...]

Occasionally here on our blog we’ll put up a post that may seem a bit off topic for an urban parts/bicycle company but when we’re not on our bikes, we do have a few other interests. One of them is skiing. My brother and I (co-founders of Fyxation) grew up outside of Detroit where there [...]

We know how hard it is to really appreciate what a product looks like when you see it on a website. We do our best to bring our products to life with studio shots and rider images but it’s just not the same as actually picking up the product, turning it around in your hands [...]

The AFC Uproar all fixed competition returned to the Cow Palace for another year. This year’s event featured a street course with both amateur and professional classes competing, with the amateur winner allowed to compete with the pro’s. Riders went head to head in timed sessions in an elimination style event. Riders from SF based [...]

As if there isn’t enough to do at the SF Bike Expo, the AT’s showdown returned once again this year to delight crowds with head to head dirt jump competition. This annual event brings out some big talent and riders are pushing big tricks. With it’s two up format, riders drop from the gate and [...]

In the fast changing world of fixed gear freestyle, if you turn around for a second the bikes and style of riding change. It’s not easy for most bike shops to stay on top of what riders are looking for, unless they put themselves at the center of FGFS culture. One shop that excels at [...]

The last few years we’ve seen a ton of newcomers to the fixed gear bike scene and it seems like every time I see a new company selling “fixies” their prices for their complete fixed gear bikes get lower and lower. Just today I saw an ad in Urban Velo for a new company called [...]

We just finished with a photo shoot down by the lakefront here in Milwaukee and we wanted to post a few pictures up here on our blog. Our Eastside track frameset is on the water and will be in stock in our new Milwaukee warehouse in early December. We are super pumped to finally be [...]

I saw this on a few blogs this week and thought I would post it up. Leader Bikes just launched a few custom colors of the Leader 725 track bike that are only available at fixed gear shop City Grounds. The Exclusive City Grounds/Leader colors are a cool burnt orange and silver. City Grounds is [...]

We are excited to announce that in early 2013 we will be launching our Eastside track bikes. The Eastside complete bikes will feature our 4130 Cro-mo Eastside track frameset and a bunch of Fyxation parts including our Rodeo Pursuit bars, Rodeo Stem, Pilot saddle, Pilot Seatpost, Accela tires and our Gates pedals. Full product info [...]

We’re big fans of the guys over at Chrome so when we see some of their gear that’s Fyxation blogworthy we’ll let you know. Chrome has really expanded their offering the last few years and are no longer just a messenger bag company. In fact, as I write this I have a pair of their [...]

I’m a big fan of technology and the use of sustainable material in design; the idea of borrowing from classic design is inspiring as well. So when I caught Andy Martin’s bicycle concept on Fast Co. I just had to share. via Fast Co. Mr. Martin’s design leans on the steam bending technology used to [...]

Dave Bowen from DBO Bike recently posted a review of our Mesa pedals up on his blog and we thought we’d share. Dave is riding the Trek District which is Trek’s all around urban commuter platform. The Trek District can be purchased a as a belt drive, 1×9 (Trek 9th District) or singlespeed (Trek District [...]

We were recently contacted by the guys over at Freqnt Flyr to help them out with a custom fixed gear bike they were building up for the grand opening of the New Era flagship store in New Orleans. There isn’t much info about Freqnt Flyr Bicycle Co out there yet but they make fixed gear [...]

Feeling a little nostalgic for that old bicycle tire on your bike that you can’t quite get rid of? Can’t stop thinking of all the great rides you’ve been on and how well it’s treated you? Well, Bicycle Belts out of Tallahassee, FL has got you covered. Bicycle Belts is a small rider owned business [...]

We recently started working with the guys over at SPCARBON Bicycles and they are now supplying Fyxation parts for some of their custom aluminum single speed builds. SPCARBON is an independent bike builder based in Brooklyn and is best known for their carbon fiber road bikes and custom single speed builds. Most of the guys [...]

To say we’ve been busy these last few months is an understatement. We just finished our 2013 catalog in time for Interbike next week and if all goes as planned, hard copies of these bad boys will be at our hotel in Vegas when we check in next week. Fyxation 2013 Catalog – http://issuu.com/fyxation/docs/2013_catalog For [...]

This morning a fixie bomb went off and I don’t think a lot of people heard it but they eventually will. The crafty kids over at Pure Fix Cyles just released their new Micro Series fixed gear bikes which as far as I can tell is the first fixie that’s being sold and marketed to [...]

I just got forwarded a link to the new Specialized Globe Roll Drop 1. The Globe Roll is their version of a versatile urban bike that can be purchased as a single speed, 8 speed internal with belt drive, 8 speed geared with derailleur or as a step through bike. I like the idea of [...]

I had to post this shot of Fyxation team rider Addison Zawada. Addison recently signed up as a team rider for Leader Bikes and they flew him out to So Cal to do a photo shoot with Matt Lingo. We saw these shots first on Pedal Consumption and then on Matt Lingo’s site Reciprocity Failure/Recfail. [...]

Earlier this year we were contact by a guy named Wyatt who was from our home state of Wisconsin. He told us that he owned his own bike company named Wyatt Bicycle Co. and that he specialized in affordable fixed gear bikes. Wyatt was planning for his 2013 collection of bikes and his goal was [...]

The crew over at 904 Fixed just posted that their 2012 Cycling Kits are available for pre-order online. Head over to the 904 Fixed site to pick yours up – http://904fixed.com/904-fixed-cycling-kit-pre-orders/ “A big thanks to our sponsors Burro, Fyxation, Knog, Velocity, Hotlife, and Bicycle Belts. The Jersey: The cycling jersey has great elasticity, great abrasion [...]

Ever since we launched our Rodeo Pursuit bar earlier this year people have been asking us for a 31.8mm clamp version that would work with many of the newer over sized stems that are on the market. Well we’re pleased to announce that our 31.8mm Rodeo Pursuit bar is finally available. The 31.8mm Rodeo Pursuit [...]

I was lucky enough to be in Park City, UT for this year’s Tour of Utah and saw the start of the grueling stage 5 of this 6 stage race. The Tour of Utah winds it’s way all over northern Utah through some very scenic terrain and has stages that are as tough as any [...]

We’re gearing up to officially launch our new 31.8mm Rodeo Pursuit bars next week and in preparation of the launch we’ve seeded a few of the bars out to some photographers we work with. The 31.8mm Pursuit bar is double butted and is light, strong and stiff and is designed to work with the larger [...]

I just saw this over on Prolly Is Not Probably and thought I’d give it a plug. The guys over at Hold Fast continue to diversify their product offering with the release of their Tool Bag. Earlier this year they launched a complete line of fixed gear freestyle frames and forks. /tool-bag More info from [...]

It seems like every 2 days I get a new email from Chrome Bags letting me know about some new stuff they’ve launched. The most recent update I got was regarding a bunch of new Chrome Bags t-shirts that they just released. I clicked on the link to get a closer look and was surprised [...]

The guys at 514 Fixed up in Canada are throwing their 2nd annual Bikeapalooza event on August 25th. Their will be 5 separate events with prizes given away from a number of companies including Skull Candy, Fyxation, Knog, Bicycle Belts and Burro Bags. If you can make it up to Montreal I’m sure it will [...]

The guys at State Bicycle Co are having a big back to school sale and are selling all of their gear including their fixed gear bikes for 10% off. The sale ends in 2 days so if you were looking at getting a State Bicycle Co fixie, now’s your chance. Head over to the State [...]

The race to the bottom just got a little more competitive. The guys over at Pure Fix Cycles are now offering their hi-ten framesets for only $99.00! Their fixed gear frames and fixed gear forks are available in most of the colors their fixies come in and for only $99 it’s definitely the most affordable [...]

Whoa this was hard! When we came up with the idea for our Sponsored Photographer contest we knew it would be fun to see all the creative photos that would be entered into our contest. The fun quickly turned to concern however, when we realized that there were about 7 photographers that we could have [...]

Ryan Rivas is a photographer based in Chicago that was one of the finalists for our Sponsored Photographer Contest. Ryan is actually from our hometown Milwaukee and living in Chicago has a great backdrop for a bicycle photo shoot. For his shoot Ryan decided to use a 2008 Mercier Kilo TT in a raw metal [...]

Philippe Vence was one of the finalists for our Sponsored Photographer contest and when we asked him what bike he wanted to build up I was a bit surprised. I’d seen the Cannondale Hooligan before but never really envisioned it as looking great with our parts. Well I’m glad we listened to Anthony. Below area [...]

One of the most fun parts of our recent photo contest was seeing a lot of our favorite frames built up with Fyxation parts. Anthony Furlong was one of the finalists for our Sponsored Photographer contest and he shot this beautiful Cinelli Mash Bolt Frameset. We wanted to build this bike up with our Rodeo [...]

About a month ago we announced that we were throwing a photo contest where the 2 winners would receive cash, gear and to become Sponsored Fyxation Photographers. Basically these two photographers will be involved in all of our product launches over the coming months and will receive everything we are launching including a few items [...]

The guys over at Pure Fix Cycles just stepped it up a notch with the release of their latest bike – The Pure Fix Kilo. This isn’t your average fixie. There’s a paint supplier over in Asia that we came across a while back that developed a glow in the dark paint. Well it looks [...]

Photo Contest Finalist Kevin Dillard submitted another great tribute to the Tour de France. Great photos keep rolling in, so check out the latest submissions on facebook.

Kickstarter is a great low risk way to launch a new product and the guys over at Faraday Bikes are trying to get in on the action. They just kicked off a Kickstarter campaign trying to raise the small sum of $100K to help them release their Faraday Porteur electric bike. Sounds like a lot [...]

We’re big fans of Public Bikes over here at Fyxation and we just saw that they’re Public V7 is now on sale for only $399.00. Public makes a classic European style/Dutch style bike and they offer a step through, Mixte and traditional builds. Head over to the Public Bikes website for more info – http://publicbikes.com/

Aurora Collective is a small company based out of Germany that sells a mix of everything from T-shirts to messenger bags. They also have a line of pedal straps and just released the Aurora Collective V2 Pedal Strap – Olympic Edition that apparently the German track cyclists will be using during the Olympics. We don’t [...]

The guys over at 904 Fixed are throwing are hosting their second Hellcat Alleycat down in Jacksonville, FL. Event details and flyer are below. WELCOME TO HELL… AGAIN! Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/180956222026345/?ref=ts Online Registration: http://904fixed.com/event-registration HELLCAT ALLEYCAT 2 is the second year of Northeast Florida’s infamous summer fixed gear alleycat race taking place in Jacksonville, [...]

A couple years ago we got a call from a college kid that was looking to get pricing for some Fyxation parts for a fixed gear bike he and a few of his friends were in the process of developing. Things didn’t work out with with getting our parts on that build but those kids [...]

Our buddies over at Ciel Bicycles in New York City just sent us this great photo of a customer build they just wrapped up. This Pake Bikes frame is finished off with our Session 700 DC tires, Classic saddle, Mesa pedals and Rodeo Pursuit bars. I’m not 100% sure but I think this is the [...]

The action was as hot as the weather at the North American Hardcourt Bike Polo Championships (NAHBPC) in Milwaukee this past weekend . The three day tournament saw sunny skies and hi temps hitting 100 on Friday. Over 50 teams competed with Milwaukee’s own Beaver Boys taking home the championship. Complete results can be found [...]

We’ve had an overwhelming response to our Sponsored Photographer Contest and would like to personally thank everyone who submitted photos and videos. The choice was very difficult, with our first go at choosing ten finalists leaving us with a list of over twenty people. We have narrowed it down to a talented dozen and we [...]

This weekend, Milwaukee Bike Polo is hosting the North American Bike Polo Championships. The competition is going to be fierce and Bikepolo.tv will be streaming live coverage, complete with commentary, during the tournament. If you can’t be in Milwtown to see it live, be sure to tune in online. Event Details: Where: Washington Park, Milwaukee [...]

Photos of cyclists and their gear have the ability to inspire us, but behind every great rider or gear photo is a talented photographer. This contest is for the person behind the lens and is a chance to win cash and gear and become a sponsored photographer for Fyxation. How do I enter? Submit a [...]

The guys at EighthInch just posted that they’re Butcher V2 fixed gear freestyle frame is finally in stock. They’ve been working on this for a while now and it looks like pre-orders are shipping out this week. We wish them the best of luck and we hope they sell a ton of them. More info [...]

Patrick over at Pedal Consumption just posted an image of the new Kink Pedal Straps from Cinelli. The Kink Straps look pretty nice and pretty well thought out and have a nice molded top strap that sports the Cinelli logo. I don’t know when the Cinelli Kink Straps will be available but keep an eye [...]

Just saw a little update from the guys over at Pake. Their aluminum track frame, the Pake French 75, is now available in a matte black and they also have a clear coated straight blade carbon fork to go with it. Pake is best known for their Rum Runner steel track frame and colorful straight [...]

My good friend AC just looped me in on a recovery fund for his fellow Velotech crew member Mat Barton. Mat suffered an accident on June 11th during the Portland Short Track single-speed bicycle race that has left him paralyzed from the waist down. There has been a good deal of support flowing in, but [...]

Italian based Bicicapace has taken a fresh look at carrying cargo for daily transport. As someone who rides daily, without a cargo bike, I’m always finding myself with the wrong bag, no bag or pulling a child carrier full of groceries. Bicicapace’s small front wheel and large cargo platform allow for a variety of modular [...]

I just saw this on Huckberry.com and had to re-post. Huckberry is a daily deals site that right now is featuring some gear from Cadence, Cedar Cycling and Butler Maps. Anyway, this video is in French but if you watch it you can see how this is done. Very cool! Original post from Huckberry – [...]

The guys from Chrome sent us a message yesterday that they have new hats. I guess that’s news and blogworthy. The new Chrome x New Era 59Fifty Snapbacks are dropping today and they come in colors that match the local baseball teams of each of the Chrome Hub stores in New York, Chicago and SF. [...]

I just came across this video from Create Bikes in London and thought I’d share. Create Bikes is based in the UK and they make colorful fixed gear bikes that retail for only 379 GBP. Their bikes are very similar to a lot of the affordable fixed gear bikes that are sold here in the [...]

Evan Pack’s mission is clear, get more people riding bikes by making it simple and affordable. With a crew of dedicated volunteers, Evan recently opened Vulture Space, a bicycle collective, shop and do it yourself bike work space in the heart of downtown Milwaukee. This very welcoming space has all the tools you need to [...]

B-cycle joined the small group of companies offering turnkey bike sharing systems for cities three years ago, and they have had a big impact on cities that have embraced bicycles as an alternate mode of transport. Denver’s successful B-cycle system is a good example. In three years, the city has built a ridership of 4500 [...]

It looks like Portland Design Works is expanding their offering and getting into the saddle business. I just saw a picture of the new PDW Dios Thronous saddle on Tumblr. The Portland Design Works Dios Thronos appears to be available in black, white and ride and looks like a pretty comfortable saddle. More to follow…

I just came across this video online and had to post it. Looks like our favorite shop owner/event promoter/overall bad-ass, Phil from rideSFO, just put on a great bicycle related happy hour at Zynga in SF recently. Bicycle related happy hour with a box jump and BMX riders? What else would you do when you’re [...]

How many times have you stepped out for a ride without a multi-tool and needed one. I’m always, switching bags and bikes and am left without a tool when it seems like I need it most. That’s the clever part of Ideacious’ new inCOG multi-tool. This tool design slides inside your handlebar and houses the [...]

The guys at Some Fabrications in San Francisco have just come out with some new handlebars and seeing as we’re in the handlebar game as well we figured we’d show some love. They just introduced a 31.8 version of the Clarence handlebar and Odin handlebar and came out with a black version of their popular [...]

The guys at Affinity Cycles in Brooklyn just restocked their frame sets for the summer. The Affinity Lo Pro and the Affinity Metropolitan Track Frameset are both back in stock. Affinity Cycles is a shop in Brooklyn that sells our gear but also has their own line of frames and complete bikes. The Affinity Metropolitan [...]

The guys at State Bicycle Co just launched their latest fixed gear bike called “Vice”. State Bicycle Company is based in Tempe, AZ and they are best known for their affordable and clean fixed gear bikes. Their take on the fixie is a bit different than some of their competitors in that they place a [...]

I was just killing some time on a rainy Memorial Day Sunday morning and went over to Bikeradar.com. We’ll today I went over there and found a bit of news that Bike Radar added a videos section to their website. It’s always cool to see creative cycling videos so I went and checked out their [...]

We’ve seen a few posts about the new Zen Grips around so we thought we’d give them some love. There really isn’t much information about this company or product on their website but they’ve put together a stable of so-cal FGFS riders so my guess is they’re somehow involved in that scene. Apparently the grips [...]

Coven magazine recently launched and is breaking the mold for Women’s magazines. Their focus on adventure sports and lifestyle, travel and women’s specific products is centered on active modern lifestyles. Featuring BMX, FGFS, rock climbing and surfing Coven does a fantastic job of highlighting women in adventure sports. Best part is, it’s available free to [...]

When US Army Vehicle Commander Jared Morford of Watertown, South Dakota approached Chrome Bags about re-purposing his duffle used in Iraq into a messenger bag, Chrome wasted no time in crafting a one off bag for Commander Morford. This bag, now dubbed the Custom Salvage Citizen, features all of Chromes usual features found in their [...]

We got a call the other day from a new potential shop in Puerto Rico that was looking to stock our gear. Part of his pitch to us was that he was the only shop in Puerto Rico that was set up to sell Sole Bicycles. I had no idea who they were so I [...]

The Brooks name is synonymous with quality bicycle saddles and their heritage spans back nearly 150 years. Over that time they have deviated only slightly from the products and methods that have made them so successful. As an engineer, I love to see the inner workings of factories and watch products meld from a pile [...]