The second stage of the 2017 Fyxation Open Omnium is in the books and the this year's field put on a race to remember. The Fyxation Open fixed gear criterium is a 4 race omnium that takes place in Milwaukee and Chicago and the Downer Classic fixed gear race was the 2nd stage of this year's event.
We just wrapped up the first 2 stages of the Fyxation Open Omnium here in Milwaukee and as always, we are humbled by the results. This is the 4th year that we've hosted the Fyxation Open and the 2nd year in a row that we've turned our race into a 4 race omnium. Every year the level of riders and competition gets more intense, and this year's competition was by far our best yet. The Fyxation Open started as a single race in Chicago and is now the largest fixed gear criterium series in the US and our plans are to continue to growing the series and expose even more people to the exciting sport of fixed gear street criteriums.
The Fyxation Open Omnium is back! For the 4th year in a row we'll be hosting the Midwest's largest fixed gear street criterium. Held in conjunction with the Tour of America's Dairyland race here in Wisconsin and the Intelligentsia Cup in Illinois, the Fyxation Open brings the exciting sport of fixed gear street crit racing here to the Midwest.
Milwaukee may be best know for it's beer, but after visiting our city the vast Milwaukee County Park system stays etched in most peoples minds. Milwaukee's reputation in brewing stems from a long German heritage in the city and in recent years the County Parks have embraced the German beer garden tradition by adding beer gardens to several parks. We now are fortunate enough to have five permanent beer gardens and thirteen travelling beer gardens that pop up in parks through Milwaukee....
In celebration of the European Spring Classics, Fyxation and the Wisconsin Bike Fed are teaming up for a Spring Classics group ride from Fyxation HQ to Belgium WI. The ride is part of a multi-ride series held by the Bike Fed to celebrate local shops, great local rides and the European Spring Classics. Presented by the Lowlands Group, the Spring Classic rides leave from local Wiscsonsin bike shops and take you to Belgium, Paris, Luxembourg, Rome, Denmark and Holland WI....
I just returned to the USA from a trip to China and Taiwan and normally when I get back from a trip like this I post a quick recap about things seen during our travels. This blog post however will be a little bit different and for those in a hurry, unfortunately a bit more wordy as I've had an eye opening view into a trend that I feel is about to transform the bike industry here in the USA. Dockless bike share systems are coming to a city near you...
The 2017 North American Handmade Bike Show (NAHBS) just wrapped up in Salt Lake City, UT and surprisingly this was our first year ever going to the show. Unlike Interbike, NAHBS is a roaming show and is in a different city every year. We've always wanted to attend but never really pulled the trigger. This year was different however because part of the Fyxation crew is located about 20 minutes from the show venue so we had a home base and a place to crash and decided to become an exhibitor for the first time...
