Taipei Cycle is one of to the biggest bicycle exhibitions in the world besides Eurobike in Meersburg and Interbike in Las Vegas. We Love Cycling editor Adam Marsal reports from Taiwan.
An expression of artistic feelings, a simply designed product or just a brilliant and functional technical mechanism? ‘Fixies’ are kind of both. Let’s close our journey through the world of fixed-gear enthusiasts with a deliberation.
In the first part of In the Fix we showcased what a fixed-gear bicycle is and what it’s like to ride one. Now we continue our brakeless adventure, hearing what the authorities and politicians have to say.
There are two urban jungles which couldn’t be more contrasting when it comes to traffic regulations and safety. Yet they share the same emerging subculture of fixed gear bicycle fanatics.