{"id":26083,"date":"2015-02-14T19:12:39","date_gmt":"2015-02-14T18:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/?p=26083"},"modified":"2016-04-22T08:11:30","modified_gmt":"2016-04-22T08:11:30","slug":"fix-berlin-vs-moscow-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2015\/02\/14\/fix-berlin-vs-moscow-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Fix: Berlin vs. Moscow Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>There are two urban<\/strong><strong> jungles <\/strong><strong>which couldn<\/strong><strong>\u2019<\/strong><strong>t be more contrasting when it comes to traffic regulations and safety. Yet they share the same emerging subculture of fixed gear bicycle fanatics.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Now is the time to reveal this fascinating world to you! We present the first part of our exclusive film &#8211; In The Fix.<\/p>\n<lite-youtube videoid=o_ajdmsiOGI params=\"enablejsapi=1\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/o_ajdmsiOGI\/maxresdefault.webp');\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<a  href=\"\/fix-berlin-vs-moscow-part-2\/\" title=\"In the Fix Part 2\" class=\"relbutton btn-wlc btn-primary\">Watch In the Fix Part 2<\/a>\n<h2><strong>A Crazy city where everything is possible<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Fixed gear bikes \u2013 often without brakes \u2013 seem to fit better in <strong>Moscow<\/strong> rather than any other city on the planet. Hotheaded motorists not respecting lane discipline. Wide streets, looking like great seas of asphalt . Drivers show little to no care for highway code regulations, whatsoever. The true survival of the fittest. Or fastest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2015\/02\/19.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26084\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2015\/02\/19-620x349.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An ideal environment for hurtling between cars at crazy speeds, brakeless and fixed. As you can see in our movie \u2013 local fixed gear zealots are making the best out of these circumstances and finding their freedom to ride fixed.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Where they ban the hell out of you<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>On the other hand in <strong>Berlin<\/strong> \u2013 this &#8216;safety first&#8217; obsessed German megalopolis &#8211; is always sure to &#8216;verboten&#8217; (ban) everything that is even remotely dangerous, or fun. Cycling without brakes &#8211; are you out of your mind? Verboten!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2015\/02\/24.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26085\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2015\/02\/24-620x350.jpg\" alt=\"2\" width=\"620\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you ride brakeless in Berlin, expect a fine from the Police. Yet the temptation and desire for being fixed gear in a flat, well ordered and well disciplined city, is appealing. Nothing can stop you. Well, except maybe a concrete wall!<\/p>\n<p>What makes people strip down their bicycle to a single gear and \u2018break the law\u2019 by making their daily commute, a stunt-like performance?<\/p>\n<p><strong>In the Fix has got the answers and offers you a unique insight into the fixed gear bike scene in Berlin and Moscow. 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