The Coolest Custom Fixed Gear Bikes From The Rad Race

[@TomRucero]

You should do more videos about fixed gear bikes

[@mcspicydotcomdotsg]

Tom Rucero yes i agree

[@elpajaro9295]

X3

[@th_js]

No

[@Flyboard12345]

Yeah sure!

[@emersoncardenas6899]

More fixed gear and track coverage please.

[@dahee_]

Didn't expect to see a Dosnoventa on GCN...

[@alifizharulhaq3370]

@%101 Real [NOT FAKE !!!] Yeah like your joker pfp is any better, ill pick anime pic anytime lol

[@TheBalls2thewalls]

Been riding for close to 5 years, went from 300lbs obese guy to 210 fit guy with monster calves lol. Did mountain bike 1st with shocks, switched to hybrid performance for last 3 years and after breaking 2 frames from riding hard in pothot city (montreal), i switch to steel frame single speed. My free wheel eventually broke and i started riding fixed. 5 months later, i don't think i can go back to a non-fixed bike. I always thought people were pretentious with their fixed gear stories how it's so much better blah blah blah.... well, i finally get it. It's harder, tougher because you have to earn your speed and earn your braking but it is so satisfying and feels so much more visceral, like the bike is part of you. I also feel very proud of myself as a 35yo former fat guy to have made it to this level when i am constantly smoking everyone on their expensive bikes, and i hear them shift speeds when i pass them but they can never catch up to me, amazing feeling from a former fatty =). These bikes are amazing!! Bamboo bike are you kidding me? Awesome!

[@kareemalmond]

That’s pretty sick

[@ElAndresRodriguez]

Good for you

[@adrianespinosa6490]

Fr I love passing guys on their expensive bikes especially when I'm going uphill and I'm just smashing and they're just looking at me like "?"

[@kareemalmond]

Adrian Espinosa I do that too except I’m 15 and they over take me in the next 30seconds

[@TheBalls2thewalls]

@@kareemalmond give it few years as you develop your man muscles and you will be good By the time your in your twenties. Safety 1st if you ride fixed! Got doored 1 week ago, i got lucky i'm fine. Ride on!

[@joshlock925]

Wish you'd talked about the bike you rode. Would like to know the benefits/drawbacks of the belt instead of chain scenario

[@briankapeluch4419]

Try taking a drink every time Hank says "I managed to get my hands on..."

[@robbchastain3036]

I'll have too many mineral waters if I do that :)

[@maxmustermann3953]

alcohol poisoning...

[@johanneshint]

Oi mate, I'm a recovering alcoholic - don't put this curse on me

[@franciss2529]

YEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSS I love fixed gears to bits. Brilliant at climbing, sprinting and everything really, as long as the gear's right. Thinking of stripping the paint off mine and polishing the steel.

[@jamesconvey4239]

hmm imagine if there was a component you could use so that you're always in the right gear

[@JogBird]

wasnt expecting so many flat bars

[@DatBaataR]

Same, but only one of them left in the final round. So I would say drop bars are still dominant.

[@albr4]

@@DatBaataR It seems like a really bad idea to have wide bars in a crit race, just more likely to catch on other riders and crash, and less aerodynamic aswell but I guess they're not going too fast around that tiny track.

[@dc8890]

@@albr4 Exactly, that's what surprises me, not the fact they're flat necessarily, but that they're so wide. Surely in a crit race you need to find gaps and navigate around people so wide bars seems weird.

[@SamuelBlackMetalRider]

It’s because of the Bike Messenger culture. Haven’t you noticed that MANY riders were in jeans & sweaters or tshirts? Such races are all about skills. And you turn better in super tight corners with such flat bars. I’ve seen riders winning such specific races with flat bars over drops

[@Tgiles13]

48t chainring means nothing when you cant tell us what the cog is....

[@000donell]

Facts

[@joeljstone]

If it's a 1 tooth cog, that's 1261 gear inches! That's a big gear!

[@chriswitek9455]

literally thought that every single time. like if youre gonna say the chainring you have to say the cog otherwise theres no context and its completely irrelevant

[@QuinnTube2]

I'm gonna throw in on this too, GCN we know you know this one. 48/16, 48/15?@@chriswitek9455

[@jonathanrockey687]

True

[@Heavywall70]

My favorite thing about riding a fixed gear is the incredibly low amount maintenance needed. I ride daily and apart from keeping air in the tires and checking chain tension Maintenance is virtually zero. I don’t care about weight, I want durability, 4130 frame and fork, double wall rims (steel of course) KMC chain, and rolling on Gators. Nothing fancy at all. Just a go machine.

[@felixkuper1344]

this is soo true! I remember having a MTB for daily riding and something was always broken. AND if you want you can easily go low weight!

[@BrownianMotionPicture]

where did you find double wall steel rims in 700c?

[@petinka721]

When it come to tough works GCN sent the toughest! Now you know why your are the chosen one James.

[@MrBJPitt]

😄 At Hank always confusing a museum with an art gallery - am I right Chris! But I got to say, well done Hank, you really are shining in your gcn role now.

[@suhdud4646]

3:14 that saddle is SO high it is basically its own planet.

[@Aditya-fv9xv]

Old hank doing what he does the best ❤ great work as always

[@benjamincasebolt2959]

GCN fixed gear videos are so weird. Its like bringing your uncle that drag races to a drift event. They know a ton but are just slightly out of the loop...

[@kendtchileninjah5905]

Your vids got life my friend, and the beats are dope

[@jonnyparada4569]

That Kingdom bike is something else dude

[@pieterullersma2544]

The first bike was awesome. Can’t wait for the new bike for them.

[@adamkeifenheim1727]

God track bikes are so clean and pretty. Most attractive class of bikes.

[@jodywest9044]

Best part of my evening

[@markifi]

must have had a shitty evening then

[@humanerror3139]

These bikes are simply beautiful everyone should try fixed you might even learn how to ride a bike properly 😜

[@mklightemup3567]

Deja Vu Rehearsal looools yet I overtake all fixed gear riders on my road bike 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@albr4]

@@mklightemup3567 most of the fixed gear riders you see on the streets are only riding it because it's trendy, they don't actually do it for performance and don't push hard on them. I ride with a 52 on front and 16 on back and cycle at about 24 mph average in the city and up to 30mph when I go out of the saddle. For me I'm passing all the road cyclists with full pro outfit and carbon road bikes, they just can't keep up. The only time someone on a road bike can go faster than me is up hills because my gear is too big.

[@mklightemup3567]

Alan Braaa I was replying to this ones comment of “ ride a bike properly “ I’m well aware it’s a fashion thing.....

[@mklightemup3567]

Alan Braaa and I hit those speeds sitting in the seat. They all get eaten up 🤷🏾‍♂️ no matter the gradient

[@humanerror3139]

MK LIGHT EM UP well I just love riding bikes no matter if I'm on my road, mtb or fixed gear always with a big smile on my face. So here's a big pat on your back for 'beating' everyone. Well done you. Oh and I bet you don't use that gear up hills so I'll be the one passing you ahaha 🚴💨🐢

[@brysonszy6306]

did he say "look pedals" on the dosnoventa and then they cut to the shimano 105 pedals...

[@alexamparo817]

brysonszy 😆

[@ZOB4]

That 8Bar is absolutely beautiful

[@UkrainianBazooka]

8bar really stepped up their game from the entry level "fixie" crowd to the professional racers now. That's a 900 pound frameset

[@FLYIN_DAGGERZ]

Man these are clean

[@sebastiancoolidge2401]

You focus so much on frame and wheels and ratios, why overlook the cranksets? I love seeing all the Omniums

[@rrobotman]

The bike you rode had some kind of belt drive system that wasn’t really mentioned. Can you tell us about it? What who how etc and what was it like to ride.

[@totoxahc]

I also wanted to see more about his bike

[@hendrikdonald7415]

fixi gear VS mountain bike free stayle...🏁👍

[@arshjotsingh4999]

I'm surprised no one had a cartel bike. One of the best looking fixies I've ever seen.

[@joeljstone]

The swapped out tire at 3:13 is on backwards. Does that allow you to go back in time and restart if you crash?

[@LeiterDerAnstalt]

Thanks for this fascinating presentation! On thing that left me disappointed: So many bikes and not a single freehub sound check?!

[@samuelpennarequiao6878]

you wont find a freehub on a fixed gear bike mate

[@jamesconvey4239]

@@samuelpennarequiao6878 r/whoooosh

[@ArloWohlgenantcityboy]

@@samuelpennarequiao6878 you must be dumb

[@jodywest9044]

Lololol

[@jamestubman2016]

LORD KNOWS I LOVE ME SOME FIXED

[@JollyGiant0]

Love that 8bar.

[@funkydisciple]

You managed a lot that day! Lol. The look bike is awesome

[@JtJt-bg8rn]

Fantastic

[@assortedexorcist2645]

Finaly here fixie 's 😍😍

[@sirspankalottt]

Are you guys coming to race some of the NL Crit Series? Looks te be one of the biggest series this season!

[@poormansmtb5204]

Great now I want to build a fixie

[@zlothra]

Where do I get one of those canyon frames? 48t and what on the rear? I'm running 51:15

[@donnyd4707]

Is that good for flats and hills? Or better at dominating flats rather than hills ? Let me know, I'm just getting into fixed gear bikes

[@shirou939]

@@donnyd4707 that would be for Velodrome.

[@seanoconnell5996]

Nice bikes

[@marcogiampa283]

is lining up the chain so that when your cranks are at 3 ocklock the valve ends up at the top or bottom like the fixie equivalent of lining up tyre logos?

[@fakealexstrong]

@4:49 oh no baby what is that Neco stem cap and headset

[@momopedsmoproblems948]

All of a sudden gcn is stepping into fixed gears this is Randy

[@Pratalax]

Been havin a good look at the mineral water!!

[@fridgemagnett]

Not enough spec. - just bloody paint!

[@user-ju8op7fh2p]

Fixies ❤️

[@gabrielyuanarnoldr.s2027]

what do you call that plate where you put your number the one on the seatpost

[@noelmedrano9267]

This is hype

[@richardlu6706]

That 8bar bike is so beautiful, I would take it out to dinner

[@limbolegs]

2:06 woooaaah half link chain on a fixed gear??? That sounds dangerous and not stiff

[@SamuelBlackMetalRider]

Bradley8936 it’s actually stiffer and stronger. Used for BMX racing. It’s way HEAVIER that’s the problem and why it’s rarely used in fixed gear racing. About 500-600g

[@pedrogoss3173]

"a 48 gear" isn't a thing please say the full ratio 48 simply the front chainring size

[@mlee6050]

It is as people say gear for the chainring or rear, be nice to say both but most I read use 48/16 on fixie

[@johnbouttell5827]

2:57 I'll take the one with the rockets coming out the back

[@saitama6601]

The dosnoventa. God of fixie bike. Iluminati logo

[@hyperloop9947]

Hey GCN tech!!!

[@Shadowboost]

Let's go with these aero frames and mountain bike had handlebars for the aero! Wait

[@th_js]

Mountain bike handlebars, are you kidding me?????

[@Lechebrin]

Can somebody please tell me what saddle is on that Dosnoventa?

[@MoroGreta]

OMG! luxury bike.

[@crapiecorn]

Anyone spotted the lady who was going to smoke indoors 5:09 . Only at a fixed gear event ( or cyclocross :) )

[@Mark2024Hola]

Good vid. What's the deal with the drive chain being used on the bike James was riding in the tourney though - belt instead of chain I mean?

[@M.W.T]

“48....gear” lmao 😂

[@furyl1_neverz91]

2:16 ain't that Cade's?

[@joshtipton7417]

I don't think he rides with 8bar anymore but he had one like that last year. Great looking bikes.

[@iagowilliams2584]

Love you gcn

[@charlescamua6928]

Expensive bikes are so freaking cooolll Im using a steel frame and low parts to race here philippines!!!

[@cyka4075]

Henlo

[@user-ys6hl1uy1t]

I like a 57-4!

[@pauli6570]

05:10 Hank has vampire teeth ..... in his lower jaw........😂😂😂😂

[@TheThelastboyscout]

You guys should do a video on the little 500

[@gcntech]

Great idea!

[@nonamemcgee1295]

ngl, was expecting the cooler ones like custom geometry like triple triangle frames, or classic builds with chrome but more or less still cool

[@jamesdacus7367]

whats the depth of the canyon wheel sets?

[@fixedfritze4018]

do you guys were at the kolektiv berlin bike fair aswell? And if so.. is there a video coming?

[@santicshop9150]

Nice video. Do you professional on cycling clothing?

[@Glowyaltee]

More videos plz

[@TheShotenZenjin]

Every fixed gear bike on the planet is a “super nice”! Where’s that bell?

[@RoadbikePartyYT]

YEAHHHH STANDERT UMLAUFBAHN !!!!

[@glenspringle7337]

I was curious about the belt drive train on your bike....

[@sab611]

the 8bar has it!

[@AndrewTSq]

yeah, best looking of them :)

[@scorrer17]

You should do a track bike as a commuter test

[@frazergoodwin4945]

So at 2:00 mins there's James looking at a 69 and holding some serious wood in his hand....

[@Dexur]

Can anyone tell me why they use 165 cranks? Wouldn't you want more Nm in racing, so like 175 cranks?

[@fritz324]

So they don't touch the ground that easily when in a corner since the pedals are always moving

[@sashasancheladoos726]

BikePorn. Thank u)

[@limbolegs]

Soooo many pairs of omniums oh lord

[@orrcazz]

Gimme that Standert

[@nefariousstylo9943]

More content on fixed gears please! But enough with the 'for the crashes' nonsense, weight doesn't make a difference in fixed gears quite the same way as it does for traditional bikes. Aluminum is simply a good material for the price considering you can build a competitive bike for just over $1k usd, fancier materials just become extra.

[@seano8102]

drink everytime he says chap

[@maxkrug2000]

Are the 8bar bikes worth the money?

[@samanepherseuschristian6787]

i want a fixed gear bike but i tried the one my mate have and i was cruising until i forgot it was a fixed gear and stopped pedaling and almost fellXDXD

[@djdelarosa25]

"Look pedals" Camera shows 105 SPD-SLs

[@Pillokun]

Can anybody tell me why the bikes dont use longer reach frames instead of using a traditional stem? I am thinking a lot about this especially on full suspension bikes and MTB but to me it seems going for a longer frame without a stem on a road race bike would also make sense.

[@franciss2529]

Most fixed gears have track racing geometry, which tends to give you a shorter top tube compared to the seat tube. It lets the rider get into a very aerodynamic and aggressive position, but isn't the best for urban riding or street races like these.

[@Pillokun]

@@franciss2529 The thing is that if you have a longer frame the reach would be the same to the handlebar as you would not need a stem to further extend the handlebar. The only thing I can come up with is that the shorter wheelbase is the only positive but if we would lengthen the frame the rake angle would be steeper and it would counter the longer wheelbase. The bike would be stiffer. So I dont really see any negative points with ditching a long stem in favor for a longer frame.

[@franciss2529]

@@Pillokun Fair point, and I agree that for this kind of event a shorter stem and longer frame would be ideal. That's the annoying thing with fixed gears- they appeal more to track riders than any others. I've struggled to find a wheelset for them that is near 1500g! Long stems on shorter frames work really well for road bikes imo.

[@TheGeoffreyDyck]

@@Pillokun handling maybe?

[@aklamo]

For all the times Hank gets shit for mispronouncing things, I think he’s the only one who has ever pronounced “decal” correctly on this channel 😂

[@nefariousstylo9943]

Most of the time aluminum frames aren't for crashing, since the crashes aren't near as common as geared crits unlike the common potrayal. With no fancy kit to add on to the weight these bikes get pretty light, so there's not much of a point to investing more for carbon especially given the price. Saves money for tires.

[@2darkdragon]

those are 105s on the dosnoventa not looks 4:25

[@ryanlapierre2260]

2:12 point to 69: wow look at that number

[@dxn1q210]

Do more fixed gear

[@neilbrackstone1819]

What is that chain on the bamboo/carbon bike looks weird

[@SamuelBlackMetalRider]

Neil Brackstone a classic « Half Link » chain. Comes from BMX

[@kamucho]

I'll take one of each please

[@qcoolio3665]

The canyon looks the best. That shii must’ve cost an arm and leg to buy that

[@equalizer7451]

I laughed so hard at that number

[@RandomVid2024]

Can you please write the specs because i want to build my own fixed gear

[@CubeRepublic]

Say 'managed to get my hands on' one more time mudguard fitter

[@domt6802]

1:24 did he just say really short stem?? needs to look at more mtb ay

[@eunghoonkim]

Why is Dan going to love the number 69?

[@twelvezip4614]

How old are u ?

[@eunghoonkim]

@@twelvezip4614 I am old enough to know what that means. I am just trying to find the background story.

[@grandad1982]

@@eunghoonkim Si and Dan are always cracking innuendos.... In your endo!

[@joachimmacdonald2702]

"a 48 gear" Jesus Christ

[@kwintin]

Why is there so much more variety (frames, components etc) in fixed gear bikes compared to road bikes? Are the components for fixed gear compatible with road bikes?

[@okimy3668]

Megan L Most components are, but wheels and chainrings usually aren't. This is because they're made for track racing (this means no braketracks, freehubs and casettes on the wheels). the chainrings can probably be used on a one-by drivetrain.

[@cd0u50c9]

Cranks can be compatible, you just have to find single speed chainrings with the same bolt spacings as standard road chainrings - this is how I managed to use Hollowtech cranks on my fixed gear bike which saves quite a bit of weight!