Reading the comments section on BSNYC yesterday I came across this post; Stan said... "Don't forget to pack your "Collapsible Fixed-Gear Bike" (only $2475) Which pointed towards this cool-hunting article My first initial reaction to a 25 hundred dollar collapsible fixie, was well that ridiculous.
And you know what, it is. The very idea of a travel bike, a bike that you take to strage places which are not familiar to you, that does not have any brakes is ridiculous. Your ridding in a strange city going down hill and your chain brakes, uhhhh... good luck. But with that being said, the more I looked at the bike and the custom travel bag. The more I start thinking... well these guys may be onto something. Due to the lack of a rear break cable, splitting the bike in half and packing it up becomes a no brainier.
You don't even need to take the wheels of it to pack it up. And anyone who has ever traveled cross country or cross content with a bike knows its a pain in the ass. I recently brought a bike cross country in a box, it sucked. Hell with that suitcase you could probably check that bag as standard luggage and pay no extra charge. If you put a front brake on this thing I'm sold, that is if I had an extra $2,500 sitting around that I wanted to spend on a fixie.
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Any time you get couplers on a bike, geared or not, things get expensive. That said, if you have the money and travel enough... it could be worth it.
Those things that stop bikes are called "brakes."
anon 9:56... if I could only spell, I should really stick to art. But since you pointed it out, its fixed now
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