PORTLAND, Ore. - Mike Murray's first encounter with a fixed-gear bike ended in pain. He was a 19-year-old college student in Michigan. The bike belonged to a friend. Murray hopped on and began to ...

Out at the bike racks, crowded with spring-quarter commuters, the most recent breed of trendy bicycles looks just like other road bikes. Skinny tires. Thin tubes. Curly handlebars. But a closer look ...

Fixed-gear bicycles are still popular nowadays because they are simple, low maintenance, make for great winter bikes and urban commuters as well, as long as you don’t have to cope with steep hills.

There may be no faster way to gain street cred in a hipster enclave than the purchase of a fixed-gear bike. And they're so easy to find now, available everywhere from the smallest bike shop to the ...

Last week we hit you with the 10 Best Fixed Gear Bikes Under $500. Although we promised you savings, we said you might be sacrificing some quality parts. The important thing is you at least have a ...