As the name suggests, a track bike is a bicycle designed specifically for use on a velodrome (a dedicated cycling track).
Track bikes are fixed-gear bicycles with just a single gear ratio, no freewheel, and no brakes.
Traveling with speed is one of the most fun elements of cycling, whether you’re a road racer or you just enjoy hopping on your bike for the daily commute. But what is the world’s fastest bike? In this article, we’ll guide you through some of the speediest bikes out there, exploring: Ready to get to … Read more
A fixie (fixed-gear bike) is a bicycle with one gear and no freewheel — meaning the cog is bolted directly to the rear hub, so the pedals always turn when the rear wheel turns. You can’t coast on a fixie. They originated as track-racing bikes (still used in velodromes today) and crossed over to street … Read more
To outsiders, Keirin racing is a curiosity, an odd but feverishly exciting fan-favorite that crops up every four years at the Olympics, then fades out of view until the next Olympic cycle. But in the livewire event’s birthplace of Japan, Keirin is a 12-billion-dollar national obsession. Steeped in tradition, it demands a strictly regimented way … Read more