Dude, your little panegyric about why we love fixed gear (4:09 - 5:38) melted my heart. I need to go for a ride on my track bike. I'll watch the rest of the video later. . .
I have ridden track bikes on the streets since 1975. First it was winter and spring training for the road racing season. But it is absolutely my favorite ride even now.
I learned how to tuck proper on my road bike. I'm grateful for the foundation fixed gear riding has given to me. But I'm afraid this fix gear relationship has come to an end. So much fun, and so much energy conservation. I'll still check in on you from time to time.
I have a cyclo cross bike, I never do cyclo cross, but it works really well for me for everything else I do. I also have a single speed that I love too. It's all good!
koko.meeko I’ve had a set of Factory 5 for the last year and have yet to have any issues with tension or true. They’re a great budget set of wheels. Also, most shops only charge up to $20 to bring up tension side to side. My shop only charges $18 per wheel. Also, I even had these set up tubeless for riding gravel even when they aren’t spec’d for it and had zero problems. The wheels are now on my girlfriends bike and look and function perfectly! If price is an issue and you need a sub $200 wheel set you should absolutely get them.
@@vinsona20 I appreciate the info man! Def will give it a thought, and also at this point I think anything would be better than the alex rims I have on lol but theyre heavy/durable asf
Zach, modern fixie bikes are functionally the same as the first modern bicycle, the 1885 Rover Safety Bicycle. The Rover Safety Bicycles precipitated the "bicycle boom" of the 1890's. All these first generation 1880's /1890's safety bicycles by Rover, Overman, and a multitude of other companies, were fixed gear bikes. I believe the freewheel didn't achieve major commercialization until 1898. I think it would be awesome if you did a historical retrospective on the fixie. Maybe you could find an 1880's / 1890's fixed gear safety bicycle and ride it for 100 miles and then wax poetic on how fixed gear bicycles have changed in the past 130 years and how they've stayed the same. I don't think most people realize that fixie bikes aren't just "old school", they're the originals.
I’m not sure that lists of “best” bikes (whatever that means) is appropriate when a channel is sponsored. It is hard to imagine that you can be unbiased. Wabis are #1 and 2? It’s just not a good look.
Whether Zach is right or wrong is irrelevant (and I am in no position to know). The point is that the channel is sponsored. The appearance of bias is unavoidable. Zach’s enthusiasm for fixed gear is great. He can bring a lot to the table in reviewing all sorts of fixed gear products. In my opinion (which means little), credibility suffers when he constantly touts Wabi stuff. I think he is better than that.
@Bebosaab in addition he suggests/invites people to watch his presponsorship reviews of Wabi. Everyone has something they love and want to either talk about or promote. I guess that’s why we watch Zach’s videos and nothing from the guys who are all bent about Zach’s affinity for Wabi. I don’t have a Wabi....yet! The yellow special is a thing of beauty. Hoping to be able to still get one from Curtis when finances are right.
man, I am tired of wabi and start hating it because it is TOO MUCH in every video, tired of skipping 20 seconds with same words and pictures over and over for a year, make it somehow different or better STOP. gotcha you like wabi, okay
It's his sponsor so he needs the 20 seconds Plus it's literally one of the best steel frames, so if you ask for his top bikes then the best steel frame is gonna be there
In what world does it cost $40 to true a single wheel? It's more like $15-$25. I honestly know places that'll build a wheel for not much more than that.
$40 My local trek dealer charged me to replace one broken spoke and ‘true’ this wheel. Funny their word choice because I’m fairly certain I could have gotten the wheel loss wobbly myself.
Im riding a 3 speed hub system. (1940s Raleigh) and it does have a few draw backs. The weight is one of them and generally the power transfer is worse and you have to stop pedaling to change gear losing your cadence. However they are low maintenance (unless something goes wrong. One of the springs has gone so the gear slips on second) Just because you have gears doesnt mean you have to yse them anyway
Heads up on Factory 5! Seems like they are out of business. Ordered a lattice crankset and have been ghosted by Factory 5. They charged my card but haven’t sent my order and no response to my inquiries.
Recently bought a new frame, went for a Brother's Swift as opposed to a Cinelli steelwhateveritscalled, geometry on the Cinelli is weird, BB's much higher than is necessary and TBH it just seems a bit obvious...
Hey Zach, what do you think of Decathlon Elops 500 single speed bycicle ? I've mounted 700x35 Michelin Power Gravel, 780 mm riser handlebar, alloy pedals, last summer the max distance I've rided in one day was 90 kms on white roads and paths, it seems great but I'm a newbie and I would like to know what the "expert" think about this bycicle... (have a nice rides !)
It doesn’t matter if you’re American. 3rensho is a Japanese name regardless of the digit instead of the word “san.” Threerensho is ignorant. No one says “two equis” referring to the beer.
I think a nice steel bike would be a kilo tt pro 😂 because I got one and as for a wheelset I use my sun cr18 I'm not racing and gear ratio questions I think ride what's comfortable I got 44:17 on one of my bikes and 46:18 on my other rides what's comfortable and who cares what people think
I rode my almost 20 miles to this music event to save money on carfare this weekend . And all i can say is this. I'm glad i have a 21 speed to climb certain steep hills in Manhattan. Cause when i got back home.. My thighs were sore, and it would have been worse if i had a fixed gear.
Lol @ all these comments complaining about his choices. I clicked this thumbnail because I was curious which bikes were liked by Zach, not because I was looking for some uncontroversial list of the (!)objectively best steel fixed frames.
what about classic Reynolds 531 got lugs , skinny tubes , straight top tube looks like a proper race bike , unlike most the modern crap , your bike looks decent an classic though dude
I’ve been watching you for a while, and I usually like what you have to say, but today you just went full hipster elitism on us with the drivetrain stuff.
Year-round fixie rider in Minnesota since the first Nixon administration. Seen some pretty epic cold, and the grimmest snowstorms. No brag, just fact. Auto traffic is your main enemy. After that, since you are going somewhere, traction is key. Going, and stopping. Kill bicycle thieves, wherever you find them. Painfully. Remorselessly. Pour encourager les autres. The traction "cockpit" is about feeling it: your gyroscope s/b alert on all planes of motion. Practice this: to. be. reasonably dangerous. Ukemi.
And dude, you said “dog” not “but” in Spanish. Rule is if the word begins with or has a double ‘r’ than you roll it. If the ‘r’ is a single ‘r’ in the word, I.e. pero, it has a ‘d’ sound in English. “Perro” has a rolled ‘r’ sound. The ‘d’ sound in Spanish is a ‘th’ sound in Spanish. I.e. dedo which is pronounced like “de-tho.” Hope you don’t take offense to this, just some helpful tips on hablando en Españsol.
Bruh I get that wabi is your fave but you need a sponser which won't make people wonder if you are being biased. Its hard to take your bike tier lists seriously while you are being sponsered by a bike company.
@@vaudou_ it is honestly weird seeing my now 2 year old comments... its like someone else wrote them. almost got a wabi but i found a fuji feather locally for a steal. enjoy the vids.
Probably not a good idea to be sponsored by a bike company it taints everything you do. You failed to mention the factory 5 wheels are DT Swiss wheels labeled Factory 5. Also no mention of any Cinelli? Or columbus Tubed bikes? Not very professional.
Blah blah blah Wabi blah blah blah lol... please stop talking on and on and on and on about your Wabi during your videos. It's very annoying! Put it at the end of your video. Other than that, I love your RUclips channel and I am subscribed.
Dude, your little panegyric about why we love fixed gear (4:09 - 5:38) melted my heart. I need to go for a ride on my track bike. I'll watch the rest of the video later. . .
Cinelli Tutto ! Its the MASH work continued . Has short top tube which makes it comfortable to sit up.
I havent been here for to long but i am all ready hooked on ur vids
I have ridden track bikes on the streets since 1975. First it was winter and spring training for the road racing season. But it is absolutely my favorite ride even now.
I learned how to tuck proper on my road bike. I'm grateful for the foundation fixed gear riding has given to me. But I'm afraid this fix gear relationship has come to an end. So much fun, and so much energy conservation. I'll still check in on you from time to time.
I have a cyclo cross bike, I never do cyclo cross, but it works really well for me for everything else I do. I also have a single speed that I love too. It's all good!
*great **Latest.Bike** , a little difficult understanding the penny picture for adjusting the front derailer. Once I figured it out it worked great!*
Great video!! Needed those top five lists and I'm glad you brought back the good humor. Informative and entertaining.
Dude, you left out Cherubim and Nagasawa in your NJS list. Master builders in the league of Samson frames. Bridgestone is generic IMHO.
NJS bikes look hella lit.!
It makes feel better helping out a fellow rider, great vid btw!!!
Top 5? More like;, “3 bikes I like that don’t really compare, and the Wabi(s) that I am paid to promote”
How about doing a video about Patrick Seabase's fixie? Fixie points? He rode the first mountain stage of the 1910 TDF on a fixie.
Yes, this would be awsome. Do some historical bike things. Even old fixie stunts from way back.
hey zach! thanks for responding to my question! appreciate it, especially since I haven't found much info/reviews on the factory fives
koko.meeko I’ve had a set of Factory 5 for the last year and have yet to have any issues with tension or true. They’re a great budget set of wheels. Also, most shops only charge up to $20 to bring up tension side to side. My shop only charges $18 per wheel. Also, I even had these set up tubeless for riding gravel even when they aren’t spec’d for it and had zero problems. The wheels are now on my girlfriends bike and look and function perfectly! If price is an issue and you need a sub $200 wheel set you should absolutely get them.
@@vinsona20 I appreciate the info man! Def will give it a thought, and also at this point I think anything would be better than the alex rims I have on lol but theyre heavy/durable asf
Kilo WT is essentially the Surly Steamroller for half the price, it’s a great bike and more practical than a TT Pro.
Zach, modern fixie bikes are functionally the same as the first modern bicycle, the 1885 Rover Safety Bicycle. The Rover Safety Bicycles precipitated the "bicycle boom" of the 1890's. All these first generation 1880's /1890's safety bicycles by Rover, Overman, and a multitude of other companies, were fixed gear bikes. I believe the freewheel didn't achieve major commercialization until 1898. I think it would be awesome if you did a historical retrospective on the fixie. Maybe you could find an 1880's / 1890's fixed gear safety bicycle and ride it for 100 miles and then wax poetic on how fixed gear bicycles have changed in the past 130 years and how they've stayed the same. I don't think most people realize that fixie bikes aren't just "old school", they're the originals.
I like this idea
I’m not sure that lists of “best” bikes (whatever that means) is appropriate when a channel is sponsored. It is hard to imagine that you can be unbiased. Wabis are #1 and 2? It’s just not a good look.
BeboSaab The Cinelli Gazzetta is made out of Columbus tubing and costs even less
Whether Zach is right or wrong is irrelevant (and I am in no position to know). The point is that the channel is sponsored. The appearance of bias is unavoidable.
Zach’s enthusiasm for fixed gear is great. He can bring a lot to the table in reviewing all sorts of fixed gear products. In my opinion (which means little), credibility suffers when he constantly touts Wabi stuff. I think he is better than that.
@Bebosaab in addition he suggests/invites people to watch his presponsorship reviews of Wabi. Everyone has something they love and want to either talk about or promote. I guess that’s why we watch Zach’s videos and nothing from the guys who are all bent about Zach’s affinity for Wabi. I don’t have a Wabi....yet! The yellow special is a thing of beauty. Hoping to be able to still get one from Curtis when finances are right.
You’re awesome Zach 😎
Hi Zach, can u tell some more about your fenders? I'm looking for set to prepare myself for rainy weather. Thanks, in advance!
Besides the Steamroller, can you recommend another frame/bike for a Fixed Gravel/CX bike? I'd really like 40c minimum rear tire clearance.
man, I am tired of wabi and start hating it because it is TOO MUCH in every video, tired of skipping 20 seconds with same words and pictures over and over for a year, make it somehow different or better STOP. gotcha you like wabi, okay
Druce Wihlis dude it’s an annoying bias I hate it
It's his sponsor so he needs the 20 seconds
Plus it's literally one of the best steel frames, so if you ask for his top bikes then the best steel frame is gonna be there
@@slothpalms8124 I don't care I'm tired of it, advertising can be interesting, but Zach is too much lazy ass
Wabi pays him he probably doesn't even think its the best
Stop watching then
How is touring on your radial laced wheel set? Or did u swap back to 3-cross?
3:48 that is a Front-Hub.
In what world does it cost $40 to true a single wheel? It's more like $15-$25. I honestly know places that'll build a wheel for not much more than that.
$40 My local trek dealer charged me to replace one broken spoke and ‘true’ this wheel. Funny their word choice because I’m fairly certain I could have gotten the wheel loss wobbly myself.
Im riding a 3 speed hub system. (1940s Raleigh) and it does have a few draw backs. The weight is one of them and generally the power transfer is worse and you have to stop pedaling to change gear losing your cadence. However they are low maintenance (unless something goes wrong. One of the springs has gone so the gear slips on second)
Just because you have gears doesnt mean you have to yse them anyway
Bring back top series!
Heads up on Factory 5! Seems like they are out of business. Ordered a lattice crankset and have been ghosted by Factory 5. They charged my card but haven’t sent my order and no response to my inquiries.
Depending on the frame size, brake clearance, and true tire width, I've seen people fit up to 2.0s on steamrollers
That"s really Nice to know. I always thought it could possible. Thanks for confirming it. Cheers from down here Venezuela, South América. 😎🏖️🚵
What about Cinelli, Bianchi Pista and Cannondale tracks? Not the best steel bikes?
Shravan Shenoy Cannondale....steel....track bike 🤔
Recently bought a new frame, went for a Brother's Swift as opposed to a Cinelli steelwhateveritscalled, geometry on the Cinelli is weird, BB's much higher than is necessary and TBH it just seems a bit obvious...
Will you ever review a minivelo? Would love to hear your opinions on them.
For future Q@A vídeo!!! What do you think about that new combination of steel frame sets and carbon forks!?!?! It really works!?!?!
Pricing on framesets plz.
NJS with drilled fork vs Soma Rush...
Veloheld Alley frames are amazing
Dang, forgot how much I loved that soma rush, thanks for the memory😀
And the real water drinkers only consumer reverse osmosis filtered H2O😉
Kenyan not sure if that’s how it is spelled. Silly. Hard to beat Crystal Geyser.
Love your channel Zack, but too much Wabi you think? No mention of any NJS or columbus tubing frames? Bianchi? Colnago? Cannondale?
Hey Zach, what do you think of Decathlon Elops 500 single speed bycicle ? I've mounted 700x35 Michelin Power Gravel, 780 mm riser handlebar, alloy pedals, last summer the max distance I've rided in one day was 90 kms on white roads and paths, it seems great but I'm a newbie and I would like to know what the "expert" think about this bycicle... (have a nice rides !)
What are the fenders I'm seeing in this video? I really like the simplicity and that they're removable.
if you come to argentina i will be happy to guide you thru the city, and take you to the weekly ride
What are you fenders called?
Btw, I'm impressed with your Spanish grammar and conjugation. Slide through north Florida. Big bike community outchea.
So what do you think of fixed gear three speed hubs without a freewheel at all? Sturmey-Archer makes one, so they exist.
Make a Reasonably Dangerous Cycling Cap
Zach, just curious on your thoughts on the modern 2000's+ 4130 cromo Bianchi Pista ...
7:12 - "... Nice."
I want a steel frame-set with the stiff ride of an aluminum one. I prefer the aesthetic and durability of brazed steel but settled for aluminum.
Come to Guatemala! Central América all the way.
It doesn’t matter if you’re American. 3rensho is a Japanese name regardless of the digit instead of the word “san.” Threerensho is ignorant. No one says “two equis” referring to the beer.
how do you spot if a hub is sealed or not?
I take a bianchi or colnalgo Pista over those sponsored #1 and #2 lol
@BeboSaab bianchi and colnalgo are legendary wtf is a Wabi??? Smh not even a comparison
@BeboSaab I know enough to know bianchi at least have been making frames for 135 years. Colnalgo steel is legendary.
Thoughts on mercier kilo Wt?
U deserve more subs love ur vids!
I think a nice steel bike would be a kilo tt pro 😂 because I got one and as for a wheelset I use my sun cr18 I'm not racing and gear ratio questions I think ride what's comfortable I got 44:17 on one of my bikes and 46:18 on my other rides what's comfortable and who cares what people think
You can bring the link of the page?
I wanna buy you the purple bike
Do a top 5 best book bags for biking 🙏🙏
So you are not coming to Rio? 😢
Zach talking about the car community Zach talking about the car community 🗿
Best fixed gear chains? Looking for durable yet cost efficient bike chains.
Since you been talking about fixie why dont you try to join a race?
If you are already ready?
I rode my almost 20 miles to this music event to save money on carfare this weekend . And all i can say is this. I'm glad i have a 21 speed to climb certain steep hills in Manhattan. Cause when i got back home.. My thighs were sore, and it would have been worse if i had a fixed gear.
what do you mean by reasonably dangerous?
We spend about 100 pesos($2) per wheel to get trued
If it happens that i have a bike in 2020-2021...
Esperaré para rodar contigo en México, Zach. :)
I did a crit and aalleycat this week and my balls are scabbed and bleeding rip
Nice i also just did an alleycat last friday
Come to Puerto Rico.
If you come to Mexico, I can help you in Guadalajara!!
Guys guys guys
Wabi
$40 for a trued wheel?! It's £10 (~$12.20) here in UK
Lol @ all these comments complaining about his choices. I clicked this thumbnail because I was curious which bikes were liked by Zach, not because I was looking for some uncontroversial list of the (!)objectively best steel fixed frames.
what about classic Reynolds 531 got lugs , skinny tubes , straight top tube looks like a proper race bike , unlike most the modern crap , your bike looks decent an classic though dude
what about squid so ez?
You guys clicked on a ZG vid about steel fixed gear bikes and expected to not hear about Wabi?
KHS Flite 100 for me
Cool background
Vente para Mexico wey !!!
4:32 ahahah, kido big cassette does not spin it self.
$40 per wheel trueing?
3:43 to 5:38 yEAH bOI!!!!!
Nice
Colombia 🚲🤟
5:57 oh no his finger is coming off if you pedal
Buen acento en español parce; lo espero en Colombia para que vea que tipo de bicis hay en sudamérica.
Spoiler: Shimano/ GW y Poseidón
I’ve been watching you for a while, and I usually like what you have to say, but today you just went full hipster elitism on us with the drivetrain stuff.
Year-round fixie rider in Minnesota since the first Nixon administration. Seen some pretty epic cold, and the grimmest snowstorms. No brag, just fact. Auto traffic is your main enemy. After that, since you are going somewhere, traction is key. Going, and stopping. Kill bicycle thieves, wherever you find them. Painfully. Remorselessly. Pour encourager les autres. The traction "cockpit" is about feeling it: your gyroscope s/b alert on all planes of motion.
Practice this: to. be. reasonably dangerous. Ukemi.
I ride single seed cause I can't see so I wreck a lot and ruin retailer's
And dude, you said “dog” not “but” in Spanish. Rule is if the word begins with or has a double ‘r’ than you roll it. If the ‘r’ is a single ‘r’ in the word, I.e. pero, it has a ‘d’ sound in English. “Perro” has a rolled ‘r’ sound. The ‘d’ sound in Spanish is a ‘th’ sound in Spanish. I.e. dedo which is pronounced like “de-tho.” Hope you don’t take offense to this, just some helpful tips on hablando en Españsol.
Wabi bikes are garbage,paying overpriced retail for generic fixed gear components!!
"the hyper..." what? 12:12 Regardless, he makes a good point there.
cool
12:36 PREACH
I miss Gary a.k.a. soma Rush
$40 for a wheel true ?!?!
Exactly, I know shops that'll build a wheel for close to that.
Word
no one says three rensho dude
Steel is Real 😃✌🏽
Bruh I get that wabi is your fave but you need a sponser which won't make people wonder if you are being biased. Its hard to take your bike tier lists seriously while you are being sponsered by a bike company.
So you want him to get a sponsor that he doesn't use himself? That makes sense
@@vaudou_ it is honestly weird seeing my now 2 year old comments... its like someone else wrote them. almost got a wabi but i found a fuji feather locally for a steal. enjoy the vids.
Probably not a good idea to be sponsored by a bike company it taints everything you do. You failed to mention the factory 5 wheels are DT Swiss wheels labeled Factory 5. Also no mention of any Cinelli? Or columbus Tubed bikes? Not very professional.
hi zach. speek spanish?
All i hear is "WABI"
you sound depressed :(
Blah blah blah Wabi blah blah blah lol... please stop talking on and on and on and on about your Wabi during your videos. It's very annoying! Put it at the end of your video. Other than that, I love your RUclips channel and I am subscribed.
EAI Toyo/Godzilla is my favorite of all. You can still get them at Retrogression!
I knew you'd shill out number 1 and 2...shame.