Road fixed / fixed road

I'd definitely want a low trail fork, if I were going to use the full capacity of the basket. However, I've found the Ortlieb Handlebar Pack QR to be really good. It expands a lot, and stays put even when muscling up hills.

I'm going to get one built for the Croix De Fer as I'm always using a basket/rack set up

Lost count how many times I’ve rebuilt this frame. It’s 70 years old this year so as a birthday treat it’s now my winter/commuter for the coming season.

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Built 4 lyfe chefskiss

Great!!

Proper fork bend.

Proper fork bend.

You call that a fork bend? This is a fork bend

What a tease. I wanna see the rest…

Not mine. I think there is a Diadrant fork in the shed, but it won't be that pretty.

Most excellent, dude

Yeah that's like over 1.5kg worth of rack before you even add the bag, it massively affect it making it horrible to ride with a drop handlebar.

I managed to lighten mine with a Tumbleweed T Rack and WALD basket (1kg combine), but can be made lighter with a Nitto front rack by 100g.

Not sure if thread appropriate but here's my latest winter road fixed effort. Rides real nice, mudguards incoming . . .

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Not sure if thread appropriate

It isn't

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Unless you've done mega miles (PBP) a la @Ruserius , in which case the rules don't apply because you've bent road fixed / fixed road to your will.

Not sure it fits here but it's a banger nonetheless.

Never really known whether to post here or rat bikes

You own the intersection of that particular Venn diagram!

Disclaimer: My road fix also serves as primary commuter. It sees a rack and panniers most days. Otherwise, it fits here because it has drop bars and a brake. It also has mudguards, so winter bike category also fits. I ride it to, then on, trails which would put it in the off-road fix category.

The micro-categorization seems silly to an extent, but is useful when looking for inspiration or images of a very particular niche. In the case of this particular thread, I count any fix that is ridden primarily on road and has been assembled by its rider to be fit for that purpose in their ideal to be acceptable. That includes alt bars and flat bars with bar ends, etc.

The bike above, with the funky bars fits. It would be very comfortable for long road miles. My road fix alternates mostly between drop bars and Jones bars which I sometimes find even more comfortable for long road miles than drops.

Edited to add my own bike for proof/example.

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I count

You don't get to choose, the thread charter says "Fixed gears with drop bars & hoods"🙂

Tracklocross thread

The micro-categorization seems silly to an extent

I initially read it as micro-aggression

Then the thread title should be "Fixed gears with drop bars & hoods only."

This is starting to turn into the ‘what ACTUALLY is a gravel bike’ discussion of the 2020s