10 Underrated Fixed Gear Bike Parts

townie bars. love 'em.

"De-duh-chai" tubing....Great stuff!

Sorry, I couldn't ride a fixie. I live in Cedar Hill which is appropriately named. We need gears here.

Zach never says I'm not being paid by suzue. Those hubs suck. He may be getting kikbaks. Also the IRD cranks are Andel. Just the vintage style option opposed to the modern. So his opinion is wacky because they're made engineered and QCd the same.

I believe dedachai is related to Columbus

Carbon fiber top cap.. Saved a lot of weight off my bike. So much faster now.

does wahby dual cogs can fit on any hubs?

i bike for a living. will i feel the difference if i get some fancy tires?

I use number 8. yay!

Is the State Black Label crankset a rebranded IRD defiance?

If anyone is looking at my bike and comparing items on it and even thinking of basing a stereotypical judgement upon me. Then I'm afraid that's it with me and them. I've no time for that nonsense at all.

You know what's better than having two rear cogs??? Having 11 cogs...haha

Why not mention Miche Primato Advanced?

Zach, your a sell-out. But I'm here for it.

MKS Stainless steel cages + Toshi Double Straps <3

Ave maldea frameset at the end cracked me up. Lmao

Hey zach. Suzue pro max rear hubs doesnt fit modern geo frames. Rear hub axles are shorter

Ngl ave maldea framesets can easily compete with well known brands

Dig the look of the IRD Cranks but can't locate them... any idea?

Bob Jackson off the peg track frame, a hand built silver soldered lugged frame out of Reynolds tubing from a proper traditional British Frame Shop for a fraction of the price of many of the more pretentious frame shops, It started out in the 50s round the back of the bike shop, although the Internet killed the Bike Shop, the frame shop is still going strong. I have four Bob Jackson bikes I bought after I got tired for paying high price tag for a branded carbon frameset, to find it having having been built within minimum cost and zero quality control in the most undeveloped parts of the third world. Nothing wrong with that, if the price reflects the quality, but when its 10 times the factory gate price! Now i get my frames made in Leeds England, by men in brown overalls that drink tea and still cost no more than some Cambodian Carbon.

Wheels and frame are most important, nothing else matters I can't tell the difference from 500 dollar components or 100 dollar components

i always wanna get a townie bar after I biked in SF. i could go uphill and feel very stable. which stem clamp would you recommend for 25.4mm? i have a 6ku track bike so its stem is 31.8. thanks.

The slight lack of stiffness is a minor annoyance.

IRD defiant looks 101% like campy nuovo record from the 70's .. I have pair of this.

Campagnolo record pista hubs 74.. Sugino pista mighty comp 75 cranks and chainring.. and BB
Tange industries LTD headset
YBN chain. Sapim spokes

IRO

Townie bars?.. Really dude?.. Good video tho

I'm going with the IRD Defiant for my retro build

Knock off fsa Classico crankset

Sakra Components chainrings. You should check em on IG.

Hi, what do you think about Sutrmey Archer components (mainly cranksets and hubs). Thanks! Great video as always.

Hey Zach I got a question. How do the IRD Defiants feel compared to the Sugino RD2s like the ones on the Andreas?

A disc brake

Hey, wanted to know what your opinion is on the conquer elite s-300 wheelset. Thanks

Can you please review masi uno riser?

Constantine vs. Engine 11 ?

Is . . . is that an Atir cycles bike?! great jumpin crepes i've never seen another one of them out in the wild aside from mine!


SCORE!

Say it with me Zach, "De-da-chi-ai". Dedacciai.

in colombia we have the "OnTrail freebike track" a 1900 gr aluminum frame set that cost 80 us dollar in raw condition and around 95 painted

Andel deluxe crankset, 2 piece cranks for less than omniums. They're available on retrogression.

130 BCD road cranks (I do shimano 105 hollowtech) with TA Alize Track chainring. Super stiff and potentially super light (a lot lighter than Omniums)

It's sad that I can't even afford these

I have a Mash with Omnium & Thomson, my feeling is hurt, LOL! I even have those Mavic Eclipse...

Hey Zach what tire size do you recommend to ride at a shitty potholed city? I only know 700/23 I'm currently riding Vittoria zafiro pro and I don't really feel the price at this point my favorite already is CST correre price/quality but maybe there is another super low budget tire you can advertise

Old Shimano 600 cranks

Gran compe hubs are pretty great

what front baskets do you use?

Miche components good quality and made in Italy...fair prices

Sram track chain...cheap easy to find and not noisy and adjust to chain line.