After I bought my Fixie a couple of days back, I could not get off my mind cycling to work. I’ve got the urge to hop on the bike and ride all the time. When I got the chance yesterday evening, I went exploring the neighbouring kampung. Today, I went looking for an alternative route to work. Halfway on the route I was quite tired. The fear of not having enough energy to get back kicks in and I made a u turn. At this point the muscle pain on the leg sets in and I am not sure if I will be able to walk tomorrow.

On the bike yesterday and today brings out the joy of cycling. Fixie or fixed bike is very different from my previous bikes. It keep reminding me that I am not on a normal bike, especially coming to corners where I have to slow down. I have to use my led muscle to slow down and it’s something I have got used to. I still haven’t learnt to skid, maybe because of my front brake which I keep putting skiding off.

Riding on my Fixie to work is like living a lifestyle dream. I have yet to make it as a sustainable lifestyle, but I am getting there. I’ve got the hardware and the will, what’s left is just living through it…

I was smitten by Fixies of late and finally bought one today.  It was slightly over the budget but it was a great deal and I would be a dupe not to get it.  Cycling on a fixed gear bike certainly needs some getting used to.  The bike is a Chromoly Frame with Lasco Crank, Aero Sport Front Rim and XDS triple Wall Rim on the Rear, with Kenda Tyre and Tektro brakes and weight somewhere between 11-13kg.  This will be my transport to work with the goal of reducing at least 20kg in the course of 3 months.  In September, there will be a round island cycling event organized by the G Club of Penang, the 3rd year Campaign for a Lane event in Penang. The route will cover 81km in distance with a window time of 5hrs to complete.  I was particularly interested on the completion medal, which is a Pewter in a shape of a bicycle crank.

Fixies are now an in trend in Malaysia, with groups from North to South of Malaysia.  The southern parts like Melaka and Johor, there are a few online shops that sell Fixies over the web, either through mudah.my or bicyclebuysell.com or Facebook.  They charge ~RM40 for courier and the bikes can go as low as RM380 for GoMax Fixie, and best of all, they look great.  On the northern part, cycling shops do not carry many models, and mostly carry XDS models, which are much more expensive.  To learn more about Fixies Malaysia, simply goggle it.