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Because we outfi t our fi xies with a leg-saving<br />
fl ip-fl op wheel (fi xed gear one side, freewheel<br />
the other), we also outfi t them with a front<br />
and rear brake. In some eyes, this may fl y in the<br />
face of what a fi xie is supposed to be all about:<br />
purity, simplicity, an absolute connection<br />
between man, machine and terra fi rma. But<br />
the reality is that we’re generally doing all that<br />
elbow to door knob with machines much less<br />
pure and simple than ours. A couple of brakes<br />
might just come in handy every now and then.<br />
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FIXIES. SPEED ESSENTIALS.<br />
Get fixed to go fast---that’s suddenly the rage. We’ve turned up the heat, revamping our Sputnik, which was<br />
a sellout hit; and adding the more street guerilla-like Beatnik to the mix.<br />
Both fixies roll on 46x16-tooth gearing, with dual brakes and flip-flop hubs that let you swap to a 16-tooth<br />
freewheel when you want to take it easy (or are faced with a monstrous downhill). We’ve made sure to include<br />
a full complement of rack and fender mounts so you can easily outfit your ‘Nik as you need.<br />
Aggressive head angles and snappy handling make it easy to thread your way through urban obstacles like parked<br />
cars, dumpster-strewn alleyways and the occasional oblivious pedestrian. And with our Reynolds steel frames<br />
with size-specific tubing diameters these fixies won’t beat you up after a full day on the mean streets like harsh,<br />
big-tubed aluminum would.<br />
This is stripped-down go-fast gear for the urban jungle. Just what you need on the street.<br />
Nothing more. Nothing less.<br />
SPUTNIK<br />
FRAME: Reynolds 631 air-hardened chromoly main tubes with heat treated-taper gauge cromo stays, lost wax rear entry dropouts w/one eyelet<br />
FORK: Full carbon composite road fork with forged alloy dropouts<br />
WHEELS: Alex DA22 rims, Formula 32H rear flip-flop hub, stainless steel spokes. 16T cog & 16T FW<br />
TIRES: Vittoria Zaffiro, 700 x 23c<br />
DRIVETRAIN: FSA Vero forged single chainring 46t crankset, PowerDrive sealed Cartridge BB<br />
BRAKESET: Tektro R530 forged alloy dual pivot brakes with R200 aero levers<br />
COCKPIT: Ritchey Comp Road handlebar, Ritchey Comp stem and seatpost, Selle San Marco Ponza saddle with Cro-moly rails.<br />
Color: Ano Black<br />
Sizes: 50, 53, 55, 57, 59, 62cm<br />
Weight: 18.90 lbs<br />
BEATNIK<br />
FRAME: Reynolds 520 chromoly double butted main tubes featuring SST tubing diameters, double tapered cromo stays, lost wax rear entry dropouts w/one eyelet<br />
FORK: Lugged chromoly straight blade with lost wax sloping crown, forged dropouts with one eyelet<br />
WHEELS: Alex ID19 rims, Formula 32H rear flip-flop hub, stainless steel spokes. 16T cog & 16T FW<br />
TIRES: Vittoria Zaffiro, 700 x 25c<br />
DRIVETRAIN: FSA Vero forged single chainring 46t crankset, FSA sealed Cartridge BB<br />
BRAKESET: Tektro R310A alloy dual pivot brakes with Tektro center mounted mini levers<br />
COCKPIT: <strong>Jamis</strong> Urban Stoker alloy bar, <strong>Jamis</strong> forged road stem, <strong>Jamis</strong> alloy micro-adjust seatpost, Selle San Marco Ischia saddle<br />
Color: Graphite<br />
Sizes: 50, 53, 55, 57, 59, 62cm<br />
Weight: 21.80 lbs<br />
Fixies are fun and fashionable, but they’re also<br />
excellent exercise. When it’s time to climb, you<br />
can’t bail out and downshift. Instead, you’ve<br />
got to stand up and pedal at low rpm, building<br />
strength. When you descend, you can’t<br />
coast or shift into higher gear, you’ve got to<br />
pedal at a high rpm, improving your pedaling<br />
form and increasing leg suppleness. But if you<br />
do get tired, no worries: on a <strong>Jamis</strong> fi xie, just<br />
fl ip the wheel around and you’ve got a leg<br />
saving freewheel to make it home on.<br />
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