WATSONVILLE — After a “fixie” bike crash left a 16-year-old with serious injuries this month, police are warning teenagers not to remove brakes and other safety gear from the trendy bikes. Fixie, or ...

A few years ago, the world received news of an upcoming bicycle manufacturer dubbed Priority Bicycles. Their approach to cycling made them unique: every machine in their lineup uses a belted ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Christopher Ingham rides a bicycle with no brakes. The fixed-gear Bianchi Pista he ...

COURIERS are still riding illegal brakeless racing bikes blamed for the death of a mum of two. We photographed seven in just a few hours including one rider using a mobile phone. This cyclist was ...

A collision between a vehicle and bicycle in Montreal is putting the focus on the perceived dangers of fixed-gear bikes among urbanites. Although the cause of the fatal accident in Lachine last week ...

SAN FRANCISCO — In this city of steep climbs and killer hills, Nestor Guzman runs with a posse of gonzo bicycle messengers pursuing a fad considered the ultimate in courier cool: riding with no brakes ...

In the road cycling community, there is one population that riders treat with reverence unlike any other: fixed-gear riders. Fixie riders have no brakes to speak of save for a hub without a freewheel.

It was dusk in Wicker Park, and cyclists wearing fitted jeans, caps and hooded sweat shirts were gathering for a nighttime ride. Different frames and colors flashed in the streetlight — a Cinelli ...

Police in Tokyo have arrested a man for riding a bike without brakes on the back wheel -- the first arrest of its kind. Police said the unemployed 31-year-old man had been stopped by officers many ...

MEMBERS of the public have expressed their concern that some cyclists are riding brakeless bikes through Bournemouth Square. It comes after a courier for takeaway delivery firm Deliveroo was spotted ...