Even though this year has been the year of the bike for me, where I've learned how to ride with no hands and joined a group that goes out to explore the city for 3 hours every week, up until a few days ago I had never heard of the "fixie" (fixed-gear) bike. Apparently these are the bikes that the real bike enthusiasts ride, like New York and San Francisco bike messengers, because the way the bikes are made you don't have any brakes and the way you pedal determines the direction you will go in (yes you can go backwards!). Not only are these bikes mechanically neat, they're usually colorful and a mix of parts. Our Medellin bike group met up with the Bogota fixie group last Sunday to see what the fixie was all about, and to try our hand at Bike Polo.
