About
YDF is dedicated to track bikes and what you the owners have done to customize them.
Your Daily Fixed was created by a group of Bay Area riders in Oakland and SF with a passion for rolling fixed. While there are other sites to find bike inspiration, something we noticed with them was a lack of organization and difficulty finding things. Behold Collections, allowing you to browse by make or color and the Featured category displaying only the best rides.
Once a month we’ll hold a contest of some sort with the winner getting something for free. Keep riding!
Mat's addiction to speed started at an early age. When running wasn't fast enough he tried bikes and a lifetime obsession was born. Through the years it changed from BMX to mountain to road. Road racing had what he really wanted, the technical, the reward for attention to detail and of course, speed. Fixed gear was an evolution of that. It's the simplicity and beauty of it that he loves.
When not on his bike Mat wrenches on motorcycles, designs stuff, like this web site, and makes beer. Currently rollin' on an IRO. It's a constant evolution which is part of the fun of bicycles. Anything with two wheels gets him fired up.
Sean's interest in the fixed gear stems from both curiosity and necessity. As a lifelong bicycle rider and daily bike commuter, the progression from a mountain bike, to a 10-speed, to a single speed, to a fixie was systematic, almost evolutionary. Once the essential form was reached, it was a natural motivation for Sean, an art & design critic at heart, to obsessively alter his bike components, diligently observe the set-ups of peers, and fantasize regularly about cataloging the infinite compositions out in the streets. It should be noted that he has a penchant for conversions involving manual customization, stripped paint, and piecemeal construction, and is a co-founder of the aptly named Dirty Frames crew.
Mic knows everything about style, and he knows it. Don't let him catch you with the stickers still on your Velocity rims.
He can go for miles and miles. As the song proclaims and so does Mannie. When gas prices peaked to the 5 bucks a gallon, Mannie garaged the SUV and dusted off the commuter bike. The ride was challenging at first, coming from the Oakland Hills. Or rather, going back up. Soon, it got to be more fun and shortening his time while lengthening the distance became the norm. Proving too heavy, the commuter bike was benched for a rode bike. Then everything opened up. His eyes and his bike were set to go further than ever. The AIDS ride, or ALC, became the first great challenge. The weekends were dedicated to training to go the distance (545 miles) while the daily commute used to increase speed. Hence, the fixed gear. What better way to climb hills then on a single. I currently roll the Bianchi Pista and am slowly customizing it. Until then, see you on the road.
