Mixie: The Mutated Fixed Gear Bike

During a visit to NYC’s Paragon Sports, a bike on display was catching the attention of a lot of shoppers, including us. The bright lime green painted frame and components seemed to glow which was hard to ignore. But the rather weird proportions of the bike’s design also had people taking a closer look.

The bike is made by Mixie which they describe as a ‘Mini F’Mixed Gear’. The unusual design comes from a pairing of a full size frame with 20″ wheels. The bike is part fixed-gear, part urban commuter and part BMX. The smaller sized wheels can handle the abuse of trick riding and also allow the bike to be stored in small spaces. Custom bike builders have experimented with this sort mixing of different bicycle types in the past, and the Mixie is the first example of this type of bike sold commercially.

Fixed gear bikes have arguably been a big factor in reviving the bicycle industry in the past few years. The culture grew out of riders building their own bike rather than buying them from a show. Manufacturers have since caught on and now there’s a wide range of ‘urban inspired’ bikes available signaling many to call the fixed-gear movement played out. As the uses of fixed-gear bikes have evolved, the Mixie is an interesting example of a product created from a hybrid set of criteria.