We've all heard it from fans of steel bikes: steel is real. Buy why? Is it because steel is the oldest material bikes have been made out of, because steel bikes have just about been perfected over the past 160 years, because steel bikes can theoretically be ridden now and forever until the end of time, because steel bikes can be crashed and still be safe to ride, because steel is easily repairable, because builders know how to bring the best riding characteristics out of steel, or is it simply because "steel" rhymes with "real?" The answer is yes.

To show you how real steel is, let's take a closer look at this steel Fuji Design track bike that's still being ridden nearly 40 years after it was made. Steel is real!


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Fuji Design 1986 52cm

Amazon Handlebars and grips
3T Record AR84 Stem
Suntour Superbe Pro Headset NJS

Brooks B17 Saddle
Fuji Branded Suntour Superbe Pro NJS Seatpost

Wellgo Pedals
All-City Nylon Toe Clips
All-City Leather Double Straps

Suntour Superbe Pro NJS Cranks
Factory Five Lattice Chainring

17 Tooth Cog
Gran Compe Lockring

Crew Redux Wheelset
Michelin Dynamic Classic 25c


How to have your fixed gear featured:
1. Email me your extensive parts list: [email protected] with BIKE CHECK in subject line. Include your Instagram handle if you want to be tagged.
2. Tell me your bike's story. Bikes with cool stories are more likely to have bike checks made than bling but boring bikes without a story.
3. Send me your 1080p or 4k video files via Google Drive or Dropbox. Video files must be:
1) 10-15 seconds long each
2) have as little camera movement as possible (little camera shake, no pans/zooms, be horizontal DUH!)
3) 20-25 different shots with 3 shots of your complete bike is a good amount.
4. Keep in mind I'll run ads on the video to help cover the cost of producing the bike checks. Gotta stay fed.
5. Follow this carefully. Bike checks either get made the right way or not at all.


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0:00 - Steel Is Real!
0:39 - Sponsor: Wabi Cycles
1:01 - The Finest Steel Bikes. Period.
3:53 - Are Steel Bikes Heavy?
5:47 - Steel Lasts Forever
8:48 - You Don't Have to Baby Steel Bikes
10:17 - The Best Benefits of Steel Bikes
10:44 - Sponsor: Wabi Cycles
11:06 - Feature Your Bike
11:22 - Patreon Fixie Famous Shoutouts

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