Fixed gear bikes (fixies) offer a unique world of surprises, discoveries, and fun that other bikes simply can't match. At Masterpista, we provide the perfect place to start enjoying this new world of cycling, from learning how to ride to customizing your bike.

As featured on the TV show "Tonari no Ningen Kokuho" (The Neighboring Human National Treasure) on September 19, 2023, in Kansai ▶

The biggest attraction of fixed gear bikes is how "the bike becomes a part of your body." You can feel the wheel as an extension of your legs, allowing you to sense the road’s condition. The rear wheel acts as an assist, propelling the pedals forward, and your pedaling power directly translates into speed with no loss of energy.

Once you master this connection, controlling the bike as an extension of yourself becomes even more thrilling, and it requires developing your cycling skills. Acceleration, braking, and assessing road conditions become intuitive. Your legs also serve as a third brake after the front and rear brakes. In a world that has made everything more convenient, the fixed gear bike brings out our forgotten primal instincts. It’s a call to reconnect with that part of ourselves.

Born in Hyogo Prefecture, a graduate of Tokai University’s Track and Field team. Founder of Styling Office Shadow. With a background in styling and coordinating for still advertisements. After opening a fixed gear bike shop in Harajuku, Tokyo, he moved his base to Osaka in 2014 and established the fixed gear bike shop Masterpista.