Tracklocross is the Funnest Thing You're Not Doing! | Squid SO EZ Bike Check

Tracklocross: track bikes + cyclocross. It's just as sketchy as it sounds, and it's some of the most fun I've ever had on a bike. If you're bored of riding the same routes every day and nearly being run over by terrible drivers, tracklocross may be for you. But if riding your regular fixed gear on the dirt and gravel sounds too sketchy, you're in luck since some companies make tracklocross specific bikes, and the Squid SO EZ is towards the top of that list.

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[bavarianhero]

Off road drifting with your fixie is a lot of fun.

[fpdomain]

I've been riding Gravel trails that come up in the local riding apps on with my tracklocross bike (48x20) and I am absolutely addicted absolutely different dimension to the Fixed gear bike !

[markanderson]

Tracklocross. Interesting - I didn’t realize there was a name for this. I built up an early 70’s Raleigh Competition as a fixed wheel rough stuff bike with 700 x 38 and low gearing. It’s tons of fun, and the 531 tube set is aces. Now that you’ve reviewed a purpose built tracklocross bike, it would be great to see some video of riders and riding.

[johnbrady]

Not sure if I'm late to the party or was early. Back in 2007, I took a Trek 2300 with a white industries ENO hub, 32c tires, and a $25 steel touring fork. I've called it the Ghettocross. Been a great rain fun riding bike.

[JusTavvy]

Maaan I smashed 55 miles of UK countryside on my SO-EZ yesterday, 40% being gravel, they eat it up. Such a goated frame I love mine

[jessevonk]

I went from 25mm tires to 32mm panaracers and its way more fun! Its does feel a little slower but now I have the ability to cross sand and gravel roads!

[tpawlicki]

That Squid is FIRE. Love it and those White Industry parts.

[ezek]

Spooky. After recently reviewing the Santafixie Raval, which I own for two years now as my first fixed gear, you talk about the Squid SO EZ, which I decided literally yesterday would be the base for my second bike. The Raval is indeed great for the value, being one of the very few decent budget fixed gear here in Europe, but the 25c Gatorskins I have mounted on it were sketchy as hell last winter. Living in the Alps, where snow is a thing, I searched for hours for a frame, any frame, capable of fitting 35c tyres. The Cinelli Tutto Plus is ugly in its blue/yellow/green livery, the Mash Work (my first choice) can't be found anywhere anymore, so it's gonna be the SO EZ. Thanks for the bike check.

[christopherwebb]

One man's beater bike is another man's dream bike.

[Nilbog-Hunter]

“My beater bike”. Squid frame, Paul hubs white industries cranks enve etc lol

[CarlinTran]

I just finished building my tracklocross bike on Friday. Good timing for a video!

[anielyantra]

the reason I used an 80s MTB frame was 1. it is steel, 2. it can be easily converted into a fixed gear or single speed, 3. 1/2 the price of a track bike with the rear wheel up you butt, 4. it can fit larger tires

[racyagentmac]

Nice I just got a motobecane uno outcast which is a tracklocross bike and it's the best bang for the buck🤟

[Flexer]

you have to pump those tires up a lot more often, i always find this as a big downside. but not walking home because of a flat makes me alwas go tubeless again. if you ride everyday, i think you safe lots of money from not buying innertubes

[Aught]

Nice build for sure. Super chill owner as well lol

[rangersmith]

Does everything new place people ride on a different bike have to have a name? Okay then. I'm enjoying a genre I'll call critborhood, criterium-style hot laps on a 3-mile course around my neighborhood that keeps me within 1.2 miles of my house but provides sufficient variety to avoid boredom. I don't have to carry any doodads because if I have a mechanical or puncture, it's an easy walk home. I do this three or four times a week, usually 7-10 laps. Time to try it on my fixed gear? Yes, I think so.

[scruf]

I have been really getting into fixed gear been riding everyday this week mostly up hills to build up my strength and I can feel the difference in my legs especially in my knees and ankles a very good feeling use a E bike to get to work my goal this year is ride fixed gear on every street in my town I am fairly new to fixed gear cycling

[ratoneJR]

Modern day clunker. I just use my 1974 Huffman cruiser CB. I like the 1.95 semi slick tires better, anyway.
Always wanted a Mercier KILO WT

[Pinkman]

48/19 gear Ratio is the best Ratio if you are using 700c x 38c or 40c

[danvee]

hey use some press fit retaining compound on the chainring/crank arm spline area to fill the gaps and you won't have any play in that White Ind crankset or strip them riding fixed.