User Experience and the Fixed Wheel bike

Anyone that has ever ridden a fixed-wheel bike or Fixie as the ker-azy kids like to call them, will testify to the fact that riding one is not generally an easy or pleasant experience. Having a fixed rear wheel offers absolutely zero to the effectiveness of a bicycle. I would in fact argue that it becomes a detriment to the process of getting around safely.

But. It’s fun.

The User Experience is inherently flawed because of all the perceived drawbacks of the design, but still thousands of riders will go out of their way to overcome those hurdles because the experience outweighs the sacrifice.

That’s a lesson i think all UX designers can learn a lot from.