This bike is a great fixie. It arrived in good shape and was easy to assemble. It was missing an allen screw on the seat post, but that was sent immediately when I contacted the company to tell them it was missing. In fact they sent the entire clamp. It rides smoothly. I did have to get a presta valve adapter (about a dollar thru amazon) for my pump as the bike tires have Presta valves and not Schrader valves (which is the type of valve on car tires and most bike tires). I really like the fixed gear design because my previous bike, being a mountain bike, had multiple gears and when I was peddling up hills its chain had a tendency to skip sprockets, and cause me to fall off of the pedal. There are no gear skipping problems with this bike. I expect it will continue to get me to class faster and without hassle...and I might add, with style.

I don't own a car, and so I needed an urban bike to commute to locations around my college, and looked into the Juliet, which received rave reviews, both online and from friends. I couldn't locate a retailer, so I bought my bike online. Not to say that I wasn't satisfied with my purchase, but I was't quite as impressive as I'd hoped I'd be.

Positives: Very light frame, easy and user friendly set-up, and pretty enjoyable to ride in general

Negatives: I'm not sure if these are just anomalies with my specific bike, but here are some issues I had.

Within the first week of riding, my tire tube punctured. This is less of an issue with the bike itself, and more of a slight confusion, because all the good reviews I read concerning the default parts Pure Fix use. Any bike, regardless of quality, is susceptible to such problems. Less of a grievance, more of a slight annoyance. My main issue I have is with the seat, which a friend the exact same issue with. I've owned the bike for about a month now, and I have constant problems with having to constantly adjust the seat. About every 4 days or so of use yields an extremely loose seat mount, which I have to constantly retighten. Such a headache! It's frustrating for such a decent bike to feature a malfunction that makes it seem cheap. Expected more here.

you will probably need to change out some stuff. the seat is very curved and narrow, about 130mm. i dont know anyone that this sit bones that this would be meant for. my wife is 5'3" and that was too narrow for her too. the gearing is very optimistic unless you live in a very flat area. i live in austin tx, and 44/16 was way too much. i got a 20t freewheel to allow me to climb the modest hills here at any reasonable speeds. now its about 14-15mph at 80 cadence or rpm which is a good cruising speed unless you like to get after it. if you want to cruise around and you are not a "cyclist" then you will need to change the freewheel and chain, which requires a chain tool and freewheel wrench. there is no rear brake so do not go fast at all until you get one. the geometry on "fixies" is super generic so on the large sizes expect lots of toe and tire overlap. the weight distribution is really far back so if you want it to be stable at higher speeds then you will need bullbars and you will also need to move the seat way forward to get some weight on the front.

all that being said, i really like the bike. it is way cheap compared to a "road bike" and looks sick. its fairly light for a steel frame, 27 lbs for a 64cm. a single speed is a totally different experience than multispeed bikes. road bikes have paperweight tire that get flats a lot, this bikes tires are really tough. you can ride on unimproved shoulders and walking trails with no problems. its not a mountain bike but it is not delicate at all. if you change the gearing to something appropriate for your area then you'll be fine, but that means more money.

This is my second purchase of an original Pure Fix bike (I came back for a second one since my first bike, the Victor, was stolen). They are very sturdy, reliable, affordable bikes and probably the best looking out there - I can't count how many times I've gotten compliments on both bikes. A few things to note: the bike only comes with a front brake, so especially if you plan on riding single speed you might want to purchase a separate back brake from the Pure Fix site. Also the teal blue color of the wheel hubs on the Delta model seems a bit darker to me in person than appears in the photos. One of the only down sides is that the brake pads are not the highest quality and seem to wear down fairly quickly, but these can be replaced easily and cheaply (~$20-$40). A great bike, highly recommended!

The rear wheel was assembled as single gear at default you need to flip the wheel to the fixed gear side. Don't forget to flip the tire matching the rotational direction. All parts are loose. Tighten eveything, break, saddle (not only the one to adjust the hight but the angle of the saddle), even screws for cup holders. I rode, about 300 miles and had the first flat. Typical for new bike which uses cheap tires. Buy a good tire and tube when you buy this for just in case, which would happen soon or sooner. Choose a tube with long valve length. 42mm valve won't fit to the deep v shaped wheels.
I have 4 stars because I am a keen reviewer. I save 5 stars for an excellent product, but my 4 is equivalent to 5 for others.
I love the bike a lot. It took me a week to get used to with fixed bike. I still cannot skid, but resisting the spin sufficiently slows and stops. The skid may require pedal covers, but that seems too much for me.