FROM THE VELODROM TO THE STREETS –  THE RECREATION SCENES OF FIXED GEAR BIKES. A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON HUNGARIAN AND FOREIGNER FIXED GEAR BIKERS

Sándor BÉRES; Ottó BENCZENLEITNER; Tamás BERKES

Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai: Educatio Artis Gymnasticae (Dec 2015)

FROM THE VELODROM TO THE STREETS – THE RECREATION SCENES OF FIXED GEAR BIKES. A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON HUNGARIAN AND FOREIGNER FIXED GEAR BIKERS

Sándor BÉRES,
Ottó BENCZENLEITNER,
Tamás BERKES

Affiliations

Sándor BÉRES: Eszterházy Károly College, Institute of Physical Education and Sport Science, Eger, Hungary. [email protected]
Ottó BENCZENLEITNER: Hungarian University of Physical Education, Budapest, Hungary. [email protected]
Tamás BERKES: Szeged University, Juhász Gyula Teacher Training Faculty, Physical Education and Sport Sciences Institute, Szeged, Hungary

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 60, no. 4

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In the present study our aim was to find answers in connection with the increasingly popular fixed gear bicycle (fixie) cultures. We wanted to find out, how popular fixies are among recreational activities in Hungarian and foreigner biking populations. We designed a questionnaire to find out who the bikers are, who they ride with, what their motivations are, how regularly they ride their bikes whose characteristic features are significantly different from other types of bikes and vehicles.

fixed gear, recreation, bicycle, riding habits, subculture

Published in Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai: Educatio Artis Gymnasticae

ISSN: 1453-4223 (Print); 2065-9547 (Online)
Publisher: Cluj University Press
Country of publisher: Romania
LCC subjects: Education: Special aspects of education; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Recreation. Leisure: Sports
Website: http://studia.ubbcluj.ro/serii/educatio/

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