Fit
Solé size by inseam first: it matters more than height. Measure from the floor to your groin and leave at least 1 inch of clearance over the top tube with your feet flat. On the cusp of two sizes, Solé suggest the smaller one. If you are under 5'4", get sized at a bike shop before you buy. Suggested weight capacity is 275 lb.

The Solé Single Speed / Fixed Gear is a high tensile steel city bike built for the daily commute. Solé design it in house in Venice Beach, California, and call it their quickest and most responsive handling bike. It weighs 26 lb as Solé list it, rolls on 700c wheels and comes in four frame sizes, 49 to 59cm.
The rear hub is a sealed bearing flip flop with a 16T cog, driven by a 46T chainring, so the gear ratio is 46:16. Ride it as a single speed bike and coast, or rotate the rear wheel and ride it as a fixed gear bike, where the pedals turn whenever the wheel turns. Front and rear hand brakes come on the bike either way.
Solé rate it for pavement, flat ground and some hills. The rims are double walled deep dish, 40 to 45mm, on 700 x 28 to 32c tires, and the frame has bottle cage eyelets. Each colourway changes the frame, rim and saddle colours. Skip it if your route is steep or you want gears.
Ready to ride, fixed or free
It comes with front and rear alloy dual pivot hand brakes, a riser bar with Solé Gripmasters grips, the Solé Streamlined Saddle, a KMC chain, a sealed cartridge bottom bracket and a sealed bearing flip flop hub with a 16T cog. It arrives 90% assembled, with the tools and instructions to finish the job.
Solé cover the frame and fork for five years against material and workmanship defects, for the original owner. Components, paint and decals are not part of that warranty, and improper assembly or modification can void it.
The frame and fork are hi tensile steel, fully TIG welded, with fork end dropouts. Solé call it solid construction that is built to last, and the whole bike weighs 26 lb as they list it.
Solé describe it as their quickest and most responsive handling bike, tailored for speed and efficiency. There is one gear, no derailleur and no shifter cable to adjust, a sealed cartridge bottom bracket, and bottle cage eyelets on the frame for the ride to work.

The rear wheel carries a flip flop hub, which comes standard on every Solé fixed gear and single speed. Ride it single speed and you can coast like a beach cruiser, using the front brake as your main way to slow down. Rotate the wheel and it becomes a fixed gear bike: the bike only moves when you pedal, and you feel connected to the road.
Before flipping to the fixed side, Solé recommend tightening the fixed cog and lock ring, and they do not cover stripped hub threads on the fixed side after long term use without that step. Up front, a 170mm alloy crankset with a 46T chainring on a 5 bolt 130 BCD sets the 46:16 gear ratio.


Hi tensile steel frame and fork, fully TIG welded, with fork end dropouts. Solid construction built to last.

Sealed bearing hub with a 16T cog. Rotate the rear wheel to switch between fixed gear and single speed.

170mm alloy arms and an alloy 46T chainring on a 5 bolt 130 BCD, for a 46:16 gear ratio.

Alloy dual pivot calipers front and rear on hinged alloy levers. Braking power with control.

The Solé Single Speed riser bar with Solé Signature Speedy Gripmasters grips.

The Solé Streamlined Saddle on a 25.4mm x 300mm seatpost. Its colour follows the colourway.

Double walled deep dish rims, 40 to 45mm, on durable 700 x 28 to 32c tires with presta valves.

26 lb (11.79 kg) complete as Solé list it, with bottle cage eyelets on the frame.
| Frame | Hi tensile steel, fully TIG welded, fork end dropouts, bottle cage eyelets |
|---|---|
| Fork | Hi tensile steel, fully TIG welded, threadless |
| Handlebar | Solé Single Speed riser bar |
| Grips | Solé Signature Speedy Gripmasters |
| Saddle | Solé Streamlined Saddle |
| Seatpost | 25.4mm x 300mm |
| Crankset | Alloy, 170mm arms, alloy 46T chainring, 5 bolt 130 BCD |
| Gear ratio | 46:16 |
| Hub | Flip flop, fixed gear or single speed, sealed bearing, 16T |
| Chain | KMC |
| Brakes | Alloy dual pivot, front and rear |
| Brake levers | Hinged alloy |
| Rims | Machine, double walled deep dish, 40 to 45mm |
| Tires | Durable 700 x 28 to 32c |
| Valves | Presta |
| Bottom bracket | Sealed cartridge |
| Assembled dimensions | 49cm: 38 x 20 x 66 in (97 x 51 x 168 cm). 52cm: 39 x 20 x 66 1/2 in (99 x 51 x 169 cm). 55cm: 39.75 x 20 x 67 1/8 in (101 x 51 x 170 cm). 59cm: 41 1/2 x 20 x 67 3/8 in (105 x 51 x 170 cm) |
| Suitable terrain | Pavement, flat ground and some hills |
| Suggested weight capacity | 275 lb |
| Weight | 26 lb (11.79 kg) |
| — Rider height — | 5'0" to 5'5" / 5'6" to 5'9" / 5'10" to 6'1" / 6'2" and up |
Size by inseam first. Solé list 49cm for riders 5'0" to 5'5" with a 31" minimum inseam, 52cm for 5'6" to 5'9" (32"), 55cm for 5'10" to 6'1" (33") and 59cm for 6'2" and up (34"). On the cusp of two sizes, go smaller. Under 5'4", Solé recommend getting sized at a bike shop first.
Yes. The flip flop hub lets you ride single speed or fixed gear by rotating the back wheel. Single speed lets you coast. Fixed gear means the bike only moves when you pedal, so you cannot coast. Before flipping to fixed, Solé recommend tightening the fixed cog and lock ring.
Hand brakes. Solé fit alloy dual pivot calipers front and rear with hinged alloy levers. Riding single speed, the front brake is your main way to slow down, and Solé say it has enough power to stop you on the biggest of hills.
It arrives 90% assembled. You screw in the pedals, fit the handlebars, install the front wheel, drop in the seat and pump up the tires. The tools come in the box. Solé suggest a bike shop check, but you can do it yourself, and there is a build guide for this model.
Solé rate it for pavement, flat ground and some hills, on one 46:16 gear. If your route is steep or hilly, look at a geared bike in the Solé range.
Solé list the bike at 26 lb (11.79 kg). Suggested weight capacity for Solé bicycles is 275 lb.
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