hi everyone .. bit of a weird request
im doing a tee design around fixed / single speed bikes .. anyone got pics of themselves riding i could use as reference ? ..
rad
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FIXED GEAR PICS
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There are no pics of me riding, I promise you that.
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<img src="http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs182.snc1/6050_211109585626_609780626_7622837_1303236_n.jpg" />
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2009-07-03T22:25:06-04:00
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none riding yet, sorryz
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2009-07-03T22:25:29-04:00
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<blockquote><cite>MICHAEL SHANTZ said:</cite> <img src="http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs182.snc1/6050_211109585626_609780626_7622837_1303236_n.jpg" /></blockquote>
Biking in a Biking Viking shirt. Classic.
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2009-07-03T22:30:21-04:00
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this is as close as I could get:
<a href="http://s602.photobucket.com/albums/tt110/thedeekin/?action=view¤t=08Dcopy.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt110/thedeekin/08Dcopy.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
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2009-07-03T22:30:44-04:00
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here are some fun ones, not fixy tho:
<a href="http://s602.photobucket.com/albums/tt110/thedeekin/?action=view¤t=bikefall1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt110/thedeekin/bikefall1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
<a href="http://s602.photobucket.com/albums/tt110/thedeekin/?action=view¤t=bikefall2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt110/thedeekin/bikefall2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
<a href="http://s602.photobucket.com/albums/tt110/thedeekin/?action=view¤t=bikefall3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt110/thedeekin/bikefall3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
and I didn't take these...
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<blockquote><cite>Kevin Doom said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>MICHAEL SHANTZ said:</cite> <img src="http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs182.snc1/6050_211109585626_609780626_7622837_1303236_n.jpg" /></blockquote>
Biking in a Biking Viking shirt. Classic.</blockquote>
im also finnish so im really a viking.
A BK IN BK
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2009-07-03T22:32:18-04:00
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I have had this guy in my harddrive for a loong time, forget where it's from...
<a href="http://s602.photobucket.com/albums/tt110/thedeekin/?action=view¤t=japfixy-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt110/thedeekin/japfixy-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
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2009-07-03T22:33:15-04:00
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Flickr is chock full of pictures of fixies
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<img src="http://www.evanimal.com/ill/bike1.jpg" />
Flip Flop
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your all lame cuz u have brakes :)
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2009-07-03T23:01:57-04:00
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I'm actually designing this site right now for a new company in here in LA, making one model of fixie, all tricked out.
www.redyourdead.com
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2009-07-03T23:10:25-04:00
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Except for the first photo, all the shit's placeholders.
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i did a shirt for these guys, they are a fixie enthusiast blog. TONS of reference
http://www.lockedcog.com/
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2009-07-03T23:13:08-04:00
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<blockquote><cite>derekdeal said:</cite> i did a shirt for these guys, they are a fixie enthusiast blog. TONS of reference
http://www.lockedcog.com/</blockquote>
that tee is amazing. will they give u some free hahahahha
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2009-07-03T23:32:46-04:00
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I took this the other day before I shaved.
<a href="http://www.fuzzy-ink.com"><img src="http://www.fuzzy-ink.com/images/2wheels_2.jpg"></a>
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2009-07-03T23:40:26-04:00
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I have a front brake cuz I"m not an idiot. I ride in SF, lots of cars... I love being alive. Have seen too many frendz, tryin to be the man with no brakes, eat shit and fail...
have funz wit that. It's cool for jus breezin around tho.
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<blockquote><cite>MICHAEL SHANTZ said:</cite> your all lame cuz u have brakes :)</blockquote>
<blockquote><cite>deekin said:</cite> I have a front brake cuz I"m not an idiot. I ride in SF, lots of cars... I love being alive. Have seen too many frendz, tryin to be the man with no brakes, eat shit and fail...
have funz wit that. It's cool for jus breezin around tho.</blockquote>
Seriously... pretty much everyone I know in philly who avidly bikes (even with brakes) has been hit by a car. Not an exaggeration.
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<blockquote><cite>deekin said:</cite> here are some fun ones, not fixy tho:
<a href="http://s602.photobucket.com/albums/tt110/thedeekin/?action=view¤t=bikefall1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt110/thedeekin/bikefall1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
<a href="http://s602.photobucket.com/albums/tt110/thedeekin/?action=view¤t=bikefall2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt110/thedeekin/bikefall2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
<a href="http://s602.photobucket.com/albums/tt110/thedeekin/?action=view¤t=bikefall3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt110/thedeekin/bikefall3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
and I didn't take these...</blockquote>
worst day ever.lol
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A good buddy of mine has been riding BMX professionally since he was around 12 and is sponsored by Deluxe. He builds custom fixies. Check him out.
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/literacybikes">Literacy Bikes</a>
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haah thanks guys .. ive sketch a design ..
I have a single speed flip/flop hub // 1940's frame and 2 brakes :) ( i ride to work and there are a ton of hills! ) .. and i wear a helmet.. ahah im so uncool .
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this is easily one of the most requested kids for yourscenesucks.com, i don't know much about the culture at all.
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<blockquote><cite>dobi said:</cite> this is easily one of the most requested kids for yourscenesucks.com, i don't know much about the culture at all.</blockquote>
seriously I could link you like 45 kids I know facebook pages right now
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^ yes. that
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lamest fad of the last few years
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whats the point of these bikes
i gots 27 speeds U MAD?
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<blockquote><cite>skull with hair said:</cite> lamest fad of the last few years</blockquote>
training wheels?
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<blockquote><cite>byskell said:</cite> whats the point of these bikes
i gots 27 speeds U MAD?</blockquote>
Totally. I mean, I've got 24 - but still. Shit rules getting up hills.
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<blockquote><cite>skull with hair said:</cite> lamest fad of the last few years</blockquote>
swh hates me.
if it makes me any less of a loser i was building a bike like 5 years ago b4 the fad started... ?
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Shantz! Today I saw a sign for this place called Shanty's and I thought Shantz and then I was all I GOT SHANTZ IN MY PANTS! Like the Lance cracker commercial. And I have to know, has anyone ever screamed that while you were getting some? Like mid-thrust, I GOT SHANTZ IN MY PAAANTS?
Please get back to me, this information is crucial to the settlement of this very relevant and necessary curiosity.
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<blockquote><cite>MICHAEL SHANTZ said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>skull with hair said:</cite> lamest fad of the last few years</blockquote>
swh hates me.
if it makes me any less of a loser i was building a bike like 5 years ago b4 the fad started... ?</blockquote>
Hehe, but it took you 5 years...
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death to this boring shit.
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I've been wanting to build a fixie for so long.. Haven't touched a bike for over 2 years (raced bmx for 14 years), and I miss it, a lot. Working at a bike shop I also see some pretty pimped out shit coming in.. makes me want one so much more. :P
This thread has also contributed, I hate you all.
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Not many of us in CT have them...but i do...YES
<img src="http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/vv329/warrenjeffree/3024_181472135362_799900362_6542550.jpg" />
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a mate just finished building this...and the ride is so smooth.
<img src="http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/vv329/warrenjeffree/01.jpg" />
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<blockquote><cite>bleet said:</cite> a mate just finished building this...and the ride is so smooth.
<img src="http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/vv329/warrenjeffree/01.jpg" /></blockquote>
I sell charges! This is the frame I'm soon buying hopefully. :)
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sure as hell ain't no fixie, but i'm here to promote single speed mountain bikes none the less
<a href="http://s89.photobucket.com/albums/k203/intense-freerider/?action=view¤t=2nbvbki.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k203/intense-freerider/2nbvbki.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
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<blockquote><cite>jeremiah was a said:</cite> sure as hell ain't no fixie, but i'm here to promote single speed mountain bikes none the less
<a href="http://s89.photobucket.com/albums/k203/intense-freerider/?action=view¤t=2nbvbki.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k203/intense-freerider/2nbvbki.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a></blockquote>
What do you ride?
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<blockquote><cite>fathom said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>jeremiah was a said:</cite> sure as hell ain't no fixie, but i'm here to promote single speed mountain bikes none the less
<a href="http://s89.photobucket.com/albums/k203/intense-freerider/?action=view¤t=2nbvbki.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k203/intense-freerider/2nbvbki.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a></blockquote>
What do you ride?</blockquote>
specialized p1 08, it's been a while since i've done any decent riding, trying to get back into it
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Maybe I'm old and out of touch...but what's the draw or benefit of a fixed gear bike?
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<blockquote><cite>ShirtFight.com said:</cite> Maybe I'm old and out of touch...but what's the draw or benefit of a fixed gear bike?</blockquote>
For reals....what the fuck is a fixie?
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A bike built for racing in a velodrome race track, then made popular in the street by bicycle messengers. It's got one speed and no bearing for coasting and no breaks. Get on one and you'll never go back. You've just got to try it to understand why it's fun, happened to me a few years ago and now i'm addicted to cycling.
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<blockquote><cite>bleet said:</cite> a mate just finished building this...and the ride is so smooth.
<img src="http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/vv329/warrenjeffree/01.jpg" /></blockquote>
Fucking Nice Ride man
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<blockquote><cite>M5Froth said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>ShirtFight.com said:</cite> Maybe I'm old and out of touch...but what's the draw or benefit of a fixed gear bike?</blockquote>
For reals....what the fuck is a fixie?</blockquote>
Here's a good example of some very talented fixie riders... This explains the benefits more than anything I could type.
http://vimeo.com/4502980
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so you have to keep pedaling while you're moving?
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<blockquote><cite>Travis Cook said:</cite> so you have to keep pedaling while you're moving?</blockquote>
<blockquote><cite>Oz. said:</cite> A bike built for racing in a velodrome race track, then made popular in the street by bicycle messengers. It's got one speed and no bearing for coasting and no breaks. Get on one and you'll never go back. You've just got to try it to understand why it's fun, happened to me a few years ago and now i'm addicted to cycling.</blockquote>
<blockquote><cite>M5Froth said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>ShirtFight.com said:</cite> Maybe I'm old and out of touch...but what's the draw or benefit of a fixed gear bike?</blockquote>
For reals....what the fuck is a fixie?</blockquote>
My favorite is an interview with Mike Giant at FecalFace.com
Someone got onto him about the fad of cocky dudes riding fixed gear bikes and he replied that cocky dudes were riding fixed gear bikes in SF a hundred years ago. It's definitely nothing new. It's just how bikes were originally made, velodrome or not. It's like calling vinyl records a fad now.
And honestly everyone I know with a fixed gear bike has a brake and it's the law in the UK.
There are plenty of benefits like better control, lighter bike, and the aesthetics of a simple machine.
Otherwise, like me, they have a single speed and a brake with a freewheel so you can coast. But I have a reversable cog so I might try it fixed and see if I like it.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZjd9pBmLoU
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<blockquote><cite>skull with hair said:</cite> death to this boring shit.</blockquote>
Just wait until they come out with finger fixed gears.
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I have a Bianchi frame Im building on now but I dont think Ill make it a fixie because I dont think I would like not being able to coast...
Anyone have any thoughts on a single speed?
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<blockquote><cite>Josh Elowsky said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>Travis Cook said:</cite> so you have to keep pedaling while you're moving?</blockquote>
<blockquote><cite>Oz. said:</cite> A bike built for racing in a velodrome race track, then made popular in the street by bicycle messengers. It's got one speed and no bearing for coasting and no breaks. Get on one and you'll never go back. You've just got to try it to understand why it's fun, happened to me a few years ago and now i'm addicted to cycling.</blockquote>
<blockquote><cite>M5Froth said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>ShirtFight.com said:</cite> Maybe I'm old and out of touch...but what's the draw or benefit of a fixed gear bike?</blockquote>
For reals....what the fuck is a fixie?</blockquote>
My favorite is an interview with Mike Giant at FecalFace.com
Someone got onto him about the fad of cocky dudes riding fixed gear bikes and he replied that cocky dudes were riding fixed gear bikes in SF a hundred years ago. It's definitely nothing new. It's just how bikes were originally made, velodrome or not. It's like calling vinyl records a fad now.
And honestly everyone I know with a fixed gear bike has a brake and it's the law in the UK.
There are plenty of benefits like better control, lighter bike, and the aesthetics of a simple machine.
Otherwise, like me, they have a single speed and a brake with a freewheel so you can coast. But I have a reversable cog so I might try it fixed and see if I like it.</blockquote>
nice try dude, but this shit is a fad. they got cool because they were thought to be dangerous or whatever and the trend morphed into jean shorts and those stupid hats. kids are always looking for ways to be part of a group, consciously or subconsciously.
eventually the fad will implode. it will get bigger and bigger and it will become (even more) embarrassing to be seen on one and kids will (finally) buck the trend and just ride bikes like they used to. beach cruisers (fuck the world).
<blockquote><cite>Kevin Doom said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>skull with hair said:</cite> death to this boring shit.</blockquote>
Just wait until they come out with finger fixed gears.</blockquote>
now that is something i could get behind! hah.
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<img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/24/97899414_af6124a080.jpg?v=0">
I have one of these in my dads shed, I'll have to sell it soon :(
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<blockquote><cite>skull with hair said:</cite> jean shorts and those stupid hats</blockquote>
you forgot Urban Outfitters button ups and Chrome bags
<blockquote><cite>Hillman (MadeByMAS) said:</cite> I have a Bianchi frame Im building on now</blockquote>
my friend has a 2009 Pista and it's so pretty
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<blockquote><cite>wotto said:</cite> <img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/24/97899414_af6124a080.jpg?v=0">
I have one of these in my dads shed, I'll have to sell it soon :(</blockquote>
that is horsebites bike, exactly.
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Here's mine. But I am mostly into mountain biking.
I got mine for simplicity because I use it to commute to work. I also have to say the fixed gear hub helped my mountain biking. Now I am just mashing on the trail almost non-stop. It's helped fortify my pedaling technique that I then took over into my mountain biking. It's been a great training tool.
But as you can see I don't bike because it's a trend. I EFFIN love riding and get pissed off on days I don't. I also wear a helmet, baggy mountain bike shorts, have lights on my bike, and a front brake.
Riding brakeless is very stupid no matter how skilled you are, it's not a controlled stop nor the most efficient way to stop. Keep your brakeless setup for the velodrome, but oh well natural selection at its finest.
It's true it is very trendy at the momemnt with scene-hopping hipsters. Most of them don't obey or care for traffic laws, it really pisses me off and gives the good cyclists a bad rep.
<a href="http://s266.photobucket.com/albums/ii271/pumaallstar/Bikes/?action=view¤t=022.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii271/pumaallstar/Bikes/022.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
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Too much pedaling.
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<blockquote><cite>JRYP said:</cite> Here's mine. But I am mostly into mountain biking.
I got mine for simplicity because I use it to commute to work. I also have to say the fixed gear hub helped my mountain biking. Now I am just mashing on the trail almost non-stop. It's helped fortify my pedaling technique that I then took over into my mountain biking. It's been a great training tool.
But as you can see I don't bike because it's a trend. I EFFIN love riding and get pissed off on days I don't. I also wear a helmet, baggy mountain bike shorts, have lights on my bike, and a front brake.
Riding brakeless is very stupid no matter how skilled you are, it's not a controlled stop nor the most efficient way to stop. Keep your brakeless setup for the velodrome, but oh well natural selection at its finest.
It's true it is very trendy at the momemnt with scene-hopping hipsters. Most of them don't obey or care for traffic laws, it really pisses me off and gives the good cyclists a bad rep.
<a href="http://s266.photobucket.com/albums/ii271/pumaallstar/Bikes/?action=view¤t=022.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii271/pumaallstar/Bikes/022.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a></blockquote>
But...don't you need gears for mountain biking? Don't you hit that hill and slow down cuz you gotta push like a mofo to get up the incline? I'm confused!
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2009-07-06T17:39:37-04:00
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Some people do single speed for mountain biking, and there are a couple who can do the same uphills as me in their singlespeeds. My mountain bike is geared. But in mountainous places where youre ascending 2000 feet yeah you definitely need gears.
Another reason my fixed gear bike is good is I bomb up parking garages and bridges and it really strengthens my legs.
I do plan to build a single speed mountain bike in the future, but I've got no money at the time.
Here's my mountain bike.
<a href="http://s266.photobucket.com/albums/ii271/pumaallstar/Bikes/?action=view¤t=Picture007-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii271/pumaallstar/Bikes/Picture007-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
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2009-07-06T17:46:35-04:00
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ahhh i see... makes sense!
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2009-07-06T17:47:35-04:00
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last bike I had was like 5 years ago, and I had won it at an easter egg hunt. haha
I sold it for $40 after using it for like 2 years. freeee
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2009-07-06T18:00:22-04:00
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<blockquote><cite>wotto said:</cite> <img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/24/97899414_af6124a080.jpg?v=0">
I have one of these in my dads shed, I'll have to sell it soon :(</blockquote>
now this, THIS I can see a fad brewing up from
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2009-07-06T19:05:59-04:00
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<blockquote><cite>skull with hair said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>Josh Elowsky said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>Travis Cook said:</cite> so you have to keep pedaling while you're moving?</blockquote>
<blockquote><cite>Oz. said:</cite> A bike built for racing in a velodrome race track, then made popular in the street by bicycle messengers. It's got one speed and no bearing for coasting and no breaks. Get on one and you'll never go back. You've just got to try it to understand why it's fun, happened to me a few years ago and now i'm addicted to cycling.</blockquote>
<blockquote><cite>M5Froth said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>ShirtFight.com said:</cite> Maybe I'm old and out of touch...but what's the draw or benefit of a fixed gear bike?</blockquote>
For reals....what the fuck is a fixie?</blockquote>
My favorite is an interview with Mike Giant at FecalFace.com
Someone got onto him about the fad of cocky dudes riding fixed gear bikes and he replied that cocky dudes were riding fixed gear bikes in SF a hundred years ago. It's definitely nothing new. It's just how bikes were originally made, velodrome or not. It's like calling vinyl records a fad now.
And honestly everyone I know with a fixed gear bike has a brake and it's the law in the UK.
There are plenty of benefits like better control, lighter bike, and the aesthetics of a simple machine.
Otherwise, like me, they have a single speed and a brake with a freewheel so you can coast. But I have a reversable cog so I might try it fixed and see if I like it.</blockquote>
nice try dude, but this shit is a fad. they got cool because they were thought to be dangerous or whatever and the trend morphed into jean shorts and those stupid hats. kids are always looking for ways to be part of a group, consciously or subconsciously.
eventually the fad will implode. it will get bigger and bigger and it will become (even more) embarrassing to be seen on one and kids will (finally) buck the trend and just ride bikes like they used to. beach cruisers (fuck the world).
<blockquote><cite>Kevin Doom said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>skull with hair said:</cite> death to this boring shit.</blockquote>
Just wait until they come out with finger fixed gears.</blockquote>
now that is something i could get behind! hah.</blockquote>
hahahaha. I forgot about the little hats and shorts, you're totally right. I'm used to riding BMX though so gears seem overkill to me. Single speed all the way. I like the minimalism of single speed bikes and I sure as shit don't ride anywhere requiring gear changes.
[edit] That's also why fixed gears themselves (not the movement but the hardware) aren't that bad because jesus christ it's expensive as hell to repair geared bikes, they weigh more and cost more to buy.
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2009-07-06T20:53:47-04:00
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it might be a phase, but ride one and you will see...ive riden all kinds of bikes...and fixies are so siiick to ride once you get the hang of it....its like sonic the hedgehog style...once you got that speed you cant stop till you hit something hard like a wall or a car...and fuck off if you dont like them...who cares?
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2009-07-07T02:07:14-04:00
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its a trend // but so was skateboarding ..
i ride to work and a single gear is great exercise. people who send tons of money on bikes they only ride on weekends dont make sense to me .. i got my bike as a trade . its old and messed up. but i love it .
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2009-07-07T03:25:51-04:00
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<blockquote><cite>theory one said:</cite> its a trend // but so was skateboarding ..</blockquote>
I love riding a Fixed Gear; I started riding about 3years ago, it now feels bizarre riding a bike with a freewheel. Its amazing the amount you coast when your riding a freewheel bike. I thought Fixies were nuts until I tried my friends and now I’m hooked, I wouldn’t ride anything else on the road.
You can knock all the hipsters who are jumping on the Fixed Gear bandwagon for fashion reasons, but pro-cyclists and enthusiasts have been riding Fixed Gear for off-season training to improve their cadence (revolutions of the crank per minute) since bikes were invented. It’s not a new thing its just found a new audience good or dad.
If you’re into bikes and haven’t tried to ride a Fixie give it a go for 1/2 hour and you will love it :)
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2009-07-07T08:58:55-04:00
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<blockquote><cite>skull with hair said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>Josh Elowsky said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>Travis Cook said:</cite> so you have to keep pedaling while you're moving?</blockquote>
<blockquote><cite>Oz. said:</cite> A bike built for racing in a velodrome race track, then made popular in the street by bicycle messengers. It's got one speed and no bearing for coasting and no breaks. Get on one and you'll never go back. You've just got to try it to understand why it's fun, happened to me a few years ago and now i'm addicted to cycling.</blockquote>
<blockquote><cite>M5Froth said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>ShirtFight.com said:</cite> Maybe I'm old and out of touch...but what's the draw or benefit of a fixed gear bike?</blockquote>
For reals....what the fuck is a fixie?</blockquote>
My favorite is an interview with Mike Giant at FecalFace.com
Someone got onto him about the fad of cocky dudes riding fixed gear bikes and he replied that cocky dudes were riding fixed gear bikes in SF a hundred years ago. It's definitely nothing new. It's just how bikes were originally made, velodrome or not. It's like calling vinyl records a fad now.
And honestly everyone I know with a fixed gear bike has a brake and it's the law in the UK.
There are plenty of benefits like better control, lighter bike, and the aesthetics of a simple machine.
Otherwise, like me, they have a single speed and a brake with a freewheel so you can coast. But I have a reversable cog so I might try it fixed and see if I like it.</blockquote>
nice try dude, but this shit is a fad. they got cool because they were thought to be dangerous or whatever and the trend morphed into jean shorts and those stupid hats. kids are always looking for ways to be part of a group, consciously or subconsciously.
eventually the fad will implode. it will get bigger and bigger and it will become (even more) embarrassing to be seen on one and kids will (finally) buck the trend and just ride bikes like they used to. beach cruisers (fuck the world).>
Then why do anything? "everything's a cycle in the world, who cares"
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2009-07-11T02:20:26-04:00
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2009-07-11T02:26:41-04:00
vomit/fart
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2009-07-11T02:27:52-04:00
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<blockquote><cite>skull with hair said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>Josh Elowsky said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>Travis Cook said:</cite> so you have to keep pedaling while you're moving?</blockquote>
<blockquote><cite>Oz. said:</cite> A bike built for racing in a velodrome race track, then made popular in the street by bicycle messengers. It's got one speed and no bearing for coasting and no breaks. Get on one and you'll never go back. You've just got to try it to understand why it's fun, happened to me a few years ago and now i'm addicted to cycling.</blockquote>
<blockquote><cite>M5Froth said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>ShirtFight.com said:</cite> Maybe I'm old and out of touch...but what's the draw or benefit of a fixed gear bike?</blockquote>
For reals....what the fuck is a fixie?</blockquote>
My favorite is an interview with Mike Giant at FecalFace.com
Someone got onto him about the fad of cocky dudes riding fixed gear bikes and he replied that cocky dudes were riding fixed gear bikes in SF a hundred years ago. It's definitely nothing new. It's just how bikes were originally made, velodrome or not. It's like calling vinyl records a fad now.
And honestly everyone I know with a fixed gear bike has a brake and it's the law in the UK.
There are plenty of benefits like better control, lighter bike, and the aesthetics of a simple machine.
Otherwise, like me, they have a single speed and a brake with a freewheel so you can coast. But I have a reversable cog so I might try it fixed and see if I like it.</blockquote>
nice try dude, but this shit is a fad. they got cool because they were thought to be dangerous or whatever and the trend morphed into jean shorts and those stupid hats. kids are always looking for ways to be part of a group, consciously or subconsciously.
eventually the fad will implode. it will get bigger and bigger and it will become (even more) embarrassing to be seen on one and kids will (finally) buck the trend and just ride bikes like they used to. beach cruisers (fuck the world).
<blockquote><cite>Kevin Doom said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>skull with hair said:</cite> death to this boring shit.</blockquote>
Just wait until they come out with finger fixed gears.</blockquote>
now that is something i could get behind! hah.</blockquote>
Then why do anything? "everything's a cycle in the world, who cares"
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2009-07-11T02:29:24-04:00
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<img src="http://23.media.tumblr.com/37jsqloFrnc9e0psFlEtaTHno1_500.jpg" />
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2009-07-11T02:31:30-04:00
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<img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/217/474154142_28c527f65c_o.jpg" />
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2009-07-11T03:49:04-04:00
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<img src="http://i27.tinypic.com/2z7izxz.jpg" />
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2009-07-11T03:56:26-04:00
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<img src="http://3.media.tumblr.com/9cyPFQbgCpp7fx2hdDMssEB0o1_500.jpg">
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2009-07-14T12:00:51-04:00
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<img src="http://juliasegal.tumblr.com/photo/1280/139088494/1/koBJdk6EOpgaefv5YItHLKxj" />
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2009-07-14T14:09:12-04:00
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<img src="http://academic.evergreen.edu/curricular/adaptation/pics/PennyFarthing.jpg" />
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2009-07-14T14:20:50-04:00
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<img src="http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n55/kemper803/DSCN0080.jpg?t=1238476127" />
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2009-07-14T15:19:06-04:00
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<img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2462/3746680458_4cb2046707.jpg?v=0" />
this was the outcome ... totally not what i had in mind . but yeah
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2009-07-22T13:02:19-04:00
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rules
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2009-07-22T13:03:30-04:00
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<blockquote><cite>theory one said:</cite> <img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2462/3746680458_4cb2046707.jpg?v=0" />
this was the outcome ... totally not what i had in mind . but yeah</blockquote>
extremely nice! (minus the plugs)
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2009-07-22T13:05:10-04:00
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<blockquote><cite>Patrick Byrnes aka (Ppat) said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>skull with hair said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>Josh Elowsky said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>Travis Cook said:</cite> so you have to keep pedaling while you're moving?</blockquote>
<blockquote><cite>Oz. said:</cite> A bike built for racing in a velodrome race track, then made popular in the street by bicycle messengers. It's got one speed and no bearing for coasting and no breaks. Get on one and you'll never go back. You've just got to try it to understand why it's fun, happened to me a few years ago and now i'm addicted to cycling.</blockquote>
<blockquote><cite>M5Froth said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>ShirtFight.com said:</cite> Maybe I'm old and out of touch...but what's the draw or benefit of a fixed gear bike?</blockquote>
For reals....what the fuck is a fixie?</blockquote>
My favorite is an interview with Mike Giant at FecalFace.com
Someone got onto him about the fad of cocky dudes riding fixed gear bikes and he replied that cocky dudes were riding fixed gear bikes in SF a hundred years ago. It's definitely nothing new. It's just how bikes were originally made, velodrome or not. It's like calling vinyl records a fad now.
And honestly everyone I know with a fixed gear bike has a brake and it's the law in the UK.
There are plenty of benefits like better control, lighter bike, and the aesthetics of a simple machine.
Otherwise, like me, they have a single speed and a brake with a freewheel so you can coast. But I have a reversable cog so I might try it fixed and see if I like it.</blockquote>
nice try dude, but this shit is a fad. they got cool because they were thought to be dangerous or whatever and the trend morphed into jean shorts and those stupid hats. kids are always looking for ways to be part of a group, consciously or subconsciously.
eventually the fad will implode. it will get bigger and bigger and it will become (even more) embarrassing to be seen on one and kids will (finally) buck the trend and just ride bikes like they used to. beach cruisers (fuck the world).
<blockquote><cite>Kevin Doom said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>skull with hair said:</cite> death to this boring shit.</blockquote>
Just wait until they come out with finger fixed gears.</blockquote>
now that is something i could get behind! hah.</blockquote>
Then why do anything? "everything's a cycle in the world, who cares"</blockquote>
no pun intended!
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2009-07-22T13:05:46-04:00
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hahaha ... hilarious .. its a fad / but why not . does everything have ot be underground and secret .. So what if everyone rides fixies .. its fun .. what wrong with a bit of fun .. its like third wave SKA its fade away eventually. :) .. reel big who ? ..
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2009-07-22T13:14:36-04:00
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