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1989 Bronzit 325ia- Sold
1986 Diamondschwarz Grey Market 325i Sport Mtech 1- Parted out
1988 Delphin 327i- Sold
1995 Cosmos M3- Current
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what is the deal with fixed-gear bikes? I have a good buddy who works at a bike shop and is pretty into cycling in general and says he does TONS of fixy conversions. He also says he doesn't understand what these people are trying to prove.
For some reason, people with fixed gear bikes like to ride in the flow of traffic in eugene with a dedicated bike lane 3 feet from them. I tail gate them and tell them in my SUV and do whatever I can to make them feel uncomfortable. I love to ride and it's people like that who fuck it up for cyclists IMO.PNW Crew
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Its just like skateboarding once was. Eventually society embraced it.
I personally like looking at them. So simple, clean, back to the basics feel.
I'd hardly say the "fixy" riders in Eugene, Oregon is a good rep of what the rest of the country has to offer as far as the track bike riders in general and the riding ettiquete they display on the street.
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Originally posted by scabzzzz View PostIts just like skateboarding once was. Eventually society embraced it.
I personally like looking at them. So simple, clean, back to the basics feel.
I'd hardly say the "fixy" riders in Eugene, Oregon is a good rep of what the rest of the country has to offer as far as the track bike riders in general and the riding ettiquete they display on the street.PNW Crew
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i believe that, i think a lot of it is that many riders of 'fixies' tend to not so much be bikers as they are hipsters. i doubt that most of the assholes you see have a garage full of other bikes at home.
from what i hear from my friends back home in OR, eugene is pretty full of those people, with their PBR 12ers cut up and stuck in their spokes, and their front aerospokes. back here in the midwest...not so much.
another annoying thing is that a lot of them are environmentalist fucks who think cars are out to get them, prompting them to be asses to normal traffic.
ANYWAY, despite that stuff, i'm enjoying my first fixie.
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I ride in bike lanes when available, but off the top of my head, i can only think of three streets in philly right now with dedicated bike lanes. I zip all in and along through traffic all day, motorists know bicycles almost outnumber them here so there isn't anything they can do. a
and as far as fixed gears are concerned.... i drive a stripped down 22 year old car with absolutely no technology, options, or safety features. Why wouldnt i have it any other way when i ride my bike? I hate gadgety shit. technology, for the most part, pisses me off. One of the reasons i cant stand playing video games.
UFO, when you drive your M3 compared to your X5.... it's so much more exciting because it's you driving the car, as compared to the X... where multiple loads of computers help you drive the car. It's the same thing with a fixed. you feel the road so much more, its you controlling the bike AT ALL TIMES. and i get so much enjoyment out of that.1989 Bronzit 325ia- Sold
1986 Diamondschwarz Grey Market 325i Sport Mtech 1- Parted out
1988 Delphin 327i- Sold
1995 Cosmos M3- Current
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Originally posted by FJ40 View Posti believe that, i think a lot of it is that many riders of 'fixies' tend to not so much be bikers as they are hipsters. i doubt that most of the assholes you see have a garage full of other bikes at home.
from what i hear from my friends back home in OR, eugene is pretty full of those people, with their PBR 12ers cut up and stuck in their spokes, and their front aerospokes. back here in the midwest...not so much.
another annoying thing is that a lot of them are environmentalist fucks who think cars are out to get them, prompting them to be asses to normal traffic.
ANYWAY, despite that stuff, i'm enjoying my first fixie.1989 Bronzit 325ia- Sold
1986 Diamondschwarz Grey Market 325i Sport Mtech 1- Parted out
1988 Delphin 327i- Sold
1995 Cosmos M3- Current
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I actually feel it's the bike couriers out to get the cars. Last week, I rolled up to my building for class at 7:40am. I was at the corner of 23rd and market street, a very busy intersection a block away from the bustling 30th st, train station. I'm standing there locking my bike up, when i see a black Kia Spectra sitting at the red light in front of me. This courier on some decked out aerospoked out fixie comes to a skid right next to him and punches the side view mirror right off the car. It's shit like that that gives cyclers a bad name. Couriers are DICKS.1989 Bronzit 325ia- Sold
1986 Diamondschwarz Grey Market 325i Sport Mtech 1- Parted out
1988 Delphin 327i- Sold
1995 Cosmos M3- Current
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i'm not trying to single you out in the least, and i fully understand riding on the street etc., i do too. same with the hipster thing, i mean i'm the biggest mishmash of shit it's funny, but who cares.
you're right about the courier thing, some people when they're on bikes think that everyone should bow down to them. i don't even know what i'd do if some fucker knocked a mirror off my car, i wonder how he'd have liked to have his wheels trashed.
basically, i ride my bikes cause it's fun, and i do my best to tread pretty lightly when doing so. i'm sure you do the same.
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Originally posted by FJ40 View Post
basically, i ride my bikes cause it's fun, and i do my best to tread pretty lightly when doing so. i'm sure you do the same.
*edit, this is city hall.... a literally 3 minute ride from my apartment. check it!
1989 Bronzit 325ia- Sold
1986 Diamondschwarz Grey Market 325i Sport Mtech 1- Parted out
1988 Delphin 327i- Sold
1995 Cosmos M3- Current
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Glad I got some support on that comment by UOF. And to be honest, I prefer my road bike more than my fixed gear. I happen to like the culture that revolves around fixed gear bikes more than anything. The lifestyle, the clothes, the shoes, the people, everything about it. I used to feel the same about skateboarding, and then I grew up and or it got too popular and played out.
Like skateboarding a few years ago, if I was rolling down the street and saw some dude kickflip a couple of stairs, I'd be like "Oh shit that was dope" and probably go talk to that dude.
Now, theres like 4 skateparks in Nashville and little Timmy that doesnt know dick about the culture wears Emericas and plays Tony Hawk and SKATE.
I think fixed gear bikes will be the same in 5 years even though its been around forever.
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Last edited by Maluco; 03-20-2008, 03:22 PM.
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