The R3V Bicycle Thread

[Farbin Kaiber]

nope, your just starting an era over there.

[Farbin Kaiber]

http://www.survivalblog.com/2008/11/letter_re_procuring_reliable_w.html

Single-speed/fixed gear talk on survivalblog.com

[T3rd Ferguson]

Andy - When are you coming over?

I'm waiting for my mommy to give me the go-ahead

then she's making me milk and cookies

then i get tucked into bed and she reads me where the wild things are

[So Live]

http://www.survivalblog.com/2008/11/letter_re_procuring_reliable_w.html

Single-speed/fixed gear talk on survivalblog.com

I love how they get into supermoto too

[Jand3rson]

then i get tucked into bed and she reads me where the wild things are

Greatest book EVAR.

[Farbin Kaiber]

I had been thinking about an WTWTA tattoo.

[delatlanta1281]

in regards to the initial comment; skateboarders hated rollerbladers. 80% of the skateboarders I know have fixed gear bikes (the rest don't havee the $ for fixed and have old roadies). that's the difference.

<- skateboarder who rides fixed

I think bicycles are cool because they transcend so many people, subcultures, etc. riding a skateboard well takes a long time, whereas most people can already ride a bike. Skateboarding is something you can only do with select people but bicycles have much more mass appeal. it's nice to be able to cruise with your lady, ride around with a bunch of friends, etc.

Exactly.
The only skater I know with a bike is in NYC, he rides it to work and for fun. I have to admit though, watching Chris Pastras on a fixed gear shooting hills in SF i sick. But IIRC he did it b/c the fixed gear crew said he wouldn't be able to and it was harder and more dangerous than skating.
Again, I don't have a problem with the guys who are in it to win it, I have a problem with the guys who are in it B/C it's the new cool thing (insert fart cannon, or black rim comment here). I know they won't last, it will be interesting to take a poll in a year or two and see how many of the "core" fixed gear guys are still in it.
It looks fun, I would love to try it, but the stop light dancing and the trendyness is putting me off major.
Seriously though, nice bikes, have fun, be safe, and mixing in a reflector couldn't hurt;)

[scabzzzz]

I ride with the brightest fucking 2 AAA battery 6 LED ass clip on light imagineable!
Dont worry Del, you'll be embracing it soon enough.

[Jand3rson]

I know they won't last, it will be interesting to take a poll in a year or two and see how many of the "core" fixed gear guys are still in it.

Everyone said the exact same thing about skateboarding when it was getting huge.

It looks fun, I would love to try it, but the stop light dancing and the trendyness is putting me off major.

So you're saying that when you got into skateboarding, you got into it of your own accord and had never seen anyone do it before? You didn't get into it because you saw it and thought it looked cool, or because your friends were doing it?

[Farbin Kaiber]

I've fallen in love with frame geometry since this f1x3d thing came along. I wonder how much work it takes to become a frame builder.

[FredK]

Not that much, but if you want to make money as a framebuilder, good luck. A few frame builders offer courses in a small class setting.

Check out frameforum.org if you want to learn more about the art of building bicycle frames.

[Farbin Kaiber]

Not that much, but if you want to make money as a framebuilder, good luck. A few frame builders offer courses in a small class setting.

Check out frameforum.org if you want to learn more about the art of building bicycle frames.

Sweet. Thank you tons Mr.K, now I have a whole new forum to bother.


that place is BA.

[FredK]

Yeah, before I got into E30s, I was into bikes. I thought about building a lugged track frame a few years ago, but instead I got my first E30.

[DEV0 E30]

Dear Kevin or s0urce,

Please steal me a Derringer Bike located at 7954 1/2 West 3rd Street Los Angeles, CA 90048. If you see a white one take that, but I have no color preference.

Sincerely,
Devon


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They are overpriced (for what they are) ~$3500, completely custom half motorcycle, half bicycle, designer bikes. They are beautifully designed, but honestly, that's what I'm going to spend on a real motorcycle.

http://www.derringercycles.com/index.html

[Farbin Kaiber]

Sheesh, people don't even ask me to steal things.