No One Cares You Ride A Fixed Gear?

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Permalink Reply by evanK on October 8, 2008 at 8:36am

I like; I think it's a good reminder for us all.
I think riding a fixie feels cooler than riding an unfixed gear--more Zen. There's something about the way you produce, maintain and reduce speed that makes you more intimately connected with your bike--especially, for me, when clipped in. You can't just sit back and let the bike do all the work; when it is working, you are working. So, I like being reminded that, no matter how cool it feels, it doesn't and shouldn't make you look cool.

I'd also like to see variations on this theme:
"no one cares your bag is gucci"
"no one cares you're an art student"
"no one cares you make your own hummus"

Permalink Reply by Chris on October 8, 2008 at 8:43am

oh man evank thats funny. make your own hummus thats excellent.
I like stickers and stuff like that cuz it brings more attention to cycling. Who cares what you ride just have fun riding a bike...thats what i do. although i definetly prefer fixed gear by far

Permalink Reply by brandon lee* on October 9, 2008 at 12:31am

all i want to say is... it appears that the sticker is on a fixed, and the sticker draws more attention to that fact... that's all i'm saying.

if you really love just riding your bike, then do it. don't think about what other people ride for.

Permalink Reply by Ammo on October 9, 2008 at 10:22am

ridic.

Permalink Reply by evanK on October 11, 2008 at 9:10am

I think it makes it even funnier that the sticker is on a fixie. In fact, I think they should make other stickers that say:
"no one cares that I ride a fixie"
OR
"YOU don't care that I ride a fixie"

brandon lee* said:

all i want to say is... it appears that the sticker is on a fixed, and the sticker draws more attention to that fact... that's all i'm saying.

Permalink Reply by Bikefreeek on October 16, 2008 at 5:30pm

Another funny one is...

"Fixed gear is SO last year"

LOL

Permalink Reply by Leah on October 16, 2008 at 8:01pm

I'm pretty much over handlebars too.

DEADhex said:

I think im going tireless next year.

Permalink Reply by Chris on October 16, 2008 at 9:17pm

youre all the missing the most golden sticker idea. "riding bikes is for suckers" and slap that thing on your fender

Permalink Reply by Danielle on October 17, 2008 at 2:22pm

I actually saw someone riding with no handlebars once. He had both hands holding the stem for dear life. It's so last year.

Permalink Reply by brandon lee* on October 21, 2008 at 1:58am

holy shit! was he praying to god?!

Danielle said:

I actually saw someone riding with no handlebars once. He had both hands holding the stem for dear life. It's so last year.

Permalink Reply by spacemodular on October 21, 2008 at 1:50pm

A 19th century solution to a 21st century problem - oh that was all bikes that jerk congressman was talking about...

oh my aching knees is all I can think of, when riding into a head wind with only 1 gear...

fixed gears are fine, but yeah handlebars long enough for a brake lever and ahem a brake lever/front brake (at least) are what impress me most about a fixee for street use.

Give hipsters a brake!

Permalink Reply by spacemodular on October 21, 2008 at 6:04pm

I also like Fixtees (Mixte Fixees) - Al the Pal's "French Gentleman" is nice!