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Why Fixed Gears Are Cool

Aside from the absolute recklessness of this guy its still flippin sweet....




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Permalink Reply by Tony Adams on February 12, 2010 at 9:59am
Aaron Bussey said:
Tony - that isnt coasting....because your legs are still moving...regardless I have to agree with Daniel....being able to just stand while approaching intersections makes me feel much more safe....going over bad potholes as well...

I'm with you on pot-holes. They can be pretty unsettling on a FG. As for what exactly constitutes "coasting" we'll just have to disagree. If I'm not doing any work - that is, if I'm not applying any pressure to the pedals, then it is as good as coasting to me.

Think of a combustion engine motorbike (or if you must, a car). Does the engine actually stop when you coast?

I bother to mention this because coasting was something I thought I'd miss if I used a FG. It kept me from trying it for a long time. I just want to encourage anyone who is similarly hesitant about riding fixed for that reason to give it a try.
Permalink Reply by Chuck a Muck on February 12, 2010 at 12:17pm
At least they are ticking off drivers in S.F. CA and not here, which btw there is no shortage of D-Bags on bikes , skateboards, or motorcycles...
Permalink Reply by Davo on February 12, 2010 at 1:40pm
Im wondering when one of these videos is going to be like faces of death
Permalink Reply by Aaron Mooney on February 13, 2010 at 3:54am
pull up on your lead foot and lock your back leg its hard until the first time you do it then it gets easy.

Daniel Villarreal said:
OH, and how do these guys lock up the back wheel like that? I have tried so many times, but can't do it. I got plenty of leg strength so there has to be some kind of trick to it that I just don't know because I am not just some fuckin pussy.
Permalink Reply by Ryan L on February 13, 2010 at 3:59am
Daniel Villarreal said:
OH, and how do these guys lock up the back wheel like that? I have tried so many times, but can't do it. I got plenty of leg strength so there has to be some kind of trick to it that I just don't know because I am not just some fuckin pussy.

Just like the priest said to the alter boy, "don't be afraid". Although skidding doesn't a d-bag make. It's doing it through an intersection with cars and pedestrians and babies. You really have to think about all those babies!
Permalink Reply by Tony Adams on February 13, 2010 at 9:15am
It also helps a lot if you shift some weight to the front tire by leaning forward and putting more of your weight on your bars.

Aaron Mooney said:
pull up on your lead foot and lock your back leg its hard until the first time you do it then it gets easy.

Daniel Villarreal said:
OH, and how do these guys lock up the back wheel like that? I have tried so many times, but can't do it. I got plenty of leg strength so there has to be some kind of trick to it that I just don't know because I am not just some fuckin pussy.
Permalink Reply by Lisa yeah on February 13, 2010 at 10:09am
Those rails scare me- riding between them.. I flipped over in frnt of a tram in Amsterdam getting my wheel caught in one. Not on a fixie though, god no.
Permalink Reply by Daniel Villarreal on February 13, 2010 at 10:16am
Haha, I went to Philly over the summer and did their first ever Naked Bike Ride. I got my wheels caught in their damn trolley tracks. Luckily it was the day after the ride so I was not naked at the time.

Lisa yeah said:
Those rails scare me- riding between them.. I flipped over in frnt of a tram in Amsterdam getting my wheel caught in one. Not on a fixie though, god no.
Permalink Reply by Aaron Bussey on February 13, 2010 at 10:53am
Otherwise you might of had "your balls to the stem".....

Daniel Villarreal said:
I got my wheels caught in their damn trolley tracks. Luckily it was the day after the ride so I was not naked at the time.

Permalink Reply by Daniel Villarreal on February 13, 2010 at 11:05am
Aaron Bussey said:
Otherwise you might of had "your balls to the stem".....

Daniel Villarreal said:
I got my wheels caught in their damn trolley tracks. Luckily it was the day after the ride so I was not naked at the time.

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Permalink Reply by Don Sorsa on February 13, 2010 at 5:55pm
Aaron, you're good at stirring the pot. Interesting thread, and I like what TC and the Notorious guy said. I talked to a cycle shop owner this summer in SF and he said the fixie crowd were skateboarders a few years back, doing comparable careless stunts. He also made the point that very few people have the athletic ability to ride like those in these fixie videos or similar videos with mountain bikers. Of course mountain bikers on a path outside Vancouver or wherever are only endangering themselves.
Permalink Reply by Bernard Joseph Hannigan on February 13, 2010 at 7:45pm
To each his/her own when it comes to biking, but I really do cringe
when I see how many beautiful old 70's Raleigh Super Course's and the like are turned
into fixies. I hate to see the limited stock of such being converted.

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