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Why Fixed Gears Are Cool

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




Mash from romk on Vimeo.

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Permalink Reply by dav on February 14, 2010 at 7:46am
Here, here!

Arrak Thumrs said:
Hmmm... "Aside from the absolute recklessness..."

My personal opinion is posting this display of brazen death-baiting with the herald, "flippin' sweet" is social recklessness. I would like to slap that rider with a couple hundred dollar fine and a court-order to not ride a bike for four months for that display around 01:00. As in, lost his license---if only that were possible in this case.
Permalink Reply by dav on February 14, 2010 at 7:46am
hipster dufus.
Permalink Reply by Aaron Bussey on February 14, 2010 at 8:44am
I am torn now as to what my next nickname will be - "Pot Stirrer" or "Hipster Dufus"

Another discussion thread?
Permalink Reply by Spencer "Thunderball" Thayer! on February 14, 2010 at 12:57pm
I'm with Bussey, those videos are pretty wicked. I've said this before and I'll say it again. I love seeing bikers take large stupid ass risks, it's a good time (and when I was a little younger I did it far more often). The great thing about being a biker taking stupid risks is that statistically you're more likely to cause bodily harm only to yourself. Sure you may ruin someones property but honestly I could care less about that. And of course there is the emotional damage your death may or may not cause, but again, not that big of a deal. It's not an exact corollary because it comes inherently from a very self centered area but John Staurt Mill's Harm Principle does apply to reckless bikers on some level, but we'll leave that up to debate.

But I'm not stubborn about this or anything. If anyone can provide statistical data (not anecdotal recollections of a personal account) that reckless bikers lead to the deaths of other people as well as their own then I would easily change my stance.
Permalink Reply by ishnock aka the blue baron on February 14, 2010 at 8:40pm
Terrible. Terrible. Terrible....and I am one of the biggest fixed gear advocates on this forum, because that is all I ride and build.


He put, not only his life at risk, but others. I've made a couple of videos with similar efforts, but never did I once film them in the middle of live traffic - not scripted traffic- but fucking live "there might be a baby on board" traffic.

That is not fixed and free...that is fixed and dumb. ....

Also that bike is a bullshit ass fix build ......garbage wheel set up ..geometry of the bike is wack, plus it does not even fit him, which is why the seat post is highly raised.

Plus the angle of his horns are too low , causing his position to be too far over = Instant head injury during a crash....

Plus skidding down hill in the rain with no toe cages or clipless pedals?????


FOH
Permalink Reply by Paul O on February 15, 2010 at 9:28am
How many Fixed geared enthusiests does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

Four! Three to film it, and one to screw it in!
Permalink Reply by Spencer "Thunderball" Thayer! on February 15, 2010 at 11:09am
Anyone up for my request? What does the statistical data of a reckless biker killing someone other than himself say?
Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on February 15, 2010 at 11:29am
Killing another is unlikely but there is a lot more to worry about then that. Do injuries and creating irreparable damage to cyclists image in the eyes of motorists and pedestrians count for nothing?


Spencer "Thunderball" Thayer! said:
Anyone up for my request? What does the statistical data of a reckless biker killing someone other than himself say?
Permalink Reply by Spencer "Thunderball" Thayer! on February 15, 2010 at 11:44am
Nah, in my experience people tend to hate bicyclists for irrational reasons and showing them a high safety record isn't going to help. But that's my experience, I have no data to support a claim like that. But also on a personal level I don't really find it a very interesting argument to begin with because I am not really interested in improving the image of biking. I think it's unnecessary. The American people will continue to drive until the cost of resources makes it prohibitive. It's that simple, biking increases in popularity as cost increases. Safe and respectful riders have little to do with it.

notoriousDUG said:
Killing another is unlikely but there is a lot more to worry about then that. Do injuries and creating irreparable damage to cyclists image in the eyes of motorists and pedestrians count for nothing?
Spencer "Thunderball" Thayer! said:
Anyone up for my request? What does the statistical data of a reckless biker killing someone other than himself say?
Permalink Reply by Aaron Bussey on February 15, 2010 at 11:47am
I just like watching these d-bags act like d-bags....riding fast in traffic is such a rush......cage free that is...
Permalink Reply by jonathan kabb on February 15, 2010 at 5:01pm
I say take it off the streets but agree with your previous statement about olympics. I would like to see a version of fg city riding crazy taxi style in the x games or something like that, but everyone would be wearing helmets too.
Permalink Reply by wig [ isaac ] on February 15, 2010 at 10:15pm
loved that one for a long time... Andy bombs the fuck out of that hill on his way down into the city... running that big gearing [48x15] he stops his rear wheel with a grace... sweet thanks for posting this..

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