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 mattbikes1 on February 16, 2010 at 12:04am

This guy is a joke.

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Permalink Reply by jen on February 16, 2010 at 12:16am

i must admit ... he floats like a butterfly. but that aside ... if he commonly rides as recklessly as shown ... his barb (like steve irwin's) will find him.

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Permalink Reply by Ali on February 16, 2010 at 12:59am

Geometry is a personal thing, I ride a bike that is considered one size too small for me by most standards, two sizes too small by some but that's the beauty of the human body...No two are the same and people find different things comfortable, I personally like to have my drops lower, the aggressive riding position that this gives which in turn what I feel gives me more control when I am taking a corner going 45.

-Ali

ishnock aka the blue baron said:

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