Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - I Guess I'm Trendy Cattle ~ Moo!

Here's a post on Chicago's Craigslist. It's kinda funny.

http://chicago.craigslist.org/bik/77871870.html

But I admit I'm trendy cattle. I have a few track bikes and yet I don't ride on the Velo or work as a messenger.

If there's any other trendy cattle out there I'd like to know. I need some friends.

Ya, I saw that too. Moo!

I have always embraced my posing status with both arms. I am with you and fully support the plight of all of us trendy cattle out there.

If there's any other trendy cattle out there I'd like to know. I need some friends.

Yup

I was called a Faux-messenger by my brother-in-law last night. So I hit him with my U-lock.

Not really. I just like to ride bikes. Fixed gear bikes. I don't even have a U-lock.

Here's a post on Chicago's Craigslist. It's kinda funny.

http://chicago.craigslist.org/bik/77871870.html

But I admit I'm trendy cattle. I have a few track bikes and yet I don't ride on the Velo or work as a messenger.

If there's any other trendy cattle out there I'd like to know. I need some friends.

You know what I would say to the ass that wrote that...Who gives a ****. Sounds like some elitist BS which is funny when it's over a friggin' bike. It reminds me of roadies that ride around town w/ there $5,000 bike w/ nose turned up and petunia's in there ass while laughing at my entry level road bike. Apparently in Chicago if you ride any type of bike you will be judged as a poser.

If I learned one thing in my years it's to not to take anything too seriously.

I take money, my bills, family...the important stuff seriously.

But bikes!? Messengers?! Bullsiht pissy scene stuff!?

Jeez, it's summer. Let's have some fun!

We are all trendy cattle while riding fixed is popular. Regardless if we rode fixed before the newfound popularity and will ride fixed after the bubble bursts. But for now I will moo with the best of them......MMOOOOOOO. Where the hell is my cud?

Yup

I was called a Faux-messenger by my brother-in-law last night. So I hit him with my U-lock.



You mean you U-lock rocked him?

Mooo ...



Poser and proud of it.

You mean you U-lock rocked him?

Yea, but he U-lock blocked me.

Trendy Cattle mean spare track parts on craigslist down the line...

Moooo! Halifax, NS, has a herd of maybe five. I did, however, encourage my friend Brendan to build up a fixed gear last week. I lent him a wheel. He rode his new bike for 7 minutes and broke his arm. Sweet.

m.

I still haven't even seen another fixed wheel here, though I have heard rumors. Beef, it's what's for dinner! But yeah, I AM also a poser.

Ya, I don't really sweat the small stuff. Actually, I'm not sweating anything. Central AC at home is sooo sweet!

Central AC?!

You're a poser if you don't invite me over!

does anyone else take it to the next level by riding around with a huge walkie talkie radio strapped to their mess bag? and i'm ALWAYS making the beer runs for my friends, even if i'm not drinking!

I did a google image search for Trendy Cattle and this is what I got.
http://www.neilcooper.co.uk/portfolio/portfolio3/'Trendy'%20cattle%20herders,%20Lesotho.jpg

does anyone else take it to the next level by riding around with a huge walkie talkie radio strapped to their mess bag? and i'm ALWAYS making the beer runs for my friends, even if i'm not drinking!


When the urge to pose is overwhelming I get out the rusty mountain bike, put a plastic oscos bag on the cloud 9 seat, balance my strapless styrofoam helmet on my unkempt hair, blaze, strap on a rucksack paperboy style and hit the road like the apparent majority of non summer job messengers do around here.

Obey your thirst!

nice to know this type of nonsense isn't confined to SF craigslist!

If I learned one thing in my years it's to not to take anything too seriously.

I take money, my bills, family...the important stuff seriously.

But bikes!? Messengers?! Bullsiht pissy scene stuff!?

Jeez, it's summer. Let's have some fun!

Dude, you're the one who posted the thread...

Dude, you're the one who posted the thread...

No I'm not. I don't bite the hand that feeds me.

I sell alot of track/fixed stuff on CL. Why would I piss on that?!

Speaking of which, I got some great Suntour wheels coming in today. Anyone.... Do I hear one dollar....

I'm trendy cattle. I have a few track bikes and yet I don't ride on the Velo or work as a messenger.

If there's any other trendy cattle out there I'd like to know. I need some friends.

there are lots of cows in WI...moo.

rode fixed before, ride fixed now, will ride fixed later (unless my knees implode).

i don't know if i'm a poser. perhaps that means that i am.

the horror.

Many years ago we had an older guy who insisted on riding his fixed gear bike with no brakes on club rides. The old fart was a danger to everyone around him.

I wanted to see what kind of stuff we had on SF craigslist and came across this one (made me LOL):
http://www.craigslist.org/sfc/rnr/76187398.html

That you Terror?

The brakeless thing isn't helping. We still have too many hipsters.

(stir, stir)

F*#K Freeriding, time to jump on the new bandwagon, gotta get my Fixie built so I can moo with the rest of you.....and it looks like some girls ride fixie, that rocks! I'm brushing up on my Sheldon right now!!

I wanted to see what kind of stuff we had on SF craigslist and came across this one (made me LOL):
http://www.craigslist.org/sfc/rnr/76187398.html

That you Terror?

That was just sad :( . I'm having a hard time counting all the thigs from that rant that were just wrong.

I wanted to see what kind of stuff we had on SF craigslist and came across this one (made me LOL):
http://www.craigslist.org/sfc/rnr/76187398.html

That you Terror?


mcfixie.....thats some funny shizt...
:D

It seems like the poster was more upset with the fact that the two "cows" were out of control and riding fixed. Not that they were trying to pretend to be messengers or whatever. People like that give a bad name to us all, poser or otherwise.

I think that line from Gone in 60 Seconds sums it up. "Hell I know I can't swim so I keep my black ass out of the pool!" or something like that. If you don't have the ability or skills to do something, but are trying your best to look like you can at the expense of those around you I can see how people would get upset at you.

With that said... "Mooo..." Oh wait...Im a courier. Eh whatever....I like to hang out with the rest of the herd and besides...I started out on 21 speed Lemond and gradually broke things until all I had left was one freewheel...and then...the wheel got run over so I switched to fix. Seemed fun. So I guess that makes me a semi-moo. or something.

That was just sad :( . I'm having a hard time counting all the thigs from that rant that were just wrong.


She got one thing right, tho.

"...but i can't do this when your boyfriend is building you a nice bike and you have no clue what you're riding. Get a clue and stop depending on your boyfriend to build you a bike you look "cool" on but have no clue about."

She got one thing right, tho.

"...but i can't do this when your boyfriend is building you a nice bike and you have no clue what you're riding. Get a clue and stop depending on your boyfriend to build you a bike you look "cool" on but have no clue about."

But the girl best not learn more than her boyfriend knows. That would be a turn off.

I guess I had better throw out some hay bales for you all.

Yeah, I recall the whole ***** fest on SF's CL awhile back.

Now it's turned into one on Chicago's CL.

So I posted some frames I'm selling. That should spice things up. Fiiiiiirrrrreeee!

F*#K Freeriding, time to jump on the new bandwagon, gotta get my Fixie built so I can moo with the rest of you.....

Reminds me of this one time a fixie messer came out on a chicago freeride session with
his mtb.. we rolled up to the Michigan ave. jump at oak st. and he was like f-it,
dude with very little or no experiance goes for it. Not only does he have to negotiate six feet of air but the jump is in the center lane of six lanes of traffic http://chicagofreeride.com/v-web/gallery/Photos/P5050107 . anyhow he spent some quality time at NorthWestern down the street. homie got checked pretty hard.

I wanted to see what kind of stuff we had on SF craigslist and came across this one (made me LOL):
http://www.craigslist.org/sfc/rnr/76187398.html

That you Terror?

I'm going to say yes. She's referenced "mcfixies" before, and totally sounds like her.

Hey, my boy Vladco is in some of those pics!

yup, thats the flying V

no spine...http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/reef/images/big/reef2547.jpg

Hey, my boy Vladco is in some of those pics!

Those look like some fun dude to roll with!

come out for the drunk ride every first sat of the month

come out for the drunk ride every first sat of the month

Can I ride my Redline moncog?

A few questions:
Do any track cyclists ever hate on messengers for being poseurs?
Don't some messengers ride geared bikes?
Are fixies really THAT much more reliable? (It seems like you guys complain about busted s**t all the time.)
A few statements:
Riding your first fixie sans brake is ridiculous, unless you live in the flattest part of Iowa.
If y'all would just pool your money, buy a unicycle and send it to Beck(King-of-all-Hipsters,) you could have your "scene" back.

Ride What Ever You Want, Although If You Bring A Fixie You Might Have To Skid All The Way Down During A 14 Floor Parking Garage Down Hill Race Wile Holding A Beer

Is being whiny hip, again? I never know. I don’t think stupid riders are limited to only fixed gears. There are tons of dumb ass people on the lakeshore. I have a strong disgust for “triathletes” who refuse to get out of their arrow bars…. I almost hit some dumb b!tch yesterday on a ride because she wouldn’t come out of her bars, so I gave her a mouthful and let her know that she sucked and looked like an idiot. Now those people are posers.

Cool. I'll be there with my folder.

I dress like David Bowie every time I ride my track bike, just to piss off all the haters. They are so overwhelmed by my glitter and leotard that they don't notice that I'm not a messenger, don't race on the track, and have no brakes. Moo!

I might be flogging a dead horse here, but isn't it a little ridiculous to be condemning non-messengers? Since when does being a messenger make it NOT idiotic to ride a fixed gear? I mean, track riders have the UCI to blame. Do messengers have some governing body that forces them to ride fixies? No, it's part of a desire to be cool, predominantly, then followed by a false notion of simplicity.

The only "legitimate" reason to ride a fixed gear, and especially track bikes is if you're a track cyclist. To make an analogy, riding a track bike on the street is like owning one of those wireless headset mics madonna uses (if they were waterproof) and using it to sing in the shower. The only difference is riding bikes is "hip" and a social identifier, while being heard singing in the shower isn't.

But what's my point here, that we should all stop riding track bikes unless we're track cyclists? No. Just as much as we shouldn't stop wearing certain clothes that we like, or cutting our hair in ways that we like, we shouldn't stop riding fixed gears just because it's "cool". We attribute a notion of "fun" and "cool" to things that identify us as part of a group that we've decided is something we want to be a part of (for whatever reason).

Brakeless track bikes? I don't know about "simplicity", especially when you consider that a braked SS is just as easy to maintain, and the single point of catastrophic failure (the brake) isn't as load-bearing as the fixies (drivetrain). Not to mention the ability of a brake cable to fray, versus a chains/threads ability to snap. Does this mean people should all put brakes on their fixies and throw on a freewheel? No. The added danger (arguably insignificant anyway) is part of what makes it enjoyable. I ride without a helmet, and I like expensive go-fast track parts that provide no real difference in performance on the street. If any of us cared about performance, or utility, we would all be riding recumbents. Why would people pay hundreds of dollars for campy or suntour or d-ace hubs? Why buy high-flange vs low-flange? Why ever ride track drops instead of anatomical road bars?

We need to stop being so afraid to do things because we think they're cool. I mean, just because riding fixies is fashionable doesn't mean its only merit is fashion, right?

I for one, am cool because I have a pursuit bike, and lots of cycling caps. What makes you cool?

Is being whiny hip, again? I never know. I don’t think stupid riders are limited to only fixed gears. There are tons of dumb ass people on the lakeshore. I have a strong disgust for “triathletes” who refuse to get out of their arrow bars…. I almost hit some dumb b!tch yesterday on a ride because she wouldn’t come out of her bars, so I gave her a mouthful and let her know that she sucked and looked like an idiot. Now those people are posers.
So she's a poser and you're a dick. Congratulations.

When I was but a lad, most messers rode mountain bikes with the good ol' full metal basket.

When I was but a lad, most messers rode mountain bikes with the good ol' full metal basket.

Yeah, wouldn't it be common sense to have a basket?!?!

Like I saw a messenger yesterday in downtown Chicago on a pursuit bike.

So with all the pressure on your shoulders and arms, just from riding must be tough. But then add all the crap you're hauling around town.

Silly!