Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Its a fad...

I don't know if this has been posted, but its interesting... and from NW Arkansas.

http://www.nwanews.com/adg/Style/208224

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NWA News is ****ing with the program.

news with attitude?

The hipness of urban bike messengers, who deliver packages and letters in big cities, is another lure. For them, a fixedgear bike is a necessity, because they often have their hands full and stopping can be accomplished with only the legs (if they’re strong enough ).

Thomas Hinkle, a historian for the Bicycle Museum of America in Ohio, believes the popularity of spinning classes has fueled the trend. Those machines also require constant pedaling.

HAHAHA silly ****....

spinning classes? wtf?

I thought the article was lifted from BikeSnobNYC's thing the other day. I love the "let's interview the guy who's been riding for 2 weeks" thing.

They are behind the times, mopeds are where it's at:


In the '80s and '90s, hipsters revived vintage scooters until the yuppies bought in. Then the cool but unkempt crowd turned to track bikes.

Now there's a new cool king on the city's two-wheeled transport scene: the moped.

What happens when one SF Weekly reporter dares to penetrate the inner circles of post-track-bike hipsters (http://www.sfweekly.com/2007-11-07/news/the-angry-moped-gangs-of-san-francisco/)

Eazy-E would not approve.

But few people, if any, take fixed-gear bikes on rides of 25 miles or more.

spinning classes? wtf?


My thoughts exactly.

But few people, if any, take fixed-gear bikes on rides of 25 miles or more.

I don't know that they have any evidence of that, but I would be it is true. I think that would be true of most bikes, drivetrains inclusive.

They are behind the times, mopeds are where it's at:



What happens when one SF Weekly reporter dares to penetrate the inner circles of post-track-bike hipsters (http://www.sfweekly.com/2007-11-07/news/the-angry-moped-gangs-of-san-francisco/)


DAMN! I was going to post this!

To be fair to Arkansans (of which i am one), that article was picked up off the wires. ...even so, I'd be willing to bet that half the people on this board could not ride more than 25 miles on a fixie in NW Arkansas. It's Ozark country.
For actual NW Arkansas news coverage, I suggest the following: http://nwacrimereport.blogspot.com/
Much more entertaining.

It's a zen thing.

To be fair to Arkansans (of which i am one), that article was picked up off the wires. ...even so, I'd be willing to bet that half the people on this board could not ride more than 25 miles on a fixie in NW Arkansas. It's Ozark country.
For actual NW Arkansas news coverage, I suggest the following: http://nwacrimereport.blogspot.com/
Much more entertaining.

Yeah, I thought it was odd that all the quotes were from Nor/Cent. California.

To be fair to Arkansans (of which i am one), that article was picked up off the wires. ...even so, I'd be willing to bet that half the people on this board could not ride more than 25 miles on a fixie in NW Arkansas. It's Ozark country.
For actual NW Arkansas news coverage, I suggest the following: http://nwacrimereport.blogspot.com/
Much more entertaining.

Do not overlook this. I have lots of Ozark blood in me and this is making me miss home.

Hey mopeds are neat, and i agree, i would not be surprised at all if moped sales took off,

some of the best of the bunch:
http://nwacrimereport.blogspot.com/2006/11/342-p.html
http://nwacrimereport.blogspot.com/2006/11/439-p.html
http://nwacrimereport.blogspot.com/2006/11/143.html
http://nwacrimereport.blogspot.com/2006/11/320-p.html
http://nwacrimereport.blogspot.com/2006/11/915-p.html
http://nwacrimereport.blogspot.com/2006/11/920-p.html
http://nwacrimereport.blogspot.com/2006/11/928-p.html

crushkilldestroy: For some nice depressing Ozark-themed reading, I suggest Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell. It's like True Grit, but with meth.
http://www.amazon.com/Winters-Bone-Novel-Daniel-Woodrell/dp/031605755X

No bike on Specialized’s new line costs more than $ 1, 000. A similar grade of road bike could easily cost more than $ 5, 000.

Quick, somebody slap some Sora deraillers on a Langster and get you a couple grand

haha.

Oct. 31 7: 33 a. m. A woman at 3412 E. Chatsworth Road reported a pumpkin thrown through her rear windshield.
7: 37 a. m. A woman at 2257 N. Mockingbird Lane reported a pumpkin stolen.
8: 01 a. m. A woman at 2616 N. Candlewood Drive reported several mailboxes damaged.
8: 12 a. m. A woman at 909 S. E. G St. reported pumpkins stolen off a front porch.
8: 36 a. m. A caller at 2486 N. Candlewood Drive reported mailboxes damaged.
8: 44 a. m. A caller at 2584 N. Candlewood Drive reported mailboxes damaged.
9: 14 a. m. A caller at 2667 N. Candlewood Drive reported a mailbox damaged.
9: 21 a. m. A caller at 772 N. Canterbury Road reported a mailbox damaged.
9: 27 a. m. A caller at 816 N. Canterbury Road reported a mailbox damaged.
11: 55 a. m. A man at 3309 S. E St. reported graffiti.
6: 59 p. m. A woman at 1514 W. Pine St. reported a brick thrown through a vehicle window.
8: 16 p. m. A man at 100 Park St. reported a passenger in another vehicle threw something at his vehicle.
9: 22 p. m. A man at 756 N. Queen Annes Lace Drive reported children spraypainted his vehicle.
9: 26 p. m. A man at North Meadowlands and West Crown Flower drives reported youths spray-painting vehicles.
9: 56 p. m. A man at 2972 Chestnut Ave. reported youths throwing eggs at his house.

http://nwacrimereport.blogspot.com/2007/02/someone-call-boston-police.html

the 'naked' tag reveals some winners as well:
http://nwacrimereport.blogspot.com/search/label/naked

wtf reports a stolen pumpkin to the police? Hey lady, why don't you check the middle of your street?

9: 32 p. m. A woman at 302 S. W. E St. reported her doorbell rang and she opened it to find a bag of something on fire on her doorstep.

Ooh, I bet it was full of candy.

10: 31 a. m. A woman at North Porter Road and West Deane Street reported finding a bag containing white powder.

Hmm, sounds enticing.

Mopeds aren't new though. The moped army's been around for years. I owned several mopeds before even seeing anybody around here ride fixed on the street. A motor vehicle you can buy for $75, and gets 150mpg. and doesn't need plates or insurance, is the best way to state that "I'm too cheap and too lazy to own a bike"

I've always like slow two wheeled things. For me it went Bicycle -> Moped -> Vespa -> Moped -> Bicycle. Circle of life and all that.

Someone posted that on the shop wall where I work. :(

Bfssfgm

Mopeds aren't new though. The moped army's been around for years. I owned several mopeds before even seeing anybody around here ride fixed on the street. A motor vehicle you can buy for $75, and gets 150mpg. and doesn't need plates or insurance, is the best way to state that "I'm too cheap and too lazy to own a bike"
they need plates and need to be registered here. you also have to wear a helmet. (if you're subject to helmet laws).

Mopeds aren't new though. The moped army's been around for years. I owned several mopeds before even seeing anybody around here ride fixed on the street. A motor vehicle you can buy for $75, and gets 150mpg. and doesn't need plates or insurance, is the best way to state that "I'm too cheap and too lazy to own a bike"

Can you please tell me where you're getting mopeds for $75? I would love me one at that price.

They are behind the times, mopeds are where it's at:



What happens when one SF Weekly reporter dares to penetrate the inner circles of post-track-bike hipsters (http://www.sfweekly.com/2007-11-07/news/the-angry-moped-gangs-of-san-francisco/)
I was into mopeds, before I bought a bike. Then I got rid of my moped to free up room for more bikes in the garage. You're telling me I did this backwards?

2: 45 p.m. A woman on Natural Walk Road in Springdale reported a man and his son making obscene gestures and growling at her like a dog
10: 49 p. m. A man at Shell Super Stop, 1311 S. Walton Blvd., reported a man talking to himself about the devil.

mopeds are HARD SON.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=w_kIUSr7-is

8:00 p.m. A woman reported children not wearing shirts were at the end of the street at 736 E. Ash St. chanting and some children were hiding because something satanic was coming after them.

6:11 p.m. A woman at 2350 W. Wedington Drive reported a woman came into the store and threatened to kill the customers. She reportedly told the clerk that she was stealing babies and left in a red Trans Am.

At 8: 16 p. m. Tuesday, Gary Brashera reported that four ninja warriors were seen fighting on the playground at the First Presbyterian Church, 901 N. E. J St.

Ah, the Ozarks.

****. i need to go live there right now.Father and son growlings? Satanic chanting? baby theifs? NINJA WARRIORS??? Jesus christ.

****. i need to go live there right now.Father and son growlings? Satanic chanting? baby theifs? NINJA WARRIORS??? Jesus christ.

Oh I bet he's on his way.

That blog is now a personal daily requirement.

he's up in there too:
http://nwacrimereport.blogspot.com/search/label/jesus%20christ
amen

From the NWA crime report blog:

can i help you find something? (http://nwacrimereport.blogspot.com/2007/10/can-i-help-you-find-something.html)

of the last 100 visitors to this site, 12 of them used google to get here. 5 of those 12 used the following search terms which ended up in them clicking on this here website.

1. naked *****es in bentonville arkansas
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this is my measure of success.

1: 57 a. m. A woman at 2036 E. Spinel Link reported a woman outside chanting and yelling, “In the name of Jesus, stop the wind.”

Hey maybe that one had something to do with the wind thread the other day....

moped + ape hangers = easy sex

http://www.tv.com/uservideos/?action=video_player&id=IXI7k2H-5bsPsz_X


they arressted the dude on the moped. hahahahaaaaaa i remember the story posted on boingboing.