Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - lol first time on fixed

fill yer boots!
http://dirtmag.co.uk/news/category/videos/chris-akrigg-one-gear-no-idea/dirt-1235598.html

No.

FYAD

2 things

nobody ever does impressive tricks on fixies

get some foot retention NOOB

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2 things

nobody ever does impressive tricks on fixies

get some foot retention NOOB

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Amazing!
No foot retention!

nobody ever does impressive tricks on fixies


I was impressed!

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Ok, when the hipster "freestylers" with their pink bikes and colormatched deep-v rims start doing stuff like that I'll stop laughing at them too.

The OPs video were the most impressive tricks I've seen on a fixed gear that wasn't art cycling.

yea, i don't really get into fixed gear tricks like that either. his style looks alot smoother and cleaner than most. most fixed gear tricks look all sketchy like they always just barely land their tricks. his were not though.

trials rider is why
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k80lR_0t0bQ
http://www.vimeo.com/videos/search:chris%20akrigg

lol @ the ****ers in this thread who are calling a pro trials rider a "noob" and telling him to get foot retention.

i kinda wondered quietly to myself what it would look like if a trials rider tried fixed.

and it was awesome.

Sweet fixies

That wasn't half bad!

I thought it was sweet! the end of the horse was ****ing funny! :lol: and I used to hate on those FG trick dudes too! :o

that was a fun video.

I never understood why someone would want to do tricks on a fixed gear, they were not designed for that kind of abuse. Forks are pretty skinny, tires are pumped up to 120psi, the wheels are pretty flimsy. Just buy a BMX bike for tricks, or use the fixie just to ride it like it was meant to be.

lol @ the ****ers in this thread who are calling a pro trials rider a "noob" and telling him to get foot retention.

lol @ the wooshes in this thread who are wooshing "woosh" and wooshing woosh to woosh woosh.

Bikes are ment for riding, not tricks. Doing tricks make them a novelty, like a skateboard.

classic bunny hop style, just like ollies on a skateboard, pull up push forward on the front.

Is this the part of the thread where we argue that fixed gear tricks are way less impressive than a half-decent BMX rider? Or should that wait till page 2?

lerp derp derp get a bmx, uhh front brake, uhhhhhhh saddle angle

Do you guys know who this guy is....? Probably one of the most amazing bmx riders alive.

Oh I know. Dude is ****ing amazing. That said, the "lol first time on fixed" subject line got me wrong at 7:00 AM. I think the video's quite OK, actually, and the rider himself fantastic.

He does things that Jackie Chan does - but on a bike.

... damn!

Is this the part of the thread where we argue that fixed gear tricks are way less impressive than a half-decent BMX rider? Or should that wait till page 2?

I had ya covered by like, post #3 man. We're good.

3:10

wtf was that?? i had to rewind 10 times to understand what he did. never seen that before!

3:10

wtf was that?? i had to rewind 10 times to understand what he did. never seen that before!

I think he first hops to the ledge with his left pedal with left-forward. That pedal is now fixed to ground and bicycle will try to drop. This will put extra force in pedaling backward which in turn hop his entire bike on the ledge.

Physics seem simple, but doing is it a whole another story. Wow!

you should see the big wheels fixie stunt artists, they use special 700c bikes and parts to handle their skillfull flatland tricks.
I appreciate the effort and skill, but with me being a former bmxer, I still like the flatland freestyle displays on the 20inch trick bikes with spin bars.

No.

FYAD

Eff you and die?

I never understood why someone would want to do tricks on a fixed gear, they were not designed for that kind of abuse. Forks are pretty skinny, tires are pumped up to 120psi, the wheels are pretty flimsy. Just buy a BMX bike for tricks, or use the fixie just to ride it like it was meant to be.

Because riding a fixed gear is different than riding a BMX even if you are doing tricks. It's like saying "I never understood why people rode track bikes in the street?". Sure most bikes are not made for these tricks, but there is a market for them and appropriate frames and parts are being made every day. I'm not even into tricks that much but I still appreciate them. They may not be as technical or impressive as bmx, but you don't need to do spins down giant stair sets or flips to have fun. Besides, most trick riders use their bike to get around too. I'm sure they enjoy that aspect as much as any of us and prefer it over riding a bmx from place to place.

can someone repost the link? it just sends me to a mountainbiking page...

can someone repost the link? it just sends me to a mountainbiking page...

same.

http://www.vimeo.com/6200166

He picked that up pretty quick huh?

Anybody seen this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z19zFlPah-o
Pure awesomeness

I heard Mental broke edge.

More stuff for you to argue over
http://vimeo.com/user1089639

Holy smurf! that smurfing smurf couldn't smurf his way out of a smurf.
Smurfing smurfersmurfers.

Because riding a fixed gear is different than riding a BMX even if you are doing tricks. It's like saying "I never understood why people rode track bikes in the street?". Sure most bikes are not made for these tricks, but there is a market for them and appropriate frames and parts are being made every day. I'm not even into tricks that much but I still appreciate them. They may not be as technical or impressive as bmx, but you don't need to do spins down giant stair sets or flips to have fun. Besides, most trick riders use their bike to get around too. I'm sure they enjoy that aspect as much as any of us and prefer it over riding a bmx from place to place.

i'd say fixed gear freestyle is like playing guitar hero. people on bmx bikes who do crazy **** don't get why people waste their time doing wheelies and spins on fixed gears, but fgfs people just do it's coz it's fun.

mind you i'm **** at tricks. whatever. also i don't get how he pops his rear tire up like that so high to get on top of those benches. i can't even see him really move his legs

If a fixie can do it, why not do it?

More stuff for you to argue over
http://vimeo.com/user1089639

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