Fixed Gear Freestyle - Trials rider + fixed gear =?

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http://vimeo.com/6200166

Enjoy!!!

Dude's pretty effing good.

This was already posted.

This was already posted.

Sorry,--I had not seen it before and thought it was fun since this guy
has talent and and a sense of humor and humility.

Some NYC and SF tricky hipsters seem way too full of themselves.:saweeet::saweeet::saweeet:

Cheers!

Aughh this is my jealous face. REpost or not this dude rules

haha yeah i hadn't seen it before but he just owned every fixed trick video ever... lol

i don't condone doing tricks on a fixed gear bike, but that was awesome. doing a barspin doesn't take skills. on the contrary, everything that guy did in the video takes serious skills.

That was the only trick video that I can say I enjoyed. Some of the **** he was doing was just way more exciting than what you see on other fixed gear trick videos.

was sick. but i also love how everyone who would normally be talking **** on fixed gear videos praises this one just cuz it says trial rider in the title

was sick. but i also love how everyone who would normally be talking **** on fixed gear videos praises this one just cuz it says trial rider in the title

lol, the one that's titled "first time on fixed gear" has a bunch of the normal "tricks on track bikes are ********" and whatever. then someone said it's a trials rider and everyone started sack riding.

whatever

ignorance is bliss isn't it?

Very well done. Beyond his obvious skills I was impressed he performed in areas that did not impose on others. Also, he rode across the wooden posts and I've done that - never on a fixed but at least I could lick the jar there for a second.

lol, the one that's titled "first time on fixed gear" has a bunch of the normal "tricks on track bikes are ********" and whatever. then someone said it's a trials rider and everyone started sack riding.

whatever

it's quite obvious he has a lot more technical skills than most if not all the fixed freestylers out there.

hell, look at his other videos riding brakeless trials. the mans a beast.

Sorry,--I had not seen it before and thought it was fun since this guy
has talent and and a sense of humor and humility.

Some NYC and SF tricky hipsters seem way too full of themselves.:saweeet::saweeet::saweeet:

Cheers!

he's from wisconsin. don't blame him because you repost stuff.

he's from wisconsin. don't blame him because you repost stuff.


No ill intent was meant towards the man from Wiscansin ----hey, cheeseheads are cool:thumb:

My SF/NYC comment was about the skate punk culture morphed into the I'm on a "fixie" and am too cool for everybody culture.

Not a jab at the repost comment.

That's the best fixed street tricks video I've ever seen. It definitely puts the current crop of fgfs riders in their place. Maybe if more people with serious skills start doing it it will evolve into something interesting.

Damn, that's impressive.:thumb: I don't have the skill set to do most, if not all, of those tricks on any bike.

He does have a different style, and a few new tricks compared to the norm. I don't think "trials" in the title is the only difference between it and other vids.

I live in Milwaukee now, but am originally from Chicago. So I take great offense to being called a cheese head.

That's the best fixed street tricks video I've ever seen. It definitely puts the current crop of fgfs riders in their place. Maybe if more people with serious skills start doing it it will evolve into something interesting.
That's the dumbest thing I've heard today.

How does this make any more sense than me claiming that "<famous BMX legendary awesome guy> puts the current crop of bmx kiddies in their place"?

Yes, you are correct. Someone who pays the bills by doing bike tricks professionally is better than a bunch of hipster kids riding their ficksies after their shift at the local vegan co-op. This "puts them in their place" how, exactly?

...and Albert Pujols is gonna be better at slow-pitch softball than the guys on your corporate team. Does that "put them in their place" as well?


This crusade against fgfs kids is just idiotic. They're out there having fun, and some of them can probably do some badass tricks. Why does that prospect offend you people so much?

dsh is upset 'cause no one respects his barspinzzzzzzzzzzzzzz :'(

I live in Milwaukee now, but am originally from Chicago. So I take great offense to being called a cheese head.

CHICAGO!!!! Oh jeez! Please accept my sincerest apogolgies--cheesehead--What was I thinkin'??? Yous guys have a habit of makin' fellas disappear --if ya get my drift. Again please accept my apologies --hey maybe we can work somethin' out:thumb:--if ya know what I mean;)

He is a trials rider, freerider.

http://vimeo.com/3294280

That's the dumbest thing I've heard today.

How does this make any more sense than me claiming that "<famous BMX legendary awesome guy> puts the current crop of bmx kiddies in their place"?

Yes, you are correct. Someone who pays the bills by doing bike tricks professionally is better than a bunch of hipster kids riding their ficksies after their shift at the local vegan co-op. This "puts them in their place" how, exactly?

...and Albert Pujols is gonna be better at slow-pitch softball than the guys on your corporate team. Does that "put them in their place" as well?


This crusade against fgfs kids is just idiotic. They're out there having fun, and some of them can probably do some badass tricks. Why does that prospect offend you people so much?

You missed the point bro. I'm talking about the people who are regarded as being on the cutting edge of fgfs... your keos, prollys and moshers. That's quite different from a corporate softball team who no one regards as being on the cutting edge of anything.

You missed the point bro. I'm talking about the people who are regarded as being on the cutting edge of fgfs... your keos, prollys and moshers. That's quite different from a corporate softball team who no one regards as being on the cutting edge of anything.
Fair enough. Most of these crusades are targeted against the hordes of fgfs nobodies, so I assumed you were riding that bandwagon. If your point is that the best bmx trick riders are probably better than the best (exclusively) fgfs riders, then yeah, you're probably right.

Though I wonder if "my keos, prollys, and moshers" don't still have day jobs. I'm pretty sure their fgfs videos aren't sponsored by Fox and Mongoose.

I honestly don't know, I don't do tricks and I'm not into fgfs. I'm just put off by people saying "professional bmx riders are better at tricks than regular fgfs nobodies" and thinking they're saying something special.

Sure, my point was that when a discipline is more or less revolutionized (and I don't think this is much of an exaggeration) by an outsider with three days' experience, that indicates there isn't really much of a difference between its most elite practitioners and its rawest noobs. FGFS has a ways to go and that's good for it because if it didn't it'd be pretty boring.

Lots of those videos do have sponsorship banners btw, and Prolly even has a pro model of sorts from Milwaukee.

Sure, my point was that when a discipline is more or less revolutionized (and I don't think this is much of an exaggeration)
For the record, which tricks did he do that were really revolutionary? I think I've seen most of the other things he did in other videos... He did most of them BETTER (like his 0mph wheelie, ridiculous), but he wasn't really too far outside the box. He didn't bust out any 900's when everyone else is doing kickflips. He strung together stuff well (trials champ, anyone?) but nothing on its own really made me say "whoa what the hell just happened". I never had to rewind the video.

I don't know if there's anything in this video that an exceptional fixed gear tricks dood couldn't do, given some time to get it right.

by an outsider with three days' experience, that indicates there isn't really much of a difference between its most elite practitioners and its rawest noobs.Here it sounds like you're saying that Chris Akrigg is something other than an "elite practitioner" of bicycle tricks. Obviously that's not right.

A bunny hop on a fixed gear is pretty much the same as a bunny hop on a bmx.
A wheelie on a fixed gear isn't that much different either.
Riding on a wooden fence isn't that much different.

Again, this is Albert Pujols playing softball. Sure a lot of aspects of the game are new to him, but most of what makes him amazing at baseball translates pretty directly to softball. Pujols being able to dominate at softball does not mean that there's very little distinction between the girls playing olympic fast-pitch and your corporate team. The girls playing olympic fast-pitch are orders of magnitude better, and no amount of practice or training will make your corporate team compare to them. Pujols being able to take them yard doesn't change this fact.

In the same way, the world trials champ being able to knock fgfs out of the park doesn't do anything to narrow the gap between "elite practitioners" and you or I.


Lots of those videos do have sponsorship banners btw, and Prolly even has a pro model of sorts from Milwaukee.I didn't know about that (again, I don't really care about fgfs and this is more discussion for discussion's sake). At the same time, though, having Ben's Cycle produce a video for you is not the same as having Mongoose and Fox paying your bills. My tee-ball team got sponsored by Joe's Pizza. We had shirts and everything.

I just want to see a tarckstar jump on a mod trials bike and try to rock some natural problems ;)

I just want to see a tarckstar jump on a mod trials bike and try to rock some natural problems ;)
So would I. It'd be like watching an olympic fast-pitch player step in against an old-school Randy Johnson slider. I get the feeling they'd be way out of their league.

I really don't care to adress any ball playing references, just wanted to give props to this guy on bike skills. This dude in the video is a well rounded rider that's put in the time and it really shows. No comparisons necessary.

The other point that comes to mind is how limiting fixed gears are trick-wise. Other genres of bikes lend themselves much more naturally to tricks than fixies do. For those that want to push the envelop on a fixed gear, gaining skill on these other bikes (bmx, trials, etc.) will give a lot of bike control that can be almost directly superimposed on a fixed gear. Much success to all that move forward and extend what's been done. It's all about fun at the end of the day, and if it's not fun, you're doing it wrong.

Many moons ago before some of you were born, I was a grom riding at a San Jose, Ca. dirt jump park called "Calabasas" where a slightly heavy set Mexican by the name of Hugo Gonzalez proceeded to do 360 flyouts at about 5'-6' high, on a 1970's beach cruiser. He had to be in his 30's - this was in the early 90's.

Hugo Gonzalez is a legend and pioneer in Freestyle BMX.

Bike skills are bike skills. Either you have it or you don't

I just want to see a tarckstar jump on a mod trials bike and try to rock some natural problems ;)

i'm no "tarckstar" but that's exactly what i did. i'd been riding about 80% fixed for 5 years (about 15% road and 5% singletrack) when i decided to pick up trials. steepest ****ing learning curve i've ever experienced, and i'm still in the damn bottom end of it. the only skill i had worth a damn was trackstanding.


as for the comment about "a bunny hop on a fixed gear is pretty much the same as a bunny hop on a bmx" i dunno if i agree with that... it's not a bmx bike, but i can bunny hop about 2 1/2 feet on my trials bike and about 8 inches on my fixed gear. it sure as hell isn't the same to me.

as for the comment about "a bunny hop on a fixed gear is pretty much the same as a bunny hop on a bmx" i dunno if i agree with that... it's not a bmx bike, but i can bunny hop about 2 1/2 feet on my trials bike and about 8 inches on my fixed gear. it sure as hell isn't the same to me.
Your 8" bunny hop is about 6" more than 99% of fixed gear riders.

Your 8" bunny hop is about 6" more than 99% of fixed gear riders.

I'll agree with that.........I could bunny hop my BMX Cruiser onto a park bench without thinking, I can barely get my Fixie off the ground

i'm no "tarckstar" but that's exactly what i did. i'd been riding about 80% fixed for 5 years (about 15% road and 5% singletrack) when i decided to pick up trials. steepest ****ing learning curve i've ever experienced, and i'm still in the damn bottom end of it. the only skill i had worth a damn was trackstanding.




heh. I did the exact same thing. Still uber noob on it.

I'll agree with that.........I could bunny hop my BMX Cruiser onto a park bench without thinking, I can barely get my Fixie off the ground

I can hop up a picnic table (not the seat... the table) with my BMX. I can maybe make it up a curb with my fixed gear (?).

So a bunnyhop with a fixed gear IS NOT the same as it is with a BMX.

On one, the geometry is meant to bunnyhop, on the other, it's meant to go around a velodrome.

Just sooo want to be able to hop and wheelie/manual over over the protruding hoods I come across all the time. You KNOW you want to.

on the one hand I want to try a side hop on the other hand the thought of a potato chipped wheel keeps me from trying it

Just sooo want to be able to hop and wheelie/manual over over the protruding hoods I come across all the time. You KNOW you want to.

We used to do it back in highschool. We'd also go up and over cars. Bad, bad, BAD. I'd never do it these days:

1) I'm too old to be doing stupid stuff
2) Law enforcement was a little more 'lax back then
3) I no longer think I'm Cru Jones.

:lol: Cru Jones.... gee that doesn't date us at all.

:lol: Cru Jones.... gee that doesn't date us at all.

It's a sad commentary on the bicycle community when the youngin's don't know who Cru Jones is.