Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - I hate track bikes

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mrwhite
08-15-04, 03:32 PM
Thats it! Im getting a recumbent! Now thats what i call stylin' yo!


As if!

This thread is for bike snobbery of which I have been accused many a time. Im getting better, but i suppose im just a sucker for the classic steel feel.

Might see some of you in Montreal at the NACCC's!

ciao!

ultra-g
08-15-04, 03:40 PM
I Smell a Troll and it stinks like dog Sh*t
Serbaside
08-15-04, 08:12 PM
recumbents are for old ppl

Fugazi Dave
08-15-04, 08:34 PM
From that low position you'll have a nice view of my ass as I blow by you.
qmsdc15
08-15-04, 08:36 PM
"what i call stylin' yo"

That's what matters Whitey! Keep it real, homeboy!
kurremkarm
08-15-04, 10:48 PM
My largish friend, 300 pounds, has a bike E. He's got 21 gears and he does pretty well keeping up with me on my singlespeed. I like all bikes, when im older and fatter i'm gonna get a recumbant if thats what it takes!
shiftlessbast-
08-16-04, 01:04 AM
Sometimes sarcasm falls flat. Check out his homepage. He's no troll. Whether he's hiding a recumbent in his closet is another matter.
skitbraviking
08-16-04, 05:43 AM
Sometimes sarcasm falls flat. Check out his homepage. He's no troll. Whether he's hiding a recumbent in his closet is another matter.

That's fo shizzle!
skitbraviking
08-16-04, 05:44 AM
Might see some of you in Montreal at the NACCC's!

ciao!

Post pics!!

Would be cool to see how our Chicago guy competes there.
jfmckenna
08-16-04, 09:44 AM
Fix the recumbent
skitbraviking
08-16-04, 12:08 PM
Fix the recumbent


Fix your wagon.
tomb
08-16-04, 12:58 PM
friend had a recumbent and i fooled around with it for 10 min, he lives on a super steep hill, so maybe that was part of the problem, but i found it super hard to ride. balance all off. they suck!
Fugazi Dave
08-16-04, 01:49 PM
Fix your wagon.
*Paint* your wagon.
VeganRider
08-16-04, 02:24 PM
It's a lawn chair on wheels.
jfmckenna
08-16-04, 02:28 PM
Fix your wagon.
Well it aint broke

uhulch
qmsdc15
08-16-04, 09:13 PM
Very impressive website!
Moose
08-16-04, 10:12 PM
A fixed recumbent would be hardcore.
p3ntuprage
08-19-04, 08:29 AM
http://www.wisil.recumbents.com/wisil/misc/nocom/nocomside.jpg (http://www.wisil.recumbents.com/wisil/misc/nocom.htm)
fixing this would be...

wow...

[a recipe for disaster? i dunno. i'm guessing that cars and busses wouldn't see you]

fsnl
sparky
sohi
08-19-04, 09:12 AM
http://www.m5-ligfietsen.com/images/models/carbon_lr_rechts_a.jpg

thats one of my favorites in terms of elegance. almost like a track bike. those ridiculously
long chains spoil it though. what i dont like about them is that you cant really use your
body for balance and quick moves like on a regular bike. no hopping or even lifting the front
wheel. you just sit there and play "engine". more like driving something than riding.
TimArchy
08-19-04, 11:06 AM
I was talking to a guy the other day who regularly pushed a 62x13 on his bent. that made me think about respecting them a little more.

tim
mrwhite
08-19-04, 09:54 PM
Post pics!!

Would be cool to see how our Chicago guy competes there.

No worries! Will do, just like pics from edmonton, and the last alleycat i organised.

Hope your man from the windy city can ride, cause this little aussie is riding for gold!

ciao!