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Old 09-09-08, 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by sequoia78
Why do you think more professional bike messengers ride fixies than any other bike?
They take more abuse, hold up longer without maintenance, and are every bit as fast in mixed conditions and terrain as any geared bike.
Oh man, they would have a ball with you over in the road forum. "The Messenger Standard."
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Yeah riding fixed at a cross race is like wearing a gorilla suit to a wedding. Yes, you'll get a lot of attention, but you're a jackass for hogging what you don't deserve.
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Eric Tonkin won the single speed race at Estacada cross crusade on a fixed Kona.
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Originally Posted by bosshawg
Eric Tonkin won the single speed race at Estacada cross crusade on a fixed Kona.
And when I saw him racing Trebon, Wicks, Powers, TJ, etc, at the USGP last year, damn skippy he was riding a geared bike with freewheel.

But he still didn't shave. For that I give him major props. And AFAIK he's the only American with a Flemish cheering section.
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Old 09-10-08, 09:26 AM
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psh, fixed gear cyclocross is for pansies. . . now fixed RECUMBENT cyclocross, that's for manly men . . .
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