Go Back  Bike Forums > Bike Forums > Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
Reload this Page >

Backlash against Fixies

Search
Notices
Singlespeed & Fixed Gear "I still feel that variable gears are only for people over forty-five. Isn't it better to triumph by the strength of your muscles than by the artifice of a derailer? We are getting soft...As for me, give me a fixed gear!"-- Henri Desgrange (31 January 1865 - 16 August 1940)

Backlash against Fixies

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 05-24-05, 11:47 AM
  #1  
Traffic shark
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: California
Posts: 4,612

Bikes: 2 fixies, 1 road, 29er in the works.

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Backlash against Fixies

https://www.2inches.com/shop/stickers.php


When things get toooo much..

(picked up from the FG mailing list)
SD Fixed is offline  
Old 05-24-05, 11:49 AM
  #2  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Washington, DC
Posts: 225
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
That's hilarious.
econobot is offline  
Old 05-24-05, 11:55 AM
  #3  
GG + Wendy O. 4EVA
 
raygunner's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Blatz To The Future
Posts: 1,477
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
I want one.
__________________
raygunner is offline  
Old 05-24-05, 11:55 AM
  #4  
Wher'd u Get That Jacket?
 
flythebike's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Somewhere in the Tubes
Posts: 1,317

Bikes: Calfee Dragonfly, Lemond Poprad, Airborne Manhatten Project, Calfee Luna Fixie

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
They should resize it, I'd consider putting it on my road bike.
flythebike is offline  
Old 05-24-05, 12:00 PM
  #5  
Geriatric Member
 
48x16's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Ottawa, Canada
Posts: 485

Bikes: Surly CrossCheck

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Says the site with a unicorn and a robot tshirt!
48x16 is offline  
Old 05-24-05, 12:37 PM
  #6  
plucky russian.
 
salome's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: chicago. southside.
Posts: 1,050
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
"who'd have thought that one day it would be more alternative to ride around on a 27 speed titanium frame with carbon fiber whateverthef*ck? these really look best on your h2"

i don't know if i like their target audience. i could see a lot those people who like to drive close to us, like to 'tap' us or who love yelling crap at us, wanting to pick one up.

Last edited by salome; 05-24-05 at 12:47 PM.
salome is offline  
Old 05-24-05, 12:45 PM
  #7  
Patrick Barber
 
weed eater's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 888
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
that's really funny...but would their "target audience" know what a fixie was? I like the idea of a "one less bike" sticker on a car.

The other day I thought of putting one of those "I'm Changing the Climate--Ask Me How!" stickers on my cargo trailer.
weed eater is offline  
Old 05-24-05, 12:49 PM
  #8  
hang up your boots
 
ostro's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 1,574

Bikes: 84 Pinarello, Trek Liquid 30, Torker CX 24, Gromada Track

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
im selling my fixie and getting one of these, its the only logical progression after a fixed gear- no gears and so far no plans for a 57cc - https://www.likeabikeusa.com/home.html
__________________
SF Radar 7 day Forecast
ostro is offline  
Old 05-24-05, 12:53 PM
  #9  
plucky russian.
 
salome's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: chicago. southside.
Posts: 1,050
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
yeah it's probably meant as some sort of sarcastic, i know what a fixie is, hip sticker thingy meant for the hip people. which i'm not. or at least i was reminded of yesterday when i was at a show and all these kids had hair going everywhere and 20 tons of makeup on and looked pretty disgruntled, drinking their piss beers and acting like they really liked the music even though one act really sucked.

end rant.
salome is offline  
Old 05-24-05, 12:53 PM
  #10  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Chicaggy
Posts: 79

Bikes: DeBernardi, Marin

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
That's funny. It was inevitable, too.
soupless is offline  
Old 05-24-05, 12:54 PM
  #11  
plucky russian.
 
salome's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: chicago. southside.
Posts: 1,050
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
salome is offline  
Old 05-24-05, 12:58 PM
  #12  
Patrick Barber
 
weed eater's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 888
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Originally Posted by ostro
im selling my fixie and getting one of these, its the only logical progression after a fixed gear- no gears and so far no plans for a 57cc - https://www.likeabikeusa.com/home.html
as a person soon to be with child, i think that is pretty excellent. Most kids end up pushing themselves around in a plastic "car" powered by walking; as the two sun-bleached "cars" moldering in my downstairs neighbor's backyard demonstrate.

this is not only NOT A CAR but also wooden (not plastic), and pretty. Wonder if you can find them used...I was hoping to find something like this, to fill the years until the tot can handle her own bike.
weed eater is offline  
Old 05-24-05, 01:00 PM
  #13  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Philadelphia, PA.
Posts: 51

Bikes: two melton track bikes (one is a tandem), Fuji Pro road bike, cinelli unica, raleigh pro (modern raleigh)

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Originally Posted by ostro
no gears and so far no plans for a 57cc - https://www.likeabikeusa.com/home.html

two hundred eighty bongo congos for your two year old to scoot around? Maybe I'd spend $280 for an IRO frameset if the tike were 12 or 20 years old...

a bit pricey I'd say... maybe one could appreciate it as sculpture for that kinda of money.

bet it would neat with the light brown Storika saddle on it...

awe... to customize it for the ankle biter... yeah....

msl
MQracing is offline  
Old 05-24-05, 01:00 PM
  #14  
plucky russian.
 
salome's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: chicago. southside.
Posts: 1,050
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Originally Posted by weed eater
as a person soon to be with child, i think that is pretty excellent. Most kids end up pushing themselves around in a plastic "car" powered by walking; as the two sun-bleached "cars" moldering in my downstairs neighbor's backyard demonstrate.

this is not only NOT A CAR but also wooden (not plastic), and pretty. Wonder if you can find them used...I was hoping to find something like this, to fill the years until the tot can handle her own bike.
it does have a fender after all.
salome is offline  
Old 05-24-05, 01:04 PM
  #15  
Patrick Barber
 
weed eater's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 888
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
damn, they are expensive...i'm hoping the afflu-parents in our area will buy them up, and then put 'em on craigslist when they are out grown.

i like the spoked version. And the straight bars--tuff! I guess if you got two, you could rebuild it into some kinda trailer after the kids get too big.
weed eater is offline  
Old 05-24-05, 01:07 PM
  #16  
hang up your boots
 
ostro's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 1,574

Bikes: 84 Pinarello, Trek Liquid 30, Torker CX 24, Gromada Track

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
You could probably build one yourself
__________________
SF Radar 7 day Forecast
ostro is offline  
Old 05-24-05, 01:12 PM
  #17  
Patrick Barber
 
weed eater's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 888
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
you are absolutely correct. and build the future-trailer-compatibility right into it. thanks for rescuing me from consumer-fever.
weed eater is offline  
Old 05-24-05, 01:22 PM
  #18  
(Grouchy)
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 3,643
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time in 1 Post
i'm getting one of those stickers and putting it on my tourer.
OneTinSloth is offline  
Old 05-24-05, 01:24 PM
  #19  
cxmagazine dot com
 
pitboss's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: WI
Posts: 8,269

Bikes: Titus road, Fort CX

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time in 1 Post
William - that is great! Thanks for sharing
pitboss is offline  
Old 05-24-05, 01:26 PM
  #20  
hang up your boots
 
ostro's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 1,574

Bikes: 84 Pinarello, Trek Liquid 30, Torker CX 24, Gromada Track

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Originally Posted by weed eater
you are absolutely correct. and build the future-trailer-compatibility right into it. thanks for rescuing me from consumer-fever.

You could even do it with some style, the body old wooden waterski, the handle bars, some old wooden crutches, the seat/fender, a little more fenegling with wood and the wheels, if you have old wide waterskis and can fashion two wheels to match the body...ok maybe we are trying too hard
__________________
SF Radar 7 day Forecast
ostro is offline  
Old 05-24-05, 07:25 PM
  #21  
cab horn
 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Toronto
Posts: 28,353

Bikes: 1987 Bianchi Campione

Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 42 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 26 Times in 19 Posts
Haha, that owns.
operator is offline  
Old 05-24-05, 07:45 PM
  #22  
I Voted for the Green M&M
 
South Fulcrum's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 509

Bikes: Fixie

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
I too am getting one for my fixie. Is irony still hip?
__________________
Well at least I'm housebroken.
South Fulcrum is offline  
Old 05-24-05, 07:50 PM
  #23  
Guest
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 3,242
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Iwill get one also.. I would really suck for them (even though they will make money) that all the people buying are fixed gear riders.

LOL

S/F<
CEYA!
Ceya is offline  
Old 05-24-05, 08:08 PM
  #24  
...leaving skid marks
 
turd's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: NYC (chinatown, w.vill, morningside)
Posts: 1,014

Bikes: fuji track se ('02) | independent fabrication crown jewel ('04)

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Originally Posted by ostro
im selling my fixie and getting one of these, its the only logical progression after a fixed gear- no gears and so far no plans for a 57cc - https://www.likeabikeusa.com/home.html
another none/fixed gear for the younger set..
https://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2004/d/benny.htm
turd is offline  
Old 05-24-05, 08:10 PM
  #25  
Guest
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 3,242
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Turd,


You got a backup bike? Cool! LOL

CE YA when I get back !!

S/F<
CEYA!
Ceya is offline  


Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.