rlh184

Can anyone give some insight on the whole "I'm too cool for you" fixie attitude here in New York. I commute to work about 4 times a week down the West Side bike path and everytime I see another rider on a fix they seem to give off a "what the ***** are you looking at?" vibe (except the chick in a dress riding the Pista . Is it cause I have a water bottle and a front brake on my bike? Is it cause I wear a regular back pack and not a Chrome bag? All I'm doing is riding a freaking bike. One guy even blatantly mocked me for resting my hands on the outer parts of my bars. Screw you by the way, *******!!!

All I'm doing is riding a bike. I didn't realize that there were certain rules I had to abide by.

Sorry for the rant but can someone please explain this to me.

Best,
rlh

beatifik

oh my god. who cares?

jim-bob

I didn't want to have to tell you this in a public forum, but it's your odor.

You stink. Sorry to be the one to have to say it.

drulu

i ride down the west side to work during the week also. i usually never see any other fixed riders. but this may be because i'm usually not paying any attention to anyone else. but if i do see you riding around i'll be sure to smile and nod. i'm the guy on the markV. and i hope i see this woman w/ the pista also!

noumena9

i ride the west side path every day. i see a lot of fixed riders. i have a brake and a bottle too. never once got attitude. either you're too sensitive or you're full of crap, is what I think.

jamisonjamison

if you took a helicopter instead, then you could do all the sneering at all those idiots below.

cphfxt

and dont get the chrome either.. youll just look like a fetchrider and that will only give you more frowning and such..
but come- on greet the riders you see and if they dont salute you back.. who cares. you might pass someone down the block who is really sweet..

fixedfiend

must be you because every fixed rider I encounter has nothing but love.

cphfxt

and bags full of it

flexo

i get some 'tude from other fixies on the west side. some people are all up in their own a**es and i ignore them. some are nice, and i smile back. its just how it is

eMwolB

I don't believe it's a "i'm too cool attitude" you're observing...I just think that other riders just don't give a $#1+ ! I hope you're not expecting them to jump off their bikes and give you hugs just cause you're riding a fixie. I felt the same way when I recently started riding a fix - I thought that other fixie riders would acknowledge what I'm riding - then I thought about it and compared it to other bikes - I never expect any acknoledgement when I'm riding my road bike or mountain bike - why should a fix be any different?
Just ride and don't worry about other people's attitudes - hug yourself ! : )

Lucky-Charms

I second the helicopter comments, I'm posting from mine right now while orbiting the moon, sneering at all you silly ass bike riders.

drulu

this whole attitude thing is interesting. what exactly is the kind of reaction you're getting? are these other fixie riders literally spitting on you or laughing and pointing? this isn't the first time people have complained of the attitude people get from other riders and i'm wondering what exactly these other riders are doing. i'mjust hoping i'm not one of these riders giving off the 'tude unknowingly.

sashae

If you have to ask, you're probably doing it.

-s

drulu

d'oh!

wangster

it gets annoying if you have to say hi to every fixie you see on the street seeing as how hundreds seem to pop outta nowhere everyday. I'll acknowledge riders, fixed or not at a light and sometimes in passing, only if they look cool, but other than that, it's just too much head nodding for me.

Jose R

Define "cool" please...

I just want to be ready if you approach me at a stop light.

EnLaCalle

Is that like when we were stopped at that light yesterday right before the Fulton Mall? I said "hi, what's up dude" because I've seen you around and talked with you a little bit at numerous events, and all you gave me was bland "hey" and didn't look at me anymore after that. Then you hammered off when the light changed and nearly hit two different pedestrians crossing the street in the span of twenty feet.

Bad morning, or did you just not recognize me? Maybe it's cuz I was riding a Pista, and that takes away my street cred, right?

See, OP. Sometimes even people that have met you before have a bad attitude toward you. I was kind of amused by it though. I only have negative feelings towards the people that ride really slow and swerve to and fro across the path, the roller bladers, and sometimes people who don't wear helmets. Other than that, I love cyclists!!!

evanyc

f'n rollerbladers! i hate those people

fixedfiend

fruitbooters

thesweaterkid

there are definitely people in Philly that are "too cool"....**** them. thinking you are cooler than someone cause you ride a bike is lame. you should just accept the fact that those people are lame and are prolly huge dorks.

that being said i try to nod at all bike riders. it's kinda like when motorcyclists wave at another motorcyclist even if they don't know them. if i get no reaction...i just assume they didn't see me.

Jose R

No f**kin' way... He didn't.

Ha!

Ok, so what's worse, you being ignored by wangster at a light in Brooklyn or my being called a "squid" by TimArchy (aka, elitist hipster from the south)?

eMwolB

I rarely get waves back from Bimmer riders...however I have no problem sleeping at night because of this.

thesweaterkid

yeah like i said...it's not a big deal

brokenrobot

Maybe your fauxhawk isn't high enough. Or the frame on your sunglasses isn't thick enough, or isn't white. Or your t-shirt isn't tight enough, or has the logo of the wrong state fair on it. Or your jeans are the wrong brand, or you're not showing enough crack. Could be anything! A lot of fixie riders in this town are Williamsburg (or LES) hipster trash; if you're not ironically trailer enough - and in exactly the right way - they'll never acknowledge you.