I just dont get it
04-29-07, 07:07 PM
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I just dont get it
Why why why would you want a single speed? I understand its advantages as a trainer but beyond that I just dont get it! You all stike me as being a tad nuts. Give me more gears more more more!
04-29-07, 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by telos469
You all st[r]ike me as being a tad nuts.
04-29-07, 07:12 PM
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cause ginsberg ghandi and daniel boone all rode them....*that might not be true
04-29-07, 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by calculus
cause ginsberg ghandi and daniel boone all rode them....*that might not be true
04-29-07, 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by telos469
Why why why would you want a single speed? I understand its advantages as a trainer but beyond that I just dont get it! You all stike me as being a tad nuts. Give me more gears more more more!
i mean you are right about it. and to think i stopped taking my anti depressants just to ride a bike with one gear.
i mean thats cool, check that out, put a peanut in your mouth and call it macaroni.
04-29-07, 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by telos469
Why why why would you want a single speed? I understand its advantages as a trainer but beyond that I just dont get it! You all stike me as being a tad nuts. Give me more gears more more more!
04-29-07, 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by telos469
Why why why would you want a single speed? I understand its advantages as a trainer but beyond that I just dont get it! You all stike me as being a tad nuts. Give me more gears more more more!
Unstoppable! The Fixie Fixation Explained - https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/29/ny...ty/29gear.html
Here is an small excerpt -
Many fixed-gear adherents contend that their bikes are the ultimate and all others are pretenders. And these fixed-gear zealots are a growing presence on the streets of New York. Perceived by some as nuisances, or as troublesome, anarchist Dumpster-diving punks who happen to ride bikes, they are occasionally reviled, but they are also the subject of curiosity and interest. Just as die-hard skateboarders 15 years ago stood on the cusp of providing a new lifestyle, so the fixed-gear bike culture could be the tip of something that nobody can accurately predict but something that is huge.
Lots of the article is about the use of Fixies as commuter bikes.
NOW, you can worship us!!!
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04-29-07, 10:23 PM
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Singlespeed = The other side of my track wheel utilized when I'm doing a 2 hour leisure ride in the metroparks
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