When will fixies become contraband?
07-26-09, 12:40 PM
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When will fixies become contraband?
think about this- everyone who rides a bike is fighting the oil companies (you don't buy gas). Fixies are the coolest bikes and regular ppl don't really understand them and we know ignorance leads to fear, and then fear leads to persectuion. so maybe fixies will become illegal becuase they represent a threat to the bush's oil cronies and are like the ultimate counter-culture weappon. will you still ride your fixie when it's illegal? or are you a poser? i'm calling you out!
07-26-09, 12:43 PM
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now i've seen some dumb threads in my time here, but this is up near the top.
07-26-09, 12:49 PM
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*facepalm*
07-26-09, 03:03 PM
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think about this- everyone who rides a bike is fighting the oil companies (you don't buy gas). Fixies are the coolest bikes and regular ppl don't really understand them and we know ignorance leads to fear, and then fear leads to persectuion. so maybe fixies will become illegal becuase they represent a threat to the bush's oil cronies and are like the ultimate counter-culture weappon. will you still ride your fixie when it's illegal? or are you a poser? i'm calling you out!
07-26-09, 05:39 PM
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Wait.... "Counter-Culture"**********
Dude, you can buy a fixie from Trek, SE Racing, Rocky Mountain, BIKES-F##KING-DIRECT... The "counter-culture" is dead. Time to move on to collecting My Little Ponies or whatever the new fad for 'hipsters' will be.
Dude, you can buy a fixie from Trek, SE Racing, Rocky Mountain, BIKES-F##KING-DIRECT... The "counter-culture" is dead. Time to move on to collecting My Little Ponies or whatever the new fad for 'hipsters' will be.
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It must be some variation of PTSD, where young suburban kids that survived the last 8 years think GWB is still hiding in their closet at night.
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think about this- everyone who rides a bike is fighting the oil companies (you don't buy gas). Fixies are the coolest bikes and regular ppl don't really understand them and we know ignorance leads to fear, and then fear leads to persectuion. so maybe fixies will become illegal becuase they represent a threat to the bush's oil cronies and are like the ultimate counter-culture weappon. will you still ride your fixie when it's illegal? or are you a poser? i'm calling you out!
07-26-09, 07:54 PM
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07-26-09, 08:12 PM
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You gonna eat that?
Methinks someone has been reading too much post-apocalyptic sci-fi.
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