Originally Posted by gonesh9
just curious... not that it matters though.
a background on me:
only a few years ago i was a strict mountain biker. then i bought a touring bike and started commuting to work every day. i fell in love with the bicycle. about 6 months ago i got a beater fixie off e-bay, and got hooked. about 2 months ago i got a surly cross check with flip-flip hub and am completely infatuated. i really only ride the fixed side, and even though i have brakes i never use them.
some more info that might be of use:
~i am an avid beer drinker... being from the nw, i've always had a thing for good micro beers. i still drink them, but find myself ordering pbr occasionally. i'm not sure what's happening here.
~i'm vegan, but have been for 8 years, so i don't think i did it for fixie style reasons.
~my music of choice has mostly become various indie rock bands, and a few odd klezmer or gypsy punk bands. before my fixie-hood, i mostly listened to reggae, psyche, and jazz.
~i have gone from using velcro ankle straps to rolling my right pant leg up.
i'm just confused about all this, as i admit that what i am attracted to is partly the style, but it's mostly about the ride. i don't think i can go back to geared bikes for very many miles. i still do ride my mountain bike and love the singletrack, but it's not the same as it used to be. i still listen to reggae, but would rather put on some boards of canada or something....
...yeah but i'm not sure if that's true. i was at the ups office right after 5:00 the other day and there were a bunch of messengers there dropping off packages. they all looked at me like, "what do you think you're doing, riding a fixie?"
not that i'm dissing them, i'm just curious what's up. the way i see it is like wangster, as long as you're riding your bike, it's all good.
maybe they're the ones trying too hard?
thanks that makes me feel all fuzzy inside.
good point bringing up pretentious philosophical literature. i'm heavy into the beats and such: ginsburg, kerouac, cassady, dostoevski, chomsky, etc.
more fixie poser points for me!
i don't remember what kind of beer that was in the picture.