Originally Posted by
TroN0074
So I have been commuting to work for few months now and I have been also riding my bike for recreation. Pretty much everybody who knows me is aware I enjoy learning about technology and electronics.
So recently a guy approached me to let me know he could turn my bicycle into a fix gear if I wanted to, he told me a fix gear bicycle is the kind of bike a hard core Linux user will ride. That made me smile because yeah I find Linux very interesting but what does have anything to do with riding a bike?
Have you guys ever been stereotyped for riding your bike? whats your experience with this?
I don't really like to indulge categories or stereotypes, despite how strongly we're wired to do so.
That said, I can see the guy's point: both Linux and fixed-gears are for the real enthusiasts. People who like to tinker, and for whom normal operating systems and bikes aren't enough.
