Originally Posted by
DiabloScott
I call my fixed gear bike a "hipster fixie"... doesn't meet any of the criteria described earlier... it has horizontal forward dropouts, a silver chain, normal rims.... kind of ironic.
Mine's a converted '84 Schwinn LeTour (made in Chicago with CrMo mains and stays). Recycled parts and actual old-school track wheels (Suzue hubs with tubulars) were used, along with front and rear brakes. The bike qualifies for Eroica type events. Not sure if it qualifies as ironic or not - the bike is used in a rural environment, so maybe that's ironic in its own way.