Originally Posted by
Darth Lefty
Tom, time to watch Premium Rush again, where the first-act rival has a road bike with a shifter, the nerve
You assume I've seen it? I'm not even sure I had heard of it. But now that I've seen the trailer, I must see it. I can't do stunts. I can almost do a track stand. In a way I'm sad fixies have gone out of style. I guess they'll come back. But it does engender bad behavior. Just in the last two days I did a few things a wise person wouldn't do. What am I doing this for, I'm 64 years old! But it's such a nice feeling. My flat handlebars are pretty narrow, and I'm going through narrow spaces while drivers wait at the light. Also, my cranks are 155 mm long, allowing me to spin fast. It feels weird at first, but I got used to it.
Nice scenery in the trailer. It captures Manhattan pretty well. Some of the stunts are Hollywood in flavor though.
Originally Posted by
HardyWeinberg
Nothing like the first rainy day in I can't remember how many months to get a flat tire. But, it beats driving, and the rain washed the tire-changing grime off my hands by the time I got to work.
Like that bumper sticker: a bad day fishing is better than a good day at work. So fixing a flat in the rain is better than commuting by car. I'm not planning to buy a car in the foreseeable future. I searched for jobs that don't require one. I have my bike, and we have subways here.