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04-06-11 | 06:52 PM

#26

Gao Jian

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The end made me cringe. He ate it so hard and still got up.

04-06-11 | 07:35 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by nealjoslyn

I've always thought FGFS was pretty cool, but only to a certain extent. I like the 'tricks' that wouldn't be possible without a fixed gear (fancy skids, keo spins, etc.), but the closer it gets to BMX, the more annoying and awkward it gets.

I think that's the main problem with FGFS. There's a certain lack of imagination. That's what makes Keo so popular and fun to watch, he's creative.

edit: In fact, the Macaframa movie is full of really cool ****. Like when the guy does a keo-esque spin and then wacks his front wheel against a pole to make it bar-spin.

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04-06-11 | 11:33 PM

#28

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Quote:

Originally Posted by hamish5178

+1
Macaframa is full of great fgfs stuff. I couldn't help but remember this FGFS on a penny-farthing:

04-07-11 | 02:21 PM

#29

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oh hell yeah.
that "on bondage" track from the lamarche video was on one of the first punk cd's i ever bought. I got it from BMG back when there were all those CD mail order companies' Buy 1 Get 10 Free deals!

Still have the cd 15-16 years later.

04-07-11 | 04:47 PM

#30

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Squirrelli

Him and Shane(?) post their sweet edits quite often.

This thread may very well be useless because we seem to be quite intolerant about FGFS and no one is ready to be flamed; besides the thick skins like Chancon and Shane(?).

Obligatory lolcat:

Hey someone knows me from my "sweet edits"! Thanks for the recognition man.

here's some recent stuff:

04-07-11 | 04:50 PM

#31

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04-08-11 | 09:50 AM

#32

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Originally Posted by ShaneRidesBikes

I swear you've posted this same thing in about 4 threads. Chill.

04-08-11 | 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by sfreywagg

Who is that? Tried googling it but you can imagine the results I get.

Nevermind, it bugged me all morning but the name popped into my head as I was eating lunch.
X-Ray Spex and the title is Oh Bondage, Up Yours

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04-29-11 | 07:14 AM

#34

markaitch

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how bout another 1 of those "FGFS sweet edits" as Squirrelli put it earlier in this thread?

maybe instead of rushing to trash fg trickin...some of you leader lovers will appreciate this?

05-01-11 | 07:27 PM

#35

Scrodzilla

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Just saw this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI4ayQp_qDQ

05-02-11 | 07:35 AM

#36

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ok...so it ain't fg
but it's some amazing riding, could it be called fs?
to see a helluva flip, stick with it to the end...

05-09-11 | 03:17 PM

#37

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A video I made from my time in San Francisco over the weekend of Red Bull Ride + Style.

Featuring Tom Lamarche, Nasty, Funny, Joe McKeag, Matt Spencer & others.

05-13-11 | 07:01 AM

#38

Scrodzilla

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Hate it or not, I think some of the stuff Chacon pulls off is pretty rad.

05-13-11 | 07:50 PM

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Who's the band/Whats the song on that last one Scrod? Any ideas?

Bueller?

05-14-11 | 08:12 AM

#40

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No idea.

05-19-11 | 02:01 PM

#41

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05-19-11 | 02:17 PM

#42

TejanoTrackie

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^^^ Definitely a lot more acrobatic stunts, especially at the end. This is a lot better. Maybe a bit more of the trials type tricks would be
good.

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05-19-11 | 03:13 PM

#43

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man, the last trick of the vid was super slick...

05-19-11 | 03:31 PM

#44

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Originally Posted by Fantana

man, the last trick of the vid was super slick...

front wheel skid.

FGFS is going somewhere.

05-19-11 | 03:34 PM

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yeah. that was great

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05-23-11 | 06:31 PM

#46

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This video is pretty sick, it's his first time riding fixed

05-31-11 | 03:42 PM

#47

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i like fgfs so it aggravates me when guys always say it can't measure up to bmx trickin. but i have got to admit that this is pretty damned impressive...