Holy moly fixed gears are really picking up!
06-06-05, 12:14 PM
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Holy moly fixed gears are really picking up!
I see a new fixed gear almost every day now. Today I saw two, including, for the first time, a girl on a fixie.
I remember last year I could count on one hand how many fixed riders were in the area.
I guess this is good news, although now I feel somewhat less elite.
Huzzah. Popularity is on the rise. At least, in Ann Arbor it is.
I remember last year I could count on one hand how many fixed riders were in the area.
I guess this is good news, although now I feel somewhat less elite.
Huzzah. Popularity is on the rise. At least, in Ann Arbor it is.
06-06-05, 12:22 PM
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I know one guy who lives at the Trumbullplex that rides a conversion and the other day I saw some guy on an 05 Pista down the street from my house.
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Also - I would expect Ann Arbor to have a slightly higher population of fixed riders than the rest of SE Michigan. It's really the only city that is bike friendly and bike-able.
Over the last 2-3 years I've noticed a few more people from Michigan (mainly east lansing) riding fixed. it's taken a while for it to catch on here.
Over the last 2-3 years I've noticed a few more people from Michigan (mainly east lansing) riding fixed. it's taken a while for it to catch on here.
06-06-05, 12:28 PM
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There's also the velodrome in Rochester at Bloomer Park. https://www.velodromeatbloomerpark.com/
06-06-05, 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by 48x16
I know one guy who lives at the Trumbullplex that rides a conversion and the other day I saw some guy on an 05 Pista down the street from my house.
whoa...
06-06-05, 12:50 PM
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Of course it is. Someone actually owns the house. It's not just a squatter or rental house. They do a few shows here and there but mostly community activism to help out Detroit.
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Yay for girls on fixies! I can't wait to see another girl on a fixie here in Pittsburgh.
(I knew of one, but I only saw her once and I haven't seen or heard of her since.)
(I knew of one, but I only saw her once and I haven't seen or heard of her since.)
06-06-05, 02:21 PM
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I just took a class at the velodrome out here, and while I'm not gonna start riding around Seattle's hills with a fixed gear I am definitely going to be back on the track!
There were about 30 folks in the class, including 5 or 6 women.
Just not sure where I'm gonna put that extra bike in the garage when I buck up and get one.
There were about 30 folks in the class, including 5 or 6 women.
Just not sure where I'm gonna put that extra bike in the garage when I buck up and get one.
06-06-05, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by 48x16
Also - I would expect Ann Arbor to have a slightly higher population of fixed riders than the rest of SE Michigan. It's really the only city that is bike friendly and bike-able.
Over the last 2-3 years I've noticed a few more people from Michigan (mainly east lansing) riding fixed. it's taken a while for it to catch on here.
Over the last 2-3 years I've noticed a few more people from Michigan (mainly east lansing) riding fixed. it's taken a while for it to catch on here.
06-06-05, 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by emilymildew
Yay for girls on fixies! I can't wait to see another girl on a fixie here in Pittsburgh.
(I knew of one, but I only saw her once and I haven't seen or heard of her since.)
(I knew of one, but I only saw her once and I haven't seen or heard of her since.)
06-06-05, 04:45 PM
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Despite my best efforts to look hip on my fixie, I have yet to see another one around quebec. Oh well, more weird looks for ET 
06-06-05, 04:56 PM
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I finally saw my first non-BMX fixie last night. I live in Chattanooga, which is very hilly. I ran into the guy at a stoplight, and he completely SMOKED me!
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06-06-05, 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by krispistoferson
I finally saw my first non-BMX fixie last night. I live in Chattanooga, which is very hilly. I ran into the guy at a stoplight, and he completely SMOKED me!
06-06-05, 07:56 PM
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there are sooo many fixies here in pdx. which is cool. i guess i'm still fairly new (only been fixed for about 2 years now) but with all the REAL newbies around i feel like an old hand.
06-06-05, 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by arcellus
there are sooo many fixies here in pdx. which is cool. i guess i'm still fairly new (only been fixed for about 2 years now) but with all the REAL newbies around i feel like an old hand.
06-06-05, 08:09 PM
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i'm far from the only girl on a fixed out here- there's lots of those... but i'm definitely the only one on a purple bike with lime green lollipop colored bars... and i have a sneaking suspicion it's a theft deterrent.
06-06-05, 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by hoist_that_rag
and i have a sneaking suspicion it's a theft deterrent.
yeah I know all about theft deterrent.....
06-06-05, 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by cicadashell
ann arbor checking in. i see a few around town, a mixture of track bikes and "art school bikes" (a tip of the hatlo hat to whomever coined that phrase). this season i haven't seen any track bikes along huron river drive - of course i have only myself to blame for my white bike's conspicuous absence from that venue. but if it's at all trendy, you can be sure to see it here eventually...
oh, hey hey, are you the one with the IRO? I met you once or twice i think fall semester. i'm the guy with the road conversion wrapped in electrical tape.
her name is tapeworm
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This brings a thought to mind... how many of those new riders are influenced by BikeForums either directly or indirectly (by a friend who's on BF).
How many lurkers are out there? Come on, don't be shy.
How many lurkers are out there? Come on, don't be shy.
06-06-05, 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by talipdx
influenced in what manner?
06-06-05, 11:30 PM
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ahhhh I just did it cause the bike messengers had all the hawt girls......
06-07-05, 07:03 AM
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Originally Posted by rwan
oh, hey hey, are you the one with the IRO? I met you once or twice i think fall semester. i'm the guy with the road conversion wrapped in electrical tape.
her name is tapeworm
her name is tapeworm
