Or amybe he actually meant someone was going to jump over a shark on a IRO. Hey if The Fonze did it it's got to be cool!

With true hipsters, when something gets really popular, that means it shouldn't be popular anymore. This is the hipster way.

I soooo almost posted that strip a few weeks ago. This close.

I have 59 years of life and I love my Pista.
I presently commute 26 miles round trip and consider my ride to work and back the best part of my day.
I have not ridden any other makes of fixed gear bikes and so I can't compare them.
But how could it get any better?

well, this is true, and that was what I meant.


But you could also say the all chrome model with the chrome seat was jumping the shark. In the original sense. I'd say that's totally proper origional-definition use of the term.

Anyway, semantics. The fact is that while all the cool kids got them a few years ago, you might suffer some ridicule from them for doing the same.

prediction: It's gonna happen with IRO. it's already begun to happen with those deep Vs.

yo i jumped a shark wearing a chrome jacket with the Fonz's face in rhinestones on the back

the hipsters flocked

but yeah, i dont know that i'd go with this "SE"

what is the SE anyway? edit-nevermind

and I want to clarify. IRO, company and bikes are still going to be great and great value, deep Vs are still going to be, well, as good as they ever were. Just I won't be seeing 8 colors of DeepV in my LBS, and I don't think people are going to be gaga about each new IRO frame or fork like they are now.

What'll do it for IRO? A lugged bike? straight bladed forks? oh wait, cancel that. I got it - compact geometry! that'll be the end of them. I'm surprised they survived the mia!

hey, anyone know how the MIA is doing? I wonder what the non fixie IRO crowd is like?

I've heard good things about it. The only complaints are that it runs a little small, and the disc brakes aren't the best. Otherwise its a solid machine.