gregg

Someone called for pistaboy, I am calling for IROkid and pistaboy. (pistaboy[dot]).

Bring on ye BFFG gimmick accounts.

dustinlikewhat

Surlyoldfart

All you young whippersnappers whizzing around on yer shiny chrome track bikes think you own the streets!!!

Why when I was your age we didn't even HAVE cars we had to dodge horse drawn carriages to get OUR kicks! And another thing just because you're young and physically fit you think you're so "cool". You don't have any RESPONSIBILITY! If you manage to survive long enough to have kids of your own I hope they are as irresponsible as YOU! THEN you'll understand!

teiaperigosa

although i think the issue has been hashed out sufficiently (whether or not to any resolve)....

you said...
the sequence of your sentences implied that the OP should have let him know that he was a rational and sensible person, and not just a ss/fixie guy who gets cheap thrills (implying...without rational and sensible actions)

I don't agree the composure of your post, however, I will say this...
while fixed riders certainly aren't out there getting cheap thrills dodging cars, fixed riders are easily more adept at moving through traffic without having to stop and/or be scared of the traffic and are probably safer riders because they/we learn to become a part of and make their way through it

also...I'd go as far as to say that in general, peronalities inclined toward fixed gear, and especially breakless, are prob more street smart, and street-aware than normal roadies...period

dustinlikewhat

I aim for cars.

sometimes I ride with my eye's closed.

I don't have a lock ring.

I don't shower.

The Clash is the only band that matters.

I have a light on my bike, but it's shining on me so that people can see how cool I am.

ALL of those statements are true.

crushkilldstroy

alright, we've already got dustin making this thread awesome.

now where's shants?

Brian

I suggest you go read East of Eden, by John Steinbeck. This is one of those situations where one word makes the difference.

Your quote: "a rational and sensible person, and not just a ss/fixie guy who gets cheap thrills".

My original comment: "he may think you're one of those ss/fixie guys getting cheap thrills dodging cars".

I hope you can make out the subtle distinction.

As for your comments about skills, I've never known the bike to make the rider. You seem to be implying that a fixed gear with no brakes makes a rider better. Of course, I suppose that could just be a matter of one person's interpretation.

No_Minkah

no, he said that the people who are inclined to ride fixies are also probably more street smart and adept at riding in traffic. Which I agree with.

If you can't 'grab a handful of brake' to stop but rather have to pitch your whole body (more or less) into the act, you're going to be anticipating the moment more every time.

"peronalities inclined toward fixed gear, and especially breakless, are prob more street smart, and street-aware than normal roadies"

msneeri2@hotmai

is he the front half or the back half? cause before i can take a side i would need that information.

Brian

What is the relevance of your inquiry?

msneeri2@hotmai

i wanna know whether you steer

dommer

he didnt asnwer... hes the back half

Brian

I steer. And brake and shift too. My wife is the co-pilot.

Matthew A Brown

Two colored text means you lose, man.


Sorry, I don't make the rules...

Brian

There is no winner here, as it is not a contest. I had to put my sig in a different colour to avoid confusing people. And yet, even today, someone responded as though it was part of my post.

teiaperigosa

I suggest you go do some kind of reading for yourself...any kind...relitify yourself

while individual words can certainly make the difference in the meaning of a sentence, thought, idea, whatever,...your choice to distinguish the fact that you said "one of those" does not void you of responsibilities of the implied reasoning in the sequencing of the phrases in your statement (which was of the most imporance in what you said)

in fact, it is eaaaasily arguable that your use of the phrase "one of those" at least hints as a direct stereotype of ALL fixed gear riders...just as "those people", "you people", and the likes have been traditional stereotyped phrases in our english language

oh..and the bike doesn't make the rider, the rider makes the bike (at least in this forum )...
and...yes...different bikes cause you to ride differently... I power up hills, where if I had a whiny cycle, I might gear down... I ride through turns and have much better maneuvering control, because the precision nature of my speed control provides it

koyman

Wowza. I shrr am sad I missed this one.

Revit

what a great thread to read right before my finals.

sure learning a lot from these new faces

ImOnCrank

Man things can't get much worse for me, sometimes I'd rather die.

Momentum

That's cos you don't have a wife and kids. I suggest you go and dodge cars til one of them does you a favour and ends your miserable existance.

That's the thing with us FG/SS guys: we are all nihilists - we believe in nothing

Matthew A Brown

Ja! And then we cut off your Thompson!

Matthew A Brown

Thread becomes much better if you read Expat as Walter.

chipcom 

One word - horsepucky.

teiaperigosa

your location doesn't give you any vantage point nor authority in matter such as this

Matthew A Brown

Yeah, I'm with CC on this... the paragraph ahead of this had good points, but sweeping stereotypes is what started this whole cluster****.