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Fixed Gear is officially no longer cool. Wall Street Journal had an article on Fixed Gear on the front of today's Weekend Edition. Now way too mainstream to be cool.
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Haven't you heard? Mixte three speeds are the new fixed gear. With pink Phil's of course.
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Speaking of wall street journal types, everytime when I ride to work on the bike path there is some dude on a segue.
Is it okay to clothes line him as I ride by?
Is it okay to clothes line him as I ride by?
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If you ride (or walk with) a fixed gear to be cool, then you might be one of those mystical "hipster" creatures that gets talked about often here.
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Dude, it won't be dead until Ashton Kutcher gets a fixie. He can single handedly drive any trend into the ground.


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walking with a fixed gear means always taking steps of the same size, and never stopping immediately or making sharp turns without hopping up and down, and never EVER wearing roller skates.
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hey man that dude from saved by the bell is already riding fixedOriginally Posted by carleton
Dude, it won't be dead until Ashton Kutcher gets a fixie. He can single handedly drive any trend into the ground.
King Among Runaways
Your bike shop is selling them?
I think that would be enough for me to write a shop off.
(Is that how you spell it? Segway? Not "sugue" as in "making a transition")
I think that would be enough for me to write a shop off.
(Is that how you spell it? Segway? Not "sugue" as in "making a transition")
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Yeah, but it gives you such a zen-like feeling of connection between you and the pavement, man. I'm thinking about walking my fixie barefoot too. Shoes are the ****ing worst. Originally Posted by genericbikedude
walking with a fixed gear means always taking steps of the same size, and never stopping immediately or making sharp turns without hopping up and down, and never EVER wearing roller skates.
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edant (by the way, it IS Segway, and the correct spelling of the word related to transition, is segue, not sugue) /pedantKing Among Runaways
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edant (by the way, it IS Segway, and the correct spelling of the word related to transition, is segue, not sugue) /pedant
Ah, yes.Originally Posted by Sammyboy
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edant (by the way, it IS Segway, and the correct spelling of the word related to transition, is segue, not sugue) /pedant
That 2nd time was a typo.
I got it right the first time.
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yo! i rock a fanny pack! don't you dare compare it to a segway! fanny packs are the new apathy.Originally Posted by j-lie
My lbs started selling segways. soooo f*ing lame. They're gonna be the new fanny pack.
edit: i also saw THE KING walking his ride up the williamsburg bridge the other day. sometimes ya just gotta stroll.
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Is there an advantage to wearing those shants vs. wearing shorts? I know the reason why you would not wear pants, but am not informed enough to know why one would not just wear shorts. And for the record, I ask in earnest.
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ugly knees.Originally Posted by acavengo
Is there an advantage to wearing those shants vs. wearing shorts? I know the reason why you would not wear pants, but am not informed enough to know why one would not just wear shorts. And for the record, I ask in earnest.
seriously though. shants are a bit warmer than shorts. they are for spring and fall. shorts are for summer.
my shants (the chrome ones) also have built in padding, awesome pockets, and are comfy as ****. plus they are tough as hell.
so yeah, i wear shants and rock a fanny pack.


