Another rant about "cool"
10-27-06 | 01:42 PM
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Another rant about "cool"
I'm not one to normally rant, but my latest ride downtown has pushed me over the edge. I live in Savannah, GA, an absolutely flat city. I've noticed, on pretty much every ride I've taken since the summer ended, many people I've never seen before coasting around on the usual array of ebay track frames.. the most recent one riding the wrong way around a square on his Motobecane flipped to freewheel with only a rear brake, and nearly slamming into me head on whilst attempting to say "hi." Later I spotted another riding multiple blocks down the sidewalk in the middle of downtown. Why don't these kids just pick up a road bike at Salvation Army for a few bucks and ditch the derailleurs? I guess I understand the idea of enjoying the clean simplicity of a track bike, but why not leave it fixed? Especially in a city where the biggest climb there is to make is not much more than a speed bump. Don't get me wrong here, there's nothing wrong with a singlespeed bike.. I guess I'm just growing more and more tired of track bikes becoming "cool." I just hope they learn how to ride them.
10-27-06 | 01:58 PM
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I just dread that day I plow into one head-on when they're riding the wrong way. It used to just be the dolts on stolen mountain bikes that did this. Whatevs.
10-27-06 | 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by bsmith
I just dread that day I plow into one head-on when they're riding the wrong way. It used to just be the dolts on stolen mountain bikes that did this. Whatevs.
10-27-06 | 02:20 PM
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10-27-06 | 02:43 PM
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10-27-06 | 03:09 PM
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just found this exclusive photo of bsmith rollin' on his fixie in savannah.
10-28-06 | 12:25 PM
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Bikes: Old-ass gearie hardtail MTB, fix-converted Centurion LeMans commuter, SS hardtail monster MTB
Originally Posted by sloppy robot
#6 would never complain about what bikes people are riding, you know that
In the village.
What do you want from me?!
Information.
Whose side are you on?
That would be telling. We want information. Information. Information.
You won't get it.
By hook or by crook, we will.
Who are you?
The new Number 2.
Who is number one?
You are Number 6.
I am not a number! I am a free man!
Ha ha ha ha!
10-28-06 | 01:12 PM
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Bikes: Makino (have the parts; not yet built), EAI Barekuckle, Unknown Japanese fixed conversion, Centurion Dave Scott Ironman road bike (frame), Secret project bike, 2007 Trek Madone 5.2, Cannondale Caad3 mountain bike
Somebody call Don. Maybe we can commission him to build a bridge for this guy.
10-28-06 | 03:45 PM
#23
Originally Posted by bsmith
I'm not one to normally rant, but my latest ride downtown has pushed me over the edge. I live in Savannah, GA, an absolutely flat city.
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10-28-06 | 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by steveadelphia
what i can't get over is that people actually LIVE in the south... let alone ride conversions.
"South" is a broad term, I LOVE large portions of the southern US... and conversions are cheap