"Getting Fixed" video on Bicycling.com
 

Sorry if this is a repost.

Short video about the growing popularity of fixed gear bikes, shot in L.A.

Better than I was expecting. Anyone care to extract the video file? I've got this media collection...

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man,

who is doing the video editing over at rodale. high school interns?

They also didn't want to pony up for any music rights, using something out of the discount bin at the dollar store.

very weak for a jillion dollar media empire.

yeesh.

vomitron cameo for the win. actual track racer, haha.

sf style this, sucka :P

I should clarify - I was expecting something like public access cable. This is a little better, albeit not by a much.

I actually liked this better than the other 3000 fixed documentaries we've seen on the internet recently. This ones up there with Squid's for me, everyone was well spoken, and generally said something worthwhile.

The girl who had just started riding and immediately bought a fix made me think of something that I toss around a lot. We chastise hipsters for riding bikes (because trends tend to kill good things) but how does that balance out against the fact that more people are riding bikes, something that we're all happy about?</Beating Dead Horse>

Either way I thought it was good

Was it just me or did the audio work make it sound like everyone had a lisp?

--Aaron

it's kinda funny...i just moved to san francisco last april and rode my bmx EVERYWHERE, including up any and all hills encountered on my way to whatever destination. the first weekend i was here, i put over 100 miles on it from riding around checking out apartments. 9 months of riding at least twice a week for 10+ miles round trip. finally i got sick of it and started looking at road bikes and found sheldon brown's little page on fixed gears and it seemed really interesting so i began doing more research until finally testing one and eventually buying my new bike on ebay.

i think the cause can be a good indicator of the difference between something worthy of chastising and something not. for instance that girl said that consumerism was a huge driving force behind her purchase of the bike. in such cases, signs point to her being in it for the short term. but then is that so bad? it's better than her blowing the money on something potentially more damaging to herself or others


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this should be on FUSE or some other chanel like that.

Isn't there a video thread for this stuff?

this video is a prime example of why citizen journalism doesn't work.

I was expecting Bruno to come out with that music and start interviewing people.

How far up the poopenschaft can you stick it before it becomes dangerous?

tight pants while riding your bike, auch auch or nich nich

"The new school of fixie fanatics ride in the same clothes they wear to a Shins concert".

That was vomitron? Awesome. He came off as one of the good guys for sure.

I think this video nailed it to be honest and yes the audio is weird probably their bit rate when they finished it to digital

since everyone seems to hate all the videos posted about fixies I'd love to see some links to videos that people actually like. Most of what I find is the same 5 alley cats with different file names or videos of some dork doing a track stand in different locations.

I liked this video. It surprised me how little the sheer enjoyment of cycling, was mentioned. I mean, that ought to be the whole fscking point, no? The exhilarating freedom, the elegance of movement, the refreshing and rejuvinating action of your muscles....

Don't you meen how cool they look in parking lots?

Sorry about that.

My favorite video at the moment is the Rotafixa SpA ride through Milan. It may be a race, maybe not, it just looks like a few guys riding and having fun in a beautiful city.

I thought this documentary was put together quite well.
They touch on both sides of the subject - Hipster and Messengers.

A wholesome video with no haters.

"People ride fixed gear bicycles because it's simple."

"the ugg boots for someone doesn't want to wear ugg boots"

ugh.

24 posts and I'm the first to say that this made me vomit in my mouth a little?

I <3 Nyc