doofo

i thought the same thing

actually i thought

"this sounds like the crap i used to write when i hadnt done enough research and didnt give a **** about the topic"

there is anarchy but there is also order

there is complexity but there is also simplicity

there is a way to increase word count which sounds alright but there is a lack of overall coherence and comprehensive structure

le car

that was brilliant! what happened to that column?

edit: Ephraim the track bike

Blue Jays

and then he continues with these other pearls of wisdom: Yeah, right, Morgan. He makes true fixie fans look ignorant. That liar isn't going through a fresh set of pads every two weeks and nor is he replacing cassettes/freewheels/cogs/chainrings on an every-other-month basis, either.

nexus6

Those black jeans aren't anywhere near tight enough and where's the toeclips?!?!

caloso

The picture is cut off at the top but I think we can safely assume that the belt is white. Studded, perhaps.

nexus6

You can't see the belt though, because of the black TRACKSTAR hoodie!

I Like Peeing

I wish zen wouldn't have been mentioned at all.

kraftwerk 

Just five years too late. I say they are a bit behind the trend! Way to go NYTimes! Keeping us up to date. World class!
Anyway it is a good read...
well written finely edited no spelling mistakes. C+

endform

Well this fixed gear article does have one thing going for it, at least it is a trend that exists. Perhaps unlike a few trend pieces written by Stephanie Rosenbloom.

nexus6

All said and done.. I thought the slideshow was good.

Placid Casual

Yeah, I picked up the NYT this morning and it said that apparently a lot of young people have been seen walking around certain neighborhoods in New York City sporting shaggy haircuts and listening to music that bears a resemblance to late 70s and early 80s postpunk. Can anybody confirm this?

john campo

Jocko did the best he could under the circumstances. The interactive is really done well by a couple of people in the know. Nice picture of the Shimano product - now can Shimano sponsor my childrens program - or possibly my junior program - or anything at all. Just what was the average profit margin for Shimano last year?

john campo

I live in New York and SoCal both and Hillcrest SD looks just like the lower manhattan. Short haircuts and 70-80's music and all. There were more peirced - dyed hair - messenger bags at opening night SD velodrome watching us in the stands them on any given street on the lowereast side.

TIMES UP!

Morgan knows what's up, so don't bash him for this okay?

It is easier than you think to inflict tremendous amounts of wear in a short time while messengering, especially in bad weather.

eddy merckx

Under precisely what circumstances was he working?

eddy merckx

The first thing I thought when I saw the article was exactly the same - it took the NYT this long to write a fixed-gear trend story?? I figured for sure they'd already run one. They try so hard to be on top of the trends, it's extremely bizarre that they are soooo late on this one. I mean, the Christian Science Monitor and the Los Angeles Times were onto this in 2005 (the LA Times article was far superior to the NY Times, as well). And since then, a slew of papers have written this story. However, it is often said that when the NY Times runs a trend piece, you know that trend is truly over - so maybe our long nightmare is finally coming to an end

Personally, I agree with most folks here who thought the Times story was pretty poor, but enjoyed the interactive part.

visitordesign

actually, there were a few grammatical errors and problems with sentence structure throughout the piece.

Yoshi

If you know Morgan (which I do) you'll know he tends to exaggerate. But his point still stands - messengers are going to wear through parts very quickly, and having a bike that requires fewer parts and less maintenance saves you money.

eddiebrannan

what on earth are you talking about?

Hawk Wheels

I liked the layout in the paper better than the online version.

just sayin..

dutret

because skidding(or alternatively riding much much slower then you could with a brake) is much easier on parts(or more feasible for a messenger) then buying replacement pads every once and a while.

Sorry, it is probably the most disingenuous or moronic argument for brakeless ever.

mrRed

The MAN

Hawk Wheels

I don't think he was arguing. Anyhow, I think he said riding in the rain for two weeks will destroy brake pads.

In my experience working on geared and fixed bikes:

After working in the rain and or snow all day on a geared bike you must clean and adjust your pads cables derailleur, etc.

The fixed gear requires little or no maintenance in comparison.

I got to say after a hard days work I don't want to **** with my bike too much!

evanyc

hey folks! it's sunny outside! maybe you're trapped in work right now, but later you can go ride your bikes! stfu and get stoked!

rodehazard

+1