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Old 05-15-09, 09:02 AM
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All I know is I feel a whole lot less cool for riding a fixie now.

I think I'm gonna glue a helmet 'hawk on my Bellistic to get back ahead of the curve!
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Well, if Big Pete does it...
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Attack of the Show featured Cobra Commander in daisy duke cutoffs straddling a fixed gear yesterday
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that show's been dead to me since leo laporte left.
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theres one in a state farm insurance commercial; the guy is walking his bike across the street on a pedestrian crosswalk. laltely i ahve been seeing a lot of fixed gears on t.v., and when the show/movie/commercial is based in new york there is a 99% chance youll see one
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at american eagle, there was a tarcked out fixed on the picture behind the counter.
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Originally Posted by oeuf
What the #@$% is "send" paper?

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There was a whole section in Complex magazine, a couple months ago, showcasing some clothes but shown on actual fixed gear and bmx owners with their bikes.
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Old 06-17-09, 09:51 AM
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if i recall, that complex article had a dude holding onto a yellow sports car while crossing a bridge and you could clearly see the derailleur. idiots.
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Originally Posted by mickey_
Most likely one of the designers'/programmers' bikes. One of the few things I learned in my semester as a computer science major is how much fun it is to slip easter eggs like that into your code.
And how exactly do you just slip a 3D model which is part of a game environment into your code. I'd have thought the artists might have had a say in that.

I also nominate that bike for the jackass thread if it hasn't been already.
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fashion?

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the main character in the ps3 game, Infamous, is a supposedly a bike messenger and there are unusable fixies spotted throughout the game
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Originally Posted by djeucalyptus
fashion?

yea you keep riding that bike with your shoes untied and laces dangling everywhere.
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Originally Posted by dudezor


And how exactly do you just slip a 3D model which is part of a game environment into your code. I'd have thought the artists might have had a say in that.

I also nominate that bike for the jackass thread if it hasn't been already.
if someone told me 'hey we need a high quality model of a bike to use as a backround object'

i would certainly model my exact bike and put it in there.

so points on your effort to embarrass that guy for speaking loosely, or for his confusion of who the creator of said bike may be.
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Originally Posted by Understanding
that show's been dead to me since leo laporte left.
That shows been dead to me since Screensavers.
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Old 06-17-09, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by iwegian
at american eagle, there was a tarcked out fixed on the picture behind the counter.


i saw this as well. my friend determined i was gay because i noticed the bike before the hot girl
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During Apple's WWDC presentation, they had a guy on a fixed gear w/ a messenger bag talking about the gears iPhone app. Don't have a screencap offhand =/
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Originally Posted by machine
i saw this as well. my friend determined i was gay because i noticed the bike before the hot girl
so did i. i think something is wrong with me? or is that a good thing?
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oh yea i saw that on trackosaurus. what a travesty.

"FIXIES" and "Coffee Shop" and the worst looking build i have ever seen.

dude, ur gettin a dell.
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Originally Posted by oneangrytoast
dude, ur gettin a dell.
Lmao ...

BTW, OAT, the AMI is this weekend.

Whoa that's a lot of 3-letter acronyms.
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Originally Posted by iwegian
so did i. i think something is wrong with me? or is that a good thing?
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i saw this as well. my friend determined i was gay because i noticed the bike before the hot girl
If there's anything wrong with you it's that you were in the american eagle store ;\
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Old 06-18-09, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by devilshaircut
Lmao ...

BTW, OAT, the AMI is this weekend.

Whoa that's a lot of 3-letter acronyms.
i know, a few of my compatriots will be heading up there. i dont know that ill make it though. we have our anniversary weekend coming up and were taking a weekend on the gulf coast. its really hard to travel with the dog and im just getting over a pretty nasty flu type illness. hopefully my boys represent in polo. FTL! (theres one more for ya)
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Fort Lauderdale, is it? Someone asked about your crew today in the mailing group. I'll let everyone know you guys have a crew coming up. We knew some people from Pensacola where intending to come, but no one was sure if people from your city were coming or not.
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yep. ft. liquordale. two teams, one mens one ladies.
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