Dear lord
05-14-09 | 02:32 PM
#127
Commuter
Joined: May 2008
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Isn't saying you shouldn't use a track bike for tricks the same as saying you shouldn't use track bikes on the road? Either application is beyond the original intended usage of lapping the Velodrome.
That's why we're all in the SS&FG forum rather than the Track forum...
That's why we're all in the SS&FG forum rather than the Track forum...
05-14-09 | 02:57 PM
#128
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2008
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From: Brooklyn finally.
Bikes: Bianchi San Jose, fixed
Isn't saying you shouldn't use a track bike for tricks the same as saying you shouldn't use track bikes on the road? Either application is beyond the original intended usage of lapping the Velodrome.
That's why we're all in the SS&FG forum rather than the Track forum...
That's why we're all in the SS&FG forum rather than the Track forum...
05-14-09 | 03:24 PM
#129
Live without dead time
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 2,136
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From: Toronto
What I don't understand is how people can actually care about this debate. Tricks on fixed gear bikes look stupid to me, but what difference does that make to anyone else? To car drivers anyone on a bike looks stupid, does that bother any of us?
Why should anyone give a **** what anyone else thinks about how they ride their bike? I have friends who get together on tuesdays and practice tricks on their fixed gear bikes. What do I give a **** what they do, it's their bike.
Why should anyone give a **** what anyone else thinks about how they ride their bike? I have friends who get together on tuesdays and practice tricks on their fixed gear bikes. What do I give a **** what they do, it's their bike.
05-19-09 | 05:30 PM
#130
Recovering mentalist
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 2,810
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From: On the Edge
Bikes: Too many
It's skateboard tricks applied to bicycles. Rather boring to me, but it's not hurting anyone ... unless they fall off that is. My paternal grandfather was a fixed-gear circus trick cyclist before there were "fixies."
The pirated soundtrack is cool. That's a lot of credits for such a short film though, huh?
The pirated soundtrack is cool. That's a lot of credits for such a short film though, huh?
05-19-09 | 05:36 PM
#131
Fresh Garbage
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 13,190
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From: Los Angeles
Bikes: N+1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVBnLgdOH9U&yt
This kind of crap makes me want to throw my fixed gear away. Why not just go ride your bmx bikes?
This kind of crap makes me want to throw my fixed gear away. Why not just go ride your bmx bikes?
05-19-09 | 05:49 PM
#133
FNG
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 2,313
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From: Toronto, ON
Bikes: 2008 IRO Angus, 2008 Jamis Exile 29er
What I don't understand is how people can actually care about this debate. Tricks on fixed gear bikes look stupid to me, but what difference does that make to anyone else? To car drivers anyone on a bike looks stupid, does that bother any of us?
Why should anyone give a **** what anyone else thinks about how they ride their bike? I have friends who get together on tuesdays and practice tricks on their fixed gear bikes. What do I give a **** what they do, it's their bike.
Why should anyone give a **** what anyone else thinks about how they ride their bike? I have friends who get together on tuesdays and practice tricks on their fixed gear bikes. What do I give a **** what they do, it's their bike.
Some people like riding around at a decent clip, they like doing tricks, and they want to be able to do it on one bike. No, it's not as fast as a road bike. No, it's not as good at tricks as a BMX bike. But it is pretty fast, and pretty good at tricks.
You can prepare just about anything with a chef's knife, a paring knife and a bread knife. You don't need a different tool for EVERY job.
05-20-09 | 05:45 AM
#135
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 221
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From: NYC (Forest Hills)
Bikes: Gaulzetti Cazzo, Gaulzetti Corsa, Gaulzetti Ti, Gaulzetti SS prototype, Motobecane Fantom CXX, Ridley XFire
I just find it odd that the length of the video is like 3 minutes with half of it being credits for like 749 people.
