the scene being dead just makes it even more hipster for me to ride my fixie

basement scene is still very much alive

maybe, but I never see the new guys on davisfixed, coming out to rides, and they're probably not coming to the race friday (which just means great chances for those that come to get some sweet gear on the cheap i guess)

my bad, its the bike capital of america. see, it says so right here on our wiki -> https://daviswiki.org/bicycling

the question of it not dying in places like davis (california?) is in and of itself proof that is dying. ie once something has hit middle america its already over

I have to admit that over-hyped fixed-gear trendiness prevented me from ever seriously considering trying a fixed-gear bike.

True story: At the end of this winter I got my old road by out for a ride. The freewheel on my winter beater wheel had completely seized (I live in salty Toronto) . I took off the derailleur and shortened the chain- The poor man's fixed gear.

I loved riding it. I loved not having move my hands to the brakes as I approached an intersection. A couple times I forgot that I couldn't coat and almost wrecked.
Anyway, now I have to build me one.


It's possible to be too conscious of trends, it's possible to be too conscious of not following trends.

You have to acknowledge too, that if all your friends have fixies, or like to play basketball, it's totally legit to join in. It's a way to socialize with friends, to have something in common. It doesn't mean that you sell you sole.

I'm fine as long as everyone follows the cardinal rule- don't be an ass.

LOL, you have made me laugh sir..

I left the car mod world about 6 months ago, my hands got bored.. built up an old coaster brake cruiser for my GF for the hell of it, after i got on it i remembered how much i missed riding a bike and grabbed a roadie to convert.

fixies are hugely popular in San Jose.. though I see more young mexican dudes riding them than "hipsters". Actually it seems like most young guys 20-25 ride fixed here.. I see tons of dudes riding the $400 IMinusD "make your own fixie" specials.. not surprising considering the IMinusD shop is here in downtown SJ

I sold a vintage geared road bike to a hipster couple from SF this weekend.

I don't even understand how the fixed gear scene managed to get popular in SF with all of the hills. San Jose is totally flat so fixed works well but i gotta think in SF you'd want some gears

Dead? No, just the brains of some of the riders.

wow the #1 location for searches on Fixies is Santa Clara, and the #4 location is San Jose.. Santa Clara and SJ are right next to each other..

Who cares if it's dead? If you love doing it then do it for yourself, not to show people that " Oh look at me I have a fixie i'm cool."

eh to get around in SF you don't really need to go over the bad hills. you just plan your route to go around them.

Shell art is OVER! EVERYTHING is over!!!

Being OVER is OVER!!!!!

you're supposed to go OVER the hills.. OVER!! (crash)

Move to another city. Here many times if you roll up somewhere in a car you lose cred with the birds...

I always thought PDX was #1 but lost out to Minneapolis or something. Never even heard of Davis mentioned till now...

As far as getting into fixed, I had swore I never would. Then my road bike was stolen and a friend gave me his flipflop wheel and I had enough parts to buil up a single speed. A few friends urged me to give fixed a shot and well I fell in love. Then I discovered track and I am even more into that and am glad I found it. Same thing for SS CX racing. I had never really considered racing until after riding fixed, now I LOVE to race and am joining more forms of it...

Anyway I'm in it for life.

Also I got a sweet cannondale jekyll from a friend for free and alls it needs is a rear shock rebuild, so hopefully some trails this summer too!!