BÖIKZMÖIND is a 30 minute documentary film about riding fixed gear bikes in beautiful Bristol.

https://www.boikzmoind.com/


It's got some little bikes.


It's got some fast bikes.


And of course, it's got a guy in a rabbit suit.

lol @ name.

I'll watch it when I get out of class.

I saw this about a month ago with some friends and couldn't stand it. we watched Rad as well, which kind of made up for sitting through this. "it's a zen thing"...for 30 minutes, pretty much.

I think that since it was filmed on the other side of the pond from us, that some will not like it. But it's nice to see folks with simular interests as us enjoying themselve as well.

I look at it like this, if I were stuck in an airport with an 8 hour lay over, I wouldn't might chatting it up with one of these chaps for a while.

Contrary to popular belief, pedals are not connected directly to the rear wheel.

"you find the next stupid thing you mother doesn't approve of"

LOL

My dad really was against me building a fixed gear after he did some online research.

Pretty cool... for a fixed gear video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=KZXI9RJSgok

My dad insisted I get a fixed gear... as in "I won't buy you any other bike."

Both my parents thought the idea of not being able to coast was stupid. My brother still won't even give it a try, especially since I ditched the brakes.

He read about all the brakeless riding and thought i was going to do it too

My girlfriend actually gave it a spin a few times, she's a huge fan! Thinkin of getting her one for christmas

I still don't understand why some of those who ride fixed gear bikes feel as though they are so much different that other cyclists.

A fixed gear bike is not some mythical creature whom only a few blessed-by-god warriors have tamed. It's a very slight variation of a common bicycle.




"Gee. How would I describe button fly instead of zippered pants? Wow....I guess it's like a 'Zen' thing really. I mean, you are in touch with your groin area. It's so easy and simple...yet difficult to master. It's definitely not for everyone. My mum says 'Oh, you are gonna piss your pants one day fooling around with that button fly!!'. Pfft. It hasn't happened yet and it won't happen."

"Yeah, I've converted a few pairs of jeans from zippered to button fly. Conversions have way more character than off the rack jeans like 501s. It's like every college kid gets a $30 pair of 501s. Those are the trend humpers. Those jeans will be on craigslist 6 months from now."

"I have a vintage pair of Italian jeans that I found in my dad's closet that I converted myself using some period correct buttons I've been collecting."

"Newspaper delivery boys made button fly pants popular in the 80s, 90s, and 2000s because they needed some reliable pants that were easy to maintain. Zippers can get stuck or rust or get a kink and are generally unreliable. Button flys are just easier to maintain. If a button falls off, I keep a spare and a sewing kit in my fanny pack."

It's a bike, ride it and have fun.

whole thing is sig worthy and i did a real life

I couldn't even watch the whole trailer for this reason.

It's a bike. Just ride the ****ing thing.

I'm with you, I couldn't finish the trailer either.

Althoughhh...



This front wheel did kind of interest me, anyone know what brand it is?

Maybe it's because most other cyclists make a habit of treating us like we're somehow different than them. Even the full-carbon, spandex superhero Aero-Fred choadies in my town - who do much more talking a big game than actual riding - treat me like a leper simply because I ride fixed.

Also - most roadies that come into the shop for service typically say things like "I don't know how you ride that thing" in reference to my bike and when I ask if they've ever tried riding fixed, the response is usually along the lines of "No way. I'm not trying to get myself killed!"

So you tell me.

Of the two people in the conversation, you are the one with more insight. Maybe explain to them that it's really not as dangerous as it seems. Clipless pedals seem ridiculously scary to people who have never tried it. "You mean my feet are attached to the pedals?!!". It's sort of the same thing.

Many roadies think that they will destroy their knees. But, I explain to them that the gearing is (or should be) so low that that won't happen. Also, on a fixed gear, you never reach many of the speeds that road bikes can.

I definitely understand where you're coming from but you can't deny how common it is for other types of cyclists to treat fixed riders like we're doing something crazy, stupid, primitive, wreckless, etc.

I think that in itself makes us riding fixed feel like we're on the fringes of something - whether that's true or not.

Mehhhh, my image tags aren't working.

This is the wheel from the trailer that I was curious about

https://i42.tinypic.com/358xlk0.jpg

Epic.


Never been my experience, but maybe it depends where you live. Of course, you do little to dispel that image by riding without a front brake.

Yeah, whatever.

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