am i a fixie poseur?
04-09-05 | 09:31 AM
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Ha, another "I think I'm a poseur" thread! But hey you spelled poseur right, you're ahead of the game already!
This is my take on the whole posenger thing and it still stands
As for beer, I've sure drunk my fair share of PBR...in Seattle I even drank enough to get (really)drunk and with the low alcohol content it's got that's a task! I vaguely remember saying goodnight to some people sitting on the curb outside the party then turning around to some cops and loudly asking "Hey's where's za exit? where's za door outta here?" They laughed and politely pointed out that I was already outside and graciously allowed me to stumble on my way and since I was sleeping in an old VW van parked nearby we didn't have far to stumble.
I prefer Guinness and no messengers have ever knocked me for that, at least not when I'm drinking with them which is rarely these days, too busy.
So you're in Portland? You should go to the NACCC to be happening soon! You'll likely have to pay to party without a racer number and they may have a few private parties but many parties are fairly openish and it's always fun to watch the races/events and look at the sweet eye candy rides that show up.
I'd be there but I'm getting married that weekend, an excellent reason for us to miss a big race that we've made it too for several years now!
This is my take on the whole posenger thing and it still stands
Originally Posted by SamHouston
Well, if you are a messenger it doesn't matter if you ride unicycle that you pedal with your hands you are by definition not a posenger. Since messers weren't the first to ride fixed gears then the people that ride them today aren't posengers either. The folk who've never been messers but adopt the "messenger style" don't qualify as posengers any more than hardcore music enthusiasts that aren't actually in a band but have leather pants and spiked belts do. It just looks good and it works so why not do it, right?
So actually the only thing that could qualify as a "posenger" would be someone that adopts the style but then also rides around a city 10 hours a day from building to building pretending to drop off and pick up packages...none of you do that do you?
So actually the only thing that could qualify as a "posenger" would be someone that adopts the style but then also rides around a city 10 hours a day from building to building pretending to drop off and pick up packages...none of you do that do you?
As for beer, I've sure drunk my fair share of PBR...in Seattle I even drank enough to get (really)drunk and with the low alcohol content it's got that's a task! I vaguely remember saying goodnight to some people sitting on the curb outside the party then turning around to some cops and loudly asking "Hey's where's za exit? where's za door outta here?" They laughed and politely pointed out that I was already outside and graciously allowed me to stumble on my way and since I was sleeping in an old VW van parked nearby we didn't have far to stumble.
I prefer Guinness and no messengers have ever knocked me for that, at least not when I'm drinking with them which is rarely these days, too busy.
So you're in Portland? You should go to the NACCC to be happening soon! You'll likely have to pay to party without a racer number and they may have a few private parties but many parties are fairly openish and it's always fun to watch the races/events and look at the sweet eye candy rides that show up.
I'd be there but I'm getting married that weekend, an excellent reason for us to miss a big race that we've made it too for several years now!
04-09-05 | 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Ken Cox
I don't drink any longer.
I have a problem with alcohol, and so I haven't had a drink in 22 years.
But when I did drink, I kept Old Milwaukee in business.
I have a problem with alcohol, and so I haven't had a drink in 22 years.
But when I did drink, I kept Old Milwaukee in business.
for your next feat will you be riding your fixie up K2?
but really, way to go ken, keep mashin'.
04-09-05 | 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by onelesscar
guinees is the best drink ever. but it does make you tubby if you binge on it
04-09-05 | 02:13 PM
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Nobody that rides to work can possibly be a poseur (unless they ride less than 1/4 mile).
Microbrew? Macrobrew hardly fits the definition of the rest of the world's definition of beer.
Vegan? Does that mean you do secret rituals in the park late at night?
Music?
Style? Frankly, I'm not into "fixie style"- mostly for my own reasons- but I don't judge other people for it... maybe I feel I'm a bit too old for the "fixie style thing."
A poseur (and I'm sorry to even discuss the reality of the term) would be someone who spent a small fortune on the newest and best fixed bike and clothing/accessories, then maybe rode 3 miles/week on the walking trail around the local pond.
Microbrew? Macrobrew hardly fits the definition of the rest of the world's definition of beer.
Vegan? Does that mean you do secret rituals in the park late at night?
Music?
Style? Frankly, I'm not into "fixie style"- mostly for my own reasons- but I don't judge other people for it... maybe I feel I'm a bit too old for the "fixie style thing."
A poseur (and I'm sorry to even discuss the reality of the term) would be someone who spent a small fortune on the newest and best fixed bike and clothing/accessories, then maybe rode 3 miles/week on the walking trail around the local pond.
04-09-05 | 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by KirkeIsWaiting
laughing so hard i spilled my yoohoo.
I was once given a breathalizer test after I'd shown the cop my empty bottle of Yoohoo. The open container laws sure are tough in this state.
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04-09-05 | 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by filtersweep
A poseur (and I'm sorry to even discuss the reality of the term) would be someone who spent a small fortune on the newest and best fixed bike and clothing/accessories, then maybe rode 3 miles/week on the walking trail around the local pond.
moe, who runs keiren cycle cafe in berlin, put it perfectly. "everywhere you go in williamsburg, you see them. the hipster walking his pista next to his japanese girlfriend."
04-09-05 | 04:00 PM
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Just saw a kid at my school with an IRO. He looked like he didn't know what he was doing, kinda worried he's gonna get run over. He had clipless pedals, while wearing sandals. Not too smart, but he did have a front brake. He must be riding that brake like crazy.
04-09-05 | 04:54 PM
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hehe, I was just at an LBS thinking towards a new ride for soon. I'm going with an SS setup but probably a new track frame w/2 rear wheels so I can SS the street and ride that new drome in London occasionally on the weekends.
I'm gonna wear the same old duds I always have, I wonder how long it will be b4 some rookie sneers at me for riding what only looks like a fixie..that'd be cool! I think I'll get a hurt n sad look and pedal away when that happens, bolster his pride n such to be nice.
I'm gonna wear the same old duds I always have, I wonder how long it will be b4 some rookie sneers at me for riding what only looks like a fixie..that'd be cool! I think I'll get a hurt n sad look and pedal away when that happens, bolster his pride n such to be nice.
04-09-05 | 05:20 PM
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~i am an avid beer drinker... being from the nw, i've always had a thing for good micro beers. i still drink them, but find myself ordering pbr occasionally. i'm not sure what's happening here.
~i'm vegan, but have been for 8 years, so i don't think i did it for fixie style reasons.
you do know there's meat in beer, don't you?
~i'm vegan, but have been for 8 years, so i don't think i did it for fixie style reasons.
you do know there's meat in beer, don't you?
04-09-05 | 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by invisiblah
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you do know there's meat in beer, don't you?
you do know there's meat in beer, don't you?
hops are from rabbits. cultivated though, they don't go out and catch the wild ones.
04-09-05 | 05:39 PM
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04-09-05 | 08:03 PM
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i can't believe i just read all three pages of this.
really, what's the messenger fixation? riding your bike for a living is a good way to make a buck, but it's still a job at the end of the day- not a lifestyle.
really, what's the messenger fixation? riding your bike for a living is a good way to make a buck, but it's still a job at the end of the day- not a lifestyle.
04-10-05 | 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by invisiblah
you do know there's meat in beer, don't you?
If you drink microbrews, you can ask the brewer yourself, you'll find most don't use animal-based fining agents anymore.
What were we talking about, anyway?
Peace,
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04-10-05 | 12:52 AM
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If someone can make you feel like a poser by their look, then they are snobs.(?)
Maybe the look was, "Who is the new messenger?"
Sobriety is not for posers.
I can pose harder than any of you.
As someone whospends 20 hours a week in tractor trailers at UPS, anyone in any office is a poser.
Now where is my white studded belt?
Maybe the look was, "Who is the new messenger?"
Sobriety is not for posers.
I can pose harder than any of you.
As someone whospends 20 hours a week in tractor trailers at UPS, anyone in any office is a poser.
Now where is my white studded belt?
04-10-05 | 01:04 AM
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Originally Posted by filtersweep
A poseur (and I'm sorry to even discuss the reality of the term) would be someone who spent a small fortune on the newest and best fixed bike and clothing/accessories, then maybe rode 3 miles/week on the walking trail around the local pond.
Oh man my sides hurt!
04-10-05 | 01:50 AM
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Originally Posted by gonesh9
just curious... not that it matters though.
a background on me:
only a few years ago i was a strict mountain biker. then i bought a touring bike and started commuting to work every day. i fell in love with the bicycle. about 6 months ago i got a beater fixie off e-bay, and got hooked. about 2 months ago i got a surly cross check with flip-flip hub and am completely infatuated. i really only ride the fixed side, and even though i have brakes i never use them.
some more info that might be of use:
~i am an avid beer drinker... being from the nw, i've always had a thing for good micro beers. i still drink them, but find myself ordering pbr occasionally. i'm not sure what's happening here.
~i'm vegan, but have been for 8 years, so i don't think i did it for fixie style reasons.
~my music of choice has mostly become various indie rock bands, and a few odd klezmer or gypsy punk bands. before my fixie-hood, i mostly listened to reggae, psyche, and jazz.
~i have gone from using velcro ankle straps to rolling my right pant leg up.
i'm just confused about all this, as i admit that what i am attracted to is partly the style, but it's mostly about the ride. i don't think i can go back to geared bikes for very many miles. i still do ride my mountain bike and love the singletrack, but it's not the same as it used to be. i still listen to reggae, but would rather put on some boards of canada or something....
...yeah but i'm not sure if that's true. i was at the ups office right after 5:00 the other day and there were a bunch of messengers there dropping off packages. they all looked at me like, "what do you think you're doing, riding a fixie?"
not that i'm dissing them, i'm just curious what's up. the way i see it is like wangster, as long as you're riding your bike, it's all good.
maybe they're the ones trying too hard?
thanks that makes me feel all fuzzy inside.
good point bringing up pretentious philosophical literature. i'm heavy into the beats and such: ginsburg, kerouac, cassady, dostoevski, chomsky, etc.
more fixie poser points for me!
i don't remember what kind of beer that was in the picture.
a background on me:
only a few years ago i was a strict mountain biker. then i bought a touring bike and started commuting to work every day. i fell in love with the bicycle. about 6 months ago i got a beater fixie off e-bay, and got hooked. about 2 months ago i got a surly cross check with flip-flip hub and am completely infatuated. i really only ride the fixed side, and even though i have brakes i never use them.
some more info that might be of use:
~i am an avid beer drinker... being from the nw, i've always had a thing for good micro beers. i still drink them, but find myself ordering pbr occasionally. i'm not sure what's happening here.
~i'm vegan, but have been for 8 years, so i don't think i did it for fixie style reasons.
~my music of choice has mostly become various indie rock bands, and a few odd klezmer or gypsy punk bands. before my fixie-hood, i mostly listened to reggae, psyche, and jazz.
~i have gone from using velcro ankle straps to rolling my right pant leg up.
i'm just confused about all this, as i admit that what i am attracted to is partly the style, but it's mostly about the ride. i don't think i can go back to geared bikes for very many miles. i still do ride my mountain bike and love the singletrack, but it's not the same as it used to be. i still listen to reggae, but would rather put on some boards of canada or something....
...yeah but i'm not sure if that's true. i was at the ups office right after 5:00 the other day and there were a bunch of messengers there dropping off packages. they all looked at me like, "what do you think you're doing, riding a fixie?"
not that i'm dissing them, i'm just curious what's up. the way i see it is like wangster, as long as you're riding your bike, it's all good.
maybe they're the ones trying too hard?
thanks that makes me feel all fuzzy inside.
good point bringing up pretentious philosophical literature. i'm heavy into the beats and such: ginsburg, kerouac, cassady, dostoevski, chomsky, etc.
more fixie poser points for me!
i don't remember what kind of beer that was in the picture.
I think you're putting too much thought into all this. don't worry
