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Monday, November 19, 2007

The idee fixe


While we've been watching as fixie culture sorta jumps the shark in slow motion, there are still some very interesting and entertaining details emerging each day, especially from the mainstream media.

The hipness of urban bike messengers, who deliver packages and letters in big cities, is another lure. For them, a fixedgear bike is a necessity, because they often have their hands full and stopping can be accomplished with only the legs (if they’re strong enough ).

That's a new one: They need fixed gears because their hands are full! (It might have occurred to them to use a coaster brake, or you know, Fred Flintstone it.)

Undoubtedly they gave up their mess bags months ago in disgust, after noticing that Chrome, Timbuktu, Baily Works, and Crumpler had all quietly been selling their wares to regular jerks.

Beyond that, I'd love to see a messenger stop a fixie at 20 MPH no-handed, that'd be a good one.

3 comments:

The Driver said...

I have never understood the reason behind a fixed gear bike. I guess it's along the lines of wearing a baseball style hat backwards or pants below your ass. It's absolutely useless but the coolness of it prevails. Just something that separates the rider from the rest of the crowd.

mary steyr said...

We had coaster brakes when I was a kid. Being locked into the drivetrain seems nuts...like riding a skateboard downhill on your stomach, face-first. But these wacky fixie people love it.

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