Fixed Gear Bikes are for emo poseurs and are inherently dangerous.

[Noodleboy13]

What? No one wants to have a strong opinion about something totally irrelevant?


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Noodleboy

[LeftyMom]

1. "I don't normally favor the death penalty but" I'll totally make an exception for hipsters.

[Noodleboy13]

2. Half of them are gonna weed themselves out as is.

riding down busy streets at night wearing black clothes, no helmet, no lights, wearing earbuds and riding a fixe with no brakes. D-u-m Dum.


Gives us real cyclist a bad name.

peace
Noodleboy

[MajorChode]

16. Not really

I don't think the average man on the street cares much if a cyclist Darwins themselves.

What cagers mostly care about is being delayed 10 seconds by a cyclist in the traffic lane.

[Chan790]

3. But but but I am a hipster.

What with my nerdy glasses, ironic hair, bad beer, strange cocktails and taste in books and music that I'll consider overexposed if more than 15 people have heard of them.

But I always wear my helmet, never bike in black and it'll be a cold day somewhere when I get on a fixe...I don't wanna pedal that hard.

[Lethe]

5. i don't object to that

if a hipster stole my bike, or parts of my bike, or for that matter, anyone who stole my bike, or parts of my bike, including but not limited to the seat.

[Lethe]

4. what about hills?

gotta have a couple gears for the climbs.

[blogslut]

6. I am bike stupid

Does "fixed gear" mean a bike with no gears? If so, that's what I prefer. I have never had the need for ten speeds and could never figure out how to repair a ten-speed bike. I like a nice, simple bike that I can change tires on and oil up and use.

[Noodleboy13]

7. Fixed gear bikes are unable to coast.

They were/are designed for velodrome racing. On bike with a free wheel (most bikes) you can stop pedaling and your bike continues forward, on a fixed gear there is no free wheel. If the rear wheel is moving, the pedals are moving. This can make going down hills interesting as the bike gains speed. Also, many riders of fixies forego brakes altogether, relying on pedal back pressure to slow and stop the bike.


yeah, I know.


peace,
Noodleboy

[blogslut]

17. Good to know

Fixed gear bikes sound silly.

I will confess to not wearing a helmet but I use my old-fartiness as my excuse. I know. Stupid.

[geardaddy]

8. I concur.

:thumbsdown:

This town is rotten with 'em.

[SacredCow]

9. Excuse me? What about track racers?

Ain't no freewheeling in the velodrome!!!!!

On edit... I see that you already covered that in the explanation.... But it doesn't mean that there can't be a good fixed gear flamewar!


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[Noodleboy13]

10. My original title was going to be...

Fixed gears are for hipsters and re***ds.


But even the Noodleboy isn't that dumb.


peace
Noodleboy

[SacredCow]

13. Today.....

even re***ds is risky

[Tommy_Carcetti]

11. Hello, my name is Mongoose Domain Dual Suspension Bike and I don't suck like Fixed Gear Bikes

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[Noodleboy13]

15. Sweet ride. And yeah, I like my geared bike just fine

www.bianchiusa.com/570.html

[Lost in CT]

12. I approve of Emo Posers being on easy to identify and vulnerable modes of transportation.

Remember kids before opening you drivers side door look both ways for emo poseurs.


(oh and don't worry you can't hurt them they are wearing helmets. :evilgrin: )

[Noodleboy13]

14. Like an emo poseur would be caught dead in a helmet.

oh wait...


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Noodleboy