Why???!!!
RupertCommunicator
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Steel fixie. WTF???!!!
No gears, no suspension, no tyre tread, no proper brakes.
No point.
What kind of naziesque hippy would ride one of these abominations?!
I'm offended.
No gears, no suspension, no tyre tread, no proper brakes.
No point.
What kind of naziesque hippy would ride one of these abominations?!
I'm offended.
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I'd ride one :P0
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If I rode that I'd keel over and die from shame.0
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RupertCommunicator wrote:If I rode that I'd keel over and die from shame.
What's up with wanting something a bit lighter for riding on the road?0 -
Lighter? It's steel lol.
Is a hippy mobile, and the colour is the final nail.0 -
supersonic wrote:Lighter? It's steel lol.
Is a hippy mobile, and the colour is the final nail.
Meh, I've seen worse. I've owned worse :P0 -
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chedabob wrote:supersonic wrote:Lighter? It's steel lol.
Is a hippy mobile, and the colour is the final nail.
Meh, I've seen worse. I've owned worse :P
I've ridden worse
ah the joy of saturday nights in Wolverhampton 1998-20040 -
There is only one option left, chedabob: Hari Kari. Using the downtube smashed off that bike.0
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I actually like how clean the lines are. Tried to ride a Giant Bowery fixie in our warehouse.
2 words
Bloody terrifying!
however....watch this for what a talented rider can do on a fixie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntogZYOSGG4htt0 -
talking of WTF's
WTF is this meant to be!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I was thinking Wizbit and Stephen Hawkings love child0
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At least if you slam the front brake on, you slide up and over the bars, instead of whapping your nads on the steerer.0
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RupertCommunicator wrote:
What kind of naziesque hippy would ride one of these abominations?!
A very stupid one.
There were a whole bunch of them riding southbound past Wickham Market on the A12 on Sunday, not one of the hippy feckwits had a helmet on. Obviously protected by karma, although I'm not sure this would stop them being flattened by a 40 ton truck. Some of the bellends even had chopped flat bars.Visit Clacton during the School holidays - it's like a never ending freak show.
Who are you calling inbred?0 -
In fairness, neither would a helmet!spongtastic wrote:RupertCommunicator wrote:
What kind of naziesque hippy would ride one of these abominations?!
A very stupid one.
There were a whole bunch of them riding southbound past Wickham Market on the A12 on Sunday, not one of the hippy feckwits had a helmet on. Obviously protected by karma, although I'm not sure this would stop them being flattened by a 40 ton truck. Some of the bellends even had chopped flat bars.It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.
Join us on UK-MTB we won't bite, but bring cake!
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spongtastic wrote:not one of the hippy feckwits had a helmet on.
If you do wear a helmet on the road, you're in the minority. I saw a guy on a high-end Kona without a helmet. I'd expect a MTB'er to know better than your average chav or hippy.0 -
Most of these people call themselves commuters, powered by their own sense of self satisfaction and smugness. The freewheel was invented in the 19th century for a bloody good reason.0
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supersonic wrote:Most of these people call themselves commuters, powered by their own sense of self satisfaction and smugness. The freewheel was invented in the 19th century for a bloody good reason.
So those with weedy legs can ride without getting thrown off the bike on a hill? :P0 -
thekickingmule wrote:
In fairness, neither would a helmet!
But a helmet would help your bonce if you're thrown into a ditch by the wind shear caused by the lorry passing within 2 foot of you. These idiots were wobbling all over the road every time something passed.Visit Clacton during the School holidays - it's like a never ending freak show.
Who are you calling inbred?0 -
Ah yes, a rather perfect example of the hippies fave mode of transport.
Fixies, common among hippies and ideots, popular in big fashionable cities like London Paris and NY.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn29DvMITu4
that vid is awsome!I like bikes and stuff0 -
The fixie is quite a biizzare machine, but I think I understand it. It took a while, admittedly, but I think I finally get it. Maybe.
I don't understand the opinions on the forum sometimes though. The ones that can't accept anything that sits outside the stereotypical view of an MTBer on the trails.
And helmets! I'm trying my best not to be rude, but frig me, it's anyone's choice not to wear one. You could pick up a severe head trauma walking to work on a morning, but do you wear a helmet for that, just in case? If some guy, all suited up, body armour, full face and all the rest, throws himself off a 30ft cliff into a mammoth decent, he'd be 'gnarly'. Everyone would be crowding around waiting their turn to stroke his gigantic balls. Yet if he cruises down the street without a helmet, he's an idiot? No matter that he's more likely to get mauled doing the former.0 -
I agree with that...butcher of bakersfield wrote:The fixie is quite a biizzare machine, but I think I understand it. It took a while, admittedly, but I think I finally get it. Maybe.
I don't understand the opinions on the forum sometimes though. The ones that can't accept anything that sits outside the stereotypical view of an MTBer on the trails.
And helmets! I'm trying my best not to be rude, but frig me, it's anyone's choice not to wear one. You could pick up a severe head trauma walking to work on a morning, but do you wear a helmet for that, just in case? If some guy, all suited up, body armour, full face and all the rest, throws himself off a 30ft cliff into a mammoth decent, he'd be 'gnarly'. Everyone would be crowding around waiting their turn to stroke his gigantic balls. Yet if he cruises down the street without a helmet, he's an idiot? No matter that he's more likely to get mauled doing the former.
Unless you are all just trying to troll a few commies into replying, you are being even bigger self obsessed plonkers than they are
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RupertCommunicator wrote:What kind of naziesque hippy would ride one of these abominations?!
Oh Hai!RupertCommunicator wrote:No gears, no suspension, no tyre tread, no proper brakes.
No point.
I used to set up my road bike just like that for hill climbs.
No need for a brake - but you had to have one according to RTTC rules. No need for gears - you were only going to use one. I still have a 'blank' lever hood somewhere in my spares box.
No suspension - None of my road bikes have suspension...
No tyre tread - Again, not that necessary for road riding.
Granted, it wouldn't be that much use off road, but then you'd not really use a full susser (or hard tail Mr Sheeps...) on a road hill climb event.0 -
Why the fúck would you want to partake in an uphill road race? That sounds like the complete opposite of DH MTB i.e. as shít as you could possibly make cycling! :shock:0
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RupertCommunicator wrote:Why the fúck would you want to partake in an uphill road race? That sounds like the complete opposite of DH MTB i.e. as shít as you could possibly make cycling! :shock:
very this.0 -
RupertCommunicator wrote:Steel fixie. WTF???!!!
why not?"Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
Parktools :?:SheldonBrown0
