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nicklouse wrote:RupertCommunicator wrote:Steel fixie. WTF???!!!
why ?
fixie(d) that for you0 -
RupertCommunicator wrote:Why the fúck would you want to partake in an uphill road race?
Erm, because I can...0 -
Because you are restricted to riding only on a perfectly groomed tarmac surface, you can't go quickly because you can't coast downhill or shift up and even if you could go quickly, braking would be impossible because your feet would just get turned over. Road cycling takes away all of the technical skill required of mountain biking (and it fúcking well does before you start), relying purely on lung capacity, something which XC and DH require anyway! Any chump can pedal along a road, and before you start I have a road bike for commuting on to save my MTBs, I just take no joy in commuting.
That is why not. :x0 -
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:
The challenge.0 -
What about the challenge of peeling your ballsack with a potato peeler. Would you do that just because you can?0
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RupertCommunicator wrote:Because you are restricted to riding only on a perfectly groomed tarmac surface, you can't go quickly because you can't coast downhill or shift up and even if you could go quickly, braking would be impossible because your feet would just get turned over. Road cycling takes away all of the technical skill required of mountain biking (and it fúcking well does before you start), relying purely on lung capacity, something which XC and DH require anyway! Any chump can pedal along a road, and before you start I have a road bike for commuting on to save my MTBs, I just take no joy in commuting.
That is why not. :x
TBH, you have absolutely no idea do you?0 -
RupertCommunicator wrote:What about the challenge of peeling your ballsack with a potato peeler. Would you do that just because you can?
Just because you can't climb hills without hurting yourself, doesn't mean others can't :P Is it that hard to grasp that some people get enjoyment from doing something challenging?0 -
Why not just do something challenging AND fun?
Like MTB.0 -
So, his skills on a fixie are NOTHING compared to what he can do on a proper bike then?psymon wrote: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 -
RupertCommunicator wrote:Why not just do something challenging AND fun?
Like MTB.
Different strokes for different folks.0 -
No shít! Clearly you enjoy doing things that I would pay to avoid!
Maybe you can use your fixie to tow me up the hill next time I'm at the DH track!
Everyone's a winner!0 -
RupertCommunicator wrote:What about the challenge of peeling your ballsack with a potato peeler. Would you do that just because you can?
POTD0 -
Are you trolling? Just because you don't enjoy riding uphills doesn't mean its stupid if someone else does!
A guy at works got a road fixie- looks nice but I wouldn't like riding it I don't think.0 -
snotty badger wrote:Are you trolling? Just because you don't enjoy riding uphills doesn't mean its stupid if someone else does!
it does mean its stupid, thats exactly what it means.0 -
RupertCommunicator wrote:Maybe you can use your fixie to tow me up the hill next time I'm at the DH track!
Didn't say I owned a fixie, but I do enjoy finishing a good climb and then stopping while my mate catches up :P There's next to no good trails round south Manchester, so road riding and hill climbing are all I've got until my mate comes back off hols. Besides, it doesn't hurt to get a bit of exercise in 0 -
RupertCommunicator wrote:Maybe you can use your fixie to tow me up the hill next time I'm at the DH track!
Y'see because I spent a lot of my youth riding and racing up hills on both road bikes and fixies, I can actually do this. Although, I did use a MTB (Kona Coiler), I did tow two riders, on DH bikes, in full gear up the first climb at Llandegla... 0 -
I was not in full gear!El Capitano wrote:RupertCommunicator wrote:Maybe you can use your fixie to tow me up the hill next time I'm at the DH track!
Y'see because I spent a lot of my youth riding and racing up hills on both road bikes and fixies, I can actually do this. Although, I did use a MTB (Kona Coiler), I did tow two riders, on DH bikes, in full gear up the first climb at Llandegla...
I think Lewis was though. The floppy haired git.0 -
This is the crudcatcher. Your reasoned opinions are not welcome here, please find somewhere else to troll.snotty badger wrote:Are you trolling? Just because you don't enjoy riding uphills doesn't mean its stupid if someone else does!
A guy at works got a road fixie- looks nice but I wouldn't like riding it I don't think.0 -
sheepsteeth wrote:snotty badger wrote:Are you trolling? Just because you don't enjoy riding uphills doesn't mean its stupid if someone else does!
it does mean its stupid, thats exactly what it means.
Now you wouldn't be trolling would you sheeps 0 -
snotty badger wrote:sheepsteeth wrote:snotty badger wrote:Are you trolling? Just because you don't enjoy riding uphills doesn't mean its stupid if someone else does!
it does mean its stupid, thats exactly what it means.
Now you wouldn't be trolling would you sheeps
moi??!?
i dont troll.0 -
sheepsteeth wrote:snotty badger wrote:sheepsteeth wrote:snotty badger wrote:Are you trolling? Just because you don't enjoy riding uphills doesn't mean its stupid if someone else does!
it does mean its stupid, thats exactly what it means.
Now you wouldn't be trolling would you sheeps
moi??!?
i dont troll....... I AM TROLL0 -
dammit, it appears i have been found out!!0
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joshtp wrote: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!
The follow up vid is pretty decent too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru2Dpe1LkNU0 -
id like to do the birds in that video0
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They all live over here: http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12580585RupertCommunicator wrote: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.
Maybe you need to let them know where they're going wrong
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
