On Fixies and such
Just read a quick blog by The Bluebird Bicycle, in which he expounds on the non-mainstreamness of fixies. He states-
The reason I bring the quote up is that yesterday on the LBC club ride I saw numerous fixed-gear riders. Most were middle-ageish kinda guys riding a mixture of Old Puegots, Jamis, Specialized, & old Paramount frames, all rejiggered for fixie riding. And to boot, one was a 70+ gentleman, a well-known club rider, who was on a souped-up Schwinn fixie. It's a great way to travel in the city, especially on not-too-hilly routes. And the notion that you have to be evil-looking and sport dreads if almost passe. No, the world in mass will not convert to fixies, but whether good or bad, it is definitely in the mainstream. That's why I can buy a shiny $400 mass-produced fixie like the 9.2.5., instead of "fixie-ing" a different bike.
It IS fun, though.
"Finally, look at the rider. Is the rider a white guy with dreads? Is the rider somebody you wouldn’t want to meet in a dark alley? Is the rider somebody you wouldn’t want to date your daughter? Is the rider somebody you’d like to date? If the answer to any of these questions is “yes,” then the bike is probably a fixed gear."
The reason I bring the quote up is that yesterday on the LBC club ride I saw numerous fixed-gear riders. Most were middle-ageish kinda guys riding a mixture of Old Puegots, Jamis, Specialized, & old Paramount frames, all rejiggered for fixie riding. And to boot, one was a 70+ gentleman, a well-known club rider, who was on a souped-up Schwinn fixie. It's a great way to travel in the city, especially on not-too-hilly routes. And the notion that you have to be evil-looking and sport dreads if almost passe. No, the world in mass will not convert to fixies, but whether good or bad, it is definitely in the mainstream. That's why I can buy a shiny $400 mass-produced fixie like the 9.2.5., instead of "fixie-ing" a different bike.
It IS fun, though.
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