Front page of NY Times? Time to give up your fixies!

[TimC]

They're too popular!

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/29/nyregion/thecity/29gear.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

I don't think you need a login for that -- at least, I don't remember
logging in.

Nice article. Someone want to send it into the Shun?

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TimC
My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to 99 cents a can.
Thats almost $7.00 in dog money. -Joe Weinstein in ARK

[rooman[_89_]]

TimC Wrote:
> They're too popular!
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2a26ea
>
> I don't think you need a login for that -- at least, I don't remember
> logging in.
>
> Nice article. Someone want to send it into the Shun?
>
> --
> TimC
> My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to 99 cents a
> can.
> Thats almost $7.00 in dog money. -Joe Weinstein in ARK
I like these quotes... pretty much sums up fixies and bike riding:-


- there are more bikes than cars in the world, and bikes have a
longer popular history, not to mention the fact that fixed-gear bikes
predate “regular” bikes
- “When you’re on a fixed gear,” said Ms. Germanotta, who works in
the garment district, “it gives you a higher skill level. You have to
be constantly aware, always watching the road. You don’t just ride,
and it feels a little crazy.”
- “You take the blame if you get hit,” he said. “It’s self-reliance,
being responsible for yourself. It might sound kind of corny, but
it’s a Zen thing, being one with the bike.”
- “I had a couple of friends who made fun of me for riding one
because it was trendy,” Ms. Escamilla said. “But the problem with
looking at bike riding as a trend is that you lose sight of
everything that is positive about bikes. You know, the renewable
energy source, exercise, convenience, saving money, saving time,
community, seeing the city in a whole new way, blah blah blah.”
Besides, she added: “Track bikes are fun. And they’re beautiful.”


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rooman

[warrwych[_35_]]

rooman Wrote:
> I like these quotes... pretty much sums up fixies and bike riding:-
>
> > > >
- there are more bikes than cars in the world, and bikes have a
> longer popular history, not to mention the fact that fixed-gear
> bikes predate “regular” bikes
- “When you’re on a fixed gear,” said Ms. Germanotta, who works in
> the garment district, “it gives you a higher skill level. You have
> to be constantly aware, always watching the road. You don’t just
> ride, and it feels a little crazy.”
- “You take the blame if you get hit,” he said. “It’s
> self-reliance, being responsible for yourself. It might sound kind
> of corny, but it’s a Zen thing, being one with the bike.”
- “I had a couple of friends who made fun of me for riding one
> because it was trendy,” Ms. Escamilla said. “But the problem with
> looking at bike riding as a trend is that you lose sight of
> everything that is positive about bikes. You know, the renewable
> energy source, exercise, convenience, saving money, saving time,
> community, seeing the city in a whole new way, blah blah blah.”
> Besides, she added: “Track bikes are fun. And they’re beautiful.”
> > >


"track bikes are fun. And they're beautiful"

that says it all - no other words needed ;)


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warrwych

[ritcho[_6_]]

warrwych Wrote:
> "track bikes are fun. And they're beautiful"
>
> that says it all - no other words needed ;)

I s'pose my fixie isn't really a track bike.

I s'pose it isn't really beautiful either.

But it's fixed and it works. :)

Ritch


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ritcho