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Is fixie the new cool?

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    #32
    unionman
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    lukester wrote: »
    What's cool to me is a genuine passion for anything. Sheldon Brown was cool for this very reason, because he couldn't care less about it.

    Well said.


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    #33
    TinyExplosions
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    lukester wrote: »
    I used to think the Pista was rare, but have seen 4 or 5 around in the past few months. And not all the same person :D

    The cool thing is a bit ridiculous in my opinion. Dunno if anyone ever watched Nathan Barley (Chris Morris show, featured Julian Barratt of Mighty Boosh fame), where the chief 'idiot' rode around on a tiny little BMXesque bike, and had a stoopid cool Wasp phone.

    Also had Noel Fielding in it too -loved that show!

    trashbat.co.ck ftw


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    #34
    Harrybelafonte
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    It'll all get out of hand when they make a Langster Dublin


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    #35
    unionman
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    Harrybelafonte wrote: »
    It'll all get out of hand when they make a Langster Dublin

    Dub GAA colours, mudguards, ha'penny bridge logo?

    Can't see it happening...perhaps just as well.


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    #36
    rp
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    unionman wrote: »
    Dub GAA colours, mudguards, ha'penny bridge logo?
    ...and delete "st" from the name


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    #37
    unionman
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    rp wrote: »
    ...and delete "st" from the name

    That's the Lang(st)er Cork!!:D


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    #38
    niceonetom
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    rp wrote: »
    ...and delete "st" from the name

    wrong city mate. i think your thinking of the red and white one that emits an irritating high pitched squeal as you pedal and comes with a chip for you shoulder. :p


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    #39
    unionman
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    niceonetom wrote: »
    wrong city mate. i think your thinking of the red and white one that emits an irritating high pitched squeal as you pedal and comes with a chip for you shoulder. :p

    lol

    Also comes with a towing rope for the hills, and 'I hate Dublin' / 'Peoples Republic of Cork' lettering on either side of the crossbar.


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    #40
    rp
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    unionman wrote: »
    [Also comes with a towing rope for the hills, and 'I hate Dublin' / 'Peoples Republic of Cork' lettering on either side of the crossbar.
    Sweet, but I don't see Cliff stocking that model any time soo'in.


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    #41
    blorg
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    rp wrote: »
    I don't agree about the safer bit: on wet or icy roads I find the feedback and control from fixed gear a whole lot safer. The only thing which could happen is to ground a pedal on cornering, but I haven't done it, its a real edge case.
    I've done this pedalling around a corner, bike flipped, wasn't nice at all. Wasn't on a fixed gear either!


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    #42
    flickerx
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    I was in London this weekend, and I went to Cavendish Cycles, Condor, and Brick Lane Bikes. I couldnt afford to buy anything, but I just wanted to have a look anyway. Bike porno for me. But over there it definitely seems to be more of a hipster/fashion thing. The prices on the components, jesus christ. I was checking out a nice stem to replace my own one, but was shocked by the price (£75 stg). Its definitely more about building a really expensive high end bike to be admired by others, rather than recycling the materials and keeping the costs down. And walking in there, especially with Cavendish bikes, I definitely felt like people were dressing up to go out to a club, with lots of poxy idiot haircuts and trendy label clothes. Dublin is a bit blessed in that way that we're not so much up our own holes. And if anyone was to be riding around on some high end shiny thing, some mad yoke in a tracksuit and sovreign rings would just nick it anyway.


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    #43
    fish-head
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    It's funny, when I got my frame in Cavendish last December they were a bunch of normal guys. None of them looked like fashion victims, no skinny jeans or haircuts or anything and now all of a sudden it's all gone a bit wonky!

    However, it would be nice if there was somewhere with a decent stock of fixed gear parts.


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    #44
    flickerx
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    fish-head wrote: »
    It's funny, when I got my frame in Cavendish last December they were a bunch of normal guys. None of them looked like fashion victims, no skinny jeans or haircuts or anything and now all of a sudden it's all gone a bit wonky!

    The other customers I meant, not the staff.


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    #45
    fish-head
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    flickerx wrote: »
    The other customers I meant, not the staff.

    Ah I see!


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