the ride from santa monica to burkank would be a ruthless bmx ride. you wouldn't even want to ride the trails after you got there...dope video. i'd love a commuter like that. i would probably just ride the bmx though, unless its like 30 miles or something.
true that! i bet.the ride from santa monica to burkank would be a ruthless bmx ride. you wouldn't even want to ride the trails after you got there...
nice! thats a clean bike. thats what i want.
commuter:Yeah, I don't really understand the point they are trying to make in the video. Some bikes are better for commuting, some are better for jumping and doing tricks. Duh.
I think the real beef from bmxers comes from when the fixie guys are doing bmx like freestyle stuff and think it's the raddest thing in the world.
Haha. But I guarantee I could get someplace faster on my bowery than I could on that thing! Of course, I could get there even faster if I was on something like a TCR Adv SL.And fixie/track bikes aren't even commuters.
This is a commuter !!!
heh heh. what about a Liquid 24" with stout SS gear, 10 miles to the trails versus the fixie guy with his dismantle/rebuild time ?Haha. But I guarantee I could get someplace faster on my bowery than I could on that thing! Of course, I could get there even faster if I was on something like a TCR Adv SL.
Thanks. No, it's not brakeless. The front cable just blends in with the wall in that pic. Yeah, I think you would notice a world of difference if you switched to something like this for getting around. It's actually quite a bit more fun to ride than I thought it would be... just so effortlessly fast.nice! thats a clean bike. thats what i want.
r you running it brakeless? front looks disconnected.
I am secretly in love with these things ever since we shot one for whatever the hell magazine it was I was working for at the time. Still see them all over NYC in various states of disrepair.Alternately, lot of bmx'ers in austin have been seen rocking this setup with a honda ruckus and a bmx:
Sweet, my next bike will be something like that. I don't have a bike that you can actually ride somewhere.I've been riding my single speed Bowery a lot lately (but I refuse to set it up fixie... I just don't see the point). It's amazing how much better it is than a bmx for getting places...
If I was him, I'd drive. Haha. Carrying that bike on your back would not be easy. Plus the dismantle/rebuild time. If the trails were only 5 or so miles away, I might pedal it on my liquid.heh heh. what about a Liquid 24" with stout SS gear, 10 miles to the trails versus the fixie guy with his dismantle/rebuild time ?
My thoughts exactly. I've done the bike-on-a-bike before and it's a pain. 2" wide slick tires would be fine for dual duty unless you're too proud...I would much rather ride my [big wheel'd bmx] for the commute and the jumps.
tru datI'm just glad it wasn't another video of guys on fixies smashing their crotches.
I don't care how impressive it is to do tricks on a road bike, it never looks smooth or remotely comfortable.
pics?my buddy rode thru a blizzard on his fixed gear, with his bmx on his back. he doesnt have a car so that was they only way he could get both bikes to the skatepark to ride em both there, dude is gnarly as hell. he was the first person to hit a handrail on a fixed gear
and my buddy doesnt take anything off his bike, just straps it to his mess bag and goes
Ahaha. That's pretty sick.
true, but what is it that's gay? I ponder this and cant find an answer that fits.^ pretty gay, but impressive none the less
In my opinion, what is gay, is riding a bike that is CLEARLY not meant for this, and this whole hipster scene.true, but what is it that's gay? I ponder this and cant find an answer that fits.
1) he's riding a rail. burly
2) no pads or helmet. burly
3) at night or in front of a statue. burly
4) brakeless. burly
5)probably 180's the ****. burly
so I can't seem to figure out what the drama is? I see more mtb dudes bagging on this than 20" riders now. So riding a rail with a 26 is proper but 3 more inches and thin tires is shunned?
But also, who are these new acrobats, are they former 20" riders busting on mtbs?
are they 26" riders busting on 20"?
Or are they pure-bread, rode nothing before a 29" fixie but now im killing rails and soon to be slayin trails, riders???
the s**t is gay though!
i want to make it clear, i dont doubt the skill. (as originally posted) i just do not agree with the bike choice, although if it is meant for it, ill have to eat my words on that 1.umm actually the bike is designed for it. the first bike, the red one is not. the mint green bike however is. its the all-city dropout, designed for fixed gear freestyle. just look at how burly that fork is.
and yes hes riding toe-clips and yes hes doing that without pegs.
and he can ride bmx better than all of you too
I recognize that spot... uptown. pretty cool rail and there is always people there in the summer. Thats pretty crazy he is doing that on a road bike either way.