[jacksonpt]

That's it... nothing earth shattering. Working on a college campus I see people on bikes pretty regularly... but they are usually POS walmart bikes ridden by people who know nothing about riding, and who are lucky to stay on 2 wheels.

Just thought it was cool to see someone who actually knows something about riding.

 

[splat]

Just cause he hasa Fixie , doesn't mean he knows howo to ride it. I.E. joe Pozer

 

[jacksonpt]

Just cause he hasa Fixie , doesn't mean he knows howo to ride it. I.E. joe Pozer

true, but I chatted with him a bit - didn't strike me as a poser.

 

[GumbaFish]

Too bad you didn't work at my school. I used to ride my bike there and launch off /down stairs all the time on my way to class. I'll never forget the faces of the parents on the tour when I flew by them in mid air on a stair set.

 

[Joe Pozer]

Just cause he hasa Fixie , doesn't mean he knows howo to ride it. I.E. joe Pozer

I've never owned a fixie...

 

[N8 v2.0]

how do you decend hills on a fixie anyway..???

 

[OGRipper]

how do you decend hills on a fixie anyway..???

Lots of options. You can spin out like crazy, keep it slow with reverse leg pressure, skid by lifting weight off the wheel and locking up with your legs, use the old shoe-on-the-tire trick or...run a front brake and feather it a bit.

 

[sanjuro]

did you stop and back over him to make sure you put him out of his misery?

 

[OGRipper]

did you stop and back over him to make sure you put him out of his misery?

Ya'll just jealous 'cuz you ain't got the skills of the average 20 year old hipster. :biggrin:

 

[captainpolution]

Just cause he hasa Fixie , doesn't mean he knows howo to ride it. I.E. joe Pozer

LOL

fixie aint DH, not that hard.

for a second i thought you actually RAN INTO him. good good. fixies rule

 

[captainpolution]

Lots of options. You can spin out like crazy, keep it slow with reverse leg pressure, skid by lifting weight off the wheel and locking up with your legs, use the old shoe-on-the-tire trick or...run a front brake and feather it a bit.

front brake

haha i end up walking down a few hills around here on my pista because there is a turn at the end of the hill

 

[sanjuro]

Ya'll just jealous 'cuz you ain't got the skills of the average 20 year old hipster. :biggrin:

I did find my pair of knickers I bought from Urban Outfitters...

 

[Reactor]

there is a guy on a pink fixie that rides by my work in the morning....always going like a bat out of hell with no brakes.

 

[elRey]

There are a couple messengers in portland that have pink no brake fixies. The pink fixie riders are always the most hardcore.

 

[captainpolution]

There are a couple messengers in portland that have pink no brake fixies. The pink fixie riders are always the most hardcore.

all the hardcore guys in sacto/ downtown/ mid sac liekt o cover their bikes in electrical tape and or black paint. pretty hard yo

 

[tequiladougrox]

Lots of options. You can spin out like crazy, keep it slow with reverse leg pressure, skid by lifting weight off the wheel and locking up with your legs, use the old shoe-on-the-tire trick or...run a front brake and feather it a bit.

Run a brake, where I come from we call that GAY (not that there is anything wrong with that).

 

[chicodude]

Lots of options. You can spin out like crazy, keep it slow with reverse leg pressure, skid by lifting weight off the wheel and locking up with your legs, use the old shoe-on-the-tire trick or...run a front brake and feather it a bit.

what 'bout just taking your feet off the pedals?

 

[captainpolution]

anybody got a problem with the lock ring loosening after putting reverse pressure to stop?