Fixies and credit cards

[Chris S]

I saw a red fixie in Birmingham city centre at lunch time. There were two credit cards wedged between the spokes of the back wheel.

Anybody know why?

 

[calibanzwei]

Have they introduced near-field-communication payments for cycle lanes?

 

[zexel]

Have they introduced near-field-communication payments for cycle lanes?

^ Nice one!

 

[TVC]

Cos the bikes owner is a twunt.

 

[Fnaar]

to make that 'motorbike' noise that kids (inc me) used to do with pegs/spokes/ciggie cards back in the 1970s????

 

[Herzog]

It's a fashion thing.

 

[Oxo]

to make that 'motorbike' noise that kids (inc me) used to do with pegs/spokes/ciggie cards back in the 1970s????

I'm sure you got the date wrong, it was the 1960's!!!

 

[smokeysmoo]

Because they're knobs

 

[Little yellow Brompton]

I saw a red fixie in Birmingham city centre at lunch time. There were two credit cards wedged between the spokes of the back wheel.

Anybody know why?

To use the holograms as weight weenie's reflectors?

 

[biggs682]

no idea , did you walk away with them or leave them there ?

 

[smithy92]

As in between 2 spokes where they cross? I've heard of putting a piece of rubber (such as a piece of innertube or a patch) between them to stop creaking noises under flex, but never a credit card!

None of these remedies is a solution to uneven spoke tension, which would be the most likely cause.