Is a "fixie" the new mountain bike?

[srw]

I'm sure that someone can do exactly the same for any other pair of bike types you care to mention!

Here's a challenge: is a Brompton the new tandem?

 

[Theseus]

I'm sure that someone can do exactly the same for any other pair of bike types you care to mention!

Here's a challenge: is a Brompton the new tandem?

Only if you can give someone a 'backy

 

[tyred]

If I were to convert my MTB to fixed gear, is it a new fixie or a new mountain bike

 

[400bhp]

Is chorizo the new sausage?

 

[Theseus]

So. Is a fixie the new mountain bike? What have we learned?

Their riders think they're cool.
Their riders have a special terminology which is difficult for outsiders to understand.
Their riders believe their bikes are innately superior to everyone else's bikes.
Their riders think they're a a lot of fun to ride.
Their riders ignore the fact that an awful lot of their good points apply to every bike.
Their riders spend an awful lot of money to get the right look.

Yup, I'd say so. A fixie is exactly like a mountain bike.

... and a road bike ... and an ordinary ...

 

[youngoldbloke]

So. Is a fixie the new mountain bike? What have we learned?

Their riders think they're cool.
Their riders have a special terminology which is difficult for outsiders to understand.
Their riders believe their bikes are innately superior to everyone else's bikes.
Their riders think they're a a lot of fun to ride.
Their riders ignore the fact that an awful lot of their good points apply to every bike.
Their riders spend an awful lot of money to get the right look.

Yup, I'd say so. A fixie is exactly like a mountain bike.

Why don't you try one??????? - and find out for yourself?

 

[Jezston]

A coaster brake will allow you to slow down without needing to use the hands.

Which is why I run one on my road bike!

Coaster brakes are deeply underrated.

 

[srw]

Why don't you try one??????? - and find out for yourself?

Because winding up the evangelical is quite fun. I think Touche has got my point.

 

[Boris Bajic]

Because winding up the evangelical is quite fun. I think Touche has got my point.

O ye of little faith! We are not evangelical. Nothing of the sort.

We simply recognise that although there are many paths, only one leads to true enlightenment and salvation.

We have all known the way of the gear and the Ergoshifter. We have all kept our feet still while descending. Those of us with many years of memories have also fumbled for a lever on the downtube while wobbling up a hill. All of these actions are those of a man who staggers blindly in the dark, seeking wisdom where none exists. These are the actions of the Damned!

The only True Saviour has no gears and no free will..... sorry, free wheel.

Ye who deny this shall be damned for all Eternity!!!

Also, I don't see why we fixed-gear riders are so often seen as evangelical. I think it's just a lazy piece of stereotyping....

 

[benb]

I don't care if fixies are a fad, or a flash in the pan.
I don't care that they are ridden by hipsters.

I don't care that there are a lot of BSOs ridden by POBs.

All I care about is that every single one is an extra cycle on the road, and no matter what the reason, that's a good thing.

If I lived and worked in London I'd probably go for a SS, as it's not very hilly.

 

[VamP]

Is chorizo the new sausage?

Most definitely! And superior in (almost) every way

 

[Boris Bajic]

I don't care if fixies are a fad, or a flash in the pan.
I don't care that they are ridden by hipsters.

I don't care that there are a lot of BSOs ridden by POBs.

All I care about is that every single one is an extra cycle on the road, and no matter what the reason, that's a good thing.

If I lived and worked in London I'd probably go for a SS, as it's not very hilly.

I rode my fixed-gear fixie from Whitehall to Highgate for a cuppa after a 130-mile charity ride. I can assure you, sir, that London is by no means and not at all unhilly.

 

[benb]

I rode my fixed-gear fixie from Whitehall to Highgate for a cuppa after a 130-mile charity ride. I can assure you, sir, that London is by no means and not at all unhilly.

Relatively speaking.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

You philistine. Nice looking bike

I like the new colours but not the new style.

 

[cyberknight]

Pedalling technique: turn the legs around. Really, how difficult can it be?

More to good technique than just mashing the cranks...
http://www.bikeradar.com/fitness/article/technique-be-a-better-pedaller-15956/
http://www.bikeradar.com/fitness/article/technique-perfecting-your-pedalling-18944/
http://www.livestrong.com/article/107041-fixed-gear-bike-riding-tips/
http://cyclingfitness.hubpages.com/hub/Why-Ride-Fixed-How-Fixed-Gear-Cycling-Can-Improve-Performance