Male dominated...and the reason is?

[totallyfixed]

I just don't fancy it.

As the saying goes, you never know until you try. For most it's a revelation even in fairly hilly areas. My considerably better half was very nervous about trying fixed, can't get her off it now.

 

[GrahamG]

Women less likely to be fashion victims?

 

[arallsopp]

Women less likely to be fashion victims?

Yeah... Cos we blokes own so many pairs of shoes....

Nah. Girls are just too sensible to get caught up in it. Or too busy shopping. Did I say that? Goodness.

 

[totallyfixed]

Women less likely to be fashion victims?

Blimey, if it's a fashion it never caught on here, er does that mean you are saying that fixed riders on here are doing it to be fashionable?

 

[patheticshark]

lots.of.girls.ride.fixed.


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5CNtIPd7IQ

 

[patheticshark]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/clefty/3670650513/sizes/m/in/set-72157620713536630/

 

[patheticshark]

http://www.pedalconsumption.com/files/juliet_elliot_barspin_n_tights.jpg

http://www.candycranks.com/

 

[patheticshark]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclodelic/3377938744/in/set-72157615780058010/

 

[patheticshark]

 

[totallyfixed]

Some great looking bikes there PS, crap riding though. As usual red lights totally ignored in London, it's a different planet to the one most of us occupy [apologies to Mancurians if they have similiar experiences]. Sure it looks trendy and the soundtrack adds to the flavour but I bet it pissed more than a few drivers off which aint going to further the cause of cyclists everywhere.

 

[fossyant]

Loads of Fixed riders in Manc land..... , but we do have a number of hard core ladies - I believe - I'm not part of the fixed scene up here...... my bike is too much like a road bike (looks like one and has guards)........ I'd be laughed at, until I scalped them....

No 'do a skid' here......tyres cost too much (£35 each) and .............I can't do them .........I blame that on good tyres and a lack of BMX skills...........

 

[robin IX]

No 'do a skid' here......tyres cost too much (£35 each) and .............I can't do them .........I blame that on good tyres and a lack of BMX skills...........

I argree on the cost of tyres front, I have 44/17 to even out the wear.
As to the BMX skills, unweighting the back wheel is just a general bike handling skill I thought.