What fixie "tribe" are you?

[Fab Foodie]

Well Fraudax without the rack... though It had one once... and I've never Audaxed either... maybe that makes me just a fraud then.

But... having commuted on a circa 1949 vintage fixed in London long before so called messenger chic bollox I somewhat resent being pigeon-holed. It's not easy being a trend-setter

 

[NickM]

Well, given that Twenty Inch is riding my old bike, I suppose I must once have been a Fraudaxer... glad you're still enjoying, it, TI

I have recovered from the fixed thing and now have a proper appreciation of the efforts of the inventor of the freewheel, whoever that was*

...It's not easy being a trend-setter

Oh, I dunno... I am now avant garde, as I shall shortly be taking to the streets on the Next Big Thing, a Torpedo Duomatic



*further research shows that it was patented by one William Van Anden in 1869, but first commercialised by that nice man Ernst Sachs in 1898 - so that's when the rot set in!

 

[Fab Foodie]

Well, given that Twenty Inch is riding my old bike, I suppose I must once have been a Fraudaxer... glad you're still enjoying, it, TI

I have recovered from the fixed thing and now have a proper appreciation of the efforts of the inventor of the freewheel, whoever that was



Oh, I dunno... I am now avant garde, as I shall shortly be taking to the streets on the Next Big Thing, a Torpedo Duomatic

That's truly retro-niche! I've not seen such a device before, but I like it... do you have the whole folding bike?

 

[mickle]

I've a vintage Bendix Red Band sitting on my bench awaiting a bike to go on it. Wickedest.

 

[NickM]

That's truly retro-niche! I've not seen such a device before, but I like it... do you have the whole folding bike?

Eeeeeewww, no I reckon the rear hub is the only good bit of that particular machine!

My Duomatic (which, once regreased, will be good as new, having languished unused in the shed for donkey's years) will see service in a stripped-down Moulton Mark 3 (the better to cosset my ageing neck and shoulders), in a quasi-Vic Nicholson stylee... with low-profile bars, a Flite and 16" Schwalbe Stelvios. I doubt that I will see anything quite like it on my commute

 

[spandex]

Messenger me as I was one but I ride SS

 

[spandex]

I've a vintage Bendix Red Band sitting on my bench awaiting a bike to go on it. Wickedest.

Did have it's at my house now making my book case look cool

 

[zimzum42]

I dont really fit into any of those...

I have a pared down steel frame, no extras. one brake and a big gear. set up as a TT-type bike (full TT bar-set and deep profile rims). used for speedy commutes and simple fast weekend riding. I ride it in full lycra, except for the commute, when i put on some baggys to spare the blushes of the girls I work with.

I'm bemused by this "fashion" rubbish. never have undersood it.

This is me too, essentially a roadie who rides a fixed......

 

[ComedyPilot]

How about a category for a roadie that is waiting for his fixed to be delivered so he can blast his legs and get fitter.

 

[Joe24]

How about a category for a roadie that is waiting for his fixed to be delivered so he can blast his legs and get fitter.

Wonna be hipster?

 

[Fab Foodie]

Eeeeeewww, no I reckon the rear hub is the only good bit of that particular machine!

My Duomatic (which, once regreased, will be good as new, having languished unused in the shed for donkey's years) will see service in a stripped-down Moulton Mark 3 (the better to cosset my ageing neck and shoulders), in a quasi-Vic Nicholson stylee... with low-profile bars, a Flite and 16" Schwalbe Stelvios. I doubt that I will see anything quite like it on my commute

Excellent! Love the Moulton. I hurtled around on one as a kid, great bikes, really great. Love to see pics of the final build.

 

[marxist_fixie]

Well...i am not a messenger and don't wear skinny jeans [i wish]...don't have mudguards and don't live in south London.....from north London...so that was never happening!....I come from the smoke but not a city type....but i did work in Hoxton once!...and i am def not a hipster....tin plated dinosaur tis me.....so there must be Miscellaneous category.....for those that like to cycle just for fun.up and down hills...smiling at people and talking to sheep and cows..but i would happily commute again to work on my fixie.....so i am starting a new tribe.....Because a fixie just looks and feels just the ticket...called the aesthetic fixie...anyone want to join

 

[NickM]

You have sheep and cows over there in North London?

signed: a bemused South London resident







<thinks...> actually, we have plenty of sheep and more than a few cows down here, but they are all of the two-legged variety...

 

[Dave5N]

Don't worry, Will. No aspect of any cycling culture will ever penetrate Birmingham

 

[thebrowncup]

fixie tribe

i'm new to this forum...actually live in America, a couple hours from chicago. just posted a couple pics of my first fixed s/s conversion of '75 schwinn varsity. problem is all my pics are 2.5mb's. for some reason, I was able to down load 3 of them even though they are over the size limit. anyone have ideas? I'd like to be able to post pics of the end result.