i just don't give a shit about these hipster cunts, they ruin bikes for the rest of us, i ride a fixie or a single speed because it is a different way of riding and I'm a cyclist
One of these best things I've ever seen one of these hipster fag douche bags go over the handlebars trying to do this shit. It's about the simple things in life.
@RollingInMySc400 I wouldn't say stop following your friends because You and Your friends have the same things in common right? If he did stop following his friends he'd probably be left out of the crowd..
Ohh try that on a 53 to 16 gear ratio Punks. Those garbage wallmart chainrings what 30 and 16. If your a true fixie rider get bigger ratios then try riding
Be fucken original and stop following the crowd. Brake free since two thousand Three. Get a better frame. At least a leader frame. And get a job and get a car fucken kids. SMH STOP FOLLOWING YOU FRIENDS
@kam1989ify fixie derives from fixed gear to diff from single speed, which is one gear but spins freely. I don't much(or anything rather) about track bikes but don't they have different styling and geometry to their frames? and who cares what people call it slang is slang. :)
that's not a real skid though. Your crotch is hitting the stem, MAN UP and do it while almost sitting down going 20+mph, then you know you've arrived. Just make sure you use a heavy duty chain and you're good!!! Keep working on it though, you'll get it!!
This looks like Garnet Ave in Pacific Beach San Diego. Looks like it just rained and with all the oil on the streets,skidding your fixie is a piece of cake....
@Musicposter4you: Are you stupid......... it's a fixie dumbass. He is only going because he is going DOWNHILL. Smartass. And if u noticed when he is skidding. his rear will doesnt move. SMH
@pyromaneak47 at low speed perhaps, but lean far enough at high speed and your continuously rotating pedals will make you eat asphalt. That is arguably the biggest deal breaker if you want to actually ride roads that aren't straight(city roads), because you have to slow down to a certain speed that will allow you to turn safely at an angle. Unless you run a freewheel, you wont be able to lean with a road bike turning at speed.
@pyromaneak47 What type of bike do I ride? One that stops instantly in an emergency, without skidding for several yards first, after the rider has contorted his/herself into an unnatural "skid stop" position first...which places not only the life of the rider, but others in danger, too. Call me old fashioned if you like, but I believe those kinds of things are important. I also don't "hate" anyone... but if people are willing to be slaves to fashion trends, they should expect the odd pisstake.
i ride fixed, bc its fun.. and you have way more control over the bike. gears are for pussies, way too much weight, with my 48/15 i beast past cars and geared bikes all day
@d11m19n1986 thang is mister, a ulock is neccessary for self defense and locking your bike up. but much love to ya if ya wish for the extra gears and what not./
Can you please accept the FACT that not every fixed rider is a hipster? I converted an old road bike my neighbor gave me last year and have been riding fixed since.
It's the ugliest freaking bike I've ever had the displeasure to set my eyes on. But it's fun.
It's a great workout, being forced to muscle your way up hills, and work on a smoother cadence going down the other side.
I went on a bike ride the other day with my dad in New Hampshire (I'm 16) our steepest hill had a g
I used to skid a lot, but then I realized I had a brake. It's fun, I know, but I spent 30 bucks on that tire! Even when I do go brakeless, I skid very little. A lot of stopping is about leg power, as opposed to skidding. FEEL THE BURN! :D
I have a friend that have a fixed 3 speed track bike. We are not Hipsters but we are Mexicans :D So here in Baja California fixed gear bikes are not one gear only.
Love passing hip twats on fixies going uphill... I always wave back, and then find a nice gear ratio to make sure they never pass me on the down stretch. They're even selling fixies in Urban Outfitters now... it's just got silly. They also think they invented the damn things, even though all bikes were once fixed gear and we kids of the 70's and 80's used to build and ride our own. Great for messing around on, but for commuting? Give me a break! (and a brake... and 24 or more gears)
@GhibliFan1 I actually come from country where everyone has a fixed gear. I just like it for the commuting as it gives a better workout. Not all of us are hipsters you know.
@GhibliFan1 i love passing rich stuck up road bikers in there fresh riding outfits. ya know those ones that make you look like a fucking loser. i love how i can smoke a road biker. dont get me wrong because i hate these hipster fags too. but just know that a few of us fixed riders are actually faster than you. i live in long beach and the cycling community is vast. the thing i love the most is smoking some fat rich fuck on his 5 grand + specialized s-works full carbon.
Maybe, as long as you're on a straight run that gets along with your one and only gear ratio - although I suspect, like most fixed gear riders, you couldn't "smoke" a kipper. The freewheel and gears were progress...period. I read the funniest article the other day... it listed the ridiculous excuses for choosing a a fixed gear bike. Of course there are only two good excuses for them, competitive track sport or a second bike used for fun. They're just a fashion statement otherwise.
@GhibliFan1 Least us fixie kids are not wearing spandex covered in about 300 different corporate logos of companies you wish you could ride for. Sorry to hear that we make your little wanna-be lance armstrong cancer ass hurt.
Not being American I had to refer to the good old Urban Dictionary to see what "want a cookie" means. It says, and I quote: "Another way of saying "I don't give a fuck" - commonly used by middle school children and dumbass freshman"
@GhibliFan1 They're actually pretty awesome for commuting around in. You can get up a hill pretty easily if you know how to ride correctly. They're light, never stop pedaling, and fast. How are they bad for commuting?
@GhibliFan1 You do know that people do still build bikes right? Also it sounds like your getting up in age and need those extra gears and brake because I know tons of people (including myself) that have no problems keeping up with traffic or some dude who thinks he is fast. They sell bikes with gears and brakes at K-mart .. Its not what you ride but how you ride it.
"kids of the 70s" in this day and age that just means old folks of the future buddy. ill tell you what, you sure as hell wont pass me on my vintage frame track bike i built. did you build your bike or just spend $2500? i thought so. i ride every day and pass EVERY road biker on the bike path in my hometown of NYC. more importantly i use my bike to ride to work about 10 miles a day in traffic at a fast pace with no brakes and no problems. stop being a bitter old man and judging the youth.
Actually I do build my own bikes & I haven't spent multiple thousands. You do realise that somewhere amongst my multiple gear combinations I have whatever ratio you have? I also ride about twice what you do per day and even more at the weekend. You're a dedicated follower of fashion, that's all. And no, you can't not have a brake and be problem free... you can see what happens in this very video when you jam the crank to stop, you continue moving/skidding, until momentum is lost.
Oh, and wtf? You're just two years younger than I am... so you yourself (as is everyone else on the planet) are an "old folk of the future". The fact you're trying to be down with the kids at 36 is rather embarrassing to be honest (and really quite funny). It's like a dad dancing at a wedding or something. I bet you even have cards and beer mats in your cool fixie's spokes? Well, my bike might not look as "hip" parked outside the hip cafe, but with gears and brakes it IS practical.
@GhibliFan1 You sound like an unbelievable mega-douche. Who cares what you ride if you like it? I commuted on BMX for years for maneuverability even though I was slow as hell compared to other cycles, but I could take shortcuts that no other cyclist dared to. I went fixed just this past month for a faster ride, and I love it. I don't even think about geared bikes. I don't need one. With some leg muscle and determination a fixie rider can keep up with a geared rider in most situations.
@GhibliFan1 You sound like one of those cranky old dweebs who gets all twinkied up in fluorescent spandex to ride your excessively expensive titanium trek road bike
Actually no, I'm not a Lycra Lout... and neither of my bikes cost thousands. Nor do I weigh parts in an effort to shed a couple of grams. I just recognise that the freewheel/cassette and brakes were innovation and that it is silly to sacrifice functionality and innovation for fashion. I've known fixed single speed riders for years, who use them to perfect technique and ability... but that is not what we're witnessing of late, we're witnessing fashion victims... pure and simple.
@GhibliFan1 have you noticed how many of them put freewheel cassettes on their fashionable, colorful track bikes? Instead of fixed gear. Do you think higher thoughts about the freewheel hipsters?
The only single speed, brakeless riders I have "higher thoughts" for are competitive cyclists on a velodrome, as they have a reason for the minimalist way their bike is. I live in a particularly hilly area, and you STILL see the fixie riders... spoke cards, useless top tube pad... PUSHING their bikes up hill. It's just fashion. Before the trend, I knew fixed gear riders who used them to develop ability and technique, and they' were fine with me. That is NOT your fixie rider of today.
@GhibliFan1 the first Tour de France races were performed on fixies, imagine that. Indeed it's possible to ride fixed or singlespeed in hilly areas. But I agree pushing the bike uphill is weak. Nevertheless, I think it's positive that kids get into bikes rather than scooters, mopeds, cars etc. It's great that bikes are cool now. Jerks like you will just have to deal with the fashion aspect of it. I don't really care. My fixie is plain looking and it's not even a track bike. Imagine that.
@GhibliFan1 I am a bike messenger and that's also a reason for minimalism. I can't have that multispeed crap failing on me all the time. Top tube protects the frame from scratches and it protects your shoulder when carrying the bike up stairs. Spoke cards are ok if they are from alleycats or other bike events. I agree home made spoke cards are lame unless they are funny somehow. You also seem to forget that riding fixie is a lot more fun and that maybe why people do it, even in hilly areas.
@GhibliFan1 This is not the first time I see you ranting on fixies in the comment section of fixie videos. What is your problem, really? Why is it so hard to grasp that people enjoy riding fixies, and think they are practical for many purposes? And why do you keep on looking at fixie videos if you can't stand fixies?
br, someone who rides a fixie and cyclocross with gears
@GhibliFan1 Making assumptions of me with no background information shows nothing but your ignorance. Then again, what can you expect from someone who writes that his goal is to troll?
@GhibliFan1 Your right, I live in the city (dc) and am a full time messenger and I constantly see the hipsters with theyre colorful fixies and skin tight jeans, but the majority of them have the single speed setup. the bottom line is that real fixie riders can get around that, its not absolutely necessary to have a freewheel and the ability to coast, you get used to always pedalling and in the end your 10x stronger for it.
@GhibliFan1 let's see you commute on your road bike 8 hours a day 20 days every month in snow, salty roads, rain, mud etc. That's why messengers use fixies and single speed bikes: They continue to work and there are no gears that will fuck up. You may pass us going uphill - we don't care, you see we are beyond competition with other bikers. Couldn't care less if an old lady passes me on a tricycle. I ride the tempo I choose.
@GhibliFan1 Holy hate'in batman! Ok I ride a fixie (no freewheel on other side of hub) . I don't were tight jeans nor would I ever roll up my right paint leg. I have both brakes on my bike for safety. I only skid stop for fun I don't like buying a rear tire every two weeks. Its two colors gray and yellow. I do have velocity super deep V B43's, but in a normal color not some neon bright color. I use and love drop down bars. Lance Armstrong can pass me up all day I don't care Im just cruisin bro.
Then clearly you aren't a hipster... you just like fixies, which is fair enough. And kudos to you for having brakes... you set a good example. You're obviously not the type I'm hating on. Although hating is a strong word... I just like winding them up. Lord knows enough of them wind me up (not least the hipster twat on his new fixie who crashed into the back of me at traffic lights at the bottom of a hill when they lost control and couldn't stop)
Yes, but it was more a case of necessity as they were the cheapest way to build a bike... and I admit, they're a lot of fun (especially as a kid). When something becomes cool though, it's bad news. People should try to be individuals... not fashion victims. And fixies personify the act of suffering for fashion. Pushing a bike uphill, or torturing yourself trying to ride uphill is no fun. The gear system and the freewheel were natural, much needed innovations.
@QVdisco, have u ever even ridden a fixed gear ? probally not if u think there pointless, every type of bike has its specific pros and cons :) fixed gear bikes keep it simple and have greater pedalling efficiency and are very good at getting around in cities as opposed to MTB or BMXs :)
Hooray! Another cliched "Look at me!" hipster. Did you suck down a few tallboys after your skidmark session? Can't you twats just, you know, ride your fucking bike like a regular person?
@suissechalet cool I guess im a regular person riding my fixie, because I get a monthly check from Big Brother, but I didn't know how you get support changes the status of your humanly title, because last time I checked we're all still Homo Sapiens correct?
@suissechalet he is riding his bike! maybe not like a regular person, but we have to skid to slow down. this video is corny and on wet streets with no style and dumbass lean hump skids, but dont make assumptions all us fixed gear riders are twats
@suissechalet he is riding his bike! maybe not like a regular person, but we have to skid to slow down. this video is corny and on wet streets with no style and dumbass lean hump skids, but dont make assumptions all us fixed gear riders are twats
Fuck mexicunts,cuh.
DaKillAhChApIn2k11 1 day ago
you can't be a hipster mexican only wanna bees
Ehsker20 2 days ago
Is that in pb??
Madsker823 1 week ago
freddies
receo11 2 weeks ago
wow. this is the biggest joke. hit a hill.. do work like the rest of kids..
1984danidan 2 weeks ago
give your mum that hat back ! youuuu !
KiriouSs 2 weeks ago
who leans foward to skid these days xD
jdmboy55 2 weeks ago
So hes a hipster first and a mexican second
ChiliWilly16 2 weeks ago 2
so the point of this vid is to basically burn out your tires faster than normally. ok i see
patr1ckf1994 2 weeks ago
i just don't give a shit about these hipster cunts, they ruin bikes for the rest of us, i ride a fixie or a single speed because it is a different way of riding and I'm a cyclist
hoffbrand 3 weeks ago
road is wet. neat.
goosenooseable 3 weeks ago
pshh... i could grab my dads tejana and do the same thing
arreola961 3 weeks ago
@Nonexistanthuman Indeed!
I just moved to Las vegas. Hit me up.. lets ride!
ShotOfGlory 1 month ago
One of these best things I've ever seen one of these hipster fag douche bags go over the handlebars trying to do this shit. It's about the simple things in life.
xaustenx 1 month ago
@xaustenx i guess grammar isn't simple for you
SuperJuanPelota 4 weeks ago
@xaustenx riding fixed is simple..
skyzr69 3 weeks ago
@ZEROboarder00 It is a "fixie" not a fixed gear.
fixie is when someone builds a fixed gear bike wrong.. or without the "right" parts.
ie. He's using a road bike frame and probably just threw in a fixed gear wheelset. Thus considering it a "fixie"
A fixed gear is when the bike is built right.
If he had a fixed gear/track frame with the same wheelset then its considered a fixed gear because it's build right.
You understand now??
ShotOfGlory 1 month ago
@ShotOfGlory at the end of the day they are both bikes that do the same shit.
i prefer track bikes to the term fixie or fixed gear. its like you tomato i say to-mato.
been riding for 8 yrs las vegas is filled with hipsters. glad i dont associate with em.
Nonexistanthuman 1 month ago
@RollingInMySc400 I wouldn't say stop following your friends because You and Your friends have the same things in common right? If he did stop following his friends he'd probably be left out of the crowd..
ShotOfGlory 1 month ago
its not called a fixie asshole.
its a fixed gear.
that hipster term should be wiped off from this earth
ZEROboarder00 1 month ago
Hipster humper skids BAHAHA
kam1989ify 1 month ago
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Ohh try that on a 53 to 16 gear ratio Punks. Those garbage wallmart chainrings what 30 and 16. If your a true fixie rider get bigger ratios then try riding
RollingInMySc400 1 month ago
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RollingInMySc400 1 month ago
Be fucken original and stop following the crowd. Brake free since two thousand Three. Get a better frame. At least a leader frame. And get a job and get a car fucken kids. SMH STOP FOLLOWING YOU FRIENDS
RollingInMySc400 1 month ago
this is fucking amazing
MrHandro13 1 month ago
they're TRACK BIKES. whoever started saying fixie should be hung.
kam1989ify 1 month ago
@kam1989ify fixie derives from fixed gear to diff from single speed, which is one gear but spins freely. I don't much(or anything rather) about track bikes but don't they have different styling and geometry to their frames? and who cares what people call it slang is slang. :)
litoeazndogE 1 month ago
that's not a real skid though. Your crotch is hitting the stem, MAN UP and do it while almost sitting down going 20+mph, then you know you've arrived. Just make sure you use a heavy duty chain and you're good!!! Keep working on it though, you'll get it!!
slickkapone 1 month ago 2
@slickkapone seriously! the road looks wet too. This should be easy mode.
litoeazndogE 1 month ago
This looks like Garnet Ave in Pacific Beach San Diego. Looks like it just rained and with all the oil on the streets,skidding your fixie is a piece of cake....
jszhort 1 month ago
that frame is too big for you
jontorehers 2 months ago
@jontorehers correct sizing is too mainstream
ThePhatBaz 1 month ago
@ThePhatBaz hahahahaa
MrHandro13 1 month ago
@JavinAlex yupp ...your a fuckin dumb ass
bakerfan2 2 months ago
@Musicposter4you: Are you stupid......... it's a fixie dumbass. He is only going because he is going DOWNHILL. Smartass. And if u noticed when he is skidding. his rear will doesnt move. SMH
dagger4000 3 months ago
Traction? Where we're going, we don't need TRACTION!
Musicposter4you 3 months ago
That's not a fixed gear... it's a single speed.
How can I tell?
He stops pedaling and keeps going
JavinAlex 3 months ago
did this guy read the title before commenting
lol
I can assure u. this is a fixie@JavinAlex
dreadheaddavy 3 months ago
@JavinAlex you are quite the dumbass arent you? lol
growitEZ 2 months ago
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@iiamkronos so someone cant dress freely? thats like saying if i saw you i'd beat ur ass because i feel like it. dumb bitch
ThatGuyYouShot 3 months ago
why does everyone do the crotch(over bars) skid.........(facepalms)
thehundredsrocks 3 months ago
ratio?
ACEVES0737 3 months ago
hipster all the way (:
ObeyPeaceGuard47 4 months ago
wonder how many times per ride this guy eats it
taradead 4 months ago
i like how hes going faster than the car
20red21green 4 months ago
@pyromaneak47 at low speed perhaps, but lean far enough at high speed and your continuously rotating pedals will make you eat asphalt. That is arguably the biggest deal breaker if you want to actually ride roads that aren't straight(city roads), because you have to slow down to a certain speed that will allow you to turn safely at an angle. Unless you run a freewheel, you wont be able to lean with a road bike turning at speed.
camwizardoz 4 months ago
thumbs up if you tighten your chain, unlike this guy.
DoctorIncredible 5 months ago
Oh look, its a video of my ass for 2 minutes on youtube.
BoxxesMusic 5 months ago
@pyromaneak47 What type of bike do I ride? One that stops instantly in an emergency, without skidding for several yards first, after the rider has contorted his/herself into an unnatural "skid stop" position first...which places not only the life of the rider, but others in danger, too. Call me old fashioned if you like, but I believe those kinds of things are important. I also don't "hate" anyone... but if people are willing to be slaves to fashion trends, they should expect the odd pisstake.
GhibliFan1 5 months ago
I am pretty sure you can do that on regular bikes as well....hmm
vulture12 5 months ago
i ride fixed, bc its fun.. and you have way more control over the bike. gears are for pussies, way too much weight, with my 48/15 i beast past cars and geared bikes all day
Herbonizer 5 months ago
@Herbonizer strange how you say gears are pussies because of the weight...a derailer system weighs less than a fucking u-lock wiseguy.
d11m19n1986 5 months ago
@d11m19n1986 thang is mister, a ulock is neccessary for self defense and locking your bike up. but much love to ya if ya wish for the extra gears and what not./
Herbonizer 5 months ago
@Herbonizer With my 50/11 I can go faster... I can also stop faster because I have brakes...
maskofsan1ty 4 months ago
Is that bad for ur tires
7845344 5 months ago
@7845344 Extremely bad for their tyres. But hey, skid stops are cool, daddio. That's all that matters to a hip twat. The coolness factor.
GhibliFan1 5 months ago
Frame way to big for this dude
rattanalauguico 5 months ago
Hipsters are flamboyant posers.
MindBeyondAverage 5 months ago 7
@MindBeyondAverage what exactly are they posing?
monstahtron 3 weeks ago
@MindBeyondAverage im sure u dont know much about "hipsters" besides your bike and im sure ur shants!!!! hahaha
1984danidan 2 weeks ago
i've yet to be passed up by a roadie with my 52-16 ratio uphill. I guess i'm hip as FUCK.
senses71 5 months ago 3
@GhobliFan1
a grade of 13.3% we went for 20 miles, averaged 15 mph and maxed at 37.7 mph.
All on my fixie.
ps. I never had to push my bike up any hills.
We're not all hipsters; riding fixed is fun.
DanDavis10 6 months ago 3
@Ghiblifan1
Can you please accept the FACT that not every fixed rider is a hipster? I converted an old road bike my neighbor gave me last year and have been riding fixed since.
It's the ugliest freaking bike I've ever had the displeasure to set my eyes on. But it's fun.
It's a great workout, being forced to muscle your way up hills, and work on a smoother cadence going down the other side.
I went on a bike ride the other day with my dad in New Hampshire (I'm 16) our steepest hill had a g
DanDavis10 6 months ago
fixies are cooll. but hipsters fuckin ruin it
DeathPullThePlug 6 months ago 2
why is everyone mad at fixies :(
stuntdrag0n 6 months ago
Pooooooooop.
Cyclopsifications 6 months ago
this video should be called "how to ruin a tire in under three minutes".
cronads12x 6 months ago 16
@cronads12x I do this on the regular and my tire's been on my fixb for 3 years. Though, I know how to set up my bike so that helps a lot.
litoeazndogE 1 month ago
i love smoking fixie riders with my cycling team all day everyday, try to keep up for 100 miles with those cheap pieces of crap lol
griffknows 7 months ago
Its like a road bike with the good stuff removed.
eXPerienceyeah 7 months ago
@suissechalet obvious jealousfag is obvious.
fixiecaptain 7 months ago
straight wasting tire..
SLASHDIPPIN714 7 months ago
I used to skid a lot, but then I realized I had a brake. It's fun, I know, but I spent 30 bucks on that tire! Even when I do go brakeless, I skid very little. A lot of stopping is about leg power, as opposed to skidding. FEEL THE BURN! :D
ubernasch416 7 months ago
I'll never forget the time I got a $5 just for skidding to a light. Tourists rock.
dfxzero1 7 months ago
its just a mother-fucking bike , shut up .
DavUploads 7 months ago
why would anyone want to be called a hipster? that shits not cool, never was
walter77jensoning 7 months ago
@walter77jensoning
that's the thing. nobody does. not even hipsters. they're usually the first ones to point out somebody else's hipsterdom.
disasterVoiceNZ 7 months ago
@MagnoliasSteel lol that's fucking nasty! xD
RattleheadAnthony 7 months ago
who gives a shit
MYcatzR00L 7 months ago
what a stupid video..how many times does he have to skid?
norecess89 7 months ago
Funny title. Funny post GhibiFan1 and Suissechalet!!
nobrains73 7 months ago
El Hipstero
SolomonJonesIsBack 7 months ago 2
Actually skidding on wet blacktop wastes ur tires less quick than on normal blacktop
TheMannymation 7 months ago
I have a friend that have a fixed 3 speed track bike. We are not Hipsters but we are Mexicans :D So here in Baja California fixed gear bikes are not one gear only.
valdesyur 7 months ago
umm dont like fix gear? why click on the video?
victorfresh2 7 months ago 10
i hope you fall and your bar end kills you.. ps .. it's not hard to skid on wet blacktop ps+ get some bar tape noob
jlerpwnsyou 7 months ago
garnet!<3 chill shit mxnbr0
SeanjWalker 8 months ago
hope those are gator skin tires D:
jovannyzuniga534 8 months ago
what a waist of a tire, i ride fixed gear and have no brakes..AND I BARELY EVEN SKID..LET ALONE STOP...that kid is dumb
btw you should learn how to skid without going balls to stem..
and PB killed the fixed gear scene for San Diego..
and GhibliFan1 if your a Roadie Rider your lame..
sanbo101 8 months ago
@sanbo101
waist of tire? the road is obviously not wet or anything right?
BLACKm3e30 8 months ago
?n?(???)?n?
Th3CrazyFoo 8 months ago
all i c in the comments is fixie haters.
Lokes1890 8 months ago
his tires done. umadbro?
TheFreakyfixed87 8 months ago
his is totally wasted after all that skidin
rockingskater99 8 months ago
Love passing hip twats on fixies going uphill... I always wave back, and then find a nice gear ratio to make sure they never pass me on the down stretch. They're even selling fixies in Urban Outfitters now... it's just got silly. They also think they invented the damn things, even though all bikes were once fixed gear and we kids of the 70's and 80's used to build and ride our own. Great for messing around on, but for commuting? Give me a break! (and a brake... and 24 or more gears)
GhibliFan1 8 months ago 21
@GhibliFan1 because this video is all about commuting and not about "messing around"
sandiegomitch 8 months ago 54
@sandiegomitch
This isn't a video about commuting, this is a guy wasting tyre rubber and skidding down the middle of the road for no apparent reason.
GhibliFan1 8 months ago
@sandiegomitch NO..no no... this video is all about being a sheep and conforming to what the hip masses are doing.
plutoplatters 8 months ago
@sandiegomitch funniest response
beatfox9 8 months ago
@GhibliFan1 I actually come from country where everyone has a fixed gear. I just like it for the commuting as it gives a better workout. Not all of us are hipsters you know.
thexerxes25 8 months ago
@GhibliFan1 i love passing rich stuck up road bikers in there fresh riding outfits. ya know those ones that make you look like a fucking loser. i love how i can smoke a road biker. dont get me wrong because i hate these hipster fags too. but just know that a few of us fixed riders are actually faster than you. i live in long beach and the cycling community is vast. the thing i love the most is smoking some fat rich fuck on his 5 grand + specialized s-works full carbon.
blue4joe 8 months ago
@blue4joe
Maybe, as long as you're on a straight run that gets along with your one and only gear ratio - although I suspect, like most fixed gear riders, you couldn't "smoke" a kipper. The freewheel and gears were progress...period. I read the funniest article the other day... it listed the ridiculous excuses for choosing a a fixed gear bike. Of course there are only two good excuses for them, competitive track sport or a second bike used for fun. They're just a fashion statement otherwise.
GhibliFan1 8 months ago
@GhibliFan1 Least us fixie kids are not wearing spandex covered in about 300 different corporate logos of companies you wish you could ride for. Sorry to hear that we make your little wanna-be lance armstrong cancer ass hurt.
Iainfixie 7 months ago
@GhibliFan1 want a damn cookie ?
Danskiess 7 months ago
@Danskiess
Not being American I had to refer to the good old Urban Dictionary to see what "want a cookie" means. It says, and I quote: "Another way of saying "I don't give a fuck" - commonly used by middle school children and dumbass freshman"
Which one are you?
GhibliFan1 7 months ago
@GhibliFan1 y u mad ?
Danskiess 7 months ago
@GhibliFan1 get over yourself honestly
assbandit91 7 months ago
@GhibliFan1 They're actually pretty awesome for commuting around in. You can get up a hill pretty easily if you know how to ride correctly. They're light, never stop pedaling, and fast. How are they bad for commuting?
waggy55 7 months ago
@GhibliFan1 You do know that people do still build bikes right? Also it sounds like your getting up in age and need those extra gears and brake because I know tons of people (including myself) that have no problems keeping up with traffic or some dude who thinks he is fast. They sell bikes with gears and brakes at K-mart .. Its not what you ride but how you ride it.
MrOsnapsonJC 7 months ago 2
"kids of the 70s" in this day and age that just means old folks of the future buddy. ill tell you what, you sure as hell wont pass me on my vintage frame track bike i built. did you build your bike or just spend $2500? i thought so. i ride every day and pass EVERY road biker on the bike path in my hometown of NYC. more importantly i use my bike to ride to work about 10 miles a day in traffic at a fast pace with no brakes and no problems. stop being a bitter old man and judging the youth.
dankeroner 6 months ago 3
@dankeroner
Actually I do build my own bikes & I haven't spent multiple thousands. You do realise that somewhere amongst my multiple gear combinations I have whatever ratio you have? I also ride about twice what you do per day and even more at the weekend. You're a dedicated follower of fashion, that's all. And no, you can't not have a brake and be problem free... you can see what happens in this very video when you jam the crank to stop, you continue moving/skidding, until momentum is lost.
GhibliFan1 6 months ago
@dankeroner
Oh, and wtf? You're just two years younger than I am... so you yourself (as is everyone else on the planet) are an "old folk of the future". The fact you're trying to be down with the kids at 36 is rather embarrassing to be honest (and really quite funny). It's like a dad dancing at a wedding or something. I bet you even have cards and beer mats in your cool fixie's spokes? Well, my bike might not look as "hip" parked outside the hip cafe, but with gears and brakes it IS practical.
GhibliFan1 6 months ago
@GhibliFan1 You sound like an unbelievable mega-douche. Who cares what you ride if you like it? I commuted on BMX for years for maneuverability even though I was slow as hell compared to other cycles, but I could take shortcuts that no other cyclist dared to. I went fixed just this past month for a faster ride, and I love it. I don't even think about geared bikes. I don't need one. With some leg muscle and determination a fixie rider can keep up with a geared rider in most situations.
OneDaftManic 6 months ago
@GhibliFan1 You sound like one of those cranky old dweebs who gets all twinkied up in fluorescent spandex to ride your excessively expensive titanium trek road bike
cheifntoke 6 months ago
@cheifntoke
Actually no, I'm not a Lycra Lout... and neither of my bikes cost thousands. Nor do I weigh parts in an effort to shed a couple of grams. I just recognise that the freewheel/cassette and brakes were innovation and that it is silly to sacrifice functionality and innovation for fashion. I've known fixed single speed riders for years, who use them to perfect technique and ability... but that is not what we're witnessing of late, we're witnessing fashion victims... pure and simple.
GhibliFan1 6 months ago
@GhibliFan1 have you noticed how many of them put freewheel cassettes on their fashionable, colorful track bikes? Instead of fixed gear. Do you think higher thoughts about the freewheel hipsters?
nilo2209 6 months ago
@nilo2209
The only single speed, brakeless riders I have "higher thoughts" for are competitive cyclists on a velodrome, as they have a reason for the minimalist way their bike is. I live in a particularly hilly area, and you STILL see the fixie riders... spoke cards, useless top tube pad... PUSHING their bikes up hill. It's just fashion. Before the trend, I knew fixed gear riders who used them to develop ability and technique, and they' were fine with me. That is NOT your fixie rider of today.
GhibliFan1 6 months ago
@GhibliFan1 the first Tour de France races were performed on fixies, imagine that. Indeed it's possible to ride fixed or singlespeed in hilly areas. But I agree pushing the bike uphill is weak. Nevertheless, I think it's positive that kids get into bikes rather than scooters, mopeds, cars etc. It's great that bikes are cool now. Jerks like you will just have to deal with the fashion aspect of it. I don't really care. My fixie is plain looking and it's not even a track bike. Imagine that.
nilo2209 6 months ago
@GhibliFan1 I am a bike messenger and that's also a reason for minimalism. I can't have that multispeed crap failing on me all the time. Top tube protects the frame from scratches and it protects your shoulder when carrying the bike up stairs. Spoke cards are ok if they are from alleycats or other bike events. I agree home made spoke cards are lame unless they are funny somehow. You also seem to forget that riding fixie is a lot more fun and that maybe why people do it, even in hilly areas.
nilo2209 6 months ago
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@nilo2209 "You also seem to forget that riding fixie is a lot more fun and that maybe why people do it, even in hilly areas."
Ya, pushing a bike up a big hill... must be a real hoot.
GhibliFan1 6 months ago
@GhibliFan1 This is not the first time I see you ranting on fixies in the comment section of fixie videos. What is your problem, really? Why is it so hard to grasp that people enjoy riding fixies, and think they are practical for many purposes? And why do you keep on looking at fixie videos if you can't stand fixies?
br, someone who rides a fixie and cyclocross with gears
kilobitti 6 months ago
@kilobitti LOL... because hipsters are so easy to wind up, despite their carefree, laid back exterior. Look, I caught another one! :)
GhibliFan1 6 months ago
@GhibliFan1 Making assumptions of me with no background information shows nothing but your ignorance. Then again, what can you expect from someone who writes that his goal is to troll?
kilobitti 6 months ago
@GhibliFan1 Your right, I live in the city (dc) and am a full time messenger and I constantly see the hipsters with theyre colorful fixies and skin tight jeans, but the majority of them have the single speed setup. the bottom line is that real fixie riders can get around that, its not absolutely necessary to have a freewheel and the ability to coast, you get used to always pedalling and in the end your 10x stronger for it.
cheifntoke 6 months ago
@GhibliFan1 let's see you commute on your road bike 8 hours a day 20 days every month in snow, salty roads, rain, mud etc. That's why messengers use fixies and single speed bikes: They continue to work and there are no gears that will fuck up. You may pass us going uphill - we don't care, you see we are beyond competition with other bikers. Couldn't care less if an old lady passes me on a tricycle. I ride the tempo I choose.
nilo2209 6 months ago 2
@GhibliFan1 Holy hate'in batman! Ok I ride a fixie (no freewheel on other side of hub) . I don't were tight jeans nor would I ever roll up my right paint leg. I have both brakes on my bike for safety. I only skid stop for fun I don't like buying a rear tire every two weeks. Its two colors gray and yellow. I do have velocity super deep V B43's, but in a normal color not some neon bright color. I use and love drop down bars. Lance Armstrong can pass me up all day I don't care Im just cruisin bro.
ivegotamagicstix 6 months ago 2
@ivegotamagicstix
Then clearly you aren't a hipster... you just like fixies, which is fair enough. And kudos to you for having brakes... you set a good example. You're obviously not the type I'm hating on. Although hating is a strong word... I just like winding them up. Lord knows enough of them wind me up (not least the hipster twat on his new fixie who crashed into the back of me at traffic lights at the bottom of a hill when they lost control and couldn't stop)
GhibliFan1 6 months ago
@GhibliFan1 Fair enough pedal on brother.
ivegotamagicstix 6 months ago
@GhibliFan1 its funny how u let something like that bother u so much, insecure hating
jaykaydee33 5 months ago 2
@GhibliFan1 you show those whippersnappers who's boss!
midnightfapper 5 months ago
@GhibliFan1 cause ur old.
frozenearwax 5 months ago
@GhibliFan1 "we kids of the 70's and 80's used to build and ride our own." So, you were riding fixed gears... before they were cool?
hamburgerlad 5 months ago
@hamburgerlad
Yes, but it was more a case of necessity as they were the cheapest way to build a bike... and I admit, they're a lot of fun (especially as a kid). When something becomes cool though, it's bad news. People should try to be individuals... not fashion victims. And fixies personify the act of suffering for fashion. Pushing a bike uphill, or torturing yourself trying to ride uphill is no fun. The gear system and the freewheel were natural, much needed innovations.
GhibliFan1 5 months ago
@GhibliFan1 Who gives a fuck lol
JMGproductions650 5 months ago
@GhibliFan1 So what you're saying is... you were into fixies before they were cool? :)
reffski 5 months ago 17
@GhibliFan1 So I don't ride a fixie, but neither do I use all 24 gears on my bike. I wish I had about 6, that would be perfect.
Satzbay 4 months ago
no brakes, no helmet= fucking dumb ass.
suissechalet 8 months ago
@suissechalet U MAD?
gohamondemniggas 8 months ago
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@gohamondemniggas keep trolling bro, hundreds of useless hipsters are counting on you!
suissechalet 8 months ago
@suissechalet his sun hat should keep him protected....
Frankhasnolife 8 months ago
@suissechalet you're a fucking loser he's going like 2mph
nikthegiraffe 6 months ago
you're a fucking loser he's going like 2mph the whole time...
nikthegiraffe 6 months ago
It's his bike, let him do whatever the fuck he wants. Fucking haters!
mglarias 8 months ago 3
@QVdisco, have u ever even ridden a fixed gear ? probally not if u think there pointless, every type of bike has its specific pros and cons :) fixed gear bikes keep it simple and have greater pedalling efficiency and are very good at getting around in cities as opposed to MTB or BMXs :)
ollie36G 8 months ago
What a fruitloop
AlphaPeak 8 months ago
lmao at u skidding with ur dick on the stem
iKAOSi 8 months ago
Why dontcha hit the velodrome?
StopBabbling 9 months ago
Single speed = ignoring progress and having to choose between speed or acceleration
Fixed gear = fucking pointless (Unless you play bike polo)
QVCdisco 9 months ago
@QVCdisco not pointless if u dont own a brake!
efitzpat 9 months ago
@epistades1 cool story bro
xXllBatmanllXx 9 months ago
wat kinda bike is that?
980primo 9 months ago
humping your bars = WORST way to skid. learn to quick stop from your saddle if you have any skill whatsoever.
epistades1 9 months ago 4
fuck it, youre ill man, send you application to macaframa!
ohdagyola 9 months ago
why is he skidding just to pedal more and speed up to skid again??
what a waste of tire and energy.
ohdagyola 9 months ago
you still have to lean foward when the grounds wet, lock it up...
spam420rice 9 months ago
The road is like straight up wet and he thinks he skids all far.
Danielatpedlow 9 months ago
this shit has the funniest comments DAMN
auzio 9 months ago
Cool man! You are a master at making skidmarks! I'm still working on my style to be like yours. ;-)
CHANDSOME 9 months ago
Skidding is fun and all, but when I do it I do it out of necessity. Why waste energy and, better yet, money.
Ya know? Tricks, definitely. But just over and over on the street is illogical to me. Just my two cents.
Tcubed94 9 months ago
you look gay
lKuDDeR 10 months ago
Hooray! Another cliched "Look at me!" hipster. Did you suck down a few tallboys after your skidmark session? Can't you twats just, you know, ride your fucking bike like a regular person?
suissechalet 10 months ago 20
@suissechalet U Mad?
sandiegomitch 10 months ago 46
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ParadiseGuava 8 months ago
@suissechalet what is a regular person?
MegaBlammer 9 months ago
@MegaBlammer Anybody with a job who isn't being supported by a monthly check from mommy and daddy.
suissechalet 9 months ago
@suissechalet cool I guess im a regular person riding my fixie, because I get a monthly check from Big Brother, but I didn't know how you get support changes the status of your humanly title, because last time I checked we're all still Homo Sapiens correct?
MegaBlammer 9 months ago
@suissechalet he is riding his bike! maybe not like a regular person, but we have to skid to slow down. this video is corny and on wet streets with no style and dumbass lean hump skids, but dont make assumptions all us fixed gear riders are twats
also whats wrong with sucking down tall boys?
hopeskates 9 months ago
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@suissechalet he is riding his bike! maybe not like a regular person, but we have to skid to slow down. this video is corny and on wet streets with no style and dumbass lean hump skids, but dont make assumptions all us fixed gear riders are twats
also whats wrong with sucking down tall boys?
hopeskates 9 months ago
@suissechalet mad bro ?
Danskiess1 8 months ago
@Danskiess1 keep trolling beeatch, hundreds of useless hipsters are counting on you!
suissechalet 8 months ago