SF Track Bike Commute

[Shocktechballer]

This guy rides like a nanny.

[RiOtEmpire777]

nice vid, i like the way you're the only person who has actually left it in normal speed!! :)

[LocoBoiProductions]

almost crashed with that car up in 1:53

[KILLERPOLECAT]

nice work using the bike for what its best at, how did you mount the camera???

[TimeBandit415]

you rolling with two brakes? front or brakeless??

[ZombieDean]

This looks way more fun than my bike commute!

[wtfnonickname]

slow damn slow need 4 speed !!!

[hoostine36]

1:52 Close call. Can you track stand?

[cryoabyss]

Why stop when I can circle and keep the pace up

[noahrnlds]

@cryoabyss because stuff happens when your back is turned. but yeah it is better in some situations.

[SodaPeople]

uhm...not that fast...pick some better places to ride...And you ride really stupid. How many times you been hit?

[cryoabyss]

The sidewalk was never my forte. I've never been hit.

[hanxor]

You're a douche bag. This is his daily commute; not a "fixed trick video".

idiot

[cryoabyss]

Maybe you missed the 5 times I labeled this video as a commute. Or maybe you're a poser that thinks track bikes were made for doing lame tricks. Pick any two.

[manisdogfish]

SICK! SF has an awesome biking community! Keep doing what you're doing

[quinnsans]

I finally got a track bike! A Fuji. Though didn't come in the colour I wanted but okay. I'll install a brake sooner or later (sooner). But until then I'll just slow the fuck down. & practice.

[socomcorky]

Anybody riding a track bike in San Francisco is hard core. Love the video and the music. I love my brakes too!

[Granada777]

You are teh roxxorz. So are one way streets.

[torossiani]

I love you.  Will you marry me? haha

[majornewb]

Is 42:18 a good ratio? That's what I have.

[cryoabyss]

Good for going up hills and stopping. Bad for going fast ;)

[majornewb]

Whats a good ratio for going fast uphills and in general?

[cryoabyss]

I'm pretty satisfied with 48/16.

[majornewb]

Thanks a lot man

[jaidecker]

i work on Bush and Sutter and i see you crazy fukers scream down bush. When i see it i feel my hands twitch as i want to try it on my fixie... but yes, i must use breaks as i saw a guy get clipped INTO the Chinatown Lion. ouch. Keep strong and "no rules no breaks"

[theomegadog]

why all the fighting? don't we all ride bikes cause we love it, whether you are a messenger or a commuter we're all out there on bikes. good video dude.

[TageOne]

you are a champ

[JamesKim13]

i honestly do not understand how you go through this every day man. what's the gear ratio on the rig? i run 50/16 which gives me 3.125 ratio and i wouldn't dare to ride on a hill like that, not even with front brake installed.

[cryoabyss]

48/16 :)

[xcguy411]

i never understood commuting w/ track bikes, how do u break going down hill?

[cryoabyss]

You don't ;) But if you needed to, you would pull a track skid.

[Fatkaty]

Yo as a mountain biker thinking about getting a track bike... explain to me this track skid. I'm rather attached to my brakes. Great vid by the way.

[cryoabyss]

Stop pedaling, lean forward -> track skid!

[4znballa]

you don't lean forward. you will never slow down if you lean forward

[russxtee]

pull up really hard push down really hard and whip it out a bit. really easy if you ride clipless.

[Tbirdbassist]

I suggest anyone riding a fixed without at least a front brake riding a fix... to put one on. I'm a messenger in NYC, and I was talking to a guy who rides a fix and he told me he was coming down the Brooklyn Bridge, on the Manhattan side and went to skid and boom... chain broke, no brakes. Had to stick his foot in the back wheel, fucking it up.. and he still ran into the benches at the bottom. Fucking up his front wheel.

[cryoabyss]

Haha, I broke my neck 8 weeks ago because my speedplay zero popped out going down Bush st. Sucks :( I'm back on the whip though so I guess I'm lucky.

[eskachig]

That's not only a good advice because a front brake is a backup, but also because sometimes you need to stop NOW. Don't like it? Don't use it. But it's there when you need it.

[cykelmand]

hey, are you riding with brakes?

[cryoabyss]

I am not.

[dannyfox]

how was your camera mounted? also, what type of cam?. good stuff. fellow fixie

[tiredmiddie55]

sweet ride. i wish i lived in SF.

[SteveShasta]

Bush to Market to Embarcadero to King. Nice.

[robsuniverse2day]

Great city ride dude, dang that traffic, huh?

[pupu714]

he/she took the long way....

[cryoabyss]

Yeah, I like the ride along the embarcadero.

[toothlessBrad]

Brenhan's right. Respect the reds.

[brenhan]

its hard for people in cars to respect cyclists when they see us do some of those crazy things

[decappa2002]

Hard for me to respect drivers who talk on cell phones, idle at train crossings, commute to the city in SUV's and generally don't pay attention.

[deportmexico]

watch those doors opening. People open doors without looking then act like its your fault

[toddistic]

nice video! nothing is better than commuting on a bike and passing cars stuck in traffic.

[aussiekwv]

Yes nice video especially when it shows this cyclist breaking the law.

[jock2756]

Thanks

[jock2756]

Can someone tell me the tune?

[cryoabyss]

First is N.E.R.D. - Rock Star (Jason Nevins Remix)

Second is Basement Jaxx - Wheres Your Head At

[mcornwell7294]

you have got to be kidding u must be the slowest messenger i have EVER seen ride in SF want to learn come to THE BIG APPLE slow here is only an option

[cryoabyss]

Cute, I actually moved to SF from NYC where I learned to ride. Chill and stop being a poser.

[yourmomscooch]

Both of you stop arguing whose dick is bigger and recognize that SF riders make NYC look like a bunch of school girls. SF is where its at, its where it started, and nyc has no hills. bow down.

[mcornwell7294]

Yes You Guys Have Hills But Do You Have Non Driven Ass Yellow Taxi Drivers And Jay Walking People.

[yourmomscooch]

Are you joking.....yes there is.

[mcornwell7294]

you might have moved but were you a messenger for ten years and five accidents POSER NEVER

[cryoabyss]

It's always funny when people boast about accidents. Maybe you should ride on the sidewalk, I hear it's safer.

[dsoul27]

looks like fun... i just came back from san fran for a week vacation... gotta be on your p's and q's to ride out there..

[g7997g]

What camera didja shoot it with?

[cryoabyss]

Panasonic FX7.

[mattolsen]

Fahhhhkin RAD! I need to get a life because I watched the entire thing.

[heialeks]

haha. i have class in that building. by the way you'd save a lot of time going down 2nd. But I guess you already know that.

[cryoabyss]

Yeah, but I like the view from the Embarcadero :)

[autocrossaholic]

that must suck coming home every day!

[drinkdraankdrunk]

are you riding a fixie?

[cryoabyss]

Yes.

[Flujokarma]

COOOoooOOLL!