Let's Ride SF

[feikbenson]

Q-tip - let's ride, as said earlier in the comments .. mmm, sweet track for scouting the city!

[fixierider1234]

I know it's a tribe called quest or qtip but idk the name of the song

[FixedMeca69]

dude is that pm tenore???? the owner of rvca????

[heiselfa]

this is not fun to watch

[1Gee2008]

I'm so glad I came accross Fixed gears in my life. Riding feels amazing, although you do get some fucktard drivers around these days especially in the city.

[Jaylenheres50]

whats the name of the song and whos the artist?

[derfunkl]

fixed gears will always be in my life, jah bless...

[YooTooPoo]

@Bmxicznmzn Yea i hated fixies and thought they were gay now i own a expensive fixie setup- Frame-Volume Cutter V5 Forks-Allcity Cranks-Primo Rims-Velocity Tires-Speedy Arrow HAHAH So Shitty Tires Bars-All City Grips-Oury Seat-Dunno Peddles-Primo HeadSet-Haro LOL

[savaskiller]

ye ur right

those kind of ppl dont know what they wann

and everything they see different or new they say shit about it :S

[elfredo70]

Still like Q-Tip and still riding a Fixe like back in 1989!

It's a passion u'lll carry through u'r life!!!

[surfskate1995]

this makes me want to ride,

too bad ive got holes all through my tires and have to save up 70 bucks for new ones D:

[zulunation187]

fresh song!

[thewusyndicate]

joe pass version of coltrane's giant steps sampled

[boazmoss]

giant steps+QTips?

[itzStevenn]

sick video! bay area that's whats up.

man I would love to ride SF with friends.

I been riding for 3months.

[RiOtEmpire777]

The quality is amazing.

[Bjork523]

This is a dope vid. Let me tell you!

As a Queens native, who has always loved bikes and has also lived in SF this is nice to see. The vintage with Tip in the background... very nice.

Keep ridin!

[bianchibiach]

no hate against you. just gettin real tired of people thinkin they are badasses, yah know? half of the fools who talk shit on youtube would prolly shit themselves if confronted on the street. do you ride in the city?

[Sandubee]

hey whats the song called?

[6677jdm]

Nice Video.

Perfect song.

[TimeBandit415]

hey whats the song>?

[816optimusprime]

Lets Ride- Q tip

[boazmoss]

Qtip +coltrane?

[whatssweet]

@TimeBandit415 fergie - big girls dont cry

[TimeBandit415]

hahaha you so funny.. =}

[nickthegreat700]

aye what tire width to you guys use?

[neilmandude]

@nickthegreat700 all road/ fixed gear tires are 700c

[soobeng]

Fixed gear rocks. This is such a nice video. thanks.

[soobeng]

This video is awesome. i got one word for it. BEAUTIFUL. thanks very much for posting. i enjoyed it immensely.

[00BigEddie00]

Good song, but those dirty hipsters need to get helmets and lights. I ride fixed in SF and every other week I see these dumb-ass-tight jean-wearing-ipod-emo-hipster-­douche bag fuck themselves up in all manner of ways... Be it a failed track stand or plowing into a car... eh.. Darwin rules

[johngorgis]

slow stuff

[Jordantube69]

how did you fill like this?

[iAaronEFG]

Q-tip

[earvinv]

i love it.

perfect song too.

let's go kamaal.

[drodenbar]

Its is q tip and the song is "lets ride"

[00riku00]

deng all of this negativity being thrown around about this vid. why? so people like fixies, so what? people dont gotta talk shit, to try to make themselves feel like theyre better than everyone. and i bet all the haters havent tried riding fixies; riding with your friends, seeing different happenings in your city, its fantastic, instead of worrying about if you'll look like a fag or not, worry about what feels good to u. if it dont feel good, dont do it, u dont gotta hate on other ppls hobbies!

[Bmxicznmzn169]

dude i thoght fixies were gay than i rode one now i have a $950 one

[00riku00]

i kno, theyre sick, huh?

it just feels good. :D

[Bmxicznmzn169]

yuppp

[BeatMasterDee]

@00riku00 Amen.

[qbertzz]

@00riku00 straight up homie..

[nFiZzL3]

waats the song again?

[ipodless91]

idk "Let's Ride" perhaps??

[dahgutone]

Wanabe track riders. And i live in San Francisco too. How sad.. Put on a fucking helmet and get some brakes.

You guys endanger not only yourself, but other motorists and pedestrians.

[skaterchad55]

Put on a helmet.... how much of a fag r u?

[dahgutone]

I don't give a shit how much of a fag I am. Next time you crack open your head, I'll be there at your funeral saying, "I told you so".

[skaterchad55]

wow if u fall riding a bike and kill urself then there is something wrong with you you just need to grow a dick

[dahgutone]

HAHA. Read your comment again. It shows how many times you injured your head into a stupid 5 year old.

Good luck finding a college!

[skaterchad55]

ive never injured my head ever so that makes a lot of sense

[usamericanz]

fixies are for fags.

[sucka370]

fuck you

[usamericanz]

great comeback - how long did it take for you to think it up?

[sucka370]

bout 2 seconds!!!

[usamericanz]

so in other words, you couldn't come up with anything original? LMAO....typical fixie fag.

[sucka370]

why do you have to bring in the factor that we ride fixies? what does it matter?

[usamericanz]

i assumed it was riding a fixie that made you a fag, but if you live in SF, i suppose the fact that you're a fag makes you a fag.

[sucka370]

im comin straight from the east bay, silly bitch

[johngorgis]

austrailian fuck! vvvvv

[alexubo]

anyone here rode sf on a fixie coz its quite hilly so i was wondering how hard it is????

[collin1002]

use a 18t and it aint so bad if ur doin an 18t on flats then bump to a 20t and check it out urself

[alexubo]

thanks mate

[BEAVV50]

perfect song for a ride in sf good vid my nigga!

[vaporkillz]

wheres bombing the hills to the beach, i can do that all day, love this city

[sonjunkie]

damn i love that city

[imnotaballer]

amen, best city in the world

[kabelnicke]

Arguing on the internet is like competing in the paraolympics... Even if you win you still retarded!

[BeretCyclist]

You're retarded...Its supposed to be "special olympics"

[moe354sa]

nevertheless.. you is still a retard as am i

[BeretCyclist]

I can't believe how dumb some people are. Don't say anything else, you wouldn't want to take the cake for that statement now would you?

[moe354sa]

cake is lame I hate wut u believe!

[BeretCyclist]

I am not a believer of cake or its followings. I personally hate cake.  But now we have an agreement, unless of course you feel we must debate onward.

[moe354sa]

the paralympics is for the physically disabled and the special olympics are for retards, retard!

[edotsuki333]

ya your right this music isnt gay enough, and did you know that fixed gear dudes like to suck my ass? does that make me gay also???

[fordieform]

the musicz nat gay enough

-hero

[stinkypinktaco]

you sure are though..

bitch

[fordieform]

so y liek th music

an you srsly think it's nat fggn gay

so y call me gay

k

as long as you actually think this muzics GOOD

thn that's ok that you think i suck

kz liek y know wtf d you know?

-hero

[sergeperson]

please type in english, or properly in any language. then i will respect your entitled opinion on music. do you know what opinion means? it means youre not right and youre not wrong. it is an opinion. you think its gay, go ahead voice away, but you cant call people gay for liking a certain type of music. thats retarded. get learned. grow up.

[fordieform]

fk u tho

-hero

[sergeperson]

haha impressive man. look, just stop being a hater, im not trying to fight on the internet, just want you to stop that shit. word? word.

[fordieform]

no u

-hero

[816optimusprime]

A tribe called quest= best ridin' music. If u dont know, it's about time u did foo!!!!!!!!!!

[ramanglass544]

a tribe called quest=best music for anything

[816optimusprime]

Word!

[ramanglass544]

grr

I know this song but cant remember the name!!!

[VeryGoodTalker]

lets ride. q-tip.

[UsedGloo]

I spy helmets, weaaaaaaaaaaaaaak.

Kidding.

[wazzzze]

U have awesome bikes.

what is the music????????????

[iamandrewros]

q-tip - let's ride

slash, how old are you guys?

[wmialil]

chill

[lucaswlson]

step ya game up!

[wmialil]

sET me dat song

[831camera]

this is sick.. it shows frisco pretty good.. cant wait to ride my bike there once again.

[tueybooo]

i love the video

what kind of camera did you use?

[ninedfour]

boring. they ride slow.

[littlerussiadog]

you obviously never been to SF. The hills in Kansas aint shit

[831camera]

have you been to SF? idk wut your talking about...

[kuikak]

like this song!!!

Who?

[ElMatzo]

q-tip - let's ride

[Gyeswho]

What type of vid cam was used? GoPro?

[guyonthebike]

the song rocks, if you want, open a new window and just listen to the song. and there's no tricks, so it's not really the typical fixed gear video

[bobofucknuckle]

Normally I would rag the hell out of a vid like this, but frankly... I'm tired of hatin. Having read the previous posts about the positive aspects of bicycle trends and their effect culturally and environmentally, I'm changing my narrow minded view of fixies and ceasing my tirade against said trend.

Having said that: What do you call a fixie rider without a bike?

A homo

[matchstickhelmet]

nice hill climb shot at the end. beautiful sound track, hell yeah that's tip. peaceful and sweet colors too. much love to sf riders

[cadeuce]

its a positive trend in almost every aspect aside from safety. its better than cigarettes or binge drinking.

i guess there are just people who need to whine/complain about every popular movement.

[Astroboooy]

word up man.

[VeryGoodTalker]

lots of love bro. but i tag too. and that doesnt fuck up my body. my life though.

[snark83]

That's true. hopefully ppl stick with it and use bike more in the long term. ironically though, a big part of a lot of "hipster" fixed riders' image is smoking and binge drinking.

[cadeuce]

damn good point, lol. well hopefully there's enough hipster riding to wane the unhealthy lifestyle.

[jabop]

this video was really fun to watch

[hssar]

what kind or ratios did you guys have??

[yoquieroeggrolls]

is this qtip? what's the track ?

[Sirvivual]

even if riding "fixed gear " is a trend its a good one.. more people are riding bikes less people driving cars and its making cities change their thoughts about cyclist in general. In other countries.. the bike is a way of life.. its just blowing up alittle different here but its having a lasting effect on our culture.

Its annoying.. hipster" bs. i ve been riding bike since i was a little guy, now its a way of life for me.

bike is a bike.

[TurtleDrunk]

While you may be correct that riding fixed is a trend, and it does have bad side effects, like too-low handlebars, bad seat tube angles, etc. Riding fixed is incredibly fun once you're used to it, and I've seen quite a few people go from hipster to fixie-hipster to cyclist in less than a year. Who knows how long it will last in them...but here's hoping. Cycling is fun as hell, gets you outdoors, makes you strong. So it's easy to hope that people will keep it up.

[brandonbearfruit]

totally agree.

[Teghead]

Yes as long as they ride on the correct side of the road haha.

[BRASILIANPEOPLERCOOL]

I ride a fixed, and i highly doubt im going back.

[thenewstmudfrog]

awesome video! who is the song by?

[JAldridge07]

great vid, love the quality

[Astroboooy]

So what if its a trend? The main purpose of riding bikes is RIDING BIKES. It does not matter how you ride it. Just keep on riding!

[chloroxjello]

Mmm, I wouldn't care much for a fixed mountain bike. You just couldn't hit obstacles the same way. A singlespeed mtb however rules.

[dudeisnotcoolio]

What song is this? Proper music btw.

[dudeisnotcoolio]

Oh never mind, found it. Q tip, should've known.

[jrmsher33]

The fixie trend is stupid. A bike without a free wheel turned into a hipster trend is a joke.

[1sarcophagi]

Well I'd say from a personal point of view I'm enjoying it, as well as thousands of others so... yea.... it's cool if you want to try it out... I mean I doubt someones going to jump down your throat just for riding a F'ing bike...

oh wait.

[jrmsher33]

It's not about jumping down anyone's throat it's about keeping it real. I did try it out- from ages 5 to 9 and then I got a freewheel with one break. You're not a track racer nor are you a avid cyclist trying to improve pedaling tachnique. So why ride a fixie? becuase it's a trend, and a dying one at that.

[IsaacBickerstaffEsq]

"I got a freewheel with one break."

Yeah, I got a broken collarbone too.

[regimemachine]

I hope it does die, so people like you will find some other trend to pointlessly whine about on the internet.

[nsbmofo]

I ride fixed gear and I wouldn't consider myself a hipster at all. I get a better workout and I like the clean simple look a lot better.

[jrmsher33]

If you want cleaner lines go for a single gear and one brake. Being an avid cyclist, people ride fixies for track racing and to improve pedaling technique. Not for everyday use and especially not in san fransisco, it's way too hilly. Did I mention TREND!

[IsaacBickerstaffEsq]

I am an avid cyclist (No car. Half million miles. Cat 3 road racer, Club president; road and TT champ. First place "non podium" state road champ finish). My fixie is for everyday use and light touring. The geared road bike is for road racing. The road bike has no function for everyday riding or training which would just chew up the bike needlessly.

I started urban and dirt road riding on a fixed wheel; and I'm considering not being a "chainy" again. It only makes sense.

[marcinovski]

Training on fixed gear for road cycling = win.

[TurtleDrunk]

Why are people rating this dude down? Coaches have been forcing their roadies to ride on low geared fixies for a long time. It forces a rider to spin like hell down hills, and allows you to build your hamstrings in a few different directions, rather than just the bottom 90 on a freewheeling bike. People discard the benefits of training on a fixed gear bicycle, but lots of great all-rounders (merckx, indurain), and basically all the great road sprinters trained on fixed gear bikes very often.

[kahnfewzed]

i ride a hard tail full rigid 29'er MTB fixed gear...it's not a hipster thing or a trend it's just another way to ride.

[jrmsher33]

It is a trend. A mountain bike with a fixed gear? Why, it's harder to jump and go down trails. Basically it's harder to Mountain bike! It's just rediculous. Single gear is fine, but a fixie mountain bike?

[kahnfewzed]

like i said..it's just another way of riding. to each his own right?

[flashedwave]

you never know, he might want to go down those nasty hills.. backwards.

[IsaacBickerstaffEsq]

"Single gear is fine, but a fixie mountain bike?"

Great Divide Race, Canada to Mexico off road, crossing the continental divide back and forth several times, the first rider to do it on a fixie was actually in second place one day out of Mexico. Two gearies had to ride through the night to pass him while he took his last sleep of the race.

Seems to me there must be something to it.

[plutoplatters]

almost every bike was a "fixie" of sorts, 50 years ago.been done.

[FJX1900GT]

reeeeeeally nice vid!

[evandoering]

this is really a great video

[ieatapples123]

homemade adapter lens??

[SteelkiltX]

What a huge difference (traffic) btwn SF and NYC.

[halomunkey]

yeah seriously, it is wayyy wayy different. I live in SF btw

[AxiomStarr]

I lost count of how many times I've watched this. Seemed like a good day in The City. Great video; thanks for posting.

[ajclevenger7]

i love this video but weaving through traffic and pissing people off is why people hate cyclists.

[NeverForgetDilla]

why did people thumbs down this? I ride a fixed gear in the city so I'm not a roadie hating on this being a "trend," but the above comment is completely true.

[spikesc]

Song: Let's Ride by Q-Tip

Love this song, thought about putting a video to it to years. Looks like someone beat me to it. This whole album is pretty good actually too.

[fredpauchet]

what's the song in the video? ^^

[blunted4202x]

fuck the haters

[pifko87]

You idiots give REAL cyclists a bad image. Get off your hipster bikes you immature twats.

[mcsayles]

REAL cyclists??? coasting is real cycling?

[guitarguy950]

what defines a cyclist? Because Im pretty sure its anyone who rides a bicycle and fixed gears are most definitely bikes.

[Sarafina88]

watching this vid, Dreaming of SF and thinking...

"why oh why to i have to live in this crap assed town in Canada....?" 1L

[marcinovski]

same thing in LA. Lets all move to SF, it's all better there.

[Nordo666]

Marc! Don't know why you don't like living in LA? Been living here all my life, couldn't think of anywhere better! :D

I live in Downtown LA.. and let me tell you, bombing these hills on any of my bikes.. especially my fixed wheel is so fun! :D

[imnotaballer]

maybe true, but there is no doubt SF hills are the most bomb in the world, the best, by far

[unseen1985]

yup. same gay shit here in Boston...miss the city

[azulblancoplomo]

TA BN FEO

[rogerspark1982]

this is a tight vid...i need to find peeps to make a chicago version

[maskedban]

im tryina hook up a london version with a couple of the messenger there

[PHIXTup]

Qtip Lets ride... yo joey, you on sffixed?

[joeyratz123]

yep, I'm on sffixed

[majornewb]

Cool vid. What song is this?

[Ings83]

Q-Tip "Let's Ride" prod. J-Dilla it's off of Amplified.

[majornewb]

Thanks mate.

[lussoBoydo]

Ill video.

[Killroy1999]

Too Cool for helmets?

Hot health insurgence?

[senorspiegel]

ya actually :)

[SBTG742]

Hands down the best track bike vid on YouTube; great music and filming.

[carvinhobbs]

pure soul... dang

[hkbebe]

this is a hot video//

love the song used.. and the point of view.

kudos.

[elisan693]

Nice video! I too, live in San Francisco and currently ride an upright comfort sport road bike It is the coolest bike available and I go wherever i want to go. I hope to spot you and the other riders. Take care and have fun cycling!!!

[fasterbike1]

cool vid

[xxxCIRCUSxxx]

NiCe ViDeO

[mikehazelnut]

Man....biggest Video I've seen for a long time....nice song by the way and really a competitor for the original music video.

[HawaiiIceMan]

nice vid! i live in SF and traffic isnt as hectic as NYC. Nice bikes too.

[esaisstillfree]

anyone know who sings this backround sound?

[angrydude]

what song is this?

[dremsf]

Q-Tip - Let's Ride