fixed gear Hanoi 1

My Wife and a Vietnamese friend follow me on motorbike through Hanoi rush hour on one of my favorite routes through the old quarter.
Camera -Shannon Castleman
Driver- Truong Phamvan
RIder- Pat Storey

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• cycling
• hanoi
• vietnam
• rush
• hour
• fixed
• gear
• track
• bike
• messenger
• beer
• fun
• playing
• in
• traffic

[ongne1234]

im going to bring my bike to vietnam and ride it too!!!

[mankaloo]

@ongne1234 have fun, be sensitive to the environment in traffic and have fun.

This video was shot after many visits to Hanoi and one full month of riding in the streets there. Riding any track bike without brakes in Vietnam's cities is not really advisable if you are inexperienced.

[Jabba2hav]

the reason why people dont have fixed gear there is because countries dont manufacture bikes like that and send them to vietnam

[mankaloo]

I think this is correct. Also, most anyone would rather be on a motorbike.

[elrojo1111]

hi there

i will travel to vietnam.

is there a fixed scene?

when yes how i find them?

roll on

pete

[mankaloo]

I don't know if there is a "scene" there or not.

Given the rapid popularity of "fixies" there may be people who ride them there but in 2007 I was the only one.

[ongne1234]

fixed gear in VietNam is a totally bad combination..

1. rough streets,

2. traffic

3.no one knows how to use it

[ongne1234]

damn this is crazy, i should bring my to VN and ride too

[neilmandude]

Dang, that looks fun to bike in. haha

[chuanist]

Thanks for a fascinating view of Hanoi.

[elbsi]

Ballsy. Love it.

El B Si Crew