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Oliver Schick
Well, tynan did parody and satire, but never maliciously. Here, the purpose was obviously to satirise both Alice Fisher's original article and all the nonsense that was being talked about 'fixies' at the time, hence the absurdity of that phrase (and the totally silly paragraph it's embedded in). You've even cut off the rest of the clause: '... of USA (New York).
I don't really know what 'edgelord' means (probably someone who gets close to the edge), but I don't think it was around as a term at the time. I'm sure it's too close to, or over, the edge for some (especially considering the developments of the last few years), but as a satirical piece I think it stands up. Satire generally offends some people, and it can be done badly or maliciously, no question. I don't think that's the case here.