Bike Article in the Indy Today

because they were all written by one guy, but as if it were the first person. unfortunately this guy didn't listen to what the first person said.

that's journalism.

ask questions, but don't listen to the answers. just write whatever you feel like.

it goes on at every level.

in the 80's my dad found a parrot in our back yard, and we kept it for a few hours until the owners recovered it. The local paper deemed this to be worthy of a story (!) and the wankers mis-quoted what my dad said, even though it was only one sentence.

ever since then, I've never trusted the press. scumbags the lot of 'em!

fixed wheel nut is raving on about her langster, how embarassing..

why is it embarrassing? Langsters can be a good starting point for people who wanna get into riding fixed. Considering she now rides a pretty sweet Ganwell, it's hardly embarrassing…

fixed wheel nut is raving on about her langster, how embarassing..

surprised no-one has picked up on the 'no brakes' comment in the fixed post. Fucking sensationalists!!

(Not an attack on you minh ai, I myself ride brakeless also, on occasion)

Hey, aren't you a south londoner? I recognise your gan well I think. Nice bike!

Minh Ai you're hot!

Thanks Roxy :)

fixed wheel nut is raving on about her langster, how embarassing..

why is it embarrassing? Langsters can be a good starting point for people who wanna get into riding fixed. Considering she now rides a pretty sweet Ganwell, it's hardly embarrassing…

this wasn't the embarassing bit at all! i loved my langster - As slamm says - its a great bike to start with. lightweight, good riding position, easy to maintain, great for the winter and a sweet custom build that didn't break the bank! i had no idea before i got my langster that i would enjoy riding fixed so much - would have been embarassing had i spent a fortune on a bike and decided it wasn't for me after all.

surprised no-one has picked up on the 'no brakes' comment in the fixed post. Fucking sensationalists!!

(Not an attack on you minh ai, I myself ride brakeless also, on occasion)

Hey, aren't you a south londoner? I recognise your gan well I think. Nice bike!

no brakes really isn't that big'a deal - but i guess to someone that doesn't know about fixed wheels, it sounds pretty crazy and it is a feature of riding fixed so it seemed fitting to include it in the article.

thanks. i'm from southeast ways. what bike you on? have you seen an orange bike with black mavic (i think) rims and black risers at camberwell?

I think I've seen you belting around too. Nice bike.

minh ai: yyyyyeeesss orange bike rings a bell, how come? i'm more often around brixton road than in camberwell.

My bikes are: a black low profile with a yellow back wheel, and either a hed 3 or a black wheel up front, or a blue geoffrey butler. but yeah, I'm more often on foot around camberwell! I'll scream/yell next time i spot you.

"The only thing slowing you down on a bike is air, and if you halve the resistance by riding a recumbent, you dramatically increase your speed."

Do recumbants have tyres with zero rolling resistancer now? Doh :)

rolling resitance is proportional to speed, air resistance proportional to speed squared - so does make a big difference.

conservative_values

Now there's an oxymoron if ever I saw one...