Being laughed at riding fixed?

Dude, he's yelling "Nu Breaks" because you look like Portuguese Nu Breaks DJ Andrei Star.

Being a skateboarder I am used to being heckled in the street, particularly by kids. I have become used to hearing the cry "do an Ollie", "do a kickflip" or "are you Tony Hawk's™?".

Riding at speed past a couple of kids on my way home from a pub social on my fixed-gear last night, however, I heard "do the Tour de France"! I nearly fell over (laughing).

I remember i used to do that out of car windows when i was 8 or something.... (shouts) "tour de france!!"

When I was riding fixed 25 years ago I got shit all the time. At bike shops! I was the only one I knew doing it then. I had a single speed rear and a fixed and would alternate. I took my wheel in to be serviced and the lycra crowd was all standing around looking at me like I was nuts! Until I blew by them on the road. I rode 50/14 at the time. They couldn't ramp up to catch me ever. Now that same shop is almost all singlespeed and fixed. It took them a while, but they finally got it. Laugh at me will you?!

I laugh at myself for riding fixed.

Fucking dick head.

Peace

"Ride to Brighton and back again!!"

I live for this shout-out.

he who laffs last, lafffs longest

i am loving these worlds; go cavendish!!

ye at school bunch of penisheads think
"no brakes, but how can you stop"
crazy indie kid?
twats

I think people just think I'm slightly odd (which I am). Was stopped by a nice old bloke in Richmond the other day who asked loads of questions. I think most people are inquisitive and show it in the traditional British by acting like a complete tit!

Once on my road hybrid a load of schoolkids shouted at me 'Beardy shit-bike!'

I gave it to my missus, ha

I think people just think I'm slightly odd (which I am). Was stopped by a nice old bloke in Richmond the other day who asked loads of questions. I think most people are inquisitive and show it in the traditional British by acting like a complete tit!

Park up a motorbike in good weather and on your return you generally get some old boy telling you all about the bikes he used to have.
I like it. It's a sense of continuity - living history, if you will...

Park up a motorbike in good weather and on your return you generally get some old boy telling you all about the bikes he used to have.
I like it. It's a sense of continuity - living history, if you will...

They're normally shaking walking sticks at me.

Not like in Italy. I once pulled a cracking wheelie in Siena and some old boy smiled and gave me the thumbs up!

Thread drift - saaaaareeee.

"Once on my road hybrid a load of schoolkids shouted at me 'Beardy shit-bike!'"

The true test is if, having changed your bike, they still didn't call you Beardy shit-bike!" ;-)

I live out in Gloucestershire where way more weirdy-beardy types than Topshop kids stop to talk to me about my bike. They're the old veterans that have stories of riding fixed over the moors to avoid the Nazis etc. They're great really.

I find it embarrassing and i get self concious when trendy kids get excited about it.

I laugh at fixed riders all the time. I can't stay upright on my bike most of the time (from the laughter, you bastards)

I laugh at fixed riders all the time. I can't stay upright on my bike most of the time (from the laughter, you bastards)

Nothing to do with your level of alcohol consumption then ;)

No. Nothing to do with all that street furniture crap that gets in the way either

ok........ :p

"Ride to Brighton and back again!!"

I live for this shout-out.

"France is the other way" is my personal favorite.

Don't worry though, there is one less item of street furniture to get in your way since the last time we were at Easts......

I think you should make it your personal mission to remove all street furniture the entire route between Easts and South Easts. Rotherhithe AND Mile End.

Sounds like a plan.....I'm kinda thinking of starting up a collection, there's a few down east way that I really really want!
Street furniture removal ride anyone?

Things that make me laugh on the road:
Discs
Spokecards
BMX handlebars
Velocitys
People coming to grief doing tricks etc
White van drivers shouting cnut at anything on 2 wheels
Rich boys on fixed
Dreadlocks
Seeing anyone looking in shop windows at their reflections

I don't have a reflection.