Oh and Jersey, i've got video evidence of my riding skills going online in the next couple of weeks, two videos in fact, one vid has my mate Ric skitching a bus at nearly 30mph and whipping out some nice sideways skids in between bombing some tight gaps in traffic, and there's footage of me racing and beating a very serious looking chap on a Bob Jackson, on my trick bike with 32c tyres at 25+mph...with NO brakes :p.
Plus yanno, there are a fair few people on this forum that have video footage on a big upcoming fixed freestyle DVD, have won alleycats, and several that have couriered/courier for a living, most of which have superior bike control to myself and are a lot faster.....what were your credentials again?
seriously?
I don't even care whether you're kidding or not, because this what you said contains so much of the truth.... fixed rider actually think that riding a bike fast or skidding represents serious skillz. i don't even include a wheelie in that list because it's easier on a fixed gear than on a bike with a freewheel.
street fixed gear riding has miles to go before it even starts to get anywhere... both with the gear being ridden (shit that breaks and is meant for the track) and the idea of what a trick is/skills are (stuff i see 10 year olds with a good set of jewels do). Don't get me wrong, there are some graceful fast riders out there, but i bet most of them come from other cycling backgrounds like MTB or BMX.
Hey and i ride a fixed gear too, man, because it's so FUN (!!) to do in traffic and while drinking. But if i want to do something to impress the girls, it's going to be on any of my other bikes... including taking my basket bike to get groceries, because chicks think thats cute.
seriously?
I don't even care whether you're kidding or not, because this what you said contains so much of the truth.... fixed rider actually think that riding a bike fast or skidding represents serious skillz. i don't even include a wheelie in that list because it's easier on a fixed gear than on a bike with a freewheel.
street fixed gear riding has miles to go before it even starts to get anywhere... both with the gear being ridden (shit that breaks and is meant for the track) and the idea of what a trick is/skills are (stuff i see 10 year olds with a good set of jewels do). Don't get me wrong, there are some graceful fast riders out there, but i bet most of them come from other cycling backgrounds like MTB or BMX.
Hey and i ride a fixed gear too, man, because it's so FUN (!!) to do in traffic and while drinking. But if i want to do something to impress the girls, it's going to be on any of my other bikes... including taking my basket bike to get groceries, because chicks think thats cute.