13 Reasons why the 'fixie fad' should end now

Don't think this has popped up on here, had a quick search and nothing:

http://www.manolith.com/2009/07/13/fixies-fad/

glad you posted that havent seen that girl on the Gios for a bit, love that pic <3 .
can we have Oliver translate no4 please,
the rest of it seems very American and not really very relevant to U.K

that is fucking brilliant
scroll down to you get to the comment called 'DIE FOR THIS ARTICAL'

^ Definitely needs ironic mudguards.

How can Berlin have banned fixed-wheel bikes? Bit like banning bottom-lips.

I heard they did that too. Along with exhaling

great program on BBC4 right now about German art, better than this thread.

I believe its just brake-less ones

hipsters calling hipsters hipsters.

plus ca change...

Don't think this has popped up on here, had a quick search and nothing:

http://www.manolith.com/2009/07/13/fixies-fad/

I agree. Let's take the forum off-line tomorrow. Sorted.

can we have Oliver translate no4 please

There's no way I'm translating that. As you might have suspected, it's not very funny, anyway. It's basically the German version of all those English 'what's a fixie rider like' diagrams of two years ago.

It really is nauseatingly unfunny.

I believe you.
it is quite detailed and descriptive though, with an attention to specifics, cant think why ;-)

All of that pales into insigificance compared to its unfunniness.

It ended years ago. The good ones are just here for shits and giggles, puns and comparing carbon/titanium, Shimano/Campag...

It ended years ago. The good ones are just here for shits and giggle, puns and comparing carbon/titanium, Shimano/Campag...

Shits and giggles?

Shits and giggles?

Sorry Oliver. I was attempting to be 'Strasse'.

Italian, 100%, got to be.

Sorry Oliver. I was attempting to be 'Strasse'.

Don't let standards slip! You know how important you are for this forum.