Is the London fixie dead?

http://www.bikeradar.com/commuting/news/article/is-the-london-fixie-dead-36928/

Hehe

lfgss.. fount of all knowledge..

They quoted our "most ever users online" as if it was the peak of the fixie craze, but it wasn't... it was the peak of the London riots and LFGSS was the fastest news source for most Londoners.

We actually have much higher concurrent users each day than we ever have had... and given the weather is currently shite that does imply this Summer the forum will be busier than ever.

But I sold my custom retro fixiebike last year so I could get more into unicycle 29ers, so this article got me spot on.

I can't believe they didn't mention the current CX "craze". At least they detailed the Scoblfication of London although no mention of headset spacers or onions?

Max Lewis, founder of Tokyo Fixed in Soho, said some hardcore fixed gear riders had become “devout roadies” and were even partial to wearing lycra if the occasion required it.

lol.

yeah I would say it is on the decline

I'm a proper roadie now my fixie died and I cant be arsed to get it fixed

Why was Scoble not interviewed?

Given the fixie overlord does not even have one, perhaps nodderadar are correct.

Can anyone else see the fatal flaw in trying to measure the popularity of fixed riding by number of OTPs sold?

what, they are deathtraps if bought from f***a?

i wonder by how much the rate of ss vs fg has changed since 2005...

another interesting one would be the fluctuation of the money spent /spent on rather than count of bikes.

Are the sales maybe dropping because anyone who wants one would have one by now?
They may well be keeping their fixed bike but buying a geared bike to accompany it (a tourer or cross bike if they are a dedicated follower)

never lived in london, but I feel like a lot of people who got into cycling at the same time as me c. 2 years ago and after will just feel like road bikes and fixed bikes are two partially distinct, equally valid ways of having fun. It never occured to me to be interested in riding fixed to the exclusion of geared/lycra/ whatever, although it might have if I'd got into the whole thing a few years earlier.

Oh shit, I was just about to build up my first fixed gear this summer!
Sounds like I'd better scrap that idea for something a little more du jour then
:)

Another curve ball, all these roadie racing CX, 29ers purchased.... How do those numbers fare to actual miles ridden, the amount of Fluo worn, and compared to the weather...... And how does that relate to dusters purchased to keep unused steeds all shiney and nice!

Fixed gears are so out right now, everyone should sell me their hed 3s.

Why, you planning on riding some time trials?

Old St TT.

Old's Team Time Trial. You'll need to wait a few more years youngun'.

I'm 19, honest sir.

He’s even coined a term for a number of the high-end tourers that leave the shop: redundancy bikes: “Everybody gets their fat redundancy cheque and they think, 'Sod this, I’m off to China' and they buy a [Surly] Long Haul Trucker

Twat right off. What a vomit inducing shitbrick of a sentence.

I've noticed a decline in off the peg POS being ridden around but in turn have noticed a lot more classic and custom frames on the roads. I think people that retain a strong interest are still riding fixed but in search of better/more unique parts which aren't readily available from most lbs. I'd say apart from bars, BB's and other consumables everything I buy or look at appears to be on eBay or forums like LFGSS.

A lot of people are getting a strong interest in cycling and which having gears/brakes enables people to ride further and harder, I wouldn't say it's dying out more people's interest or passion for cycling has broadened!

TL:DR FIxie make people enjoy riding even more.