Rollapaluza

You guys are so fcuking harsh and over nothing.

This article has been written for over a decade, and what, it's old news....

How long have the majority of you been riding fixed? Not the minority of you, the majority. One year? Two? Three?

Fixed wheel is a type of (over-hyped) bike. That's it. Why be so protective over it? It's a type of bike.

On top of that, Alley cats aren't technically illegal. Running a red light is. Riding with one or no brakes is. These things are done in broad daylight every day.

On the other hand as a stringer myself for Maxim's number one competition, I have no doubt that whether Mongrel has good intentions or not the article will be completely sensationalized. And there is nothing positive that will come out of a Maxim article.

Plus, like Aiden said, it won't stop us from riding our bikes, but I really don't want anymore police "crack-downs" on running reds and the like and drawing attention to the "dark side" of riding bikes isn't going to go well. Mandatory helmets anyone??

However, Mongrel is clearly well-intentioned and it would have been just as easy to say no thank you to him, rather than fcuk off. Life's to short for that exclusivity b*llsh*t.

oh and non-messengers have been riding in alley cats as long as messengers.

Mongrel, you have been open and honest and you have taken your homo-erotic male ass-paddling initiation. Welcome. The gorrillas have beaten their chests. That means keep your head down, take a bit of sh*t and you'll be part of the herd in no time.

that's everyone told then.
play nicely now
:-)

Why did I not see this before posting the above. Ha!!!

play nice everybody.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwexQZdrFmM

anyone else, feel naughty or ashamed after reading that :(

A couple of valid points, well made, though.

no

"On top of that, Alley cats aren't technically illegal. Running a red light is. Riding with one or no brakes is. These things are done in broad daylight every day."

I'm fairly certain racing on public highways without conscent from the relavent authorities is illegal.

Having been a skater in the 80's and seeing that go main stream, I don't think fg/ss riders have too much to worry about; more decent bike shops with better stock of relavent parts.

Not me, I am one of the minority.

|³|MA3K Not me, I am one of the minority.

but are you in the majority of the minority or in the minority of the majority.

"Having been a skater in the 80's and seeing that go main stream"

tim i didn't realise you were a fruitbooter :-)

Nice gorilla.
I feel bestial.

I've moved on to micro scooters now though ;-)

roxy
Mongrel, you have been open and honest and you have taken your homo-erotic male ass-paddling initiation. Welcome. The gorrillas have beaten their chests. That means keep your head down, take a bit of sh*t and you'll be part of the herd in no time.

if you were comparing us to a group of gorillas then it would have been correct to write a troop not a heard...now would a gorilla know that?

furious tiles I've moved on to micro scooters now though ;-)

pffff....it's all about the skate bike now

everyone: bow down to Roxy's wisdom now.

aidan [quote]roxy
Mongrel, you have been open and honest and you have taken your homo-erotic male ass-paddling initiation. Welcome. The gorrillas have beaten their chests. That means keep your head down, take a bit of sh*t and you'll be part of the herd in no time.

if you were comparing us to a group of gorillas then it would have been correct to write a troop not a heard...now would a gorilla know that?[/quote]

le car everyone: bow down to Roxy's wisdom now.

he looks tyred..

he's stolen cippolini's gloves!

dogsballs he's stolen cippolini's gloves!

i remember wiggle had them in stock somehow about 3 or 4 years ago, for like £3 a pair. i bought two pairs, should have bought more. though gloveless is the only way in the summer these days

cipollini just came out of retirement by the way.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/7198949.stm

Just listening to Entroducing... so I'd like to add Stem/Long Stem by DJ Shadow

+1 for 'no cars go' by arcade fire.

Yes Slamm! hot selection..

Random tunes that I enjoy riding too:

OPP - Naughty By Nature
Push it to the Limit - Paul Engemann
No Easy Way Out - Robert Tepper
Heartbeat City - the Cars

Strugglin - The Shuggs
Wind it Up - PRodigy
Coming Second -Elbow
Red Light Go, Green Light Go - The Deadly Treadly's
Bring the Pain - Missy Elliot
There's Only So Much Oil In The Ground - Tower of Power