Unwritten rules of riding fixed

ive heard quite a few unwritten rules that supposedly apply to
riding fixed.
i know there are lots that are touched upon every now and then in
certain discussions.
i thought here could be a place for them to be listed and discussed
as some can be quite controversial.

the ones i know of are
:always put your leg over you bars to get on your bike. doing it the other way is a sin.
:do not blow £2,000 on a bike if you are not fit and cant ride, and are also going to wear cords and deck shoes.
:try not to buy off the rack bikes, i know a lot of people do buy them.

if we write them down they will cease to be unwritten.

yes i though that but they get written all over the forum anyway
in ther topics!

Putting your leg over anywhere but the bars is a sin? hahaha

What a load of rubbish! Who cares how you get on or off your bike, anyway? You must spend like 0.00001% of your time on the bike actually getting on or off of it so why does it matter?

I care.

I swore blind that I wouldn't step over my bars to mount my bike when I went fixed.

2 Weeks later I was doing it.

It's just easier. It's lower than the saddle, and there's no brifters to catch on.

And it looks cool. Isn't that the Number One rule of Fixed Gear?

What about lifting the bike up by the handlebars, positioning the saddle in the crotch region, then pushing the handlebars down again? thats how aidan A mounts his fixie. I tried it and injured myself.

asm What about lifting the bike up by the handlebars, positioning the saddle in the crotch region, then pushing the handlebars down again? thats how aidan A mounts his fixie. I tried it and injured myself.

WTF?

Aidan, what have you been teaching him?

other aidan david! I'll draw a diagram this evening.

Oh I am picturing. Levering your crotch onto a saddle doesn't sound like a smart idea.

I just do it cowboy style. Make sure one pedal is leaning on something, take a run up and jump on the back. Can also be done from a first floor balcony if you're in a hurry.

hi ho silver
haha

my favourite technique is just running full pelt at my bike with my arms outstretched and hoping for the best.

9 times out of 10 it ends in misery but its so worth it for that one time when everything works out ok.

...there are no rules, you find a bike that you like (stock or build from your grandaddys olde shed of world class keirin spares) you ride it around town, come off a few times get back on it and post on the forum :D

hael ...there are no rules, you find a bike that you like (stock or build from your grandaddys olde shed of world class keirin spares) you ride it around town, come off a few times get back on it and post on the forum :D

Isn't that a rule?

David Casanova K [quote]hael ...there are no rules, you find a bike that you like (stock or build from your grandaddys olde shed of world class keirin spares) you ride it around town, come off a few times get back on it and post on the forum :D

Isn't that a rule?[/quote]

Nope there would would have been a ":" prefix if it was a rule and it would have gone to the council of cool riders for approval of its rule status.

joe_b :always put your leg over you bars to get on your bike. doing it the other way is a sin.

I never do that. So much for 'fixie rebellion' if there's a bunch of wank rules.

joe_b
:always put your leg over you bars to get on your bike. doing it the other way is a sin.

have a look at the bloke at 00:22 on here,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyz5d3entBw

He's so ahead of his time that he's even wearing Rapha tweed 3/4 knicks.

those guys are awesome

I love the way its narrated- just chuck an adverb in front of a county name. job done.

What disturbs me is that some of those women look hot.

Why is that disturbing?

Because I can't help imagining them in lycra!

I like the use of alliteration.