Fixed-Gear Article in the Observer 9th March

have you realized that i spend most of my time on here trying to wind you up
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i don't really have a reason why, i think its because i have not been able to

trupe

its all love really

turpe

csrew yuo, areshloe.

:-)

Conan i think its gonna become very apparent soon that not talking to the media is by far the best policy

Perhaps not talking to the media is the cause of the inaccuracies in the article?

nope the media twist people words to make the story prove the point they want. they will never quote you in context, and hardly ever correctly.

Nicholas It reads like a secondary school student's project cobbled together using only Wikipedia.

Agreed.

What a load of shite. I had to stop buying papers a few years ago when it became apparent that even the 'quality' ones were anything but - a few sensationalist headline stories followed by a load of bare faced yah yah yah rah rah rah bollocks that completely undermined any attempt by the paper to be decent.
Headlines about climate change and consumerist greed were without fail followed by articles on the wonder of flying to Martinique for a weekend and which 4x4 is best for urban driving. Utter worthless wank.

Conan i think its gonna become very apparent soon that not talking to the media is by far the best policy

Exactly. It really does worry me that people are going to go out and buy a fixed wheel bike, take the brakes off and then kill themselves.

Riding fixed just because of it's appearance? Ethgfuh I don't even know what to say to this. It damages the reputation of cyclists in general.

:-/

Richard Cheese What a load of shite. I had to stop buying papers a few years ago when it became apparent that even the 'quality' ones were anything but - a few sensationalist headline stories followed by a load of bare faced yah yah yah rah rah rah bollocks that completely undermined any attempt by the paper to be decent.
Headlines about climate change and consumerist greed were without fail followed by articles on the wonder of flying to Martinique for a weekend and which 4x4 is best for urban driving. Utter worthless wank.

amen!

Get ready for "Fixed-wheel with Richard and Judy."

aidan [quote]Richard Cheese What a load of shite. I had to stop buying papers a few years ago when it became apparent that even the 'quality' ones were anything but - a few sensationalist headline stories followed by a load of bare faced yah yah yah rah rah rah bollocks that completely undermined any attempt by the paper to be decent.
Headlines about climate change and consumerist greed were without fail followed by articles on the wonder of flying to Martinique for a weekend and which 4x4 is best for urban driving. Utter worthless wank.

amen![/quote]
+1

overdrive Get ready for "Fixed-wheel with Richard and Judy."

or "Stars on Fixies"

shudder

i'm a celebrity get me a fixie!

"who wants to be a fakenger?"

"bike swap"

wait a second...that might be quite cool ;)

'Bargain hunt' with Chris Boardman

http://aycu05.webshots.com/image/47684/2001319279808574735_rs.jpg

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http://www.movingtargetzine.com/article/guardian-style-journalist-discovers-fixies

why is there a picture of new york in a london paper?

link to article

the article is bollocks...i don't think Alice fisher* was going to bother finding an actual picture of a cyclist in London.
*if we keep writing Alice fisher eventually google should send any search attempt straight to here.(?)

yeah, but look at the rest of the articles she writes, she's a waste of skin and bones. Yet another reason not to start buying the paper again.

all i can say is Alice Fisher shouldn't be allowed near a computer or any form of writing apparatus for that matter.

Conan i think its gonna become very apparent soon that not talking to the media is by far the best policy

Think of it as damage reduction. Either you talk to journo's and try and warn them not to write bollocks, or they just draw it completely from fantasy.