Mass Hipster?

Whoever tagged this "mass hipsteria" is a genius.

I thought they were an indigenous species of Williamsberg, NY and few got into the grain ships and escaped into the London docks. Its alright, we win, we sent something worse back: http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=2154

you dont need a bike to be a hipster, for example 90% of everyone in vice magazine or anyone who wears ironic no-lens glasses is a hipster.

Go hang outside a fashion shop or art school.

vice magazine is an interesting point actually. If you chat to anyone who works there or writes for them, they'll tell you that all of their comments are tongue-in-cheek, a la bikesnobnyc. Which in turn is ironic because it personifies the inability/refusal of hipsters to show passion or solidarity behind any of the statements* they (don't) make.

*the clothes they wear, the way they speak, the music they make/listen to, the magazines they read etc.

edit: i just read that back and it sounds like I'm distancing myself from them - just so you all know, I am an absolute total hipster:

Bike is for sale BTW! £700 ono :)

we sent something worse back

hahaha We've still got one left in case we need to send another as well

hahaha We've still got one left in case we need to send another as well

And then what? Come on everybody, we have to start planning our next move.

I am gunna make a serious answer to this. When I first toyed with the idea of getting a road bike I knew I wanted it SS (after riding that on MTB). I posted up a pic of a Bianchi Pista on a mate's forum and immediately got labelled a 'Williamsberg Hipster Cunt' by a New York dwelling mate. I didn't have a clue and think googling it found me this forum ('What is a Hipster' thread, and the Hipster Olympics YouTube vid). I since bought a fixed bike, and have hung out here, met some riders, ridden my bike, read fixed mag, watched a load of vids and have come to this conclusion:

There is no hipster. They're a fucking myth, just a reactionary term to slag off a group of disparate people

they're having a postmodern good time :)

+1

Jimmy fingers that is exactly where i'm coming from, hence above-linked thread.

fuck you asm! :)

She won't fail if the elder messes up. The force is strong with this one.

fuck you asm! :)

Well I hope you're right! I don't see it tho'. A lot of people need to turn down the irony a good few notches, I think.

is that pixie geldof? god, awful. which to execute first, pixie or bob?

And then what? Come one everybody, we have to start planning our next move.

It's alright: we tricked Peaches into thinking the Recorder is the new Theremin. If we need we can use a hypnotic trigger for her to play the brown note over NylonTV

Well I hope you're right! I don't see it tho'. A lot of people need to turn down the irony a good few notches, I think.

sorry, that was directed at the (i assumed) sarcastic addition of 'postmodern'. agreed btw.

i would love to see someone play the brown note on a recorder! genius!

it was sarcastic. I think.

Speaking of theremins, I'm buying one as a christmas/birthday present for someone tomorrow! ha

googles "brown note"

googles "brown note"

I wouldn't, it's shit.

just needs a bigger recorder.

People who use the term fixie are hipsters

I think its more so that people who dismiss the term fixie are hipsters, or at least snobby scenesters.

Its a bike ffs, and 'fixie' is a good affectionate term for a fixed wheel road bike, especially one bodged together with recycled bits. Giving a double meaning to the word fix.

So it's ok to say fixie then?

So it's ok to say fixie then?

Only if you say it ironically, then do some crack.

You seem to have an incredibly short leg-to-torso ratio. Ive been researching anatomy a lot lately..

Oh, id also say that you were definetly NOT a hipster in the recent / fixed gear scene kinda way. You are obviously just a trendy guy who rides a bike. Not a blatant poseur ticking 'messenger culture' checklist. You have a very practical but very geeky cycling bag instead of a messenger one for a start, got both trousers rolled up and no ironic additions to your outfit or nu-rave bits. No old school oakleys/raybans or keys on a springy thing around your wrist etc etc.

I thought they were an indigenous species of Williamsberg, NY and few got into the grain ships and escaped into the London docks. Its alright, we win, we sent something worse back: http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=2154

ugh, terrible article. she really needs to get over herself... kerouac comparison? really?

Anyone riding a bike who isn't clipped in and doesn't have a fluoro vest or bag of shopping is a hipster.. especially the ones talking about hipsters on here. ;)

Damn. Busted.