Fixed Gear post on Metafilter

Posted on Tue 10th, February 2009

• #1

Seeds

Someone posted some links to some fixed vids on Metafilter and almost every argument about fixed gear cycling has been trotted out in under 50 comments. (similarity to coaster brakes, gears are faster, it's DANGEROUS!!!, leave tricks to BMX'ers, etc). Sadly if you want to wind up the posters you'll need to pay $5 to register.
• #2

Crispin_Glover

"It also has a lot of policy wonks riding recumbents. I would like to see a hipster policy wonk with a fixed gear recum"

Urgh, Americans.

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