The london trick beef? a.k.a 5th Floor Fixie Crew Implosion

the 'punch some bloke in the face' trick is pretty tidy.

Nothing to explain. Bunch of dicks tooling around, none of whom have the balls required to do the sort of tricks that would be available to them if they chose to ride a bmx/trials/jump bike.

Weak as piss.

list of tricks: Barspin, skid, endo, wheelie. That is all

I was impressed with some of the trick, but then eventually it look like dead end.

Do anyone know any recEnt fixed wheel trick that are actually fresh?

Last 3 posts sum up all my problems with the scene.......

it looks a bit like jazz music. fun for those doing it, not so much for those watching.

That could be a meme.

list of tricks: Barspin, skid, endo, wheelie. That is all

you forgot elitist attitude

list of tricks: Barspin, skid, endo, wheelie. That is all

Whoa Whoa whoa! Backwards circle my friend, backwards circle too.

fixed! your very right about backwards circles. possibly the hardest trick in the fixeh scene.....

Bunny hop, Jumping up a kerb, Pedal strike hop, braking without using a brake lever, Pavement Slaloming

the list is endless guys.

riding up gentle gradients, no hands riding, riding without a helmet.

these all take skills guys...

cant we just bracket all of the above into 'Riding Like a Weapon'

who tagged 'not enough poosse'?

LOL!

So, a few people had a bit of a fight. The only reson we are talking about it is because they happen to own bikes. Its not our buisness what they did. Most people on here have probably ended up in a bit of a scrap at some point in there lives so cant really be as judgemental as they are being.

The 5th floor lot used to come up to norths. They are nice lads. Keep on having fun riding your bikes wether it be doing tricks or riding to the shops.

If I remember correctly last time they came up north they stood around posing before going to sit in a different part of the pub to everyone else then fucked off for pizza without so much as a thanks for the death tt.
Edit: Not to mention turning up the following week and insisting we run the death tt again so they could let their fastest rider* have a go and post on their blog about how they have the fastest death tt time!
http://www.the5thfloor.co.uk/2010/08/18/death-t-t-fastest-time/ (yours truly looking like a hipster gimp in the background btw).

*In all fairness he was ridiculously fast and pretty humble about the whole thing.

You're right - you do look like a hipster gimp

Shit, I'm in that picture too. I feel proud and honoured at the same time that I made it to the 5th floor.

Go me!

the furthest i ever made it was onto the fixed gear london blog, once, in the back ground.

who tagged 'not enough poosse'?

LOL!

tag section is full of win

They once gave me a sticker. FACT!

If I remember correctly last time they came up north they stood around posing before going to sit in a different part of the pub to everyone else then fucked off for pizza without so much as a thanks for the death tt.
Edit: Not to mention turning up the following week and insisting we run the death tt again so they could let their fastest rider* have a go and post on their blog about how they have the fastest death tt time!
http://www.the5thfloor.co.uk/2010/08/18/death-t-t-fastest-time/ (yours truly looking like a hipster gimp in the background btw).

*In all fairness he was ridiculously fast and pretty humble about the whole thing.

I beat this guy in an alleycat once and I'm 84.You're right though,he's a nice chap.

They once gave me a sticker. FACT!

They stickered the Norths Pizza place - not cool - twas removed swiftly

i once stood still for too long and they stickered me

Sell them a bike - get slapped
Sell them a pizza - get stickered

almost as bad as those onlyjoe stickers you see everywhere

it looks a bit like jazz music. fun for those doing it, not so much for those watching.

Worst analogy ever.

Lolz at that video.

Can someone explain fixed-gear trick riding to me? Because it seems to have a pretty huge following and yet the standard of tricks is (generally) absolutely horrendous.

I don't think the other 'explanations' of fixed trick riding are altogether fair. I think that apart from it being fun (shock, horror), the appeal lies in the fact that it's a kind of acrobatics on bikes. Not everyone is naturally into 'traditional' applications of cycling, e.g. long-distance riding or road racing. Some people are naturally more interested in performing acrobatically. It broadens out the appeal of cycling.

Now, of course, fixed trick riding isn't the only kind of trick riding. You can apparently perform a lot more tricks on BMXs, and there is 'artistic cycling' (bikes for this are also fixed, incidentally), which doesn't really exist as a sport in this country. Fixed trick riding, I think, plugs that gap a little, without the structure of a 'serious sport', and much as one might complain about the limited range of tricks available, it all teaches good bike handling.

Lest we forget, it's also one of the reasons for the current popularity of cycling, and I personally think that's a good thing. I like variety, and much as you'll find people poking fun at it here, you'll also find people poking fun at pretty much any other type of bike riding at times.

And if you're still not sure, just try it sometime. Unfortunately, TrixieDix doesn't happen any more, but it was always a good fun night when it did, and if someone were able to find a new venue, that would be superb.

Do a skid, Ollie!

I don't think the other 'explanations' of fixed trick riding are altogether fair. ...

^This.
Thank fuck I don't take anything serious here because you bunch sometimes...
Clearly the subject here is David fella and his crew.. trick riding or whatevs, is a completely different shit-pot. Don't stir it.
It's still cycling, whether you like or not. Sounds a bit daft that people are being judged/criticized here, not for being silly but for choosing to ride their bikes in other ways rather than the majority.
Not defending anyone or anything here, but reading some of the bullshit comments is doing my head in.
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