What killed fixed gear?

One too many gears mind.

thats a state secret

Looks like it matches the fixeh?

You know me too well

How has the mighty @skrtluv not been mentioned yet? He definitely had a hand in the death of fixed.
https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/223859/

Fixed riding still happens, it’s just not a trend or interesting to the non-cycling public like it was briefly in 2008.

I can regularly pull together half a dozen beardy, real ale drinking CTC types for fixed rides. It’s all carradice n dynamos tho … I’m acting my age (barely still in my 30s).

Fixed riding still happens, it’s just not a trend or interesting to the non-cycling public like it was briefly 2008.

Will this be gravel in 2030?

That sounds like me. Have we met?

Gravel can fuck off

There's still a regular Wednesday night mostly fixed ride up here and a bunch of people too young for this forum popping sick freestyle tricks whilst I'm trying to drink a beer nearby.

@mashton has not been spotted nearby though, which could explain things.

Gravel isn’t even a real thing in 2021 !!!

One can bust-balls putting together a 60% off-road route manageable on the new bike and call it a genre … or you can just take your winter/touring bike down some interesting lanes/paths for the lols, like forever.

The non-cycling public definitely don’t give a shit. Unless you spoil their hike.

interesting lanes

Yes but cunts in Nissan Qashqai

paths

I agree

^ this sort of thing killed fixie

Is there an electric scooter scene?
I imagine a 50:50 split between insecure centrist dads and kids who sell weed n coke discussing charging times and the various shades of grey.

theres a huge eBike scene ..

.. by scene I mean I have 2 eBikes

It’s all carradice n dynamos

Some of us aspire to that.

Have a search on YouTube and there’s some pretty sizeable scenes for them. Meet-ups and ride arounds and everything. Same with electric skateboards and the mono wheel things or whatever they’re called.

Edit: https://youtu.be/Yc-SMvrNziI

2 out of my 4 bikes still do skidz

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Wholesome RLJ-free content.

On open tubulars and ltd edition GKs? That takes the biscuit.

These were everything

Knackered old Challenge Stradas and yes the only tyres for a lilac frame.
The red wear marker on randos tho.

Just don’t ask Scoble to fit them for you.
Edit- ooo you can get 40c randos now? Interesting.

Maybe I should get an "I killed fixed gear" sticker for my biek

I've suggested it on dangeek's sticker thread...

Drunk race up the hill back from the pub between me on the Crackdor and the grrl on her Langster.

It was like 2008 all over again.

Smoked her, btw. She jumped too early. #fistpump #fixieskiddy4lyf