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jeez man,

I wouldn't spend that kind of money on a bike that is inevitably going to break, be stolen, or be crashed unless it was a competition bike. Especially if it meant selling my car to do so (I don't own a car anyway). Also, all this fixed gear shit is totally played out and you'll just look like a dude commuting on a downhill mtb in a couple of weeks.

As for sizing. If you want it to fit perfectly you'll have to ride before you buy. You'd be very lucky to order a custom bike that just happens to fit given measurements. You never know til you're on the bike. How many classic Italian road frames have you ridden? How do you know you like them etc.

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I genuinely don't think you can have a trick ratio that is good for commuting with ooomph. But if you do find one that suits you, well go you.

Of course all of these things are remedied by having a trick bike and a commuting bike.

none of this elitist cuntishness you get with American sites

I'll get right on that.

So who was there, and who wasn't?

Fixies are ridden exclusively for the ability to transform regular highways into cat walks.

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You should get a 650 front and rear, keep adding more heavy gauge steel, get a smaller frame and keep going that devolution until you have a BMX.

two to three hundred bills of forks on a bike for tricks. What the fuck are you smoking.

YouTube - Ninja Parade Slips By Town Unnoticed Once Again

Holy shit, these are so hip the dude even has a coffee cup tattoo, hopefully its a starbucks frapamochachipvanilatino. Delicious. I never really understood these inventions as they work about as well as your belt without the holster attached.

anyone know how to fix threaded headsets to get them running smooth?

Drop it into your bike shop.
OR: http://bicycletutor.com/overhaul-threaded-headset/

Stick up a pic! What is it?

I found some cracks in my forks so I'll be getting some new ones, any suggestions from anyone?

What is your price range? What kind of thing are you looking for? You could get some nice carbon forks from wiggle for 80bills probably.

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Whats this? No arrangements?

I was sure this thread would be jumping since I saw so many fixie riding mad yokes buzzin down the direction of GCD/Hanover.

One of the features and benefits of fixed gears include 'single speed', thats ill!!

Also, custom paint job identifies bike in sea of imitators... who take their ques from a fixie poster in 2009... I think we know the who the real imitators are.

I was new to London once, hipsters are essential soulless, self serving cock fiends, so they make and break friends easy.

I was really surprised, I climbed much faster than the rest of them.

You're not reading enough Sheldon...

Really steep hills may make you get off and walk, but the hills you are able to climb, you will climb substantially faster than you would on a geared bicycle.

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Animal! Well done Stein!

I think you'll find a stem mounted the right way up is automatic fail.

Silver duck tape. Problems solved.

Seriously, the spin, does that come even remotely close to what girls are doing in bike acro?

There is definitely value in learning some tricks and its fun if you're chilling with your home hipsters. It really is down to the congratulations, the videos, the magazines, the 'crews', that are just engaged in rampant mediocrity.

Okay, so basically this whole thing is much a do about nothing.

Get some shit create/unipack, make sure its single speed as many business trend setters (since the 'fixie' issue is coming up now does that mean that are just normal trend setters just 3 years late?) you don't want them crashing in London. Make sure its relativly small - while people can be precious about a perfect fitting bike for your needs the tall can live with a small bike. Paraffin wax the chain and your set.

Of course, if they are actually business trand setters they'll be way ahead of you and already have a dutch city bike. Please do keep up. Do you even read the style pages of the New York Times? No? Didn't think so. haha

And nobody wants to see that!

Does anyone want to see you doing bar spins either?

I think people should definitely practice tricks, they add to your 'oneness with your bike' and will lead to a more 'zenlike experience' when riding. I just don't get the celebration of such averageness. I love sports and I support emergent sports and low level teams and competitors. But I wouldn't support or understand the celebration of such a thing.

Now lets enjoy this celebration of mediocrity.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0AFpq6jFok

Jeez guys you're being a little harsh.

You have to remember, hipsters arent slaves to fashion, they are slaves to function, whether or not thats function as fashion is a separate issue.

Skinny jeans are the perfect marriage of the streamlining of lycra and the durable riveted denim of workmen's & cattle wrangler's trousers (jeans). Its pretty clear that today's urban enviornment places intense demands on young trend setters.

Squat/cafes often have poorly apolstered seats, easy to snag or tear your favourite pair of bibs/knickers but not if they are made from ruggid tried and tested heavyweight denim. But what if you are running late for a gallery opening? Fuck the art it'll wait (or can be ignored anyway) but the free plonk? It'll be gone. Thats why you need a track bike, focused for light weight and speed... brEAKS? They are just marketing and just SLOW YOU DOWN when you need speed. And what better way o shave precious seconds off you're coffee shop - studio run than with lycra... which we've already seen can't with stand the brutality of an urban fashionista's life... neh... lycra fitting jeans are the answer.

I mean duh guys.

If you are ride a fixie, brEAKless, with an aero helmet and AREN'T wearing skinny jeans you could be loosing 30 seconds a day due to wind resistance. Are you willing to take that chance?

Yeah, I have a cusin from France who used to do this. The bicycle acrobats put all the fixie hipster guys to shame.

YouTube - lady on bike
(1min58 is sick!)

Its actually why I don't get 'tricks' as done by the new fixie riding crowd. BMX or bike acrobatics already do it all and do it all better. So aside from the bike handling, kinda fun element I don't get it. Particularly the 'scene' and the products and the videos of hipster guys doing, what in bike acro or BMX terms, is the most mundane shit.

Good luck lads!!

Its going to be frikin shcweet when you've done this!!!

Oh, and Nice one niceonetom! That was an excellent post. I include myself in the asshole sect.

Peace

Fucking hell. Its a warzone out there.

Heel up, I hope the guys okay.