August 30th, 2009
The Transit, and Stadial Rod. The US Geodesic Survey. Places From Which to Harry Shipping. Poles of Inaccessibility; Vladimir Lenin, drifting slowly; Vladimir Putin. Point Nemo. A Disturbance in the Hipster Force. Fixies. The Patron Saint of Podcasts, Etc.
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The little placard next to a piece of art? It’s called a “didactic.” Who new?
Quicksilver! Louie Anderson as a bike messenger! Ridiculous!
Most new fixies hand-breaks I think, people without them? That’s pretty darn silly, especially since the fixed gear means you can get pretty fast, especially if you live in a place with a few hills. But then, smashed in skulls might be the new hipster trend.
Some title suggestions for Mark’s fixie art show:
Built to Spill
Give Me a Brake
Hipsters’ Demise: Fixed for the End Times (-or- Geared for the End Times)
Death Takes a Bike Ride
Zen and the Art of the Fixies
Certifiable
Hapless Hipsters: Gen X’ed Out (-or- Gen Why?)
No Brake in the Cycle
Ride of Your Life
Population Control One Fixie at a Time
Free-wheeling Madness
The Kids are Not All Right
Cruising for a Bruising
War is not Enough: The Advent of a New Killing Machine
Wheels Keep on Turning (and Turning)
Depraved Indifference
Helmets not Optional
Another One Bites the Dust
Vice and Getting your Fixie
Was it Worth It?
And yes, it’s “didactic”.
Clearly, “Your Name Here” has a LOT of time on his hands.
Weren’t the first fixies track racing bikes? I first noticed NYC bikers using them in the late 80s, but they usually added a front-wheel hand brake.
My NYC bike recipe: get a skinny-tire 18-or 21-speed low-end Cannondale or Trek road bike. Lose the ram horns and put on narrow, straight bars. Lose the front derailleur and just leave it on the biggest sprocket. a skinny, light bike w/ 7 widely spaced gears is perfect for Manahattan/ Brooklyn.