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View Poll Results: How long have you been riding fixed?
I just started Art school. So i bought one! 6 5.71%
Less than a year 34 32.38%
1-3 years 43 40.95%
Forever. I was BORN fixed. What are gears? 22 20.95%
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Old 29th August 2008   #51
Archi Pelago
 
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I've been riding fixed gear for about 27 minutes. Can I stop now please? My legs are tired.

erm, I'll get my coat!
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Old 29th August 2008   #52
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this thread stinks, newbies are avoiding it, oldies are jumping at the chance to brag but worst of all.... hipsters are posting about how coolly restrained they are by not posting......
ha
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Old 29th August 2008   #53
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Hmm what about just posting a picture of yourself and your old fixie?

A picture means a thousand words... ;) ;)
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Old 29th August 2008   #54
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Cameras weren't even invented when I first rode fixed.
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Old 29th August 2008   #55
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lenght of time riding is positively correlated to coolness is a bit too concerned with cool.

I was at a bar last night with a chalk board in the ladies. the quote on it said:
"If you think you are too cool then you definately are not"
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Old 30th August 2008   #56
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about 3 years. but also ride geared inbetween
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Old 30th August 2008   #57
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lenght of time riding is positively correlated to coolness is a bit too concerned with cool.
two words. Sheldon. Brown.

;-)
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Old 30th August 2008   #58
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I invented fixed.
I stole the idea for a bicycle off some Scottish bloke too.
You're all posers.
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Old 30th August 2008   #59
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I stole the idea for a bicycle off some Scottish bloke too.
Fact. it was this guy
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Old 30th August 2008   #60
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"How long have you been fucking your bike?" should have been the question on this stinkin', tedious thread..
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Old 30th August 2008   #61
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haha.
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Old 30th August 2008   #62
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I've been fucking my bike(s) since I was 7, about 40 years ago
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Old 30th August 2008   #63
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i'm actually fncking mine now as i type.
oooooooooooooh, back in 5
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Old 30th August 2008   #64
hippy
 
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I fucked my bike coming home last night.. well it's not fucked just has a squirrely 'back end' since I punctured it..
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Old 30th August 2008   #65
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i must be the newest cause my fixed is being built right now... sooo exciiiteddd ;)
ss for 4 years
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Old 30th August 2008   #66
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I got into it when I found out hiroshi fujiwara was riding fixed. when I heard stash did his own colnago, I got straight down blb with my parents money that I usually spend on coke.
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Old 31st August 2008   #67
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I got into it when I found out hiroshi fujiwara was riding fixed. when I heard stash did his own colnago, I got straight down blb with my parents money that I usually spend on coke.
You must have creamed yourself when DQM did theirs, and then the Fuji Obey must have been the cherry on top of the icing on the cake. ;)
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