And even if they're not, the fact that "fixies"--once the vehicles of choice for ironic bicycle races--are now simply props for ironic car races is yet another detail in the fixed-gear scene's increasingly long obituary. ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2010)
Werk said Tuesday he wants to make sure that so-called "fixies" -- those hip, single-speed bicycles styled after big-city messenger bikes -- have stopping devices. ❋ Unknown (2010)
In the meantime, I greatly enjoyed my visit to San Francisco yesterday, a city in which the "fixies" wear bodices: ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2010)
Besides cooking the burritos, they also had to load a bunch of "fixies" into a pickup truck: ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2010)
Even after this, they still had some "fixies" left over, which they loaded onto a trunk rack: ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2010)
However, I don't want to ride around playing loud music (the San Jose Bike Party was one of the worst experiences of my cycling life), I don't have a boat (are kayaks the "fixies" of the high seas?) ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2010)
In Portland, wood-chipper bikes are the new cargo bikes, which were the new "fixies," which were the new Rollerblades. ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2010)
Furthermore, some if not all of these "fixies" arrived in the back seats of convertibles: "One Less Car"--as soon as this guy finds a parking space. ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2010)
One wonders if Joseph who is so tough he probably keeps "fixies" in his Saxo Bank jersey pocket and eats them instead of Clif Bars endorsed this use, or if he did not whether he would be honored or find it audacious. ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2010)
In the meantime, you must live among the "hipster hylicoi," thos unfortunates who patronize the faux-dive bars, share overpriced rental apartments, and ply the streets aboard their "fixies," hoping for enlightenment. ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2010)
Well, if you're these two, you'd just bring a couple of brakeless "fixies," a couple of messenger bags, and a whole lotta love: ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2010)
There were all types of bicycles and riders, including an abundance--indeed, a surfeit--of "fixies," as well as more flat-brim fitted caps than I've ever seen assembled in one place: ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2010)
Could it be a preview of a new generation of Specialized 'fixies' called the "Ironical?" ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2010)
Furthermore, the photos would indicate that we're going to focus on "fixies" and bicycles adorned with MetroCards. ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2010)
Sadly, a reader informs me it's so over that "fixies" are now being used as props in irreverent car races: ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2010)
And if the "fixies" are so great, how about those hand drills they used before electricity? ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2009)
If you follow either the BMX or fixed-gear freestyle scene, or you're a reader of blogs such as Prolly's, then in addition to having a vast sneaker collection you may be aware of a controversial post on BMX site "The Come Up" consisting of a dialogue between two BMX riders in which they discuss their hatred of "fixies" and specifically the "gheys" who do tricks on them. ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2009)
There's been lots of whining about the "fixies" culture, and I get that, or at least I try to sympathize, but can we discuss the quality of the product? ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2009)
Also, in addition to the Republic-like fixies yes, I am saying "fixies" just to be irritating they had these: ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2009)
