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Educate me on those, as I've never seen one before. Are the bikes in the videos ones that you must keep pedaling?

85mongoose wrote:

Are the bikes in the videos ones that you must keep pedaling?

Yup.  The rear cog is fixed to the hub; there's no freewheel or cassette.  If the wheel is moving forward, the cranks are moving forward.  If the wheel is moving backwards, the cranks are moving backwards.  No coasting allowed.

unfit4society wrote:

they are riding bikes & having fun & I'm all for that!

Oh, yeah, it's totally cool that they're riding and they're, ya know, exploring uncharted territory and all that, but... it just seems like fixed-gear is entirely inefficient for freestyling.

00_Duck wrote:

At least they are riding stout looking bikes unlike some of the fixed roadies I've seen trying to freestyle on their bikes.

That's the truth.  I've seen guys on fixed roadies fold forks and bend frames like they're kleenex.

Since you asked what I think...I think fixies make no sense and riding freestyle on a fixie (except maybe oldschool Pat Romano style flatland) is plain stupid. It makes no sense. However they are doing their own thing and that is what freestyle is all about so...

unfit4society wrote:

Whadda I think?... Hmmm well they are riding bikes & having fun & I'm all for that!

That being said I personally find those bikes & the riding to look clumsy as hell, each trick almost looks like a near wreck that is narrowly avoided.

Exactly, Looks like hes having fun,  and that's what its allabout.

But honestly in that video - he's not using ANY aspect of that being a fixed-gear to his advantage. The awkward bulky geometry of the bike doesn't look like it flows with his body movements at all. It looks like he's a really good rider - but the bike is fighting him the whole time.  He'd probably be able to shred the streets much better on a BMX bike... even a cruiser-sized BMX bike.  I can appreciate a clean well designed fixed gear bike.  And I'm all for adaptation and transition - but Fixed gear bikes with big fat tires, straight forks and bmx bars, just looks like clunky Mountain bikes with one gear.  Kind of defeats all of the purpose of the bike either way you lean.

Somebody buy that guy a Sunday Model-C and call it a day.

yeah they look like they're having fun but they also look desperate for a BMX but think Fixed is way cooler. The more people with this mentality that ride fixed and stay away from BMX the better in my opinion

Check out this thread. Especially how Volume has marketed FGFS...

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/f61/br … ap-228953/

Yeah, I get having fun on a bike, but why not get the right bike?

I mean I can pound a nail with a screw driver, but a hammer makes it much easier.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJmdb1Oe … e=youtu.be

I've seen quite a few trixie kids coming from Columbus and I just can't get behind them, most of the tricks are stuff a kid can do on a BMX within a few months, and there's really no ability to go much farther... I'd honestly rather watch scooters than these.

sonikk71 wrote:

Since you asked what I think...I think fixies make no sense

Fixies make A LOT of sense.   Depending what you want them for- I ride road, mtn, fixed, BMX, etc. and while I don't ride freestyle on my fixie (or on my freestlye bikes cuz I suck ) I also don't ride long rides on my BMX or take my roadie into the woods.

I always find it amazing how people (not trying to single you out sonikk)  think anything different done by someone else is wrong.  If people were afraid to push the envelope we wouldn't have mountain bikes right now either since the first Klunkers were old balloon tire bikes stripped and ridden down fire roads.

We have a local guy who rides fixed all over the skate parks around here and he flows and shreds.  Yes, he's destroyed some parts- forks seem to fold a lot  LOL - but I like watching him ride because he's good and he's having fun.

My fixie is a converted roadbike and I use it to run errands on occasion and like the simplicity of riding with one gear and not having to lock it up when I park it to run into the bank because around me they're not too common and any thief wil end up on the ground the first time they try to coast    A lot of road riders use fixies in the winter as training bikes to strengthen their legs and keep them spinning "circles" to improve their spin.

J

"Square peg in a circle hole" came to mind. I'm glad they're having fun doing their thing but at no point did I think I might want to join their posse.

Cheaterchris wrote:

a lot of road raceers use fixed gear bikes to keep up their cadience also, It makes you constantly pedal even around corners, so you try to keep the same pace.  I ride mine all over town.  It is a totally diffrent expierence of riding.  You have to pay attention and think out of the box while stoping and hills.  Its fun!!  I ride a Milwaukee Brewsier, It has a head tube angle that allows to spin the bars and the wheel does not hit the frame, unlike a regular road bike.  The bike is real strong and you can bunny hop off curbs, and over stuff..It make riding more enjoyable!

Sounds more dangerous than anything.