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    • CommentAuthorAaron C
    • CommentTimeJul 13th 2009 edited
     
    • CommentAuthorgreg
    • CommentTimeJul 13th 2009
     
    Now there is no debate that fixies are the ultimate fashion accessory
    • CommentAuthorjerereremy
    • CommentTimeJul 13th 2009 edited
     
    omg it's SO mixnmatch! you could for sure coordinate it with your jetta!

    i'm just waiting for the "line" that comes with full frame decals that let you change the color daily to match your outfit.
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    i want one with a aerospoke
    • CommentAuthoriron jaiden
    • CommentTimeJul 13th 2009 edited
     
    hey this might just be the tipping point we were waiting for! a thing can only get so goddamn hip before it launches itself right out of the cool-o-sphere. urban outfitters usually gets on shit about 5 minutes before it's gonna implode so it's entirely possible that the bike purse is almost dead.
    keep your heads up folks. eBay is gonna flood with vivalos and bareknuckles for like a hundo in a couple months.
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    sounds good to me
    • CommentAuthorFrey
    • CommentTimeJul 13th 2009
     
    i have faith that humanity is smarter than this and that it'll make urban outfitters look stupid even to people hopping on the band wagon.
    • CommentAuthorjam guy
    • CommentTimeJul 13th 2009
     
    At least they are not Leaders?
    • CommentAuthorwes m.
    • CommentTimeJul 13th 2009
     
    Posted By: iron jaidenhey this might just be the tipping point we were waiting for! a thing can only get so goddamn hip before it launches itself right out of the cool-o-sphere. urban outfitters usually gets on shit about 5 minutes before it's gonna implode so it's entirely possible that the bike purse is almost dead.
    keep your heads up folks. eBay is gonna flood with vivalos and bareknuckles for like a hundo in a couple months.


    You better be pretty certain about that before you go getting my hopes up.
    • CommentAuthorgelpicorp
    • CommentTimeJul 13th 2009
     
    my solid color v-neck undershirt is so tight i can hardly do teh barspinz.
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    Hahaha oh, boy. This is hysterical.

    Hopefully, ironjaiden's theory is correct! WOOHOO!

    Posted By: jam guyAt least they are not Leaders?

    These guys are worse than leader haha.
    • CommentAuthoreaglerock
    • CommentTimeJul 13th 2009
     
    Oh, dear. The hijacking, not merely of a BikeSnobNYC post, but of an entire comments thread...
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    : (
    • CommentAuthorjerereremy
    • CommentTimeJul 13th 2009
     
    so is anthropologie going to come with dutch city bikes now?
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    Posted By: eaglerockOh, dear. The hijacking, not merely of aBikeSnobNYC post, but of an entire comments thread...


    Haha nice! I've never seen that post (dunno if I've ever actually been to bikesnob before now). Looks like I ain't the only one with that idea. It might just happen folks. Go ahead and hold your breath I say! :)
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    it might just happen. i have seen a little more fixed gear stuff on craigslist recently
    • CommentAuthoreaglerock
    • CommentTimeJul 13th 2009
     
    Posted By: carbon fiber15it might just happen. i have seen a little more fixed gear stuff on craigslist recently

    Yeah, but you're in Missouri, no offense. There are some places where we're drowning under a tsunami of janky, overpriced fixies and related fixed-speed detritus.

    Beware. This may yet happen to you all...
    • CommentAuthorAaron C
    • CommentTimeJul 13th 2009
     
    Posted By: eaglerockOh, dear. The hijacking, not merely of aBikeSnobNYC post, but of an entire comments thread...


    haha i honestly didn't even see that. my girlfriend was showing me some clothes she wanted to buy (lame)... and i was like "oh snap what is that!"
    • CommentAuthorlecjladd
    • CommentTimeJul 14th 2009
     
    holy god...i knew this was becoming fad of the century...but i never thought it would reach the point of online complete sales through a clothing distributor,

    im suprised the bike comes equiped w/ brakes...i thought that wasnt hip!
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    wow eaglerock just wow. this whole fixed gear thing is a little bigger than i thought
    • CommentAuthorveggie
    • CommentTimeJul 14th 2009
     
    I really hope Iron jaiden is right
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    Posted By: veggieI really hope Iron jaiden is right


    I am dude I just know it in my old ass bones!
    The tides they are a changin'. We'll all be around in a year or two so we'll be talkin about how nice it is then.
    • CommentAuthoreaglerock
    • CommentTimeJul 14th 2009
     
    Posted By: carbon fiber15this whole fixed gear thing is a little bigger than i thought

    And that's just San Francisco (and environs); which is bad, but maybe not the worst. Somebody should check Craigslist New York or Craigslist Portland to see if it gets uglier. Although I notice that New York's prices are lower than SF's. I bet they pay less for gas, too; scurvy scum.

    And even folks in those places know there's something wrong...

    I still feel that varable gears are only for people over forty-five.
    Isn't it better to triumph by the strength of your muscles than by the artifice of a derailer?
    We are getting soft...As for me, give me a fixed gear!
    --Henri Desgrange, L'Équipe article of 1902

    But I have to say, O fixed-speed brethren, that as someone on the shady side of Monsieur Frenchguy's comment, your pain is not my pain. I am way past the age of ever aspiring to teh kool; me and my artificial derailerz witness in amusement as your world...well, shifts. I promise not to giggle in front of you, though.
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    Posted By: eaglerock
    Posted By: carbon fiber15this whole fixed gear thing is a little bigger than i thought

    And that's just San Francisco (and environs); which is bad, but maybe not the worst. Somebody should checkCraigslist New YorkorCraigslist Portlandto see if it gets uglier. Although I notice that New York's prices are lower than SF's. I bet they pay less for gas, too; scurvy scum.

    And even folks in those placesknow there's something wrong...

    I still feel that varable gears are only for people over forty-five.
    Isn't it better to triumph by the strength of your muscles than by the artifice of a derailer?
    We are getting soft...As for me, give me a fixed gear!
    --Henri Desgrange, L'Équipe article of 1902

    But I have to say, O fixed-speed brethren, that as someone on the shady side of Monsieur Frenchguy's comment, your pain is not my pain. I am way past the age of ever aspiring to teh kool; me and my artificial derailerz witness in amusement as your world...well,shifts. I promise not to giggle in front of you, though.


    Haha. I'd say there's a good bit of us track bike riding morons who are also a little too old for "cool".
    Ten years ago there was a chance, now-a-days I hear things like "wait dude... you saw ALL of the Star Wars movies in the theater when they came out? Jeeeeeeesus you're like my fuckin DAD'S age!!!".
    That's about the moment you turn around and just ride away quietly as the kids whisper and giggle about your bald spot.


    But on the other hand I've long grown past being a pimple faced know-it-all asshole kid who can't appreciate a goddamn thing in life.... so there's always that :D
    • CommentAuthorwes m.
    • CommentTimeJul 14th 2009
     
    I'm only 23 and I have already given up on being cool. Its too much work. I was talking to some 18 year olds the other day and they didnt even know anything about ninja turtles. Talk about culture shock...
    • CommentAuthorwhezaleigh
    • CommentTimeJul 14th 2009 edited
     
    Posted By: wes m.I'm only 23 and I have already given up on being cool. Its too much work. I was talking to some 18 year olds the other day and they didnt even know anything about ninja turtles. Talk about culture shock...

    How do you bring up a conversation about the ninja turtles anyway? Were they talking about power rangers or something?
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    Posted By: whezaleigh
    Posted By: wes m.I'm only 23 and I have already given up on being cool. Its too much work. I was talking to some 18 year olds the other day and they didnt even know anything about ninja turtles. Talk about culture shock...

    How do you bring up a conversation about the ninja turtles anyway? Were they talking about power rangers or something?


    (wes m.) oi, guy you like pizza?
    (kid) yeah wes I guess so. why, you buyin or somethin?
    (wes m.) naw dude but you know who likes pizza more than you do?! Donatello! He's a ninja turtle. You know what that is?
    (kid) wes you ok man? did steve give you those mushrooms he was savin for the Brian Eno show this weekend?
    (wes m.) Turtles in a half shelllll..... TURTLE POWER!!!
    (kid) ok wes. I'll... uhhh... I'll see you later.
    (wes m.) damn I just can't seem to connect with the younger-by-a-couple-years generation. I'm gettin old. I'll tell my boys on velospace, i know some of those dudes are old too.



    That's usually how it goes down.
    • CommentAuthorwes m.
    • CommentTimeJul 15th 2009
     
    Uhhh... I dont know if I should be comforted or creeped out that you have such insight into my life, especially the part where I yell turtle power.
    • CommentAuthoreaglerock
    • CommentTimeJul 15th 2009
     
    Posted By: iron jaiden(kid) wes you ok man? did steve give you those mushrooms he was savin for the Brian Eno show this weekend?

    Brian Eno? Teenage whelps have heard of Brian Eno? Hell, "Music for Airports" and the Bowie albums all came out when I was in high school, and ambient passed away as a fad over fifteen years ago; why would kiddies be aware of Brian Eno?

    What do they call Social Security in the UK, anyway? Shouldn't Brian Eno be on it by now? Okay, I just checked Wikipedia, and maybe he's not that old; but he is over 60. Shouldn't teenagers be embarrassed to listen to old rock geezers?

    And I'm sure I still have an Oblique Strategies Hypercard stack buried on a old SCSI hard drive somewhere. I Am Officially 100 Years Old.

    Baby's on fire
    and all the laughing boys are bitching
    • CommentAuthorjerereremy
    • CommentTimeJul 15th 2009 edited
     
    Posted By: wes m.I'm only 23 and I have already given up on being cool. Its too much work. I was talking to some 18 year olds the other day and they didnt even know anything about ninja turtles. Talk about culture shock...


    but on the other hand, as a result, they may have no clue who vanilla ice is.

    /wishful thinking
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    Posted By: eaglerock
    Posted By: iron jaiden(kid) wes you ok man? did steve give you those mushrooms he was savin for the Brian Eno show this weekend?

    BrianEno? Teenage whelps have heard of Brian Eno? Hell, "Music for Airports" and the Bowie albums all came out when I was in high school, and ambient passed away as a fad over fifteen years ago; why would kiddies be aware of Brian Eno?

    What do they call Social Security in the UK, anyway? Shouldn't Brian Eno be on it by now? Okay, I just checked Wikipedia, and maybe he's not that old; but he is over 60. Shouldn't teenagers be embarrassed to listen to old rock geezers?

    And I'm sure I still have an Oblique Strategies Hypercard stack buried on a old SCSI hard drive somewhere. I Am Officially 100 Years Old.

    Baby's on fire
    and all the laughing boys are bitching


    Haha damn I had it till that point huh?
    Eno isn't popular anymore? Lemme consult google.



    (wes m.) naw dude but you know who likes pizza more than you do?! Donatello! He's a ninja turtle. You know what that is?
    (kid) wes you ok man? did steve give you those mushrooms he was savin for the Ashely Tisdale show this weekend?


    Thanks teenmusic.com!
    • CommentAuthortimmy240
    • CommentTimeJul 15th 2009
     
    Sorry but you guys both have it wrong. Most of the hipsters I've seen are listening to Bob Dylan, this deplorable band called Crocodiles (look up their myspace music page...*shudder*) as well as countless other indie bands that are repeating this idea that random sounds and squelches from a guitar mixed with indistinguishable lyrics (or sex-moans) is music. I put up with the hipster fashion well enough, but their music sucks! (not dissin' bob, but these indie....things)

    I also guess I'm a part of a very few that gets jazzed listening to KMFDM, Killswitch Engage, The Crystal Method or Dieselboy on a bike...or trip hop for the chill rides.
    • CommentAuthoreaglerock
    • CommentTimeJul 15th 2009
     
    Posted By: timmy240Sorry but you guys both have it wrong

    Okay. But we're geezers; we shouldn't have any idea what kind of racket you damn kids are listening to. We should be a little embarrassed to say their names out loud (I'm lookin' at you, Butthole Surfers - the equivalent band from my youth)....

    Bob Dylan: Incomprehensible vocals since before I was born!

    Posted By: iron jaidenEno isn't popular anymore?

    I'm not sure Eno was ever popular, in any ordinary sense. Let's face it: His most-played work (by far) is the Windows 95 startup sound.
    • CommentAuthorRuffinit
    • CommentTimeJul 17th 2009 edited
     
    Posted By: eaglerock
    Okay. But we're geezers; we shouldn't have any idea what kind of racket you damn kids are listening to. We should be a little embarrassed to say their names out loud (I'm lookin' at you,Butthole Surfers- the equivalent band from my youth)....

    FOMC LMAO
    And my first favorite was Steppenwolf before the Gold album.... I kinda cringe when I hear some of these new lyrics.. I'm embarrassed that there are teenage girls listening to them.. And I don't even know who Brian Eno is and I had to look up what Urban Outfitters were, but I didn't know until I went back (b/c of this thread) that they were a clothing store.
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    wait do they sell the bikes in the stores or its online
    • CommentAuthorfixedpuch
    • CommentTimeJul 19th 2009
     
    My girlfriend made fun of a hipster, she told him to go buy his bike at urban outfitters. She is the shit.
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    Posted By: fixedpuchMy girlfriend made fun of a hipster, she told him to go buy his bike at urban outfitters. She is the shit.


    LMFAO I wanna give her a hi5
    • CommentAuthorAaron C
    • CommentTimeJul 19th 2009
     
    Posted By: eaglerock(I'm lookin' at you,Butthole Surfers- the equivalent band from my youth)....


    shit, i'm 22 and the butthole surfers were the favorite band from my youth. my dad started force feeding me butthole surfers in the 3rd grade. definitely still one of my favorite bands.
    • CommentAuthoreaglerock
    • CommentTimeJul 19th 2009 edited
     
    Posted By: Aaron Cmy dad started force feeding me butthole surfers in the 3rd grade

    That's kind of an infelicitous turn of phrase, but never underestimate the hubris/cultural imperialism of the baby boomers ;-)

    By way of comparison: I'm 47, and my parents force-fed me classical music, 50's folk, cool jazz, and Fats Waller, a start that eventually turned into a music degree. At the risk of sounding like a snob, the 25-year shift from parents imposing classical to parents imposing punk on little kids may represent the decline of Western civilization.
    • CommentAuthorAaron C
    • CommentTimeJul 19th 2009
     
    Posted By: eaglerockThat's kind of an infelicitous turn of phrase


    indeed it is
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    i actually laughed out loud in my cubicle and the other employees gave me a weird look. solid thread!
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    The best part about about the fixpocalypse will be the NJS frames covered in stickers and scratches that I will be able to procure for $100 after nobody wants them.

    Now, I must say that it may be wishful thinking, but perhaps (Sub)Urban Outfitters carrying Republic Biks will be a good thing because it will be like it used to: normally priced track frames, $50 Aerospokes (or free Aerospokes) and no more cheaply anodized "track" parts. Perhaps all the way too cool kids will see the Republics at (Sub)Urban Outfitters and realize, "Hey, I'm not so unique, and I sure as hell am not ironic anymore by riding a frame that a small japanese man built for another small japanese man to race on a little concrete circle while other japanese men bet on him to win or lose." How weird is that, when you break it down to it's true components?

    On another note, some of us have already moved on. It seems the progression after fixed gears are old lugged steel road bikes with a single chainring, 8 or 9 speed, and flat bars. At least that's were I'm headed with my mythical Centurion build. Now, I'm sure you guys are just jumping out of your seats with excitement for this bike, but you'll just have to wait patiently.


    Anyhow, the post hipster revolution is here, and when it comes all the pre hipsters will be enslaved by lickedwick as a sort of gustappo, putting on rear brakes on single speeds so they don't look so fixie-ish. At least that's what the prophecy says.
    • CommentAuthoreaglerock
    • CommentTimeJul 20th 2009 edited
     
    Posted By: RideEverydayOn another note, some of us have already moved on. It seems the progression after fixed gears are old lugged steel road bikes with a single chainring, 8 or 9 speed, and flat bars. At least that's were I'm headed with my mythical Centurion build. Now, I'm sure you guys are just jumping out of your seats with excitement for this bike, but you'll just have to wait patiently.

    Now I'm scared. Does this mean that hipsters will invade retro-grouch territory, driving up the prices of stainless steel racks, barcons and old handlebar bags?


    I scored a Sachs-Huret Duopar rear touring derailleur for about $25 the other day. I may be like the guy who struck gold outside Sacramento in 1848, or the guy who drank absinthe in Prague in 1999, or the first guy who ate fugu and didn't immediately die: Perpetually grousing about how everything's wrecked now that the mob is polluting the water.
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    ohhh thats sooo lame. i hate that fixed gear bikes are soooo "hip" now. people buy them for fashion accessories and they think it makes them cool. riding a fixed gear is no longer unique its just status quo for anyone who wants an "urban" image.
    • CommentAuthorjayohachen
    • CommentTimeJul 23rd 2009
     
    Fixed bikes were "in" like 5 years ago, panniers/baskets/crates give you "hipster" cred these days.
    • CommentAuthorjerereremy
    • CommentTimeJul 23rd 2009
     
    so weird. those things were the required hip bike accessories before folks were riding fixed here.
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    Posted By: wes m.I'm only 23 and I have already given up on being cool. Its too much work. I was talking to some 18 year olds the other day and they didnt even know anything about ninja turtles. Talk about culture shock...

    It's so weird to think that kids my age don't know who the ninja turtles are.
    I was all about them in elementary school.

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