The Poverty Jet Set - Latest Comments in A Track Bike is a Thing of Beauty

Re: A Track Bike is a Thing of Beauty

hilz — Thu, 03 May 2007 14:29:03 -0000

those boys in the video were simply out-of-control nuts. gorgeous, yes, but crazy. and beautiful. i've got gears, but i still FEEL like those kids looked when i ride my bike. yay, bikes!

everyone's riding a fixie out here in SF. so much so that some cheeky street stencils have popped up all over the mission that say:
"your fixie makes you look fat."

be careful, marky. sheesh.

(i'm old, ok, so what.)

Re: A Track Bike is a Thing of Beauty

magdalenus — Thu, 03 May 2007 08:45:29 -0000

I can't WAIT to try the high wheel! Yes!

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Re: A Track Bike is a Thing of Beauty

lord_whimsy — Wed, 02 May 2007 16:09:30 -0000

You should try my highwheel--it's a fixed gear. Reverse wheelies will get your attention, for certain.

Re: A Track Bike is a Thing of Beauty

magdalenus — Tue, 01 May 2007 17:47:10 -0000

Mr. Buy-those-keirin-racing-straps-just-in-case, eh? Those musta been the days. Ha!

No, A, I can't imagine you riding one. We still need to get you a comfy cruiser for the summertime!

Re: A Track Bike is a Thing of Beauty

Tue, 01 May 2007 16:29:00 -0000

cool video though.

Re: A Track Bike is a Thing of Beauty

Tue, 01 May 2007 16:28:17 -0000

Can you imagine me riding one of those around Mark? How scared would you be to ride bikes around the city with me then, eh? heh heh. scary.

Re: A Track Bike is a Thing of Beauty

joshua — Tue, 01 May 2007 14:53:03 -0000

that video rules. it makes me think of once scene in quicksilver when everybody rides some kind of circus-style fixed.

i love the new look of your site, too, bro.

and i still ride my fixed, but not like i used to. riding backwards down the stairs is harder than it looks. all those dudes were way into riser bars for some reason, too.

-as for the phenomena, i don't know. i used to think that it was better to have some busted "track bike" instead of a decent road bike, then i was mr. buy those keirin racing straps just in case, and now i'm older, have health insurance, and hardly ever do one-handed skids downhill in traffic.