Comments on: Fixed Gear Rail Grind http://urbanvelo.org/fixed-gear-rail-grind/ Bicycles in the urban environment. A magazine about urban cycling. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:24:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Bowser http://urbanvelo.org/fixed-gear-rail-grind/comment-page-1/#comment-14807 Bowser Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:15:23 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=9350#comment-14807 how could this be fake? if super ted can do that on a hubba, then these guys can do it on a rail (small rail). how could this be fake? if super ted can do that on a hubba, then these guys can do it on a rail (small rail).

]]> By: Fast Pace Fixed Gear Zine at Urban Velo http://urbanvelo.org/fixed-gear-rail-grind/comment-page-1/#comment-14806 Fast Pace Fixed Gear Zine at Urban Velo Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:25:25 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=9350#comment-14806 [...] Imagine my surprise in picking up the first issue and noticing that there is a picture of me taking a picture on the fourth page, opposite the opening Chris Fonseca interview. Available for a couple of [...] [...] Imagine my surprise in picking up the first issue and noticing that there is a picture of me taking a picture on the fourth page, opposite the opening Chris Fonseca interview. Available for a couple of [...]

]]> By: autrui http://urbanvelo.org/fixed-gear-rail-grind/comment-page-1/#comment-9528 autrui Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:22:50 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=9350#comment-9528 Lecoop, so much rage, I can feel you in my tummyspace. If you think more people should be doing stuff the way you do stuff, you should roll up on some fixie riders in your fixie MTB and show em what's what. Do tricks they can't do and do it with your superior machine. Maybe they'll be all like, I wanna fix a MTB and ride rails with it. It would be better and also that Lecoop dude is awesome. Teh internets is not for winning fights. Everyone loses here. RL is where people see things that are true. Lecoop, so much rage, I can feel you in my tummyspace. If you think more people should be doing stuff the way you do stuff, you should roll up on some fixie riders in your fixie MTB and show em what’s what. Do tricks they can’t do and do it with your superior machine. Maybe they’ll be all like, I wanna fix a MTB and ride rails with it. It would be better and also that Lecoop dude is awesome.

Teh internets is not for winning fights. Everyone loses here. RL is where people see things that are true.

]]> By: brad http://urbanvelo.org/fixed-gear-rail-grind/comment-page-1/#comment-9329 brad Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:34:05 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=9350#comment-9329 I'm not going to argue, but you're not saying anything the "scene" hasn't already heard. Mountain bikes experienced similar hating before gaining legitimacy, BMX too. It's cool, everyone gets it that this isn't your thing. There are plenty of mountain bike websites out there that would be stoked to hear from you and your full suspension mountain bike that you do hand rail grinds on all the time, and how much you hate people like us. In fact, we addressed this very topic in an article in issue #11, http://www.urbanvelo.org/issue11/urbanvelo11_p36-37.html Besides, to say the bikes are not modified is completely wrong. They both have 26" unicrown mountain bike forks on them for strength and for barspin clearance. Wider than usual rims and tires (certainly wider than the 19-23mm standard on track bikes). Mountain bike bar/stem (illegal equipment on the track). Plastic double straps made explicitly for street riding. These are far more modified than the "first" BMX bikes that consisted of stock Stingrays being jumped in dirt lots or the "first" mountain bikes that consisted of stock coaster brake balloon tire cruisers pointed downhill in a two-wheel drift. There is more than one thing common to mountain bikes, BMX and current day fixed wheel urban riding; lots of people screaming at the top of their lungs how stupid it is just comes to mind in this case. I’m not going to argue, but you’re not saying anything the “scene” hasn’t already heard. Mountain bikes experienced similar hating before gaining legitimacy, BMX too. It’s cool, everyone gets it that this isn’t your thing. There are plenty of mountain bike websites out there that would be stoked to hear from you and your full suspension mountain bike that you do hand rail grinds on all the time, and how much you hate people like us.

In fact, we addressed this very topic in an article in issue #11, http://www.urbanvelo.org/issue11/urbanvelo11_p36-37.html

Besides, to say the bikes are not modified is completely wrong. They both have 26″ unicrown mountain bike forks on them for strength and for barspin clearance. Wider than usual rims and tires (certainly wider than the 19-23mm standard on track bikes). Mountain bike bar/stem (illegal equipment on the track). Plastic double straps made explicitly for street riding. These are far more modified than the “first” BMX bikes that consisted of stock Stingrays being jumped in dirt lots or the “first” mountain bikes that consisted of stock coaster brake balloon tire cruisers pointed downhill in a two-wheel drift.

There is more than one thing common to mountain bikes, BMX and current day fixed wheel urban riding; lots of people screaming at the top of their lungs how stupid it is just comes to mind in this case.

]]> By: igo http://urbanvelo.org/fixed-gear-rail-grind/comment-page-1/#comment-9312 igo Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:54:03 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=9350#comment-9312 VIDEO! YES! http://prollyisnotprobably.com/2009/06/jesse_hilliards_turn.php VIDEO! YES!

http://prollyisnotprobably.com/2009/06/jesse_hilliards_turn.php

]]> By: unixd0rk http://urbanvelo.org/fixed-gear-rail-grind/comment-page-1/#comment-9309 unixd0rk Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:49:31 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=9350#comment-9309 bmx (the "official" bicycle motocross) actually started in the 70's, but kids were racing stingrays in the 60's. google "fietscross" (actually, my mistake... it was the 50's!) http://www.genesbmx.com/bmx-history-001.jpg the sustained damage is a result of not being afraid to try something different. as these kids break bikes, companies will modify the designs to withstand a little more abuse. also, these guys will get better at not breaking stuff as they learn. ride your bike how you want, but don't be alarmed when everybody wonders why the heck you care so much about how other people ride THEIR bikes. bmx (the “official” bicycle motocross) actually started in the 70’s, but kids were racing stingrays in the 60’s. google “fietscross” (actually, my mistake… it was the 50’s!) http://www.genesbmx.com/bmx-history-001.jpg

the sustained damage is a result of not being afraid to try something different. as these kids break bikes, companies will modify the designs to withstand a little more abuse. also, these guys will get better at not breaking stuff as they learn.

ride your bike how you want, but don’t be alarmed when everybody wonders why the heck you care so much about how other people ride THEIR bikes.

]]> By: brad http://urbanvelo.org/fixed-gear-rail-grind/comment-page-1/#comment-9290 brad Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:59:37 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=9350#comment-9290 There were a lot of people on the sidelines screaming fairly loudly that you should not under any circumstance jump a Stingray or ride a modified balloon tire bike offroad. Welcome to the website lecoop, but keep the personal attacks and name calling to some other place. We all like bikes here; cool it. There were a lot of people on the sidelines screaming fairly loudly that you should not under any circumstance jump a Stingray or ride a modified balloon tire bike offroad.

Welcome to the website lecoop, but keep the personal attacks and name calling to some other place. We all like bikes here; cool it.

]]> By: unixd0rk http://urbanvelo.org/fixed-gear-rail-grind/comment-page-1/#comment-9275 unixd0rk Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:53:11 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=9350#comment-9275 what's the deal with these people who are (i assume) so jealous of someone doing tricks like this on a certain type of bike? i ride every one of my bikes like a trials or trick bike as much as the frame and wheels can withstand. sometimes more. it's all about pushing the limits of what can be done on a fixed gear. BMX started out as some kids racing their stingrays in the 60's. things evolve. pay attention. what’s the deal with these people who are (i assume) so jealous of someone doing tricks like this on a certain type of bike? i ride every one of my bikes like a trials or trick bike as much as the frame and wheels can withstand. sometimes more. it’s all about pushing the limits of what can be done on a fixed gear. BMX started out as some kids racing their stingrays in the 60’s. things evolve. pay attention.

]]> By: Todo http://urbanvelo.org/fixed-gear-rail-grind/comment-page-1/#comment-9244 Todo Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:25:30 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=9350#comment-9244 WoW Thats REALLY stupid and pointless. WoW Thats REALLY stupid and pointless.

]]> By: Boarder turned rider http://urbanvelo.org/fixed-gear-rail-grind/comment-page-1/#comment-9240 Boarder turned rider Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:30:02 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=9350#comment-9240 Still done better on a skateboard !! Still done better on a skateboard !!

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