Red Bull Mini Drome - The Event

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hendu (Jan 26, 2011 at 12:04)

soo many hipsters...

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baca262 (Jan 26, 2011 at 12:10)

yup, a real hipster mecca... i wonder would some pumptrack skills help here

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mikelevy Mod (Jan 26, 2011 at 12:11)

Hipsters no doubt, but holy hell were they flying around that little ring! Some gnarly spills off the side as well..

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clarke658 (Jan 26, 2011 at 12:12)

the dude that got ran over looked somewhat like Garrett Reynolds

hendu (Jan 26, 2011 at 12:12)

yea it was pretty interesting some pretty cool crashes as well, and danny mac was there!

derpdownthehill (Jan 26, 2011 at 12:38)

holy cow! I'd get soo dizzy XD

katinasd (Jan 26, 2011 at 12:42)

Legit way for getting stoned and drunk without taking something at all. Smart hipsters. Getting dizzy looking at it, but it's cool.

sbfreeride (Jan 26, 2011 at 15:24)

Now how do I make one of these?

apioqm FL (Jan 26, 2011 at 15:34)

I reckon an Olympic BMX'er with his own ride would take the win had one been there =P Cool event though, would love to have a go.

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Josh-Tomasian (Jan 26, 2011 at 17:31)

fixed gears are gay free wheel all day

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CamHowell (Jan 26, 2011 at 18:04) (Below Threshold)

Sorry, but I could ride this faster on my bmx bike.

rydindirty (Jan 26, 2011 at 22:42)

sooo cool! I wish we had something like that here to make a weekly event!

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OliScale (Jan 27, 2011 at 9:12)

yeah i fucking hate fixed gears

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el-nombre FL (Jan 27, 2011 at 10:26)

Glad Akrigg won. Show them fixie bumming hipsters who's boss. (Yes I realise he was riding a fixie as well, just nice that an actual rider rather than a trendwhore won. Plus extra points for running one of them over)

zorba73 (Jan 27, 2011 at 18:18)

Ha! My families from Bethnal Green. Used to be the biggest shit hole in London. Nothings changed then, except maybe more (fixie) wankers.

CamHowell (Jan 27, 2011 at 20:56)

I don't see what's wrong with me saying that. I raced bmx, 6th in Canada Infact..

jacobharrel (Jan 28, 2011 at 9:49)

why the hate on fixed gears? i hate hipsters just as much as any of you (i'm from portland so don't tell me your hipsters are worse than mine) but fixies can be amazing. i converted my varsity and it rides amazing and is the perfect bike for me right now. i really like how much more connected i feel with the bike and don't think i'll be changing it back any time soon.

just because you hate the riders doesn't mean you should hate the bikes

wolfe38 (Jan 28, 2011 at 16:16)

yea this is pretty stupid if you ask me.. so lamecore..

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zebrazebra (Jan 26, 2011 at 12:09)

Yo, it makes you cool to hate fixed gear! (generic I HATE HIPZTAAAZZ comment)

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miles-mallinson-videos (Jan 26, 2011 at 12:13)

I wanna see Akrigg and Macaskill have a fixie off.

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cyrix (Jan 26, 2011 at 12:25)

Should such an event ever happen the world, no wait... the universe would tear it self asunder and all that has existed, now exists, or will ever exist would be no more and will collapse in upon itself creating such a small dense speck of matter that it would explode in a fury of heat and matter creating a new universe. Pretty sure this is how we came to be, someone suggested it in the previous universe, and look what happened. Now you've doomed us all. Thanks. Jerk.

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MajesticMOOSE (Jan 26, 2011 at 12:39)

I remember when I did acid...

tom-cuthbert (Jan 27, 2011 at 6:10)

And then I was bacon...

mlambert223 FL (Jan 27, 2011 at 7:50)

Milo123, Danny refused to have a go, Ricky crompton offered him his bike but he didn't fancy it. Probly knackerd from all the ridinging he had been doing at the London Bike Show all weekend. Sweet event and Free Red Bull

alibrann (Jan 27, 2011 at 13:18)

too scared i reckon...

wyldkat (Jan 26, 2011 at 18:31)

I really don't understand a lot of people bashing other types of cycling. Most of the negative comments are from people that have probably never even ridden a fixed gear bike. This is not about how great fixed gear bikes are or how much cooler you are if you ride one it's just showing another facet of riding. I have all sorts of bikes in my collection, DH, AM, XC, DJ, cross, single speed, rigid, hard tail, fixed and even a unicycle and the best bike of them all is the one that I am riding at the time. Cycling to me is about having fun, it makes my daily commute bearable, it makes shuttle runs and bike parks amazing, it makes cresting the top of a technical climb invigorating and remote single-track blissful. Relax, enjoy the ride there's enough hate in the world already.

skippy888 (Jan 26, 2011 at 18:45)

I ride both. Fixies think their the coolest thing in town and MTB's dont. Fixie fail.

nwthumbs (Jan 26, 2011 at 13:41)

IMO i think the whole "hipster" stereo type needs to stop, like seriously, GROW UP.

fixxie riding is quite fun and very good exercise. Over all great event, would love to compete in something similar myself, just need to get myself a fixxie

garylucas (Jan 26, 2011 at 12:44)

Surprisingly good event.I couldn't believe it when i saw Cunny,i wasn't too surprised to see the eventual winner Chris Akrigg,as he loves his fixies now.But another surprise was Danny Macaskill.Overall i enjoyed the blog,and the vid is top notch,i didn't think i'd like it but it was a fun and competative event.Real nice.
Gary.

mr-smashy (Jan 26, 2011 at 19:37)

I have two fixed gears and a mtb. The mtb is for fun and the one fixed gear is for training/road rides and the 2nd fixed gear is a track bike that only sees the velodrome. Can tell you that it's harder than it looks. If redbull really wants to make this interesting, don't put this on a mini velodrome. Run it on a UCI regulation velodrome so that you actually get track racers. Run it via a bracket. The track racers on one bracket, non track racers on the other. The final would be the last remaining track racer vs the last remaining non track racer.

This event does make more sense than the Red Bull Crashed Ice event.

doubledeuce (Jan 28, 2011 at 7:57)

I noticed there is a lot of hipster bashing, and .... wait for it... this isn't going where you think it is..... I am going to ADD to it! But not in the immature way. Simply put, that one guy at about 1/3 of the way into the vid sums up WHY we hate hipsters SOO much. "It's really good for the fixed gear scene... you know it's like art and...". Why the f*ck must those people make it sound so GAY. If they just rode their bikes, and didn't have to make such an army of fools of themselves, we'd be fine with it. But its like that really Gay guy at a bar, that just HAS to let EVERYONE know hes gay.

One more thing. 90% of hipsters never ever gave a shit about bikes until it became trendy. They were busy being EMO in high school, and then the fashion changed, so they had to do something. I know, because a friend of mine, her boyfriend is a hardcore hipster. I was just talking with him, and like a few years ago, you can tell he was just some skater kid. Now, he's trying to tell me how great his Shimano group is on his bike, and trying to tell me why my gear ratios are all wrong on my bike. Yea, ok bud.... thanks "expert". I've been riding since I was 13, and a decade later I am going to have a scenester/hipster tell me what's what, because he's fashionable. And stop wearing deep v cut purple shirts. lol

That's my rant. Sorry.

Session1984 (Jan 29, 2011 at 18:33)

HAHAHA... nailed it.

doubledeuce (Jan 30, 2011 at 6:44)

thanks haha

reveal715 (Jan 26, 2011 at 16:51)

if i'm a hipster for riding my fixie along with my all-mountain bike, then f*ck it i guess im a hipster! I better start wearing cut off jeans and grow a beard so i can fit into all the other ridiculous stereotypes.

bikemike2 (Jan 26, 2011 at 17:38)

boo hoo, boo hoo, hipster bash, g*y. Now I fit in on pinkbike.

skippy888 (Jan 26, 2011 at 18:49)

Pick your poison son. Dont sit on the fence.

reveal715 (Jan 27, 2011 at 16:19)

i already did pick my poison, its cycling

bikemike2 (Feb 13, 2011 at 13:39)

well said reveal

sprockets (Jan 26, 2011 at 13:21)

I think Akrigg just likes Red Bull. He won their other odd ball event the Cobble Wobble...beating roadies, fixies, and other eccentrics. He won that one on his dirt jump bike sans brakes (not that you need brakes going up hill).

vimeo.com/15356627

skippy888 (Jan 26, 2011 at 18:56)

Red Bull will tap into anything that makes their product sell. Who needs Red when they just ride their fixie to look cool? I'm sorry but they got this elite athlete thing wrong with fixies this time. Like I said... Whatever sells... AKA Sell out.

calethurston24 (Jan 26, 2011 at 19:40)

MTB'ers shouldn't rip too much on trends, every year something new comes along that every rider needs or does, why do people tuck in their race jerseys, why are wide bars better, flourescent gear..etc, its because their favorite rider does it in an add or film

zebrazebra (Jan 28, 2011 at 6:09)

You are all as bad as the c*nt in town who rides a Kona Shred with an old pair of 888's (or them shitter drop offs)and tells me to get a real bike for riding a fixie round town. Even though I have ridden mountainbike for like 4 years I get shouted at by the mountainbiker bellends who think they are so rad for riding a heavy freeride bike around town and getting nowhere fast with the 2.5 tyres they are running.You are the hipsters!

Session1984 (Jan 29, 2011 at 18:40)

no.... read the comment below you.... if you aren't one of the dbags who treats riding a fixie as a spiritual experience then make your fixie friends stop pretending it's artistic expression and MAYBE you will stop being laughed at for your totally badass skid.

zebrazebra (Jan 30, 2011 at 3:11)

Or maybe I have been riding fixed gear before it was cool? Maybe I think doing a hop barspin on my mountainbike is spiritual? You gunna bash me for being a park rider now?

Session1984 (Jan 31, 2011 at 6:29)

yes if you pretend that riding in the park is in some way a religious experience then yes, you will be bashed. any other questions?

zebrazebra (Jan 31, 2011 at 6:50)

Are you the sort of person that Robert Mugabe would call a friend? You both have the same close minded thoughts

Session1984 (Jan 31, 2011 at 13:04)

Sweet name drop. The President of Zimbabwe has a lot to do with your sweet skid moves on your fixie.

zebrazebra (Jan 31, 2011 at 13:12)

Nope but he has alot to do with your prejudice. There is more to cycling than you and your downhill 'scene'.

Session1984 (Jan 31, 2011 at 17:30)

no he has nothing to do with me at all. and I'm not prejudice. I just don't like you. So go put on a deep v-neck t shirt with an ironic statement on it and piss off.

zebrazebra (Feb 3, 2011 at 1:21)

You just contradicted yourself by following the typical hipster stereotype. Your just like every other mountain biker on this forum. I ride mountain bike first, do you not get that? I ride a bike which cranks do not stop spinning, just a few miles into College everyday to train for MTB, so don't tell me that I am a hipster when I will probably shut you down on a mountain bike too.

Session1984 (Feb 3, 2011 at 10:43)

HAHAHA... Nothing is funnier than an angry hipster. Except men wearing womens jeans. That sh*t is hilarious. Thankfully you provide both. Sick NS sub though. You should ride that and light your fixie and skinny jeans on fire.

zebrazebra (Feb 3, 2011 at 11:13)

Okay, I will let you win as you complimented my NS.

Session1984 (Feb 3, 2011 at 13:57)

hahah it's all in fun.. if you have fun riding your fixie then do it up. It's just fun to jump in on the pinkbike sh*t talking every once in a while. But the NS is mint... wish I had one.

simzz (Jan 26, 2011 at 12:17)

jeeez akrigg wins all these types of events!

evomtb (Jan 26, 2011 at 14:52)

because he can adapt to anything, what a beast. he won that uphill cobble race too didn't he?

HaroBMXer (Jan 26, 2011 at 12:44)

I dont like the full sized Velo-Dromes but i find this is amazing! i love how pinkbike did this beacuase i've never seen coverage on something like this, its just simply amazing. I'm wondering tho wat MacAskill would be like on a track bike tho.....

sngltrkmnd (Jan 26, 2011 at 12:29)

is this going to be featured in an upcoming episode of "portlandia"?

nfa2005 FL (Jan 26, 2011 at 13:58)

It's too bad some people will never understand to fell the zen in rideing a fix bike. Why is it some people who ride they ride for transportation. Then they get on a fix bike and next thing there so happy. Now I see these people rideing everyday, nite, long distances out of town. Some of these people swear they will never ride another bike again. I ride a fix bike too only because it fells right. Sorry for my rant.

dirteveryday (Jan 26, 2011 at 16:50)

Not hating here, see my comment further below...but perhaps THIS^^^ is why fixie riders don't get taken seriously. It's NOT a religious experience. It's a bicycle and it's fun, don't church it up and people wont laugh in your face.
And this edges on MEAN here...but I didn't hate unicycles when only clowns rode them...it took some fools trying to hit drops on them for me to think they were f*cking retarded.

And learning how to spell "Feel" wouldn't hurt a fixies rep much either...

nfa2005 FL (Jan 27, 2011 at 11:30)

Oh sorry fail not like it matters just trying to be a little +++ I think by zen I was trying to say how everyaction u put into the bike there is a reaction of force and if ur not going with it then ur fuc7.

zorba73 (Jan 27, 2011 at 18:28)

^^Stop TRYING so hard ya tryhard.

nfa2005 FL (Jan 27, 2011 at 21:41)

I gotta do something when I take a dump

sonicreducer (Jan 27, 2011 at 2:12)

the fixie scene in general is gay but akrigg's a beast. is it any wonder a real bike rider won?

dooberharrison1 (Jan 26, 2011 at 19:28)

im sorry iv ridden fixies and iv ridden moto and mtb, fixies and fixie culture literaly sux the pervebial cok

conor07 (Jan 27, 2011 at 1:51)

haha i recont its good coz its sutupid and stuff but it also takes skil and stuff to win. its the perfict mix of fun and siriocenes

coopers (Jan 26, 2011 at 12:08)

haha thats actually pretty gnarly

nouser (Jan 26, 2011 at 14:04)

Akrigg wins all these mad little comptions hes too good al round mtb rider big shouts to my mates Ricky Crompton on the home screen video still

demonspecialized (Jan 26, 2011 at 15:18)

i was with chris when he ran over the garrett ... never laughed so hard in my life .. god it was fun !

gwgardner (Jan 26, 2011 at 17:44)

was it the garrett....

SoxBayMTB (Jan 26, 2011 at 18:13)

i agree no fixies on pinkbike

iamamodel (Jan 26, 2011 at 18:21)

I don't care what you ride as long as you ride!

jagarcia89 (Jan 26, 2011 at 21:32)

In my buddies yard we have the "dizzy drome" next to the pump track. It's dirt and about 6 feet deep with a wall ride, we could make a way better event on one of our drunk nights

japhex (Jan 27, 2011 at 2:53)

Brilliant, but the track should have a longer straight, after 5 laps ppl start crashing... getting dizzy I guess.

dirtybikejapan (Jan 27, 2011 at 4:41)

make it interesting have them race the opposite direction to each other, last hipster standing wins!

bury (Jan 27, 2011 at 10:31)

when I only saw Akkrig I knew he'd win that stuff! Great edit and good shots, funny event. Have to tell though that few guys look like trash

cornwallextreme (Jan 27, 2011 at 10:33)

Looking at the crowd and a few of the riders im sure half of them were in this video?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVmmYMwFj1I

raytheotter (Jan 27, 2011 at 16:49)

More proof of how under-rated Chris Akrigg is. always been my favourite mtb'r and he never disappoints. Lots of hipsters there but it still looked like an awesome night

stewy34 (Jan 27, 2011 at 0:02)

just one gear on my fixie bike! got a plus one here for my gig tonight! i play synth! we all play synth!

TdeskO (Jan 29, 2011 at 22:11)

that guy learned his lesson for bringing out those dinkey 20" bars to that track.

bikinfreak (Feb 1, 2011 at 11:43)

"i think the hilight was getting away with running that dude over actually"
i love danny macaskill

CurtDB (Jan 26, 2011 at 12:28)

I bet you would get really dizzy after awhile of riding that. I was surprised there we no 20s or Dirt jumpers in the race.

ste3le (Jan 26, 2011 at 13:12)

Hipsters don't ride DJs or BMXs fixed gear

steezysam FL (Jan 26, 2011 at 13:14)

cool event. if you think those guy were super hipster-y, you haven't seen ANYthing akrigg is such a beast

mlambert223 FL (Jan 26, 2011 at 13:23)

Awsome event, loved it. Shame some of the fast people (Adam Dayson, Ricky Crompton) crashed out and didn't make it further.

superdanu (Jan 26, 2011 at 18:21)

lame...sorry. next think i'll be seeing is tricycle races

reubensh1 (Jan 27, 2011 at 1:34)

hahaha such a funny face plants!

Session1984 (Jan 27, 2011 at 10:00)

seems like they are having fun... skinny jeans need to end i don't care what kind of bike you are on.

zorba73 (Jan 27, 2011 at 18:51)

Shut up fat legs.

Session1984 (Jan 29, 2011 at 18:30)

wow fat legs huh?... that is some harsh language...

zorba73 (Jan 29, 2011 at 18:33)

Ha! Hey this is a family show, just keeping it clean....

Session1984 (Jan 29, 2011 at 18:37)

Come on this is pinkbike. Insult my family at least. Or grease up your legs so you can put your pants on.

conorc12 (Jan 26, 2011 at 16:11)

yes chris representing the yorkshire boys

dorchesterbiketrail (Jan 26, 2011 at 19:25)

i want to see them attempt a madison

ste3le (Jan 26, 2011 at 12:06)

haha saw this on Dirt!

bawzofsteel (Jan 26, 2011 at 12:25)

right......

vernondan (Jan 26, 2011 at 13:12)

did that guy say it was good for the fixed gear scene...reason enough to ban it from North America!!!

nathanbirdseye (Jan 26, 2011 at 15:30)

i completely agree .. f*ck fixies !

dtroyan123 (Jan 26, 2011 at 20:24)

www.pinkbike.com/photo/4790170

downhill-jack (Jan 29, 2011 at 11:19)

you are boring.

nfa2005 FL (Jan 26, 2011 at 13:43)

Damn iPhone I wanna see.

Stewartlowe (Jan 26, 2011 at 13:45)

There was a lot of beard there!

nikoniko (Jan 26, 2011 at 14:22)

Wicked video! my kids love it! RidEOn!

johnstockburger (Jan 26, 2011 at 14:46)

Garrett Reynolds got ran over!!!

danyul (Jan 26, 2011 at 15:03)

awesome trendspeed event!

dingus (Jan 26, 2011 at 15:23)

Wtf was Cunny dressed as?!

santacruzbullit5 (Jan 26, 2011 at 16:20)

Holy Hipsters Batman!

sittingduck (Jan 27, 2011 at 0:50)

Akrigg is my hero! So versatile, and such a great rider!

ummevan (Jan 28, 2011 at 12:18)

come on red bull you can do better than that

llarrggee FL (Jan 28, 2011 at 12:30)

Its only held indoors in London because it rains all the time

doubledeuce (Jan 30, 2011 at 6:46)

Its only held indoors, because they don't want to be seen sponsoring such an event outdoors, in the eye of the public! lol

"Come to the Redbull minidrome.... held Sunday, January 1st at 6am......"

wynne (Jan 29, 2011 at 5:41)

im sorry but fixed gear just isn't the way

tonyabbottPM (Jan 30, 2011 at 15:16)

Fucking Fag Bikes! I fucking hate it when these dicks walk into my shop with there fag bikes almost as gay as roadies!

LandoCommando (Feb 10, 2011 at 12:37)

Chris Akrigg wins everything he enters

maris4 (Jan 27, 2011 at 5:20)

song name pliiiiz ? !

destri (Jan 26, 2011 at 12:07)

Such a cool event.

nouser (Jan 26, 2011 at 12:07)

That's awesome!

will100 (Jan 26, 2011 at 12:21)

sick

ShelbySmith (Jan 26, 2011 at 18:32)

red bull is so innovative

manofsteel (Jan 26, 2011 at 22:02)

i wonder if this event will ever come to sf

KillaKHS (Jan 27, 2011 at 8:11)

I would like a turn!

anthony3vans FL (Jan 27, 2011 at 13:38)

gong show

LandoCommando (Feb 10, 2011 at 12:31)

Freakin hipsters

ruffridr39 (Jan 26, 2011 at 18:03)

that sh** was dope

BegFlip (Jan 29, 2011 at 9:41)

nice crashes

will100 (Jan 26, 2011 at 12:21)

vod maybesss

wolfe38 (Jan 28, 2011 at 16:18)

not a chance d00d..

will100 (Jan 29, 2011 at 3:44)

why not its a nice vid

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dooberharrison1 (Jan 26, 2011 at 16:21)

im gonna go on a limb here and speak my mind... this is f*ckin dumb, taking wankers in cut off jeans, crank tats and gay beards to a new level. and it really makes me laugh that a fixie rider is gonna call mtb'ers gay, or moto rider gay... this whole thing has me perplexed. anyone who rides dirt, and jumps, and mountains gonna back me up here? im really looking forward to neg props by guys in cut off skinny jeans here. wankers...

dirteveryday (Jan 26, 2011 at 16:46)

Prob not bro...I'm a DHer and will be till I'm too old to pedal any longer...but all I can say is to each their own! I don't understand it, it's a whole different world to me...but they're not hurting me and they're obviously having a BLAST, which is more than I'm doing right now thanks to 3 feet of snow. I say good for em! That, and when someone like Akrigg digs it..it must be pretty awesome.

zorba73 (Jan 27, 2011 at 18:39)

doober I'm standing with you comrade. This fixie 'movement' is nothing more than wannabe trendy wanker misfits banding together in their own silly sub-culture club. When the club gets too big they will say it's not cool anymore and start riding bikes with no brakes, solid tyres and drop handle bars just so they can be cool again. I used to courier in London 20 yrs ago and rode bikes like these with chopped bars and fixed gear so I could beat the traffic. I used to have a shoulder bag and cap, and roll my drive side pants leg up so I didn't get oil on it. Makes me laugh to see these nobs dressing exactly like that for fashion and doing their cool trackstands in car parks. SHEEP

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DIRTCONVERT (Jan 26, 2011 at 13:39)

Holy shit, NASCAR for bicyles. Yet another worthless spectacle. Fixies are for idiots. Best part, just like NASCAR is the crashing. I will watch it again to see Red Beard the Pirate and all those Fixidiots sucking mat. Have fun, even the Special Olympics had to start small.

bikemike2 (Jan 26, 2011 at 14:24)

I'm surprised. I thought you'd be a 16 year old kid from the deep south with an attitude like that. I guess close-mindedness isn't something you outgrow.

DIRTCONVERT (Jan 26, 2011 at 14:47) (Below Threshold)

ROFLMAO judged by a Jersey Shore reject...how the world plays its cruelest jokes on the North East.

loaded (Jan 26, 2011 at 14:50)

you guys are funny

jv86416 (Jan 26, 2011 at 14:52)

people like you send civilization back 100 years...

DIRTCONVERT (Jan 26, 2011 at 14:56)

Thank you. I believe that is a compliment given the standards of today.

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kovaldesign (Jan 26, 2011 at 12:48)

?? .......dumb if I have to be honest.

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smokeymcnuggetz (Jan 26, 2011 at 13:49)

retarded

bikemike2 (Jan 26, 2011 at 14:25)

...and you're a wealth of creativity too.

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motoracer432 (Jan 26, 2011 at 15:02)

that was soooo stupid...fixies are gay

dorkbike (Jan 26, 2011 at 15:56)

Ya, I know right? Just like biking in general. What, no motor or you have to move to power the thing, that's so g*y.
I'm sure motoracer432 knows g*y like the back of his hand.

Go forth g*y hater and spread the word that cyclist are now hating other cyclist do to the type of bike they ride!

reveal715 (Jan 26, 2011 at 16:48)

oh my gosh your so right! I mean everyone knows that exercise is only reserved for guys who like other guys. The way i see it, the way i look when i'm in shape from riding must only attract men, which is bad. So ive avoided all exercise in general n ill tell ya, chicks dig the fat rolls!....(sarcasm)

motoracer432 (Jan 26, 2011 at 17:23)

i never said i hated them...i said i dont like fixies

dorkbike (Jan 27, 2011 at 6:52)

You didn't have to.

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spahman (Jan 26, 2011 at 12:28)

WHY IS THIS ON THE FRONT PAGE

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mikelevy Mod (Jan 26, 2011 at 12:31)

Because it's a neat video of a fun looking event in which a well known mtb'er won. Don't like it? Don't watch it.

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spahman (Jan 26, 2011 at 13:28) (Below Threshold)

It's people riding around in tight circles. How is that a fun event?

:o

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nwthumbs (Jan 26, 2011 at 13:37)

its like saying how is DJ'ing or DH fun? its just people riding down mounds of dirt and down a hill over rocks, i wish people werent so closed minded to the genre of fixxed gear bikes, have a ride on one for a week and come talk to me, its like the BMX vs MTB raz, not worth the time every ones riding a bike.

RANT

Kerba (Jan 26, 2011 at 13:42)

NASCAR

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nwthumbs (Jan 26, 2011 at 13:48)

not even dude^^ try again

from from nascar, nascar u get every one with the same car(pretty much) to the same spec, this isnt even close, so if this is nascar than i guess regular velo-drom is nascar too?

zebrazebra (Jan 26, 2011 at 13:59)

Its almost as bad as racism! I go to any trail to dig on my fixie and some DH rider will come up to me and tell me to get a real bike or just generally shout abuse. FUCK YA'LL

nwthumbs (Jan 26, 2011 at 14:08)

IMO people need to grow up a little open their minds, there was a whole lot of resistance to dirt jumping and even down hill riding when they first started going big, mad respect for those who competed, and even more respect for those who deal with daily be-littlement because of riding a fixxie

dirteveryday (Jan 26, 2011 at 16:52)

zebrazebra....that's some funny ass shit right there...

Bikeordeath (Jan 26, 2011 at 20:21)

I ride DH, but to be honost this looks like a blast, just a completly differrant style of riding.

nwthumbs (Jan 26, 2011 at 20:24)

FINALLY some ones who's open minded enough to see fun in something other than what they currently do

zorba73 (Jan 27, 2011 at 18:23)

I don't hate fixies. I just think people that ride them are wankers. Especially the ones who do track stands... oooooooh aren't I cool I'm doing a track stand in the middle of a car park and look at me putting my nuts on my stem and doing a big skid.

psyickphuk (Jan 28, 2011 at 4:31)

Last year I went to a velodrome to ride a fixie for a mate's birthday. I thought it was going to be seriously boring - turns out I was wrong! It's a lot of fun & a lot harder to hit the corners fast and hold the racing line than you would think.

Kerba (Jan 28, 2011 at 15:44)

i generally like bikes, but seriously look at that crowd, same way the football (version where u dont use hands but feet) players and fans look at david beckham. danny and chris are exceptions

dirteveryday (Jan 28, 2011 at 16:46)

EXACTLY. If all fixie riders didn't TRY to look like total fuktards, their beloved "sport" wouldn't be looked upon like clowns on unicycles. In fact...they put them in the same damn category.