Thank God somebody finally had the vision and courage to create a movie documenting the fixed-gear culture. It would be tragic for the movement to remain unrecognized considering the timeless cultural gifts they've contributed to society.

to the dude with the beanie and glasses, - You are a hipster

@myfirstcrappyvideobilly

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad someone said it.

The guy with the beanie and glasses who talks about hipsters has a bike you can get at Urban Outfitters. Thanks for supporting your LBS.

Fixies are fun and serve a purpose. Hipsters serve no purpose.

Nice book report, Junior.

Fixie culture deserves a complete documentary. This was a good begining!

Love the american football playing background music

Riding a fixie is like playing a Höfner "Beatle" bass. Both products have been rendered obsolete a long time ago, but some people like them because of the image they have and the unique experience that brings riding/playing them.

@hafeezeminem

8 жыл бұрын

well said my friend

I'm glad so many people are riding whether fixed or not.

I'm a 58 year old "serious cyclist" (in the words of Kyle Jackson @ 5:28) and I don't look down on fixie riders. I belong to a road bike club and I would guess about half my club mates have fixed gear bikes or used to (some former track riders). We have at least one fixed gear rider on our Saturday rides and we've had like a dozen or so join us for our weekday training loop. Everybody has fun and everybody respects the bike - no matter if it's fixed or geared. "2 wheels good; 4 wheels bad!"

my goal is to get the gauge of my ear large enough to fit a fixed gear in it.

The documentary was actually only ment to be 5 minutes long since it was for a class so I agree it needs a complete one. Some people chose to use it as a way of fashion which ruins the reputation for others but many use it as a way to combate the ego of extreme road rides.

"Because of it's uniqueness and originally small following, fixed gears have attracted members of vast numbers of other subcultures in music and arts" AKA HIPSTERS

@cycologist7069

8 жыл бұрын

+Masra Clamoungou So everyone who belongs to a subculture is a hipster? If that is really the broad definition then in and of itself there is nothing wrong with hipster. I would even say being a hipster is a good thing, at least based on your description.

To the guy at 7:00 talking about how bmx riders make fun of fixie riders, yet road bikers don't: it's because of an age thing. Younger people tend to ride bmx bikes. And young people make fun of EVERYTHING. That's why the people are confused in this documentary when they say "I don't really know why people make fun of this...". When you're in your 30s you'll understand.

i have been riding bikes soon after i started walking ,they are fun and a necessity ;half of the people from the poor countries are using them,half of China is on bicycles, but it is a little strange how westerners are viewing this as a 'subculture',smth exotic,a trend or even a lifestyle.

Been riding trails and full sus most of my life but when I came upon a free fixie it completely changed my view on cycling and was a better rider overall for it

I think what they were getting at holds some truth. Some "cyclists" look at fixed gear bikes and disregard the rider as a hipster or not a true enthusiast. I think this is a silly stereotype, if I get on my bike every day and ride it as hard as you ride yours, if not harder and we both love bikes, then we are both cyclists. I don't even understand where the divide began, a bikes a bikes a bike. I don't clown people on Walmart mountain bikes because guess what, they obviously enjoy biking enough to get out of the house and do it and that I respect. So shout out to the guys in the park that put on their whole bike outfit and mount a 4 thousand dollar bike, I'm gonna keep waving when I pass you. #FixieGoon

It's not the ride, it's the rider.

I like my flip flop hub, but I almost never use the single speed side. It's pretty funny how I never thought I'd ride fixed gear and now I almost never touch a freewheeled bike.

I laughed when dude said Vans.. I sort of dress like that. Uni glo blue jeans (not skinny but fitted) Vans, think fitted hoodie, back pack & my bike. It's not a fixie, single gear redline Urbis & I push a connondale trail 6 29er as well. I'm just a casual rider & the roads here in NYC are so screwed that I couldn't imagine having to navigate the people, traffic, pot holes & having to negotiate the breaking of a fixie too.

I really enjoyed this. Thank you for making this. I recently converted my single-speed into a fixie and this was an interesting dive into that subculture.

@myfirstcrappyvideobilly

3 жыл бұрын

So you bought a flip flop?

because of this video i call my self a track cyclist

@blueandgreenslacks

6 жыл бұрын

xxsilentdead unless you ride in a velodrome you’re not a track cyclist.

Ive been into bikes since childhood, rode mountain bikes, bmx, worked in shops for years, and been a messenger for about a year now. All this time i used to hate fixed gear bikes because to my mechanic mind, they were not supposed to exist. Last january, going through another rim sidewall, results of brake friction, I decided to make the big switch. Im now riding even harder and faster, 40hours a week, brakeless. If you have skills and love challenges, go for it! All the rest, be quiet.

When I bike... Its Fun!!! Its low cost everything(maintenance) At times you go faster then a car, The fuel and the engine is you and the food you eat, they have gear to ride in any weather, keeps you great shape, how you take of your bike lasts awhile and great for the earth.

@kstephens87 I didn't make a documentary to call to attention that people call fixed gear riders hipster. Just because one interviewee continuously complained about it does not mean that it was a documentary specifically about that. Not putting his responses about being called a hipster in the documentary would have made the documentary bias. Not really sure how it would have been a "hipster thing to do" as you say.

"I ride a bike because it's fun, not cause I'm a hipster" hahahahahhahahahhaaha suuuuuuuuuure bro. Sweet knit hat and sweater in Arizona. Gets super cold I hear.

Props to the guy in the Foundation shirt

yes i would like to know as well. good for my sleep playlist

What's that song at 2.00?

Somebody please tell me the song at 1:45?!?!?!?!

whats the first track used called ?

@gimmigimmigimmi

4 жыл бұрын

the summer ends - American football

what brand of bike does the guy have at 1:50?

@myfirstcrappyvideobilly

3 жыл бұрын

Also an All City

"when the (w)rear (r)wheel...uh... turns"

Why do all fixie frames have a flat top tupe, while road bikes tend to have a slanted top tube?

@Mike_Stanford

7 жыл бұрын

Andrew Nelson its just an aesthetic thing is fixie riders like the flat top tube

@Repstrongisle

7 жыл бұрын

Gas'n'Oil the geometry is built that way not for comfort, but for dynamics/speed, all fixed gear frames are technically track frames converted to ride street

whats the frame in the beginning of the vid?

@myfirstcrappyvideobilly

3 жыл бұрын

All City

I love how at 6:26 he excepts defeat... 'i have no idea why actually' nice video mate!

I ride single speed, because I'm new to these types of bikes. I've only ever rode bmx previously in my life, so it's a bitof an adjustment. I also broke my ankle a few months ago, and still don't have the strength to stop the bike with the pedals because of the ankle. But theres no one to hate on me, because I've never seen anyone ride a track style bike in my area.

Here in Tempe, the "fixed gear" subculture is known as the "bicycle purist" culture. They tend to be VERY arrogant around this place.They think that if you have more than one gear, you are not helping the world. I know that isn't how it is everywhere else. Personally, I wouldn't brag about spending THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS for a single gear bicycle in this town.

I'm not a native english speaker, so my spelling isn't perfect but thanks for correcting me. I just used the V Brake as an example, they are cheap and easy to put on a bike.

who cares if they're trendy, damn. If you love riding fixed, you will be one of the ones who are real about it and stick with it anyways. I mean it's fucking fun as hell, my hour ride to and from work is the best part of my day, if that's why you ride, because it's fun, then you are doing it for the right reasons. people will always find reasons to hate whatever you do, who gives two fucks about them anyways

WALTER JUNIOR IS THAT YOU?

American Football!!

was anyone else getting weird audio?

lived in boone once..... nice town to ride a bike :)

Its not ignorant, its subjective

1:45 i need that beat, now

very cool

Fixies and American Football. +1000

@4:31 totally agree, the whole point of a fixed is to build your own bike. It is a expression of ones self and personal style. Those who buy a pre made fixed gtfo!

I look like a chav, But Im still building one of these Machines from my dads old road bike woop woop! can't wait! :D

fuck i just bought a fixie , i didnt even know it was a 'hipster' thing

great words from the wise

Couldnt agree more

I like freewheel a bit more cause sometimes you get into the situations where you have to immediately stop, and i think id just prefer not to skid and slowly mess up my tires but to rather just use the breaks.

cool vid man

It actually says Boone, North Carolina at the beginning...

This. I see a lot of "serious cyclists" that I only pass once or twice a week. I'm on a fixed 4-5 days per week commuting to work. It's not about a trend for most riders. There are 0 fixed gear riders that I'm aware of in my city. Who cares if someone is hopping on a bandwagon though? If people are getting out of their cars, and getting outside and exercising, be happy for them.

the teacher actually knows what hes talking about..... the kids...... just following the crowd. they will quit within the next year or two im sure

Very true

i've barely freak out seeing him riding right side, i keep watching british and asian vids..

Good point...and when you think that most people ride for exercise being less efficient is kinda good. Burn more calories per mile.

I ride fixed gear for the fun of it, its a much easier ride. You don't stop pedaling to coast so you keep your momentum when biking. Sure there are those kids who ride fixies for the trend, but the majority of us ride it for the ride not cause it's trendy.

for real though what is that beat at 1:45. Help me uco1200bicycle!

Never heard of the DIY scene

and the powwliiiisssssss.

just stop the hate and ride your fucking BIKE!!

4:50 Put some Tri-Flow on that chain or something. Jesus...

i ride it bc i love riding bikes!

Front brakes make sense no brakes makes none

That's what I said, and then I tried it. :)

@pjlurker420 I agree.

So what track do they ride on? And why the fuck do they buy an aerospoke?

@Veggie415 All the fixies i've seen have been pretty nice....

0:50 lololololololol

Hate the hype, not the machine

your view on things orrrrrr your IDEOLOGY???? lol crazy dude

Non-conformity my left bollock! It's a fashion statement... one of the purest forms of 'conformity' there is. Urban Outfitters sell fixies now, for goodness sake. In fact if you want to be a rebel, get a derailleur and cassette... and a brake.

Oh, Boone. You try so hard.

@BleedingSunday lols

I ride bikes for the speed but don't wanna waste too much money on Road bikes

pura moda

Yea, it so easy with only 1 speed. So easy to ride hill or start ride. Its also very easy when u have to all time pedaling and u cant stop and lax. And if u dont have breaks, THAT IS SO EASY! Why u should have break? Rly. Its so easy to stop when u dont have it.

american football

I personally find its alright to ride bikes like these if you had many years of cycling experience. But there are many wannabes jumping the bandwagon thats making it dangerous,

oh and while were at it, could you please underscore the hateful words in my original comment to strrt666? I keep on reading it but i just cant see it.

I'm thinking about leaving....

Okay take your track bike out in wintery mix. Freezing rain. Those belong in a velodrome not the chopped ass streets.

can i still be a hipster though? i always wanted to

og i get it now some people are pretentious then that makes sense cause i see some people act really hard to be

Correction: ...showing no signs of slowing down, especially because riders ride with short ass shorts 0:06

i am building the most obnoxious fixie ever, its name will be the hater devasta8r.

thanks ur not a hipster if u ride a gear bike

clearly you havent tryed both or you would say otherwise..

They talk about reason why other cyclists look down of fixed riders, but I only have 2 reasons why I look down an them ,applies to ANY cyclist, but fixed riders are the repeat offenders. 1. No helmet 2. Disobeying traffic laws. I ride my bike a lot, and when I see a fixed rider run red lights without a helmet, it grinds my gears. Of course there are individuals who don't do these things, and I would have no reason to look down on them.

i have flip flop, i prefer single gear.

@kstephens87 LOL! BURN!

Subculture? Meh. I converted one of my bikes to fixed gear because I wanted to see what fixies were about. Yeah, it's fun, low maintenance, practical for my commute and has helped teach me the value of spinning rather than mashing. Still, I feel "subculture" is a bit of a stretch. Riding without brakes is usually a bad idea. I kept my front brakes because I don't want to kill my knees stopping, and I don't want to ride into the back of a cement truck at 20 mph.

i dont even understand why you are watching this if you hate fixed gear bikes...

Hipsters dont call them selfs hipster like these guys ^ lmfao

lol im to old for a fixed gear pheww no ways id end up having a heart attack or stroke lol.I tried a fixed gear once a 1933 chater lean track bike i could hardly move the pedal and i was 24 then no chance now

@samuelduarte1910

10 жыл бұрын

how old are you? i'm hitting 40's and I've been riding fixie for a month.

@TheMarkanthony5

10 жыл бұрын

im 49 well unless a fixed gear modern bike is different from the old 1933 track bike i tried i dont know

@OlafThorbjorn

8 жыл бұрын

+Zerimar Leumas 41 yo here, and riding a fixed gear bike for the first time in my life for a month now. It rocks. I go everywhere with it and forgot about motorbikes because of it.

@samuelduarte1910

8 жыл бұрын

Totally yes, I thought I'd stop after a while but hell no. I love it more and more each day.