 Fixed Gear Biking in Singapore |
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 Jun 8 2008, 12:48 AM
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 The Legend  Group: Members Posts: 2,219 Joined: 24-April 07 Member No.: 2,761  |
I was at Cineleisure today and a bike video that was being shown on a display TV (in a fashion retail store known as 'Collage' on Level 3) drew me into the shop.
I had recognized it from Jin's posting on MASH, the famous Fixed Gear Cycling group based in San Francisco http://www.mashsf.com/ and was surprised to learn that they were selling Fixed Gear Bikes & limited related accessories there. After speaking with the shopkeeper, I was surprised to learn that there's a group of 50 or so fixed gear cyclist in Singapore, even though the sport is in its infancy stage. Personally, I've not met any on the road but really look forward to meeting with them someday...Do keep a lookout for them! -------------------- Cheers,
Junior Download the e-Book @ iTunes soon! THE NEW DADDY'S TRIATHLON GUIDE: Training for an Ironman Race In 2 Months "Have a baby...and still shave an hour off your PB!" |
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Jun 8 2008, 09:17 AM
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 retired swimmer Group: Members Posts: 1,831 Joined: 16-March 07 From: seleeeetaaar heeels... Member No.: 2,500 |
errr junior got brakes anot???
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Jun 8 2008, 01:25 PM
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Advance Member Group: Members Posts: 517 Joined: 4-October 05 From: Australia Member No.: 277 |
The legs are the brakes!!
Fixie riding is a counter-culture lifestyle... i would not even consider it a sport or a 'discipline' of cycling. This is the world of bike couriering, skid competitions, alley-cat races, no helmets, anti-lycra, anti-establishment urban frolicking, over-developed quadriceps, and alcohol as ride nutrition. Merely having the bike is insufficient - one has got to BECOME a fixie rider. Sorry triathletes: you're such a humungous horde in Singapore liao... it may be harder than you think to try to fit into a group of fixed riders. AR - sometime fixed-gear MTB rider -------------------- A wise man (my BMT instructor) once said to me: "Why suffer...?"
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Jun 8 2008, 02:13 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 49 Joined: 20-May 08 From: kallang Member No.: 5,977 |
are u refering to single gear bikes? as in only 1 gear front and 1 gear behind? because if u are, theres a pimp shop (they pimp your ride haha!) down here at kallang which specializes in 1 gear bikes. and ya there are quite a few customers comin round..
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Jun 8 2008, 04:39 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 315 Joined: 1-July 07 From: north Member No.: 3,301 |
i thought south east asia had these since the 50's. remember, those black colour super-duper steel bike from china(although it's difficult to find one in China's big cities nowadays). one will lasts 3 generations.
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Jun 8 2008, 04:46 PM
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The Legend Group: Members Posts: 2,219 Joined: 24-April 07 Member No.: 2,761 |
QUOTE (barry_h20 @ Jun 8 2008, 09:17 AM)  errr junior got brakes anot??? No brakes...That's why I said, "Do keep a lookout for them!" 
-------------------- Cheers,
Junior Download the e-Book @ iTunes soon! THE NEW DADDY'S TRIATHLON GUIDE: Training for an Ironman Race In 2 Months "Have a baby...and still shave an hour off your PB!" |
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Jun 11 2008, 11:14 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 50 Joined: 5-February 08 Member No.: 5,680 |
Aren't these fixed gear bikers famous of their "weaving against traffic" modus operandi and "cyclist are above all vehicles" attitude.haha
Yeah,quite a couple of videos on youtube.Theres even a competition on trackstanding. I guess it became famous globally due to the bike messeger culture. -------------------- "Good things come slow - especially in distance running."
- Bill Dellinger, Oregon coach |
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