Rusty Piton

I really like this Masi, but WTF is up with the cable hangers? I might think about one otherwise.

JACQU3S

^Some people like track ends on their single-speed bikes.

Rusty Piton

^I guess.

barba

I like cable hangers. They make a frame more versatile. It looks like it has a pump peg as well.

bonechilling

Yeah, I see nothing wrong with that Masi at all. Even some Bareknuckles comes with cable stays - are they going to be posted here, too?

Nickle

This thread has officially entered its downward spiral. Gone are the posts of truly absurd monstrosities. They have been replaced by the "I don't like this one so it's clearly jackass" posts. Bummer.

Peedtm

Nah, it's always been like this. I haven't been here since it's conception, but I have read every post. Ebbs and flows is all.

BassNotBass

I truly don't get the purpose of this thread. Just because a bike looks absurd to some people doesn't mean that it is. Is a person really expected to build a bike that visually appeals to the majority of forum members regardless of whether it suits his/her purpose and is comfortable? Wouldn't that make the person a poseur?

zelah

fight me

barba

I usually only comment on the ones that are patently dangerous or are set up in a way that is incompatible with the human body. If you read back through, there are plenty of people that defend bikes that are simply ugly.

Elderberry

No, I suppose they should not. Yes, that would make that person a poseur...

but think of it as a study in human/bike relations. Some people set their bikes up funny, others find that funny. We come together to discuss here. Not much purpose other than that, really.

Peedtm

You should know that none (almost) of the bikes in this thread were built with any of us in mind. So don't worry, no ones posing.

pyroguy_3

I don't think so, but I'm not entirely sure. The problems associated with knees, from a fg standpoint, are the kind of problems that are additive. You don't just one day go, oh crap, my knees! Sure youngsters can bounce back better than older people, but I don't think this is one of those times. Also, I think you might be drawing correlations between muscles and cartilage/bone that are not valid. Muscles get stronger by rebuilding themselves better, but I think cartilage does not?

willypilgrim

i still refuse to believe anything anyone on a forum tells me about fixed gears ruining knees.
my knees give me more problems on days i don't ride than days i do.
the inability to coast must build more muscles in the leg, and i would reckon a stronger leg would be less prone to injury.

regardless of anything, go talk to some runners about knee damage instead.

BassNotBass

Upon the advice of several orthopedic surgeons I started riding bikes as more than just a recreational vehicle when I was still in my teens to help strengthen my knees which were damaged from skiing. I began riding a fixie in the early 80's and still do... my knees don't seem to mind. Maybe I'm just lucky.

knucks

FWIW, cartilage does not grow back or repair itself. I tore my meniscus when I wrestled and I had to have it scoped. My right knee now misses a piece of it.

This guy is a ****ing tool: https://fixedgeargallery.com/2008/apr/4/DavidMahan_2.htm

willypilgrim

and seriously, i could mash and skid all day long and my knees wouldn't feel as bad as they would sometimes when i used to run.

willypilgrim

brakeless street warriors come out and playayyaaa

SHOwned

wow, wtf.

steevdeadman

"I bought this bike to refine my brakeless street fighting skills."

What town did he say he was from? I think I am NOT going riding there.

...and remember, he did not find that bike in the dumpster...

BassNotBass

I'm not one to impose my views on others. I don't tell brakeless fixie riders that they're stupid for not having brakes. But I do have to laugh when they wax poetically about heightened awareness, seeing 4 blocks ahead and aniticipting the flow of traffic. But unless attaining clairvoyant powers is a benefit of going brakeless and I can prophesize when an idiot is about to pull out of the blind drive ahead and into traffic, I think I'll stick with having a front brake so that I can stop in as short a distance as possible.

Pat Eisenhauer

Man, I would rather just make fun of those 10 feet long bullhorns.

dobber

https://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2008...ronSimmers.htm

A supposedly unlimited budget and he goes with the poor mans crank, brake setup and what has to be the stupidest quill stem ever. At least he used a Brooks saddle.

Bravo on the **** up

okay

someone please punch him in the face for me

NitroPye

" Free your mind. Loose the brakes!"

Do any of these people worry about you know.. their well being?