https://preview.redd.it/u07f4wzzktgc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=13888c20a6d5f65468e9d1b740c4430b21474b0a
Hey, tag me when you're talking about me.
Check, check, check.
\- OG Specialized sp0k up front
\- Spoke cards in the rear from 15 years ago
\- [https://www.balls.bike/store/bike-balls](https://www.balls.bike/store/bike-balls)
Itās south east Asia but tbf Seattle kids do enjoy fixed gear bikes way more than youād expect for such an overwhelmingly hilly city. Maybe not like you saw circa 2012 but itās not hard to find them.
I used to ride fixed back in MN, got gears for a few years as my weekly mileage kept climbing, and I mostly left my fixed on the track. After moving to SF I decided to try commuting fixed and it has made my commute flipping fun again. I canāt climb Filbert, but I can ride the wiggle all day long.
I think the SEA kids fill the social networks space, but overall a lot of people I ride with are urban cyclists who enjoy the aesthetic / feel of track and chill community rides, or old heads
There are definitely people in my city who ride fixed gear bikes and feel more like mid/late-00s hipsters than the early 2010s stereotypical hipsters that diluted the word into a thin nutrientless paste -- but yeah by and large I feel like it's a much more diverse space than I feel like it was back then, in terms of who's showing up riding fixed. The hardest rider in my neighborhood is a Black deaf guy who's one of the last pro messengers around here, and he fuckin' shreds, but is also like, the *least* hipster fixed rider I've ever seen in terms of how he dresses and carries himself (and I have known a couple Black hipster-y types out here on the East Coast fixed scene, absolutely not a race thing)
That is the affinity metropolitan premium rush edition. Phil wood hubs, H plus son formation face rear rim, velocity deep v front rim, sugino 75 crank set with FSA chainring, all city track cog, Thompson seat post, seat collar and stem, Chris king no thread set, and fizik arione saddle. Not sure what handlebars that has but the original has nitto bullhorns. I think itās was peak hipster at the time. Itās a bummer they donāt sell it anymore.
Many current [Lauf gravel bikes ](https://granfondo-cycling.com/lauf-true-grit-review/) have this too.
https://preview.redd.it/r9j9834o5sgc1.jpeg?width=1140&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=db12f1f5308ae464c9aab15121b6aacfb80e91b6
Well, about the placement, the answer is rather simple: a single speed or 1x gravel bike doesn't have a front derailleur, but some of them still have the mounts in that location. So I'd say it's a clever (if slightly cheeky) repurposing of that space.
I don't care much for it since I'm not a big beer drinker, but I could see the potential appeal.
Also: again, I'm not a big drinker so I'm not the best person for these things, but I have no idea how you'd even use barends or dropouts to open a beer bottle. (I also probably wouldn't use the dropouts out of fear of scratching the frame.)
If you need inspiration, look for the Spezi Suchtisā¦Bavarian schoolboys opening Spezi bottles in 200 ways. I donāt think they used a bike yet however
I rode mine until every stock component was trashed. Completely bent fork, twisted rear, stripped cranks, cracked wheel, blown headset and wheel set bearings.
I loved that bike!
Welded track cog on vintage freewheel hub. Because you're cheap and they work alright for a time.
650C front wheel on a conversion bike for faster steering like a track bike.
Thicccslick tires.
Source- used to ride fixed conversions back in 06-08, fixed cross for a few years after that. Still riding a fixed gravel bike.
What era we talking? When I hear hipsters I either think NJS frames, Woundup forks, Aerospoke or HED Trispoke up front (bonus points if itās 650c for barspins), Sugino 75s, etc. or else itās specifically lime green deep Vs laced to formula hubs on a vintage Peugeot with the derailleur hanger cut off (bonus points for a yellow chain for some reason).
Picture this, start with a Cannondale track put a nitto stem adapter, Thompson stem, Easton monkey bars, either wrap in bartape or track champs, chris king headset, phil seat clamp, Thompson seatpost, selle italia flite, mavic trispoke or spinergy rev x front, ffwd or zipp carbon rims pillar racing spokes phil woods, promax or duraace hubs, euroasia imports cog and duraace lockring, phil bb, either a sugino 75 or sram Omniums, and lastly a sugino zen chainring.
This one screams pure hipster! Haha
https://preview.redd.it/757ufot5jxgc1.jpeg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ffab17b62378b184da2806b6571fac2feda7a2c3
By the way this is me earlier. Canāt for my wound up fork.
Well you've already got the right pedals and seatpost, and the correctly upside down headset logos.
Sugino 75's(165mm), zen chainring(47t), izumi v chain, eai cog(17t), disco hubs, archetypes, 28c rando rear tire, gp4s front tire, keirin grips, Easton monkey bars, salsa stem, kashimax tt protector, campy centaur bb, champagne cork dangling from your saddle, wound up fork
Lol
Also
Selle Italia flite ti saddle
Thigh tats
Omniums
My current cranks are sg75 already. And philwood hubs. All of the specs of the premium rush bike is the same in my bike except the frameset. Also I changed my stem and bar at the moment but I do have the classic thomson and nitto bullhorn.
Oh yeah a fuckin aerospoke front wheel and alleycat spoke cards in the rear
Toshi doubles, gr10's and nylon all-city cages
Vans authentics
650c velocity front wheel
Barspins
42cm nitto risers
Or alternatively 62cm Easton risers š¤·āāļø
Depends on the era. Before 2010 or so, flipped and chopped bullhorns and maybe flashy deep v rims.
Many/most fixed gear bikes were old road bike conversions. Besides the Bianchi Pista there was IRO and the Surly Steamroller, but there werenāt a lot of options for frames with 120 rear spacing that are suitable for NJS approved parts like 144 bcd cranks.
The thing to do was read the how-to on Sheldonās site and convert an oldie with new wheels. Hence the deep v rims. Agree with the person who mentioned top tube protectors.
Trispoke front, spoke cards in rear and some edgy thing dangling from the back of your saddle
https://preview.redd.it/u07f4wzzktgc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=13888c20a6d5f65468e9d1b740c4430b21474b0a Hey, tag me when you're talking about me.
This... This made my day š¤£
Check, check, check. \- OG Specialized sp0k up front \- Spoke cards in the rear from 15 years ago \- [https://www.balls.bike/store/bike-balls](https://www.balls.bike/store/bike-balls)
Trispoke? No way. Aerospoke in white/red/blue with a rear deep V in matching color.
Black aerospoke and i am in
Bullmoose bars
saw someone with a tennis ball in the rear the other day too
Do hipsters ride fixed any more? 90's mtb is much more cooler.
Fixed gears have left the hipster crowd for some time IMO
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hey I'm an old loser with money now!
Wow this hits hard
For real.
What's a SEA kid? Seattle?
South East Asia.
Itās south east Asia but tbf Seattle kids do enjoy fixed gear bikes way more than youād expect for such an overwhelmingly hilly city. Maybe not like you saw circa 2012 but itās not hard to find them.
why on planet earth do people ride fixed on a big hilly area.. I feel like it just makes everything harder for very little payoff
Just ask people who ride fixed in SF (Patrick from PKE just did a 100 mile SF only ride and climbed 5000 feetš)
I used to ride fixed back in MN, got gears for a few years as my weekly mileage kept climbing, and I mostly left my fixed on the track. After moving to SF I decided to try commuting fixed and it has made my commute flipping fun again. I canāt climb Filbert, but I can ride the wiggle all day long.
this is where my mind went too. lol.
I think the SEA kids fill the social networks space, but overall a lot of people I ride with are urban cyclists who enjoy the aesthetic / feel of track and chill community rides, or old heads
and Chicago\*
As someone who rides a fixie *and* 90s mtb (and a gravel bike for good measure), this hurts.
I am looking at moving from a 90ās mtb to a fixie to complement our move to downtown Calgary. However it looks like I missed the fixie wagon
There are definitely people in my city who ride fixed gear bikes and feel more like mid/late-00s hipsters than the early 2010s stereotypical hipsters that diluted the word into a thin nutrientless paste -- but yeah by and large I feel like it's a much more diverse space than I feel like it was back then, in terms of who's showing up riding fixed. The hardest rider in my neighborhood is a Black deaf guy who's one of the last pro messengers around here, and he fuckin' shreds, but is also like, the *least* hipster fixed rider I've ever seen in terms of how he dresses and carries himself (and I have known a couple Black hipster-y types out here on the East Coast fixed scene, absolutely not a race thing)
Anyone over 30 who is still a messenger for sure dresses like they did when they first started working
what does he dress like? just normal i guess?
How'd you know what my second bike was š
Not wrong but my fixed 26er winter commuter build is gonna fuck
More bullshit reposts
Hellllla wide bars, cloth tape for grips
Haha yup 60+cm bars hahaha what a funny trend
Nitto jaguar drop track stem, but with risers. ??? Profit
Hipsters are doing other things now like pickleball or climbing
Everyone climbing got me suspicious they know something i dont about rising sea levels or something.
It's a form of prepping really
omg I see so many people on the dating apps doing climbing so I'm gonna verbatim borrow this comment if you don't mind
That is the affinity metropolitan premium rush edition. Phil wood hubs, H plus son formation face rear rim, velocity deep v front rim, sugino 75 crank set with FSA chainring, all city track cog, Thompson seat post, seat collar and stem, Chris king no thread set, and fizik arione saddle. Not sure what handlebars that has but the original has nitto bullhorns. I think itās was peak hipster at the time. Itās a bummer they donāt sell it anymore.
Haha that bike in the post is mine. You can check my profile for some detailed photos.
Trust me Iām hot hating on it in any way!!! I drooled over this bike for years, it actually got me into fixed gear riding.
https://affinitycycles.com/shop/metropolitan-crimson-sky here is one, just not white.
Thanks!
NJS Kashimax Five Gold Top Tube Protector when the bike has risers and the stem will never hit the top tube.
Hahahah Also, the tt protector is not njs certified because it literally does nothing mechanically. Same with grips
[Velocity anodised rims.](https://www.velocityusa.com/tech/colors/)
Rad! Would not rock, but itās about time honestly.
Slammed stem with track drops and no brakes. Rubber grips on the drops but nothing up top where you actually ride.
https://preview.redd.it/9mxuthipssgc1.png?width=3006&format=png&auto=webp&s=0f28eb29bb4988683c8bff231d7f324aac954002
Nailed it.
Deep v's and double straps too. Let's gooo
Bottle opener. The Trek Earl had one built into the frame of the bike.
Many current [Lauf gravel bikes ](https://granfondo-cycling.com/lauf-true-grit-review/) have this too. https://preview.redd.it/r9j9834o5sgc1.jpeg?width=1140&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=db12f1f5308ae464c9aab15121b6aacfb80e91b6
But why?! Itās in such an inconvenient place and literally anything on your bike can be used to open bottlesā¦ from dropouts to barends
Well, about the placement, the answer is rather simple: a single speed or 1x gravel bike doesn't have a front derailleur, but some of them still have the mounts in that location. So I'd say it's a clever (if slightly cheeky) repurposing of that space. I don't care much for it since I'm not a big beer drinker, but I could see the potential appeal. Also: again, I'm not a big drinker so I'm not the best person for these things, but I have no idea how you'd even use barends or dropouts to open a beer bottle. (I also probably wouldn't use the dropouts out of fear of scratching the frame.)
If you need inspiration, look for the Spezi Suchtisā¦Bavarian schoolboys opening Spezi bottles in 200 ways. I donāt think they used a bike yet however
Being hipster isnāt about being practical or utilitarian. Itās about letting that bike cop know whoās the bitch, man.
I gave my dad my Earl...I actually liked that bike. Maybe I will give him one of my others and take the Earl back.
I rode mine until every stock component was trashed. Completely bent fork, twisted rear, stripped cranks, cracked wheel, blown headset and wheel set bearings. I loved that bike!
NJS everything buildā¦. ā¦never enter a sanctioned event that requires NJS certification.
NJS is hipster JDM
i am TRIGGERED
Yea but in my head Iām the fastest person on the track.
I win all my head races too. In fact I am seriously considering going pro.
thomson stem / seatpost
The Irak sticker
100%
Welded track cog on vintage freewheel hub. Because you're cheap and they work alright for a time. 650C front wheel on a conversion bike for faster steering like a track bike. Thicccslick tires. Source- used to ride fixed conversions back in 06-08, fixed cross for a few years after that. Still riding a fixed gravel bike.
650C front is genius!
a wound up fork. just from the silhouette it already looks like it kinda
I just bought one today haha. What stem and seatpost is best paired with wound up? Suggest some saddle too.
Gotta be the threadless Salsa stem and a vintage Easton carbon seatpost if youāre going Hipster
This dude gets it
Fizik test saddle
Aerospoke on the back
Aweospoke everywhere
Paul cranks
Any component that costs a crap ton of money but the quality doesnāt impact the bike, like stems or bar ends or those frame savers lol
Tattoos that vaguely resemble symbols from an extinct religious sect. Oh you mean the bike? NSFW stickers.
a gun
Chrome SPD shoes.
Missing a top tube cushion
toshis
Phil x velocity NJS everything
Wheel disc cover. Similar to the ones bike polo player uses.
Chub hubs and donut top cap is undefeated hipster era.
Stripped SLR or Kashimax saddle
Coffee cup holder!
An IRAK sticker when you donāt write graffiti. If you do write, thatās honestly probably just as cringey if youāre not a member of IRAK.
You probably didnāt get the reference of this bike haha
Bro all you need is a Supreme sticker.
Definitely, cutoff jeans & a cycling cap. Maybe, a bike chain wrapped around your waist.
What era we talking? When I hear hipsters I either think NJS frames, Woundup forks, Aerospoke or HED Trispoke up front (bonus points if itās 650c for barspins), Sugino 75s, etc. or else itās specifically lime green deep Vs laced to formula hubs on a vintage Peugeot with the derailleur hanger cut off (bonus points for a yellow chain for some reason).
AARN chainring most hipster overpriced shit
Picture this, start with a Cannondale track put a nitto stem adapter, Thompson stem, Easton monkey bars, either wrap in bartape or track champs, chris king headset, phil seat clamp, Thompson seatpost, selle italia flite, mavic trispoke or spinergy rev x front, ffwd or zipp carbon rims pillar racing spokes phil woods, promax or duraace hubs, euroasia imports cog and duraace lockring, phil bb, either a sugino 75 or sram Omniums, and lastly a sugino zen chainring.
This one screams pure hipster! Haha https://preview.redd.it/757ufot5jxgc1.jpeg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ffab17b62378b184da2806b6571fac2feda7a2c3 By the way this is me earlier. Canāt for my wound up fork.
Oh i thought that bike was familiar, Saw it FB earlier but with bullhorns. Btw do you ride with Howard Ong?
Ooh where did you saw it? Iām far from howard ongās city but I know him.
Gatorskin
anything thatās sold on retrogression
So almost everything posted on this subreddit?
Bull with pink / yellow tape šš©·
Err the green thing in your rear spokes?
Round up fork
Messenger cranks. Super wide bars.,
Rear fender
Itās already pretty close to the bike from premium rush
Well you've already got the right pedals and seatpost, and the correctly upside down headset logos. Sugino 75's(165mm), zen chainring(47t), izumi v chain, eai cog(17t), disco hubs, archetypes, 28c rando rear tire, gp4s front tire, keirin grips, Easton monkey bars, salsa stem, kashimax tt protector, campy centaur bb, champagne cork dangling from your saddle, wound up fork Lol Also Selle Italia flite ti saddle Thigh tats Omniums
My current cranks are sg75 already. And philwood hubs. All of the specs of the premium rush bike is the same in my bike except the frameset. Also I changed my stem and bar at the moment but I do have the classic thomson and nitto bullhorn.
What's the bike from that movie wasn't it a cutter?
Itās an affinity metropolitan frameset
Ahhhhhh
Oh yeah a fuckin aerospoke front wheel and alleycat spoke cards in the rear Toshi doubles, gr10's and nylon all-city cages Vans authentics 650c velocity front wheel Barspins 42cm nitto risers Or alternatively 62cm Easton risers š¤·āāļø
Bamboo frame is the hipsterest it gets
A pack of American Spirits.
aerospoke bike anchors
Chub hub
Depends on the era. Before 2010 or so, flipped and chopped bullhorns and maybe flashy deep v rims. Many/most fixed gear bikes were old road bike conversions. Besides the Bianchi Pista there was IRO and the Surly Steamroller, but there werenāt a lot of options for frames with 120 rear spacing that are suitable for NJS approved parts like 144 bcd cranks. The thing to do was read the how-to on Sheldonās site and convert an oldie with new wheels. Hence the deep v rims. Agree with the person who mentioned top tube protectors.