...the fixed-gear bikes are back... and it seems they'll stay for a while... a new-old sustainable urban movement.
« Fixies
came out of urban messenger culture, and in the past few years have
taken on a life of their own. Messengers used fixed-gear bikes
because they were cheap, fast, and durable.
A master fixie rider exudes a skateboarderly sense of balance and
rhythm and physical grace, merging the ability to zip through traffic
quick, and then come to a perfect standing stop upon the pedals at
just the right moment, defying gravity and leaving car-bound
onlookers stuck in glacial traffic feeling as uncool as a
Segway-rider. »
Extract from egg branding.comDo you remember pedaling your old fixed-gear bike? Are you able to remember that sense of freedom? To enjoy the fixie feeling this beautiful video from Saigon.
*Thanks Vu to share it with me