19:30 23/01/2009, the Cube Cinema is having a fixed wheel night, with US films enjoying the sport, art and some music in the bar.
Fri 23rd - 7.30pm - £4 adv
Fixed wheels aren't that mainstream in Bristol, on account of the hills. Presumably all eight fixed wheelers and anyone with a broken freewheel can turn up, and MTB-ers with a single-speed bike can turn up as semi-committed.
Could be a fun evening.
"Fixed wheels aren't that mainstream in Bristol".
ReplyDeleteYou could have fooled me, they're bloody everywhere, ridden by floppy hair, skinny jeans and converse baseball boots.
And no hand brakes? Lethal.
Form over function. Its just a phase.
That's either because you live in the flatlands where they can get to; those of us up the hill need our triples, our working brakes and our regular visits to the knee surgeons. Or it is because I am old and don't get out much except to push a small child round the park on his single-speed.
ReplyDeleteClimbing up Park Street, yesterday - a brave young floppy-haired youth on a baby-blue bike with bright yellow wheels.
ReplyDeleteNo gears, no brakes, no helmet, no coat, no gloves, no sense, but lots and lots of stamina, and of course style.
Of course they'll be passe in a year or two and you'll be able to pick them up for two-a-penny.
ReplyDeleteYou just wait, the return of bar-ends and purple-anodised accessories is not far away.
I love my bar ends, and have a box full of purple stuff waiting for it to become cool again, along with Tioga Farmer John tyres.
ReplyDeleteThe big problem is that as wheels go to bolt through and seat posts get wider, the purple kit doesn't fit modern mountain bikes. I will have to set up a purple anodisation process just to get the first purple anodised 8" rotor. Or pay Hope to have one done custom.