The Fixie Index of Places Most Entranced by Hipster Trends
"Fixies (fixed gear bikes) are considered to be a strong indicator of hipsterness," argues Rohin Dhar at the Priceonomics Blog. "For those unfamiliar, a fixed gear bike requires riding in a single gear and the only way to stop the bike is to pedal backwards to help skid the bike to a halt." (Or you could just watch this Portlandia clip.) So accepting fixed-geared bikes as a decent proxy for ... The 10 best commuter bikes
1. Giant Halfway City 2 OC More Hipster Than San Francisco Or New York City, Claims Fixie Bike Index
In this our modern age where Gen X and Gen Y fight over aesthetic and street credibility (hint: Gen Y wins, but only because they have youth on their side), fixed gear bicycles have typically signified the presence of a hipster during this war. What is a fixed gear bike, you ask? Well, a "fixe" will only allow a cyclist to ride using a single gear and the only way to brake the bike is to pedal ... Building a business of no-frills bikes
By Andrew Zaleski, Grist Two days before New Year?s Eve, Jimmy Standley was in Lake Tahoe getting ready for the inaugural SnowGlobe Music Festival, three days of tunes, parties, afterparties ? oh, and he had to sell some bikes, too. As head of business development for Solé Bicycles, Standley is one part of a five-man team bent [...] Orange County: The Most Hipster Place in America?
Livery Design Gruppe Pop open that can of PBR. Orange County has been ranked as the No. 1 hipster place in America, surpassing San Francisco, Portland, New York and Austin. (Go ahea SPY(R) Joins USA Cycling
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO-- - SPY , the Southern Calif.-based purveyor of technical sunglasses, goggles and prescription eyewear, announced today it has joined USA Cycling as an official sponsor. Along with ... Inside Trek?s race department ? Massive photo gallery
Trek?s race department is heavily tasked. This six-man team must support the company's professional race teams and individual athletes, and use those programs to test new products and make existing products better ? because at Trek, they race what they sell, and sell what they?ve raced. The team, who are a mix of engineers, ex-racers and mechanics, work out of a 3,000sq ft corner of Trek?s ... Inside Trek?s US race department
Do you like this? Tweet Trek?s race department is heavily tasked. Bicycle thefts surging
As preliminary crime statistics trickle in, it looks like the number of bicycle thefts went up - in some cases, way up - across Southern California in 2011. In the area patrolled by the sheriff's Norwalk Station, which includes La Mirada, most of unincorporated Whittier and other communities, bicycle thefts jumped from 48 in 2010 to 81 in 2011. Pomona Hipster Having Trouble Justifying Need for Fixed Gear Bike
Undeniable hipster John Wick, PO ?11 has been having trouble justifying his need for a fixed-gear bike to friends in recent weeks. ?No, guys, you don?t understand!?
