Re: Urban cycling update

On Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:26:51 -0400,
  Zen Cycle <funkmaster@hotmail.com> wrote:

 On 9/28/2024 3:09 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:

On 9/28/2024 1:44 PM, AMuzi wrote:

On 9/28/2024 1:09 PM, Shadow wrote:

On Sat, 28 Sep 2024 09:34:28 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
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https://nypost.com/2024/09/27/lifestyle/nyc-bike-messengers-reveal-
their-surprisingly-busiest-time-of-year/

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    All bikes shown have thick chains, no gears(maybe hub
gears on one) and no apparent brakes. Hub brakes by back
pedaling?
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Right, primarily fixed gear.

 
I crazy dangerous job that I expect some people have no
trouble taking. Not me that would be crazy. Also, having road
a bike for most of my life and many miles I have never road a
fixed great bike. Does this mean you are either pedaling for
not? The hub must not be a freehub or cassette. In my world I
have no idea how anyone could ride a bike like that, seems
incredibly dangerous. Do they use cleats and what is basic
speed your are going?

 
 "I can't work in an office. I don't like wearing suits. I like
 to ride. Fixed gear, steel frame, no brakes. The bike cannot
 coast. The pedals never stop turning."
 
 That's a quote from a movie that came out about ten years ago
 called Premium Rush, an action adventure story focused on a
 bike messenger in NYC starring Joseph Gordon Levitt. The
 storyline is meh, a bit cheesy, but there are a _lot_ of great
 riding sequences in traffic on fixed gear bikes with no brakes.
 There is a lot of good stunt riding by Danny MacAskill, but
 Gordon-Levitt did quite a few of the stunts himself, at one
 point misjudging his distance to a parked cab. He plowed into
 the back of it, shattering the window, and ended up with 31
 stitches. They worked it into the the movie. The acting is
 decent for the most part with some recognizable actors, most
 notably Michael Shannon.
 
 IMHO it's far and away better than American Flyers or
 Quicksilver, though doesn't carry the poignancy of Breaking
 Away.

Excellent, thanks!  Added to my watch list.

FWIW, Breaking Away has been a favorite for a long time, even
preceding my 15 years of living (and riding) in the area.  Kind of
like the jumping off cliff scene in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance
Kid, the real height is quite a lot less than it looks in the
film.

Also, the old timey bike shop in town has a poster signed by the
Cinzano team hanging on the wall.

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Ted Heise      <theise@panix.com>       West Lafayette, IN, USA