Winter sucks - cold ass temperatures, grey skies and short days don’t exactly scream bike ride but what the hell do we care - we ride at night anyway and we own gloves and balaclavas! Come warm yourself up at On Your Left Cycles January 16th at 8pm for the Fuck Gas “We Don’t Give a Shit How Cold it is… Penguin Waddle.” We know you don’t want to be out there freezing your ass off for too long so seeing that January is the coldest month of the year on average here in Louisville, we’re making this one short.
Join us for an 8 mile loop starting and ending at On Your Left Cycles at 618 Baxter Avenue. You’ll also be able to enjoy some free hot coffee or even a cold beer - don’t be scared to bring your own though as the beer won’t last long. Finally, we’ll end the night with more freebies - a showing of the Mash SF video.
Support comes from Lattitude Zine, Shitluck Clothing, Liberty Tattoo & Art Parlor, On Your Left Cycles, Urban Velo.
Tags: BMX, cruiser, cx, cyclocross, fixie, fixter, group ride, lattitude zine, liberty tattoo & art parlor, Louisville, on your left cycles, Penguin Waddle, road bike, shitluck clothing, tall-bike, tandem, tricycle, unicycle, Urban Velo
I love my bikes. At the moment my favorite is the fixed gear… or is that track bike, fixie, fixter, or as so many refer to it, “a hipster fixed gear?” I’ll admit that fixed gear bikes have exploded in popularity over the last couple years and even more amazingly so among people that have no idea what they’re doing on a bicycle in general, let alone one that doesn’t stop. However, just because all the so-called cool kids are flocking to something, doesn’t make it too cliche to be fun or practical for that matter.
Here in Louisville, social circles and cliques run wild. It’s sickening although expected in a moderate sized city such as this, my beloved home. However, I do lament the fact that I am assumedly grouped in with the aforementioned hipster and categorized as such. Either way, I just want to have fun on my bike and as long as the people I’m surrounded by and riding with do too then it really doesn’t matter what anyone wants to think or call us.
Honestly, I find it strangely interesting the amount of attention the fixed gear scene as we’ll call it, has attained. Perhaps it’s the fact that you can just ride to the bar and back on fixed gear bike all while looking totally awesome that this has happened. So many people refer to the early days of skateboarding and BMX in the way the fixed gear culture is evolving, and rightly so. However, I think it’s even more wide spread, and with the aid of the internet it has gained momentum so much faster than either of it’s core predecessors. All this combined with accessibility, as in everyone can ride a bike, and it’s completely logical. Just get out there and enjoy yourself, regardless of what everyone thinks. Fun is fun no matter how stupid you look.
With all that in mind, don’t forget to ride you ass over to On Your Left tonight for the Magnolia Meander!
Fixed Magazine #2 is complete and available for download here. Check out the fixed mag blog for other news and information regarding all things fixed. Good shit!
