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I don't know, maybe you live in a cave. If so you are livin' it so you don't need me to tell you that today is Earth Day. For the rest of you (myself included) today is a day where we should reflect on how we are a bunch of pricks to dear old mom. Really, do we need any of those gawd forsaken cell phones, TV's, MP3 players, cars, new cloths or any of those modern "essentials." Hell do any of use really need a new bike? In my case yes, but the rest of you should do without :-P

So turn OFF your computer, put down your wallet, and go ride your bike to someplace nice and reflect on the fact you are a prick to Mom.

So I recieved this email the other day on whether or not to build your own bike

From: Jack
To: Wease
Subject:[Feedback] fixie beginner
Date: April 17, 2008 5:12:58 PM MDT (CA)

Hey, I've been riding for a pretty long time, having braved Boston, NYC and Dublin (and now SF). I'm looking to expand into the fixie world and wondering what you would suggest for someone beginning. Get a new one? Convert a vintage bike? Plead with the local store to help me? I obv know Sheldon for if I were to do the deed myself, just wondering if that's
the route you would suggest.

Any info would be appreciated

Best,
Jack

Some days I just do things because I can. No real reason, now real logic. For example, the other day I rode up Cypress mountain. The spring rain, that turned into extremely thick fog, which turned into cold wet snow.. didn't phase me, I just kept climbing. Silly, really considering the cars probably couldn't see me as well. Opps.

After all that hard work, here is the lovely view:

The Lululemon Mansy

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adjective
seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution : subversive literature.

The other day I was sitting with a friend who helped me build my first single speed back in the late 90's. He is often a bit chatty, but often he comes up with a gooder. Today was one such day. We were reminiscing about the various fixed and single speed bikes we have built up over the years when he dropped, "Ya know, fixed gears are kinda like the new rollerblades."

Wouldn't it be nice to have find an address on google maps then click the directions link but give you the best bike route to take?

Image from googlemapsbikethere.org

Well have your say on the "Bike There" petition: http://www.PetitionOnline.com/bikether/petition.html

So in keeping with my earlier promise I have revamped and improved the FG bike porn feature.

http://www.fearlessgearless.com/bikeporn/gallery

Before it was nested in the forums, using some silly image/forum module function. It was difficult to use and the flash gallery it produced required me to specifiy what images would show. That sucked.

So I don't quite understand it. Its not like I am a hulking mass as I tip the scales at a measly 150lbs. Its not like my thighs are the size of some peoples torso (just head to the track and you will see some of those folks, they are called sprinters). Its not like I even pedal in squares, believe it or not I am quite a smooth spinner.

Despite all of what I am not, somehow, through some unspeakable physics that just don't add up, I was able break a chain ring and crank spider on my first fixed gear bike. On bike that had a perfectly straight chain line, a bike that I specifically built too take a beating.