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Bike Hipsters suck!

So I was getting ready to take the train from work when I happen to come across this chick with straight black hair sitting on the bench waiting for the bus. Obviously, the chick was not what interested me, it was the fixed gear she had.
I didnt get a chance to take a pic of it to post on here, and actually glad I didnt, even though it was a very nice, shiny, clean, not a scratch, probably wiped with a diaper daily ride.
I approached her and said " That one nice fixed gear", her response was " I know".......at that point I already knew what the response was going to be to my next question. I asked her " Listen, do you mind if I take a picture of your bike to put on my bike blog?"........She looked at me, up and down, and said the following " uh, like, I dont think so, besides, looking at you, you look like you dont need a picture of a bike, you like, you need to get on one, and drop the donuts."
I was not surprised at all about the attitude, but I happened to notice something as I moved closer at the back wheel. So......I responded back.
" Oh thank you for your wonderful observation, do you mind if I make one or two of my own? Just because you have a bike that looks like a fixie, BUT PACKING A COASTER BRAKE, or hell, even if you were riding a fixie, doesnt justify your attitude you stupid bitch. And OH by the way, love the msgr bag, especially when it matches your hardcore bike scene FLIP FLOPS!
I seriously cant stand the fact that Bike Hipster wanna make themselves to be soooooooooo fucking hot shit. And they feel that they have such a rebellious attitude to the world just because they ride a fixed gear bike...or...... in this stupid bitches case....a coaster brake road bike. Now, im not saying there is anything wrong with a road bike with a coaster brake. But I am saying, it IS wrong with this bitch and her fucking attitude.
I seriously think that those of us out there, that TRULY love to ride these bike and are not doing it for IMAGE reasons, really need to step up to the plate and deal with these knock offs. Because frankly, im getting REALLY tired of this bullshit. This is ONE of the reasons I dont do bike gatherings anymore, done with the "one up" attitude of the bikes, and the " cooler than you, look at my fixie" retards that end up going to them.

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Pussy ass motherfuckers!!!

So my hubby was sleeping and I was in the mood for some coffee. Here in Fort Lauderdale there is a neighborhood called Wilton Manors. Wilton Manors is one of the top Gay populated cities in the country per square mile under New York and San Francisco. The main gay strip is Wilton Drive, where all the gay bars and businesses are at. I live just a couple of blocks in from the main strip. There is very heavy bike activity on the strip, and its very bike friendly.

I decided to head out to my favorite coffee shop on the strip called Java Boys. Just before getting to the strip, 4 black guys in a beige Crown Victoria, drives up behind me with the lights off. About 20 feet behind me, they turn on their lights, and hit the gas. They pull up beside me and start yelling "DIE FAGGOT!", turns the wheel, hits me on the side of the bike to the point I almost landed on the roof of the car, and made me head on to the side of an SUV the was in a bar parking lot.

My head hit dead on to the glass of the SUV and got banged up, thank god I have some Vicadines here in the house to help me out with the hurt. They drove off, and I had a group of guys come up and helped me out. Security called it in to the Wilton Manors cops which has "0" Tolerance to hate crimes in Wilton Manors. Luckily for me, there was very little done to the bike, luckily I build the bike to be tuff as nails, and can take one hell of a beating if need be.

All in all, tonight didnt bring me down at all, im not built like that. If anything, I wish those pussy ass motherfuckers would have gotten out of the car. I would have loved to have shown them fucking getto rats what this "fag" built to take a beating from pavement and steel can do to them. Im fucking latino, and we latinos dont let shit like that slide.

Im going to keep riding, and im going to keep and eye open for that Crown Vic. And if, and when I do see them again, they are going to get one hell of a surprise.

The modern day ECO Rat Rods!

Nowadays in the Fixed Gear scene, it seems that alot of people are trying their hardest to get the best track frames, the best wheels, the best parts, and ride around looking like they broke. Why spend so much money to express your individuality and style a bike?
To me, the best bikes are the ones with the cheapest parts, some parts, sometimes handmade. And bikes that dont have a fresh coat of pain on it, but decorated in other ways. For example, I once saw a bike, that the frame was covered in recycled brown bags. The best thing about these types of bikes I found, truly express the individuality of the rider. It can tell a story, express a point of view, and sometimes just be flat out weird. It would be great to see people take this form of bike expression into consideration when building. Because I know that a bike that is creative and built in an inexpensive way, catches my eye faster than a high end shiny fixed gear thats cleaned everyday after riding.

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