Fixies

January 27, 2007

This is an entry about Bikes with no comments

Nothing can bring N. to a boil more than when we are having a conversation on the street and a single gear bike rides by. The vast focus of attention that the bike demands of me forces me to become agitated and distant. Do I want a bike that seems terrifying to ride?

You can’t coast. You can’t break. Those are two things I really like about riding my bike. But it seems like it would travel well. And there’s not a lot to fix or maintain on it. People seem so happy when they are riding them. But then the idea of the bike seems stupid. But I would like to learn how to do a track stand.

Anyhow, here is a picture of a bike that I see all the time in the city (near the salad bar I don’t really like).