You can call us the pedal-pausers. You guys are pavement-lubbers ;) Track-standing is fun and challenging. It passes the while during a red light. And in the race that is the daily commute, you get off the line that much quicker. My one-speed fixie has a front brake, btw.
-india On 04/07/10, Patrick Lenon <[email protected]> wrote: > I need a nickname for the people using one-speed no-brake track bikes as > street transportation. No doubt there are some on this list, not to mention > one of my favorite baristas. But there is something about that bit they do > at stoplights where they HAVE to balance the bike by wobbling forward & > backwards with the front wheel turned. I mean, heaven forBID they should > de-cleat for a lousy stoplight. > > Dang, he already used "Weebles," didn't he? ;) > > ------------ > Patrick Lenon > > > > > Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 10:55:00 -0500 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Bikies] For your amusement - Dictionary of bike commuters > > > > We've all see most of these type. We probably each fit at least one > > category. > > > > If noting else, watch the gerbil video. > > > > http://www.bikehacks.com/bikehacks/2010/03/dictionary-of-bike-commuter-slang.html > > > > > > Robbie Webber > > Bike Walk Madison Steering Committee > > www.bikewalkmadison.org > > Join our group on Facebook! > > _______________________________________________ > > Bikies mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > > The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. > Get started. > (http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_3) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > (http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org) > > -- India Viola Stretton Lab 115 Zoology Research 1117 W. Johnson St. Madison, WI 53706 608.262.3336 "How can we learn from our mistakes if we don't first acknowledge them?" -Anonymous _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
