Comments - Fixie Love - Zoobird2024-03-29T04:37:55Zhttps://www.zoobird.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=2129360%3ABlogPost%3A37709&xn_auth=noYes, that's the one. And, wha…tag:www.zoobird.com,2012-03-21:2129360:Comment:486022012-03-21T22:10:30.476ZMichael Levinhttps://www.zoobird.com/profile/MichaelLevin
<p>Yes, that's the one. And, what a build it is! Check out the set of photos at this <a href="http://www.zoobird.com/group/bikezoo/forum/topics/zebrakenko-fixed-gear-art" target="_blank">article</a> I posted a while back. </p>
<p>Yes, that's the one. And, what a build it is! Check out the set of photos at this <a href="http://www.zoobird.com/group/bikezoo/forum/topics/zebrakenko-fixed-gear-art" target="_blank">article</a> I posted a while back. </p> Here's a link to the flicker…tag:www.zoobird.com,2012-03-21:2129360:Comment:483282012-03-21T21:54:32.625ZTim Kinneyhttps://www.zoobird.com/profile/TimKinney
<p>Here's a link to the flicker photo I ran across of you with a Zebrakenko. Is this the one that got away?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelevin/3415078924/#/" target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelevin/3415078924/#/</a></p>
<p>Here's a link to the flicker photo I ran across of you with a Zebrakenko. Is this the one that got away?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelevin/3415078924/#/" target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelevin/3415078924/#/</a></p> I love that paint job, Tim. N…tag:www.zoobird.com,2012-03-21:2129360:Comment:483002012-03-21T21:41:15.823ZMichael Levinhttps://www.zoobird.com/profile/MichaelLevin
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2474806729?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2474806729?profile=original" width="659"></img></a> I love that paint job, Tim. Now, to be accurate, the Zebrakenko wasn't mine. I rode it, thought about it a lot and finally went back to buy it and it had been sold. I told the barista at a coffee shop about it and she smiled broadly and said a friend of hers had bought it! The Pop Art fixie you (and I) like reminds me of one I see frequently in front of the …</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2474806729?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2474806729?profile=original" width="659" class="align-full"/></a>I love that paint job, Tim. Now, to be accurate, the Zebrakenko wasn't mine. I rode it, thought about it a lot and finally went back to buy it and it had been sold. I told the barista at a coffee shop about it and she smiled broadly and said a friend of hers had bought it! The Pop Art fixie you (and I) like reminds me of one I see frequently in front of the <a href="http://CivicMediaCenter.com" target="_blank">Civic Media Center.</a> That's what I'm talkin' about ~ fixie = art form. Notice the unlocked chain...</p> Wow, Michael, life is too str…tag:www.zoobird.com,2012-03-21:2129360:Comment:484072012-03-21T21:25:34.260ZTim Kinneyhttps://www.zoobird.com/profile/TimKinney
<p>Wow, Michael, life is too strange! I just ran across pics of your Zebrakenko today when I was searching for more info about the brand. What inspired my bicycle lust was this one on ebay:…</p>
<p>Wow, Michael, life is too strange! I just ran across pics of your Zebrakenko today when I was searching for more info about the brand. What inspired my bicycle lust was this one on ebay: <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pop-Art-Fixed-Gear-Road-Bike-Frame-Zebrakenko-Lowbrow-Comic-Book-Sci-Fi-Zombie-/150779807312?pt=Road_Bikes&hash=item231b2d4650" target="_blank">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pop-Art-Fixed-Gear-Road-Bike-Frame-Zebrakenko-Lowbrow-Comic-Book-Sci-Fi-Zombie-/150779807312?pt=Road_Bikes&hash=item231b2d4650</a><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2474804289?profile=original"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2474804289?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"/></a></p> Ha! The Thruster found its w…tag:www.zoobird.com,2012-03-21:2129360:Comment:481992012-03-21T21:11:36.129ZMichael Levinhttps://www.zoobird.com/profile/MichaelLevin
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelevin/7003978457/" title="Thruster ::: Fixie by mlevin77, on Flickr"><img alt="Thruster ::: Fixie" height="478" src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6107/7003978457_5bf6d7e215_z.jpg" width="640"></img></a></p>
<p>Ha! The Thruster found its way to <a href="http://www.zoobird.com/group/fincamycol" target="_blank">Finca Mycol</a> via intrepid WWOOFer <a href="http://www.zoobird.com/profile/Jeanweilbach" target="_blank">Jean Weilbach</a> of South Africa. I just snapped this photo about a week ago.</p>
<p>I truly love fixies and the way it feels to ride them. I don't like…</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikelevin/7003978457/" title="Thruster ::: Fixie by mlevin77, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6107/7003978457_5bf6d7e215_z.jpg" width="640" height="478" alt="Thruster ::: Fixie"/></a></p>
<p>Ha! The Thruster found its way to <a href="http://www.zoobird.com/group/fincamycol" target="_blank">Finca Mycol</a> via intrepid WWOOFer <a href="http://www.zoobird.com/profile/Jeanweilbach" target="_blank">Jean Weilbach</a> of South Africa. I just snapped this photo about a week ago.</p>
<p>I truly love fixies and the way it feels to ride them. I don't like the pedal scrape danger and relying on the thighs to stop, but it's cool! You'll notice a Discussion in the Bike Zoo about a Zebrakenko I rode. I like the art form aspect the fixie style begs. The simplicity is nice. </p>
<p>BikesnobNYC is the go to blog for me. It's one that I read every chance I get. I am proud to say I inspired the recent <a href="http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2012/03/getting-your-goat-everyone-hates-bike.html" target="_blank">goat blog</a> Eban did by sending him the craigslist post about a stolen goat in Bronson. </p> Loved it. I keep wondering h…tag:www.zoobird.com,2012-03-21:2129360:Comment:484032012-03-21T18:27:00.278ZTim Kinneyhttps://www.zoobird.com/profile/TimKinney
<p>Loved it. I keep wondering how long it will take for the fixie culture to die. Maybe it's dead already and I'm the last to know. Maybe it's a new permanent category of bicycles which will go on forever. Hope so.</p>
<p>The NYC bike snob has something he calls the Pistadex. <a href="http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2007/11/bsnyc-fixed-gear-apocalypse-watch.html" target="_blank">http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2007/11/bsnyc-fixed-gear-apocalypse-watch.html</a> According to him, it's all…</p>
<p>Loved it. I keep wondering how long it will take for the fixie culture to die. Maybe it's dead already and I'm the last to know. Maybe it's a new permanent category of bicycles which will go on forever. Hope so.</p>
<p>The NYC bike snob has something he calls the Pistadex. <a href="http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2007/11/bsnyc-fixed-gear-apocalypse-watch.html" target="_blank">http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2007/11/bsnyc-fixed-gear-apocalypse-watch.html</a> According to him, it's all over if the price of a Bianchi Pista falls below $400 on craigslist. I thought I smelled blood when WalMart offered a very colorful fixie for $99.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.walmart.com/ip/Thruster-700c-Men-s-Fixie-Bike/17206771" target="_blank">http://www.walmart.com/ip/Thruster-700c-Men-s-Fixie-Bike/17206771</a></p>
<p>But, I still see plenty of really sweet fixed gear bikes in G'ville.</p>
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