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Old 05-30-2017, 12:11 AM
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Have you seen this new generation bike???

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk-PfmvCLuE
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Old 05-30-2017, 04:50 AM
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Trocadero fixie? More like Trocadero coaster... It looks uncomfortable and annoying as hell to me, but kind of fun as well, for very short rides.
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Old 05-30-2017, 05:29 AM
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first reaction: uneven tire wear
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Old 05-30-2017, 06:26 AM
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Looks noodle-y...

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Old 05-30-2017, 06:33 AM
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Interesting concept. I'm not inspired to own one, tho.

BUT --- love the music in the video. Myzica - Some Kind of Magic.

Supposedly it's Indie Dance. I call it a feel-good song.

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Old 05-30-2017, 07:11 AM
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Someone published a link to this when it first came out. It was a solution in search of a problem then, too.
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Old 05-30-2017, 08:05 AM
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Looks fun, would love to have a go. Nothing more than a novelty item, of course.
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Old 05-30-2017, 08:06 AM
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looks like a worst designed version of the Swing Bike from the 70s. That headtube is destined to fail. Why call it a fixie?
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Old 05-30-2017, 10:00 AM
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Why call it a fixie?? because they are french and they can call it what ever they want.

Just hideous.
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Old 05-30-2017, 10:05 AM
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we've apparently reached peak lateral stiffness. and are now moving in the opposite direction.
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Old 05-30-2017, 10:06 AM
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Très, très, très, mais vraiment très, très, très, et plus super-très, super-stupide.

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Old 05-30-2017, 05:02 PM
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Looks stupid-y
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Old 05-30-2017, 06:50 PM
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Old 05-30-2017, 07:37 PM
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I knew all along that "laterally stiff, vertically compliant" was NOT the way to go, and this proves it with 100% certitude.
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