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From: Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net>
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Subject: Re: Urban cycling update
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 15:37:37 -0400
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On 9/30/2024 12:18 PM, AMuzi wrote:
> On 9/30/2024 10:33 AM, Ted Heise wrote:
>> On Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:26:51 -0400,
>>    Zen Cycle <funkmaster@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>   On 9/28/2024 3:09 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:
>>>> On 9/28/2024 1:44 PM, AMuzi wrote:
>>>>> On 9/28/2024 1:09 PM, Shadow wrote:
>>>>>> On Sat, 28 Sep 2024 09:34:28 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> 
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://nypost.com/2024/09/27/lifestyle/nyc-bike-messengers-reveal-
>>>>>>> their-surprisingly-busiest-time-of-year/
>>>>>>
>>>>>>      All bikes shown have thick chains, no gears(maybe hub
>>>>>> gears on one) and no apparent brakes. Hub brakes by back
>>>>>> pedaling?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> <https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/09/victor-
>>>>>> ramirez-credit-sammpicnyc-instagram-90397651.jpg>
>>>>>>      []'s
>>>>>
>>>>> Right, primarily fixed gear.
>>>>
>>>> I crazy dangerous job that I expect some people have no
>>>> trouble taking. Not me that would be crazy. Also, having road
>>>> a bike for most of my life and many miles I have never road a
>>>> fixed great bike. Does this mean you are either pedaling for
>>>> not? The hub must not be a freehub or cassette. In my world I
>>>> have no idea how anyone could ride a bike like that, seems
>>>> incredibly dangerous. Do they use cleats and what is basic
>>>> speed your are going?
>>>
>>>   "I can't work in an office. I don't like wearing suits. I like
>>>   to ride. Fixed gear, steel frame, no brakes. The bike cannot
>>>   coast. The pedals never stop turning."
>>>
>>>   That's a quote from a movie that came out about ten years ago
>>>   called Premium Rush, an action adventure story focused on a
>>>   bike messenger in NYC starring Joseph Gordon Levitt. The
>>>   storyline is meh, a bit cheesy, but there are a _lot_ of great
>>>   riding sequences in traffic on fixed gear bikes with no brakes.
>>>   There is a lot of good stunt riding by Danny MacAskill, but
>>>   Gordon-Levitt did quite a few of the stunts himself, at one
>>>   point misjudging his distance to a parked cab. He plowed into
>>>   the back of it, shattering the window, and ended up with 31
>>>   stitches. They worked it into the the movie. The acting is
>>>   decent for the most part with some recognizable actors, most
>>>   notably Michael Shannon.
>>>
>>>   IMHO it's far and away better than American Flyers or
>>>   Quicksilver, though doesn't carry the poignancy of Breaking
>>>   Away.
>>
>> Excellent, thanks!  Added to my watch list.
>>
>> FWIW, Breaking Away has been a favorite for a long time, even
>> preceding my 15 years of living (and riding) in the area.  Kind of
>> like the jumping off cliff scene in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance
>> Kid, the real height is quite a lot less than it looks in the
>> film.
>>
>> Also, the old timey bike shop in town has a poster signed by the
>> Cinzano team hanging on the wall.
>>
> 
> Nice reference:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_JPDEHU1ok

Tsk! No helmets!  ;-)


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- Frank Krygowski