Russ' Fixie

Ok I'm going to post a fixie. For those of you who know me know that I hate fixies. Don't get me wrong I like any kind of bike, and these bikes can be very cool. I even got suckered into "fixie fever" and bought one. I never ride it though because I like my gears and feel like I'm getting kicked in the a$$ every time I try to sit down after climbing. Besides I don't own tight enough pants, a visor, stupid f-ing sunglasses, or even a sweet top tube pad. I am saving up for some love/hate knuckle tatoos so I can have some street cred when the next trustafarian brings in his 5sp motobecane for a fixed conversion.

So he calls his bike "Purple Rain" which makes me wonder. Do you have to wear special pants to ride it? I can truly appreciate the purple touches though. No everyone is willing to anodize a campy crank. Well some might. It's a ton of work to put something together like this. I can appreciate it as well because rides the hell out of this thing as evidenced by his he-man goat legs! To him it is not just some art piece to sit in front of the coffee shop.