Recently, Vita.MN did an article (linked with the vita.mn deal) on Minneapolis bike culture. Pretty bad ass, eh?
I think the article scratches the surface pretty well, but they don't even get into the half of it. While the current trend in the local bike scene is fixies, I don't really care. I ride a fixed speed, love 'em and everything, but I don't get the animosity everyone is showing against them. First it was freewheels, then they singled out brands, and now its entire types again. Some people just need to get over themselves.
I think its a form of racism. Bikecism, if you will. For some reason, like racism, folks look down on these fixed speed creatures because they are common. The bikecists rip folks apart, based on what they're wearing, what parts they have on their bikes, etc. Christ, even they judge folks who rude Surly! In Minneapolis, they shouldn't even make that mistake. Half of the Surly riding population works for QBP.
I can't stand it, this is how cultures break up. The elitest motherfuckers did this to the original punk rock scene, and almost every anti-war movement there's been. People need to just say 'fuck it and roll on' to stuff that just doesn't matter.
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