Who needs some 35lb pseudo-BMX bike to do tricks in the city?

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Wow. I know nothing about bikes but I downloaded this fixed gear documentary the other day after hearing many people talk about how nutty it was. It was pretty interesting. I'd love to sit here and make jokes about their silly tight pants, but I think you really have to have a death wish to fly down a San Francisco hill and barrel through an active intersection without any brakes. Strangely enough, the trailer doesn't even show most of the really crazy shit in it.

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Yeah those fixed gear guys are just a different breed altogether. And realize it's not just no brakes - if the wheels are turning, so is the crank. So they have to pedal down the hill, with no brakes, in traffic. On tires that are probably an inch or less wide. The fact that they don't wear helmets is completely nuts. 

I'll stick with my mountain bike with disc brakes, giant tires and suspension. 

Insert joke about printing some sweet custom spoke cards here. These people can ride like crazy.  Imagine how talented they would be if they weren't vegans or unhealthy hippie slobs that eat carry-out every night and drink tons of PBR.  If you were wondering about the mag wheels that some of them have, a lot of them buy the wheels off of failed tri-athletes that part out their bikes when they realize they suck.  The mag wheels are pretty strong, and you can(well, could) get them used on Craigslist for cheaper than having a wheel built.