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Track bike to Trick Bike: the fixie evolution

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Look, the humble fix-trick scene in our saintly twin cities still remains in its infancy. It’s nothing like San Francisco, or even Milwaukee. So to help take it to another level, CP would like to direct riders to the video below. In it they will see riders who take fixed-gear trick riding up to level so high, one could reasonably assume the riding takes place on a mountain top in the Alps, where we assume hockey-skating bears and synchronized swimmers live harmoniously.

For those Minneapolis fixie riders looking to up their gamesmanship for upcoming citywide competitions, it’s a glimpse at the masters:


Posted by Bradley Campbell at July 24, 2008 3:32 PM

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