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Le v lo de Papi fait de la r sistance.jpgFilm charts Parisian fixie scene – watch it here +video
Proof that fixie culture is a truly international phenomenon, and that hipsters or bicycle messengers look pretty much the same in Paris as they do, say in London, reaches us via a rather charming short film from France called Le vélo de Papi fait de la résistance.
The film, by Coline Madec, charts the fixie movement, Parisan-style, in all its versions, including bike polo, riders pulling tricks, bike couriers or simply people who love the purity of the riding experience.
The subtitles may be a little ropey at times - the chap in the rather nice 60s egg chair may be quoting Sartre, for all we know - but the film is beautifully shot, so go make yourself a cup of tea, pull up a chair and sit back and enjoy it for the next 20 minutes.
It is vendredi après-midi, after all.
Le vélo de papi fait de la résistance by bobwhiteprod
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Car spreading https://climatevisuals.org/carspreading/ https://cleancitiescampaign.org/carspreading
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"Welcome to your local Council - you don't have to be a moron to work here, but it really helps if you want to blend in".
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Must have done something to upset the Court - a year is a long sentence for killing a cyclist in this day and age. Imagine what she would have got...
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So I can choose wisely for my commute, I would like to see this comparison done with a penny fathing and a Ducati Panegali.
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Laverack still offer the same machine in a rim brake version so the "disc" is there to differentiate it from its stablemate.
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Quite right - get those soapboxes off our roads. As everyone knows, the right place for them is the internet.
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First warm and sunny weekend for the New Forest
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These guys could have been transported directly from London to Paris! Uncanny! Some sweet rides there: love the silver Bianchi. Dying to get a fixie for my commute, but there's a huge hill in the way....I'd never get the gearing right...
Being a died in the wool seventy three year old fixed gear fanatic, ( stil doing track league in Manchester) I found this to be just brilliant, just wish I was young enough to master the tricks of some of these guys.
Worth 20 minutes of anyones time!