weird 20" tarck bike looking things

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Saw this on thecomeupbmx.net, looks so silly.

“I don’t really know what to call this, but in short it’s a bunch of Japanese hipster kids riding big, track bike-esque frames but with 20″ wheels, doing tricks. I don’t know what they’re saying but I would imagine it’s something like “hey look at me, I’m doing something stupid on the internet and you’re watching it, kinda like the numa numa guy, but worse”. Personally I’m left to wonder what reason they could possibly give for wanting to ride a bike that looks so ridiculous and is obviously not suited for either transportation or doing tricks.”
Adam22

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mini-velos yo. i fuckn want one, stat!

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saw a few in japan last week. when i get around to it i’ll go thru my photos and post some random bike photos i took.

what is up with the gearing on the green one in that video. he rides it backwards but it has a freewheel ???

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there’s some kind of funky BMX freewheel thing that does that. can’t remember the name of it right now, am about to ride home mildly intoxicated.

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Is it called a freecoaster?

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paging iwearmoccos to threaddddd

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Isn’t he just pedalling backwards: i.e. ‘riding it out’, because with a free hub when you roll backbacks, you have to pedal backwards.

A freecoaster lets you roll backwards without moving the pedals.

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I reckon the bike is cool. Japanese are super cool.

See Danny MacAskill youtube vid to see what a ‘freecoaster’ is.

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Danny Macaskill does not run a freecoaster.

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You just can’t stay away from Section 8, can you? :smiley:

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Cool but someone wrote on here a while ago that he did.
How does he pedal backwards and then forwards then?

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Goddamn so do I.

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Maybe he rides fixed?!?
I’ve seen those fixxie tricksters pedals forward AND backwards!

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Pix or it didn’t happen.

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+1 Gazillian.

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In the evidence presented below, the speed lines on each photo indicates the direction in which the fixxxie trickster is pedalling.
The top photo has the speed lines extended to the rear of the fixxie trickster, which means he is pedalling forward and therefore propelling himself in the same direction.
The lower photo has speed lines extended to the front of the fixxxie trickster, which means he is pedalling backwards and therefore propelling himself in the same direction.

The evidence presented confirms that fixxxie tricksters can infact pedal backwards and forwards.

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well fuck me dead. got anything on bigfoot and the easter bunny?

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Just answer my question iwearcross please.

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