Fixed Gear Gap Jumping
After doing a bit of surfing around, I stumbled across this ad for the Milwaukee Bruiser frame. It’s undeniable that the whole fixed gear scene has spread far and wide recently, but it looks like people are taking it to another level aside from the messenger-bagged lifestyle. I see more and more people specializing their bikes with fatter tires and opting for beefy frames with gussets instead of thin-walled and lightweight counterparts. Interesting division, and kind of shows the dynamism of the whole thing. People are also apparently stepping outside the realm of parking lot flatlanding into things like gap jumping, as per the example below.
While the gap isn’t huge, it looks like if you don’t clear the second ledge, your rear wheel is going to kiss the curb and probably blow up.
Here’s another shot of the actual jump somewhere in the streets of Brooklyn.
I’m personally still more of a BMX/DJ kind of guy when it comes to stuff like this, but do yo thang. It’s cool seeing people trying new things.
Anyway, here’s a random picture of a girl doing something.
