<![CDATA[Accent Advocate - Track bikes RSS]]> http://www.accentadvocate.com/se/accent-advocate-track-bikes-rss-1.1749250 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:30:20 -0400 en <![CDATA[Bike breakdown: Taking a look at the anatomy of the standard fixed gear]]> http://www.accentadvocate.com/specialty/2.12764/bike-breakdown-taking-a-look-at-the-anatomy-of-the-standard-fixed-gear-1.1749292

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]]> 1.1749292 Tue, 12 May 2009 14:22:26 -0400 <![CDATA[Fixed gears skid into prominence]]> http://www.accentadvocate.com/specialty/2.12764/fixed-gears-skid-into-prominence-1.1749254

By: by Sam Attal, Brent Bainto, and Cody McFarland, staff writers


Brakeless bike style jumps from tracks into urban cities

For the past few years, a new and aggressive style of transportation has hit the streets of metropolitan cities. Popular in urban youth subculture, single-speed fixed gear bicycles have become a fun and simple way of commuting....

]]> 1.1749254 Tue, 12 May 2009 14:02:43 -0400 <![CDATA[Absence of stopping mechanism dangerous]]> http://www.accentadvocate.com/specialty/2.12764/absence-of-stopping-mechanism-dangerous-1.1749251

By: by Sam Attal and Brent Bainto, staff writers


The concept of having no brakes on a fixed gear bicycle is purely optional, but can be quite terrifying if one chooses to ride without any....

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