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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Film / Bikes The "Original" Fixie Movie

Posted by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey on Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 10:14 AM

Mercury production designer Nick Olmstead pointed me toward this hilariously vintage clip in response to yesterday's post entitled "Here's That Fixie Movie You've Been Waiting For." As it turns out (as a few of you B-townies noted), "that fixie movie" was actually made way back in 1986 and called Quicksilver starring the almighty Kevin Bacon. And while fixies may not have always been the main attraction, they are well represented in this pants-wetting Quicksilver clip featuring a fixie dance-off! (Fixie riders: If you guys did this more often, you'd be more highly regarded.)

Thanks for the tip off, Nick and B-town commenters!

 

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Fixies: stupid then, stupid now.
Posted by frankieb on September 21, 2011 at 11:12 AM · Report
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Is this better or worse than the prom scene in RAD where they slow dance on BMX bikes?
Posted by Chester Copperpot on September 21, 2011 at 11:45 AM · Report
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Um - I'd like to point you and Nick to this little gem... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1jzs6dk4bs
Posted by noah.dunham on September 21, 2011 at 12:02 PM · Report
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I liked those tricks. And the soundtrack was banging.
Posted by Fruit Cup on September 21, 2011 at 6:44 PM · Report

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