LEVEL 4 / POST 7 (WEEK 9): THEMED / FREE POST 3
Dear students,
Nineth week, and this time it’s our seventh blog session, in which you will write a free post/topic on your blog.
As the fixie craze has taken off so has the number of new riders who enter ‘alleycats’ – unofficial road races consisting of a series of checkpoints on a set route. Alleycats originated in America and were organised for and by cycle couriers but now inexperienced riders participate.
These races now take place in British cities and threaten to colour public opinion of the growing urban cyclist subculture.
Nineth week, and this time it’s our seventh blog session, in which you will write a free post/topic on your blog.
IMPORTANT:
Remember! After your writing activity you must read and leave comments on my blog and on 3 of your classmates' posts.
This is a 230 words post (as a minimum).
Riding a bicycle without brakes sounds like a rash move, but a new wave of cyclists is eschewing traditional bikes for a stripped-down machine known as a fixed-gear. It is one of the most basic machines you can build with two wheels. A fixed-gear bike – or fixie – has no derailleur as it has only one gear, so as long as the wheels turn, so do the pedals. Its rider can’t freewheel and the only way to brake is to stand on the pedals.
The fixed-gear’s renaissance supposedly stems from West Indian immigrants in New York working as cycle couriers in the Eighties. They had used them at home because they were cheap and easy to maintain, and continued using them in the US. Their popularity spread throughout the courier community, crossing to the UK and other countries.
Remember! After your writing activity you must read and leave comments on my blog and on 3 of your classmates' posts.
This is a 230 words post (as a minimum).
Riding a bicycle without brakes sounds like a rash move, but a new wave of cyclists is eschewing traditional bikes for a stripped-down machine known as a fixed-gear. It is one of the most basic machines you can build with two wheels. A fixed-gear bike – or fixie – has no derailleur as it has only one gear, so as long as the wheels turn, so do the pedals. Its rider can’t freewheel and the only way to brake is to stand on the pedals.
The fixed-gear’s renaissance supposedly stems from West Indian immigrants in New York working as cycle couriers in the Eighties. They had used them at home because they were cheap and easy to maintain, and continued using them in the US. Their popularity spread throughout the courier community, crossing to the UK and other countries.
As the fixie craze has taken off so has the number of new riders who enter ‘alleycats’ – unofficial road races consisting of a series of checkpoints on a set route. Alleycats originated in America and were organised for and by cycle couriers but now inexperienced riders participate.
These races now take place in British cities and threaten to colour public opinion of the growing urban cyclist subculture.
I tried that type of bicycle once and it was too complicated for me
ReplyDeleteOh man, riding bicycle is very healthy and eco.
ReplyDeleteTo ride this kind of bicycle is necessary a lot of sport skills
ReplyDeleteI don´t think that I knew this kind of bike. It sounds a little bit hard to use them, what do you think?.
ReplyDeletei would like to or i wish i could ride a bike like that.
ReplyDeletethat sport sound very hard
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ReplyDeleteI would like to be able to ride more by bicycle, it is a sport that I would like to discover more.
Are you in every opportunity thinks change the activity?
ReplyDeleteRiding fixies is really cool, but kind of hard on newcomers. Greets!
ReplyDeleteI don't know how to ride a bike haha I hope I can learn soon
ReplyDeletei don't even know ride a bicycle, do something like that sounds crazy
ReplyDeleteI love it bycicle!
ReplyDeleteWow, I didn't have idea of this type of bycicle, I admit that I'd be afraid to ride one!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds very adrenalinic drive one of these bikes in a descent.
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