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Birmingham Messenger: 1914
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 02/16/2007 - 10:34pm.
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A typical Birmingham messenger. Location: Birmingham, Alabama. Photo by Lewis Wickes Hine. View full size.
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fixed gear baby!
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Mon, 05/14/2007 - 3:53pm.
fixed gear baby!
[Recent NYT article on fixies here. - Dave]
birmingham messenger
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Mon, 05/14/2007 - 2:14pm.
interestingly, fixed gear bikes are especially popular among urban bike messengers.
birmingham messenger
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sun, 04/01/2007 - 9:30pm.
This would most likely be a fixed gear bike, which is stopped by applying stopping force to the pedals while moving. There is no ability to coast. Some people still ride these type of bicycles today! Lee
Birmingham Messenger
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sun, 04/01/2007 - 12:25pm.
Just curious how he stopped the bike since there appears to be neither a "coaster" brake nor hand brakes?
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