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davidm
17-06-09, 11:33 AM
Hi everyone..I'm new and have been taken in by fixed gears...I resisted for ages cos of the trend of it but once i rode one that was it.
Mine is a convered old road bike so pretty simple but i constantly look at pics on the net of other neat ones and want to know what is the deal with sticking stuff in the spokes?
Laminated cards or whatever they are? I cant work it out...??
I suppose it is meant to "look cool" but is there/was there an actual point to it??
cheers in advance for the answer.....

david....
evil
17-06-09, 11:37 AM
Spoke cards were usually given out to winners of events and were like a trophy! E.g you see someone with a lot they are a good fast rider.

I know a few groups that use them as advertising for their cause, e.g http://www.lepistaresistance.com uses them to advertise their site and hands them out to event entrants which is kinda cool...

Do they actually serve a purpose? Not really...
Do they look cool? Sort of depending on what you are going for...
Do I have some? Yes? I have event entrant cards and the http://www.lepistaresistance.com/ one...
Justin Fox
17-06-09, 11:37 AM
Bicycle couriers started it. I thought they were job cards in spokes back then?
supertight
17-06-09, 11:41 AM
Don't do it!
keromx
17-06-09, 11:45 AM
yes they are supplied as laminated cards to represent entry into alley cat messenger races...

i put it on during the event only...
singletrack
17-06-09, 12:01 PM
welcome ot BMU!
davidm
17-06-09, 01:03 PM
ha no I won't do it, I'm not really one to be trendy. Its just been bugging me. Thanks for the info, . Thanks for the welcome too...
lone-rider
17-06-09, 05:21 PM
yes they are supplied as laminated cards to represent entry into alley cat messenger races...

This is what I thought, as alley cat races are generally not officially organised (ie. illegal) the spoke cards would be numbered. It was a way to identify riders without drawing to much attention.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoke_cards
evil
18-06-09, 01:07 AM
shhh Lewis is watching ;)
Sven
18-06-09, 03:19 PM
yeah, but we all know if you wanna be really cool you peg that laminated card through the spokes so it sounds like a motorbike! when was the last time we did that?!? at least 20 years ago for me...sigh...
Purt
18-06-09, 04:31 PM
yeah, but we all know if you wanna be really cool you peg that laminated card through the spokes so it sounds like a motorbike! when was the last time we did that?!? at least 20 years ago for me...sigh...

Coke cans were where it was at... Ahh that takes me back about 7 years :cool:.
felixR
18-06-09, 04:45 PM
would it be wrong if i had a spoke card with the BMU url on it? :p
evil
18-06-09, 05:09 PM
for someone that hates fixies Rob knows a lot... LOLZ...


Felix, BMU spoke card would be alright.... like instead of a sticker! all you do is print in colour and laminate.