Proof that fixie culture is a truly international phenomenon, and that hipsters or bicycle messengers look pretty much the same in Paris as they do, say in London, reaches us via a rather charming short film from France called Le vélo de Papi fait de la résistance.
The film, by Coline Madec, charts the fixie movement, Parisan-style, in all its versions, including bike polo, riders pulling tricks, bike couriers or simply people who love the purity of the riding experience.
The subtitles may be a little ropey at times – the chap in the rather nice 60s egg chair may be quoting Sartre, for all we know – but the film is beautifully shot, so go make yourself a cup of tea, pull up a chair and sit back and enjoy it for the next 20 minutes.
It is vendredi après-midi, after all.
Le vélo de papi fait de la résistance by bobwhiteprod
3 thoughts on “Film charts Parisian fixie scene – watch it here +video”
Worth 20 minutes of anyones
Worth 20 minutes of anyones time! B-)
Being a died in the wool
Being a died in the wool seventy three year old fixed gear fanatic, ( stil doing track league in Manchester) I found this to be just brilliant, just wish I was young enough to master the tricks of some of these guys.
These guys could have been
These guys could have been transported directly from London to Paris! Uncanny! Some sweet rides there: love the silver Bianchi. Dying to get a fixie for my commute, but there’s a huge hill in the way….I’d never get the gearing right…