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Sunday 10 May – First Fixies

Written by David Perry on May 10th, 2009

Sunday Firsts

Bike Month NYC 2009 has five weekends, so each Sunday the Super Quiz features questions about firsts. First places, people, things and events.  Today’s topic is about some firsts for the fixed-gear bike.

First Fixies

QUESTION 1.   Name the movie in which the fixed-gear bicycle makes it’s first appearance.

Hint:  This movie has more than a dozen titles!

QUESTION 2.  The Edison film company produced the first example of jaunty fixie freestylin.

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They also produced one of the first commercial films ever, to sell what brand of bike?

QUESTION 3.   Who is this man and how fast did he go?

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BONUS QUESTIONS:  Where is this?  And what type of bike path is that?

 

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  1. Anita Lockring says:
    May 10, 2009 at 7:04 am

    1. The Lumierier Brother’s film,
    I don’t know any of the many titles.
    2. The edison film was selling either Columbia or Trek.
    Not sure which.
    3. is obvious, It’s “Mile a Minute Murphy”
    He was going a mile a minute!
    Bonus- He’s riding on a railroad track.