Fictional Fixed Gear

Here's two images I came across of fictional characters on old-timey fixed gear bikes. Really, no one knows if the bikes are actually fixed because, well, one is a cartoon and the Kermit pic doesn't offer a view of the back hub. Although, I do have a good reason to believe Tintin's bike is fixed (read below). Anywho, I get excited by stupid stuff like this.




This is Tintin. If you aren't familiar with him, he's a Belgian world traveler and first-class problem solver. Here he is in Beijing. Just the other day I caught the cartoon of this episode on TV. Shorty after this shot he skids (a sure sign of his fixed gear riding skills) into a truck. Bummer.