What is up with the EMO fixed-gear boys...?

Doesn't seem very EMO to me. Sounds like Berkeley.

This is emo:

http://www.nerdgirl.com/wp-content/emo-hairfull.jpg

ever hear of a fuxing hippy?

Well that is what they look like, except with a painters cap on their head.

They dress very emo, and are definitely not hippies.

I am not doing a very good job of explaining it, and I am trying very hard.

You're describing a 'STRONG-EMO, a new breed of EMO's with attitude inspired by Lance.

Ok, what are EMO boys ?

No, this is Emo.

EMO's are the new gays.

Many, many highschool distance runners, are Emo's. But before becoming one, I would remember that holocausts have occurred before and they can occur again.

here's an EMO mono-type being punched in the face-

can't find it, but here's some more violent themed stuff thats too 'scary' for EMO's too watch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW9ve5mEtPY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqMqrYhbHtI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_dhz4QgJPs

What the hell is up with everyones fixation/hatred of people that you label as "Emos"? Seriously, get over it.

they're indie kids, duh!

A few years back in the DC indie / white belt scene, a lot of local losers decided it would be cool to use their English degrees to become smelly bike messengers. Their day jobs before working a night shift at one of the crappy local watering holes or clubs. Seriously. The kids you see today are the second generation of that phenomenon, drawn to it by the smug self-satisfaction of inserting peddle-power into DC's SUV and big-German-car heavy traffic. It's now it's own sub-scene: indie bicyclists. I'm not joking. They'd all like to live in San Fransisco and dream of taking part in a critical mass ride where they can vandalize SUVs and minivans and terrorize cars full of suburban 2 year olds. But they lack the cash or guts to actually move out there.

What fascinates me is that the "runners" on this website all seem to hate people who look or act differently then they do. These seems like a strange choice to make since almost everybody acts or looks differently than we do. Guys in ratty clothes riding fixies are neither a new trend nor "emo." The poster who mentioned critical mass rides is closest to the truth: at least where I live they are probably anarchists who believe in simple, communal living, have a great time in life and don't hurt anybody. So what the hell is your problem with them?

No, I think Hojo has the right group, but beerintervals, I don't think you are on to what I am talking about.

These guys are not bike messengers.

These guys are probably grad students or something, I don't know.

They aren't dressed in ratty clothes really, just indie looking clothes, but they aren't really indie.

More hipster than anything, but almost everything about them screams bike rider. it is like the bike is part of their motif.

They wear tight capri pants, tight t-shirts, sometimes with a cardigan or something.

I don't hate them at all, nothing against them, just trying to figure out their scene.

beerintervals wrote:

The poster who mentioned critical mass rides is closest to the truth: at least where I live they are probably anarchists who believe in simple, communal living, have a great time in life and don't hurt anybody. So what the hell is your problem with them?

I know a few of these kids. My only problem is that they tend to get in the way of my Jeep.

nmhhjkl wrote:

they're indie kids, duh!

But they are like 30.

They all seem to be older.

Noticer of Trends wrote:

nmhhjkl wrote:

they're indie kids, duh!

But they are like 30.

They all seem to be older.

These people are "hipsters", though any self respecting hipster would hate to be called a hipster.

I am going to annoy all of you with this comment, but it needs to be said...

These people are a sub-group of the hipster/indie/EMO scene.

It is something further, and I cannot put a pin on it.

Think of it this way:

Hipsters can be one of many groups. They can be writers, musicians, chefs, environmentalists, painters, designers, architects, etc... They are all hipsters, but a part of some sub-group.

These guys apparently like riding bikes, but they are not athletic-looking bike riders. I wouldn't call them "bikers," other than the fact that they ride bikes.

I guess I am holding out for one to possibly be on this site, although they never really seem to be runners.

You want to meet a bunch of these guys? Go to the Common Share. Drink at the Velvet Lounge. Shop at Meeps. Spend a few minutes in Adams Morgan or the U Street corridor. Or even across the river in Arlington. Take a few aside and interview them. Offer to buy one a Pabst Blue Ribbon or a longneck of Bud. That's the entrez into the community. Conspicuous consumption of ironic objects such as a PBR is the common coin you seek.

And no, none of them run. There's not much athleticism in that scene I'm afraid. It's due to the ironic soy-based vegan diets.

my beef is with highschoolers doing this crap, they don't know jack shyt, and probably think boycotting gasoline will make it cheaper.

what a bunch of tards. cut your dam hair and join the military before you end up getting drafted to fight an oil war, because you can't boycott gasoline genius. Maybe they'll realize before they're dying in the mud.

who gives a crap anyways.

OK, maybe it's different where I live deep in the darkest desert corner of the US. But... I guess I would consider myself one of these guys if I'm thinking of the right look/lifestyle. I also know a couple of other runners who fit the description. And, yes, I hate to use it, but I think "hipster" is a better word than "emo."

PS. I'm a musician first and foremost, runner second.