The sport is called Fixed Gear Freestyle or FGFS and it’s awesome.

Long before the recession had the denizens of Los Angeles rethinking the way they got around town, bicyclists had already carved out a particularly large niche in local culture. Especially in more community-friendly areas like Silver Lake and of course along the beaches, bikes are a ubiquitous sight around town, the horrendous and downright terrifying L.A. driving habits of notwithstanding.

We adore the fixie revolution for bringing biking to the forefront of hipster culture, after all it’s suddenly cool to ride a bike instead of an SUV. However every trend has its shark jumping moment, and maybe when my mom points out articles in the Times — the fixie thing is up…