Fixedgeargallery...of pop quizzes.

Yesterday's post turned out to be even more controversial than I had anticipated, and reactions to it were quite spirited. As such, I thought a pop quiz might help us all put aside our differences and regain our collective focus. Following are seven photos from fixedgeargallery.com. Please study the photo, consider the question, and then click on your answer. If you're correct, you'll see the entry. If you're incorrect, you'll see uber-curmudgeon and serial retrogrouch Jobst Brandt channelling Derek Zoolander.

Good luck! (And no mouse-overs!)

The owner of this Bianchi Pista thinks it may be made in Italy, not Taiwan, because:

--He held a refrigerator magnet to it and it stuck

--It doesn't have a "Made in Taiwan" sticker on it

--The welds are some of the finest he's ever seen

--His horse tried to mount it



This bike is:

--A "work in progress"

--An upgrade from a LeMond Fillmore

--When photographed in front of a V8 with a vanity plate, enough to make you puke

--All of the above

Which is an actual quote from the owner's description of this bike, which is made from Brazilian bamboo?

--"This bike has a hot, wild side!"

--"This bike is more Brazilian than a pubic hair landing strip!"

--"This bike makes pandas drool."

--"This bike is hiding from Greg Calfee." [sic]

According to the photographer, where is this bike?

--Trafalgar Square

--Times Square

--Piccadilly Circus

--Circus Lupus, the Circus of Wolves



How does the owner describe this bike?

--"This bike is red."

--"This bike is tight."

--"This bike is fast."

--"This bike is mine."




Which is an actual quote from the entry for this bike?

--"Still looking for a bigger saddlebag."

--"Brakes are coming off as soon as I master skidding."

--"True track geometry."

--"Finally jumped on the bandwagon."


The owner of this bike wants you to email him if:

--You want to buy it

--You can tell him when it was made

--You know where he can get some white tires

--You know where he can get some grips