Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - How big is your scene?

I ask because I am curious what size of fixie groups occur in other cities. For example, the whole island of oahu, I'll be lucky to have more than 15 participants in the alleycat this weekend. I'll be lucky to even have 15. On an average booze and cruise its about 5 of us, and only one is currently a messenger.

And no, This isn't meant a a hipster scene thread. I'm just wondering the size of dedicated and associating fixie riders in cities

there are about 1000 riders in SF and each one is its own scene.

there was a peugeot locked up next to me at the library tonight. that's at least two.

there was an alleycat around christmas. i'd say there were maybe 25 people at the start...but how many were riding fixies, i don't know. i don't know anyone up here. but i do see a couple around town now and then.

Um, there's a lot of fixies around here. As far as groups/whatever I don't ride with too many people. But events like the Stupor Bowl and the Drunken NE Bar Bike Tours draw a lot of people. There were something like 3-400 people on the last drunk tour I think, but that was all kinds of bikes. Seriously, I doubt there was a kind of bike that you COULDN'T find there...

Is there a Chinatown bus to Oahu? NYC will bring a posse.

I think the 56 will bring you there

probably 15 strong in a city of roughly a million (dallas)

About six...

Southern RI has 2. Providence has a decent scene, considering it's size.

Its me, my friends Kevin, John and Matt. Thats it.

in my coastal inaka town of japan...me.

el zippo. well, not really. i've only ridden with one other fixed rider around here. i've seen a couple locked up during the day; i'm guessing they are some folks commuters. 20 minutes south, i see quite a few more in boulder. downtown denver? quite a few.

no real scene to speak of though up here though. i just commute, and do my road rides on mine. liked it enough once i started riding it, i just recently got rid of my geared road bike.

probably 15 strong in a city of roughly a million (dallas)

theres probably about 15 or so in denton, that ive seen/met.

there are about two here in chicago.

me and teadogg.

[165] doesn't count because he is in the suburbs.

Oklahoma actually seems to have a moderate scene. Maybe not fixed/track but deffenatly alot of cyclists. Probably because of the good weather.

Hundreds. Maybe even thousands depending on where you draw the border. Seattle is a pretty big bike town.

Not sure how much I can say about the "scene". I do Critical Mass when I can. In summer it's 150-200 people. In the winter it's sometimes down to 50 or 60. I did the "Cops & Robbers" quasi-alleycat (on my road bike no less. hah!) though, and there were a ****load of people. Probably 200+.

I'm really the only bike nerd in my group of friends, so I don't participate that much in the "scene". If it's one of the first 3 weeks in July chances are very good that you'll find me at the Summit Tavern after work taking in the TDF though.

I'm planning to do the 2006 STP ride fixed, maybe in one day (a very long day). It would be nice to have a group to train/ride it with. It's a long way off, but if anyone's interested in doing some fixed training rides or getting a group together, send me a PM.

about 15-20 people show up on the events. Stockholm / Sweden.

http://fixed.se

i AM the scene in bridgeport, ct

Oklahoma actually seems to have a moderate scene. Maybe not fixed/track but deffenatly alot of cyclists. Probably because of the good weather.
actually it's probably not the good weather, it's because bikerfox calls OK home.
http://www.bikerfox.com/

i can think of maybe 7 of us here although when i was in the shop closest to my house the other week they were putting together someones jonny cycles frame that had just been built. some older guy and i've never seen him riding around.

1 out of every 3 bikes I see in Chicago is either a track bike or a bike that was converted to fixed or singlespeed.

I've seen one other guy, but I don't know him. I guess if I get a chance to strike up a conversation about bikes we will officially be a scene of 2

Yeah, it's just me, really.

www.sprintclubrva.org
This is the scene in RVA
Ya'll come on down, up or over.
Yes the Chinatown bus makes a stop here

www.sprintclubrva.org
This is the scene in RVA
Ya'll come on down, up or over.
Yes the Chinatown bus makes a stop here
at the inns of virginia on broad!

so i just came here to make a post about richmond. i haven't hung out with the sprint club kids, though i do hear lots of nice people talking about them, but i also hear sprint club is overflowing with kids that are like "i am so badass that i just spent 3000 dollars on parts and spandex shorts alone." kind of like it's a fashion show or something. but, i have no right to speak about it because i'm new to the bicycle scene and don't know any of those people, so i'll shut up about that... but i do know that the vcu campus has a mix of kids who either: a) stare you down if they don't know you, or b) are super stoked and always interested in talking about bikes and helping me learn. so i can't really say what it's like here yet. hell, i haven't even learned to go fast without feeling like i'm going to die on my fg yet, so who am i to talk about sprintclub or anyone else. it's just... a city. with hipsters. lots of them. i am guilty of fitting into this group in many ways (irony... sorry), so again, no room to talk. just pointing things out that i've observed.

ps: probably one of four bikes on the racks on campus is a fg/ss. they're everywhere it seems.

pps: i just discovered this shop called re-cycles on 2611 cary that does cheap repairs and deals mostly in ss stuff. they seem like super cool guys that are interested in getting people riding and they are going to help me and my friend get her a ss built up. that's the most exciting part of the scene that i've found here, because everyone there is really nice, welcoming, and excited about bikes. and that's what matters.

Me and one other person.

I am in Tallahassee, FL. There's no scene here. Never seen another fixie. Ever. Even on the "trendy FSU campus" It's hopeless, everyone here is too focused on how much our football team sucks, no one cares about riding.

47 inches

I think there is maybe 10 or so fixed gear riders here in chambana but I have seen progessively more over the last few months....maybe because i am more cognizant of it maybe because there are more

3 that i know of in my town. That includes myself and 2 friends.

i usually see at least one (and not mine) locked up to a street sign outside a cafe around here. LBS reports they've had to start stocking more SS/FG specific items. the SS mtb scene is really growing around here, but there are a good number of us FG roadies/commuters.

i'm in bloomington, IN and there are a dick ton of roadies and dudes that ride little 5, but as far as fixies go, there are probably 20 tops and no one that rides track aside from the few of us that have ****ed around up in indy a little, but no one serious.

not many of us ever ride together.

i'm my own scene,i dont want anyone next to me!

i'm in bloomington, IN and there are a dick ton of roadies and dudes that ride little 5, but as far as fixies go, there are probably 20 tops and no one that rides track aside from the few of us that have ****ed around up in indy a little, but no one serious.

not many of us ever ride together.

the little 5?
as in, breaking away?
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/ambrosekitty/davestoler.jpg

my guess is that there are no more than 40-50 FG riders in and around downtown SD, but there are many others who ride track bikes (exclusively on the track) because we have a velodrome.

aside from FG, there are lots of cyclists here- good weather = mtb's, road bikes, beach cruisers, etc.

Cool! I had no idea South Dakota was such a hip place!

Oh, and great pic queerpunk!

yes like breaking away. there are TONS of kids that ride solely because of that and are way into it. i don't know a whole lot about our road scene, but i see them meeitng all the time at the sample gates (gateway to campus), so i'm assuming its pretty steady.

Portland has a ridiculous amount of fixies. I'd say that in some areas of the city the only bikes i see are one gears. That said, I'm the only one of my fat drunken frat dude circle of friends who actually gives a **** about exercise, much less cycling so I don't really know what the Portland scene is like. I wouldn't mind meeting some local peeps though, especially when I consider how much fun I have drinking and riding on my bike alone, much less with a large group of hooligans. :D

I think there is maybe 10 or so fixed gear riders here in chambana but I have seen progessively more over the last few months....maybe because i am more cognizant of it maybe because there are more

I would have to agree, and I don't think it has anything to do with you being more aware of your surroundings. The "scene" if you will has actually exploded down here. Of course I don't know if it is a "scene" or not because other than one other guy that also doesn't hang around the campus much I don't know who any of these people are.

2x4

i am the scene

There's probably around 10 fixed riders in Burlington, vt and lots more singlespeed due to the LBS here that cranks out conversions.

Apparently, the scene is fairly large in MTL, I couldn't put numbers on it, but it's messers galore. I, unfortunately, have yet to meet anyone or any group for unknown reasons. Perhaps it's because I an SS rider from midtown.

There's probably around 10 fixed riders in Burlington, vt and lots more singlespeed due to the LBS here that cranks out conversions.

Yeah I saw a Peaugot up there recently with a Surly hub, and a freewheel on it. It woulda made a nice fixie. Old Spokes home looks like a cool place. I've been wanting to check it out. Last time I was up in Burly I waited outside in the cold for like 45 minutes for them to open up. Eventually I got bored and went downtown for a bit before making the trek up the the Grand Isle Ferry. I still wanna check them out, next tiem I guess I won' expect them to be open at the time it says on the door. Probably a buncha hipppies that run the place ;)

Apparently, the scene is fairly large in MTL, I couldn't put numbers on it, but it's messers galore. I, unfortunately, have yet to meet anyone or any group for unknown reasons. Perhaps it's because I an SS rider from midtown.


there are probably only about 10 people tops that actually come to any sort of races or anything that ride fixed in MTL...

as for people riding fixed the numbers have jumped a lot over the past year...i remember last year this time there were only like 4 or 5 people that i ever saw on track bikes...now i see them everywhere

i ride one

you should come to the ice race on february 4

BikeForums is my scene.

4? I wouldn't call it a scene though, despite the Bike Library.

Yeah I saw a Peaugot up there recently with a Surly hub, and a freewheel on it. It woulda made a nice fixie. Old Spokes home looks like a cool place. I've been wanting to check it out. Last time I was up in Burly I waited outside in the cold for like 45 minutes for them to open up. Eventually I got bored and went downtown for a bit before making the trek up the the Grand Isle Ferry. I still wanna check them out, next tiem I guess I won' expect them to be open at the time it says on the door. Probably a buncha hipppies that run the place ;)

Yeah, Old Spokes is pretty cool, as long as you know your stuff. The guys there all have some pretty nice bikes, and they cater to old crusty bikes like mine. They were really helpful with my conversion.

i am my own scene, there's a handful of other fixed gear riders in my city, but i never see them, so i am sceneless