Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - "Riding Fixed" On Sale Now

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/stuff/2006/

Love it or hate it or both at the same time, it's back and turning a bigger gear.

Read the stories.

See the pictures.

Feel the grease.

"it's pure gritty kitty" Bono

"even I like it" Wayne Newton

"uh?" Keith Richards

On sale now at the fixed gear gallery.

be sure to check out the Masi
http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2006/may/MichaelKelly.htm

song of the day
Rose Royce "Wishing On A Star"

Done.

email from FGG this morning saying sales are "crisp"

Thanks to all.

If you have questions on getting your copy, PM me.

FYI: this is a non-profit enterprise.

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and Done.

Wanted to give you all an update about Maketh’s bike. And maybe introduce the new people here to him.

Maketh is one of The Lost Boys of Sudan. If you don’t know their story, spend a few minutes doing a search.

A few years ago I asked Maketh if he’d enjoy riding a bicycle. His eyes lit up. Since then I promised myself that I’d always take care of his bicycling.

The community donated a huge old Schwinn touring bike. The frame is a whooping 29 inches. It’s huge.

Maketh was hit recently on the bike path by another cyclist. His bike was damaged worse than he was aware.

I just spent the weekend replacing the wheel, having the bent fork tweaked, changing the bar tape, general cleaning. It looks great and brought a giant grin on his face.

He asked me how much I owed him and I played dumb, said don’t worry about it, I just replaced a spoke and oiled the chain. After surviving on his wits in the jungle being hunted by lions he knew I was lying but let it end there anyway.

I mention this for two reasons. One, when you buy a copy of Riding Fixed, all “profits” go to keep Maketh rolling.

Second, if any of you Chicago people see a very tall, thin black man on a blue Schwinn the size of Stop sign, give him a wave and a smile. The guy is super shy, but he’ll still appreciate it. He’s an orphan a long way from home so make him feel welcomed. He lives up near Edgewater.

P.S. if anyone’s got a decent pair of pedals lying around that they would like to donate let me know via PM. Maketh’s pedals need to be replaced.

And this is why we should all love Mayo.

wait.. this is why we love mayo, annd this is why we hate don walker.. im confused

calling a zine of corney fixed stories a "non-profit" is one of the funniest things ive ever heard

pimping your goods is pimping your goods...just sayin'

Is Mayo taking the money raised from sales for himself?

Is Mayo taking the money raised from sales for himself?

does don walker make a profit? maybe now, yes.. but im sure hes had years of "non-profit" work

and mayo does get to promote his name and his work, under the guise of a "non-profit" organization

one might say he's profiting recognition...

like i said.. pimpin' is pimpin'

does someone a WAAAAAmbulance? Jeez just get the book or don't.




For the record-I got mine!

you guys need to relax a bit, maybe start seeing good instead of being cynical. The fixed gear writing I’ve done was posted here for all to read without ever considering making money.

because of the demand from others it was decided a hard copy would be printed and sold. The money made from these sales went to cover the cost of layout, printing, etc.

After all costs were covered I was sent a check. I sent the total amount of this check to the Red Cross to help with the tsunami relief.

It was my feeling that since this project started as a communal effort the money should be put back into the community in the service of good.

The original printing came and went yet I still received many emails asking for copies. Eventually, The Fixed Gear Gallery suggested I let them print out a few and offer them for sale on their website. I agreed.

Half of the asking price of the book now goes to printing and maintaining the FGG website. The other half goes to me.

As stated, all money made goes back to the community and I thought it appropriate to tell the forum that there was one rider in Chicago whose life is a bit better because people are reading and buying Riding Fixed. And to say hello if you see him.

Certainly I’d like as many people to read and buy Riding Fixed as possible. If you choose to use an ugly word like “pimping” to describe what I am doing, then so bit it. But you are wrong.

Mayonnaise is now and has always been a fictional character, created for this forum. No different than what any of you have done: hiding behind your screen name saying things online you’d never say in person. I could care less about generating any recognition.

What I do care about is helping in some small way making Maketh’s day a bit brighter and keeping the FGG up and running so I can look at pictures of bikes.

You may like the writing, you may not, that’s up to you. And perhaps the subject matter has made it too easy for you to think bashing me is fun and permissible. I have, in a sense asked for it. Which is why I’ve made repeated postings letting everyone know my efforts in helping others who haven’t had it so easy. That there is a complexity to Mayonnaise that many have chosen to overlook.

seriously, get over it. if you don't want to buy the book, don't. it's something mayo created, he's proud of it, it's related to the topic of the forum, people here are interested in it, and it is non-profit. profits are being donated, not kept. quit hatin'

this forum picks the strangest people to pick on for the strangest reasons sometimes.

Ok, I'll say it. JUST GO READ

I still have the First Edition, *swoon* -- next time I see you Mayo, you're signing it for me.

The new edition has more stories yeah? I'll pick it up.

ok.. point missed.. ill explain

first.. i love sharing.. no one was more excited for show n tell in 3rd grade then lil sloppy robot. I love seeing peoples handmade bags, bikes, books.. i even like reading about shants goofy hats. (that custom frankenstein one was nice) And i like seeing D.W.s road bike (built by a guy who mostly makes track bikes.. )

it annoys me that this place erupted when don posts a road bike.. Whine-one-one had to be called for forum riot police...don might be abrasive at times.. but he serves up a ton of useful information .. things that most of us don't know.. if the trade is a road bike..then who cares?

Honestly, not to pick on Mayo.. but the only other thread I remember by him was about some article he wrote for some newspaper. Not to judge, post away i say... my question is.. why is it o.k for some people to do and others its a cardinal sin?

which got me to my point that promoting is promoting.. is this place for it or against it?

thats all i was sayinnnnnnnnn, yo

ok.. point missed.. ill explain

first.. i love sharing.. no one was more excited for show n tell in 3rd grade then lil sloppy robot. I love seeing peoples handmade bags, bikes, books.. i even like reading about shants goofy hats. (that custom frankenstein one was nice) And i like seeing D.W.s road bike (built by a guy who mostly makes track bikes.. )

it annoys me that this place erupted when don posts a road bike.. Whine-one-one had to be called for forum riot police...don might be abrasive at times.. but he serves up a ton of useful information .. things that most of us don't know.. if the trade is a road bike..then who cares?

Honestly, not to pick on Mayo.. but the only other thread I remember by him was about some article he wrote for some newspaper. Not to judge, post away i say... my question is.. why is it o.k for some people to do and others its a cardinal sin?

which got me to my point that promoting is promoting.. is this place for it or against it?

thats all i was sayinnnnnnnnn, yo

Sloppy, MAYO been around a long time and you might have missed the **** that went down. Just BF history and not a big deal.

What's with all this hatred towards Don Walker? He's always been a very nice guy to me.

ok.. point missed.. ill explain

first.. i love sharing.. no one was more excited for show n tell in 3rd grade then lil sloppy robot. I love seeing peoples handmade bags, bikes, books.. i even like reading about shants goofy hats. (that custom frankenstein one was nice) And i like seeing D.W.s road bike (built by a guy who mostly makes track bikes.. )

it annoys me that this place erupted when don posts a road bike.. Whine-one-one had to be called for forum riot police...don might be abrasive at times.. but he serves up a ton of useful information .. things that most of us don't know.. if the trade is a road bike..then who cares?

Honestly, not to pick on Mayo.. but the only other thread I remember by him was about some article he wrote for some newspaper. Not to judge, post away i say... my question is.. why is it o.k for some people to do and others its a cardinal sin?

which got me to my point that promoting is promoting.. is this place for it or against it?

thats all i was sayinnnnnnnnn, yo


i've never understood all the don hate either. let's just stop all the hate.

Sloppy, MAYO been around a long time and you might have missed the **** that went down. Just BF history and not a big deal.

i kinda remember and didn't pay attention.. i think thats before i realized the drama here can replace t.v.

How can you hate don, that is the avatar of all time.

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How can you hate don, that is the avatar of all time.

old don could be a lil rough, but then again, can't we all.. new don is is a lot more chill...

It kinda looks like Mayo is running a freewheel on his Masi. But "Riding Single Speed" wouldn't have the same panache.

And dude, those Lost Boys are vampires! Jack Bauer is their leader! I hope he can get a secure line & use the potty this season.

i kinda remember and didn't pay attention.. i think thats before i realized the drama here can replace t.v.

That whole drama is much older then that. But it is in the past and mayo just doesn't post in SS/FG anymore because of it. He is still active in other parts of BF and reads SS/FG and responds to PMs.

The Don hate thing, I'm not sure about other people, but he kind of got to me when he took a slight jab at IRO and SPICER and companies like them. Besides that I don't know or care, I just like bikes

I don't ride fixed or even single, but I do ride and I do read, so i ordered the book. Keep up the good work.

Rancid donated the pedals for Maketh's bike. I say thank you publicly.

I have never ever ridden a single speed.

Rancid donated the pedals for Maketh's bike. I say thank you publicly.

I have never ever ridden a single speed.

A conversion is just as bad. Seriously.

does don walker make a profit? maybe now, yes.. but im sure hes had years of "non-profit" work

and mayo does get to promote his name and his work, under the guise of a "non-profit" organization

one might say he's profiting recognition...

like i said.. pimpin' is pimpin'

Such a little *****, aren't you.

I'd say that to your face.

A conversion is just as bad. Seriously.

And do tell why?

Such a little *****, aren't you.

I'd say that to your face.

does threatening people on forums make you feel tough? I hope so.

i was just pointing out that this place is lopsided, and i find that annoying, so either read, process and discuss or go fight someone else. If you walked up to me and called me a ***** it would make me laugh so you might want to think twice about that.

sloppy robot,

I'd call you that because that's how you're acting. Not a matter of me feeling/acting tough, superior, etc. And the reason why I say "I'd say that to your face" is that many people here show that they'll talk **** here, but in reality.. they'd just sit there with a dumb look on thier face.. and not say anything. I'm all for saying what you feel, so long as you'd always say that.

Would you say that to Mayo, in person, having never said anything else to him at all?

I'm not sure you would, though, I could be wrong.

i was just pointing out that this place is lopsided, and i find that annoying

And thus annoyed, you're now Forum balance and level attacks simply to make things "fair"? Seems a bit egalatarian.. Roll with it. And if you don't like it. Modest Mouse sang "roll on".

Honestly though, I find it very annoying too. But, this is the nature of life, not just this forum. DW seems like a good person, and why he gets strung up, I do not know. However, to lash at another for the failings of others is wrong.

So thus, is my opinion, and why I say what I do. We'll meet up one day. I'll call you a ****. We'll ride, and drink, or drink and ride.. or not. Either way. My peace has been spoken.

i wasnt lashing out on mayo, just stating my opinion... i lookk forward to your future abuse, actually not really

Shouldn't Mayo post his the sale of his book in the eBay/CL thread?

So in college I had this professor for some film history course. One day he explains the expression "this is where I came in". I was 19 and never had heard anyone use that expression. Anyway, back in the day movie theaters screened a film on repeat all day long. So a person would buy a ticket, sit down, and start watching the film at whatever point that it was in. Like a lap, you leave where you come in. This was the polite response you used as you exited the row you were seated in.
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Well, I got my copy of the book today and read it.

My "this is where I came in" moment was the Metra story. I really enjoyed the collection and look forward to passing it around. It doesn't represent me, but it is pretty damn close. Thank you.

I read it all night(got it yesterday) The story about the crash pretty much describes my life for the last two months with a broken collarbone. The fear, the anger, the rationalizing, the what ifs......what a good read.


PS- Mayo, the pedals got a late start due to a money hangup, but will be fast mailed to make up for it