Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Lifes best fixed moments

When I'm riding along side of a long mirrored glass window building,
Pedals spinning I catch a glimpse of myself flying by.

When catholic school girls ask me for trackstanding lessons. Happens all the time.

Riding down the lakeshore tonight with a crazy tail-wind through mist at about seven sans people. That was nice.

I'm pretty sure [165] is going to get pissed.

That being said, I totally feel you on the mirrored window thing. I also like skidding around people who cut me off while walking. Scares the crap out of them if you get sideways enough.

the mirrored thing is pretty great, i also had a proud moment today where i saved myself after throwing my chain and dragged my heels to stop, it's a really good feeling to know that you can handle it when something goes wrong.

I just about orgasm sometimes on teh bike

I'm pretty sure [165] is going to get pissed.

That being said, I totally feel you on the mirrored window thing. I also like skidding around people who cut me off while walking. Scares the crap out of them if you get sideways enough.


why would admin get pissed?

There's the bridge in Atlanta that goes over an expressway and when it's dark all the headlights from the cars below cast a shadow on the bridge wall of my bike wooshing by. It's priceless.

anytime i'm going a lot faster than all the cars around me, i'm happy.

There's the bridge in Atlanta that goes over an expressway and when it's dark all the headlights from the cars below cast a shadow on the bridge wall of my bike wooshing by. It's priceless.

what a great visual

watching my own shadow when the sunlight is just right. feet spinning. being aware of my surroundings but watching my shadow none the less

i like it when chicks totally jump all over my dick for riding fixed.

i like it when chicks totally jump all over my dick for riding fixed.

way to gay up this thread duder.
if that really happens, and i doubt it does, those girls are pretty lame/behind the times

time to re-calibrate your sarcasm meter dude.

like, hello... i ride a bike. chicks don't dig bikes. come on. for serious?

when life is handing me bull$$$t and I go for a ride and halfway through it I totally forgot what I was riding to forget.

the other day i was trackstanding behind a really clean and shiny scion, and the whole back of it was acting like a big mirror. I looked gooood.

happened today;

i was going down a big hill, i was doing half rotation skips to maintain control, halfway down my foot comes out of the pedal, i didnt even trip out i just caught the bottom of the pedal pull up to a skid, calmly placed my foot back into the toe clip and kept going like it didnt even happen.

thinking about the worst case scenarios while riding has finally paid off!

Welcome... to The Mirror World!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywv0isCL5do

what a great visual

watching my own shadow when the sunlight is just right. feet spinning. being aware of my surroundings but watching my shadow none the less

Love it!! You can't make out any indication of spokes... your tires look like they're floating in your forks.

Weaving through pedestrian traffic on a crowded college campus, and not having to stop once.

susie choosie from mirror world looks like a guy in a sniper suit.........but love it none the less.

Vince Noir rides a gnarly fixie

A couple weeks ago during the RELoad Bags race when I was trackstanding at a red light and a woman next to me actually rolled down her car window with her mouth gaping open, staring at me doing it. haha

converting non-bike riders to riding fixed/ss

Seeing goofy kids on campus walking their conversions look at me and be like, "SHEAYAYAAYH!!! FIXED-GEAR!!"

Those chuckleheads.

Going through a series of powerrails with my buddy at the velodrome, and then being shown what "russians" are.

time to re-calibrate your sarcasm meter dude.

like, hello... i ride a bike. chicks don't dig bikes. come on. for serious?

I think that most girls that would just jump on you for whatever they see (bougeois rittenhouse morons), would think you're riding a bike because you're poor.

Doing skids on really fine gravel. Man that's fun.

Leisurely spinning around my college campus at 3 a.m. in dead silence.

flying down a hill with just enough momentum to take you to the top of the next one.

Riding silently past cars stuck in gridlock.

Pulling a nice leg-over skid and surprising oneself with the unexpected quality of said maneuver, and subsequently feeling like a badass 'cause someone else saw it too. :D

The gratification experienced after beginning a reverse 360 and it flows into a reverse 1800, effortlessly... (and subsequently feeling like a badass 'cause someone else saw it too. )

When I'm riding along side of a long mirrored glass window building,
Pedals spinning I catch a glimpse of myself flying by.

Narcissus really dug that too

having a conversation with friends while riding in desolate streets.

also having a car honk at you, pass you, zoom ahead to the next red light, stop, and than get passed by me as I gently run my gloved fingers over there hood......it tastes so sweet

The gratification experienced after beginning a reverse 360 and it flows into a reverse 1800, effortlessly... (and subsequently feeling like a badass 'cause someone else saw it too. ) I don't even know what a reverse 360 is and am way too tired to imagine what 5x that is.

its also known as "backwards circles" :)

A couple weeks ago during the RELoad Bags race when I was trackstanding at a red light and a woman next to me actually rolled down her car window with her mouth gaping open, staring at me doing it. haha

Whoa, dude. You can balance yourself on a bike. Amazing.

Leisurely spinning around my college campus at 3 a.m. in dead silence.

Leisurely spinning on any bike, at night, in the city is always great.

Had a great moment this morning.

I was riding on an unpaved levee and the gravel was pretty loose. There were parts where I would have tried to stand up and coast if I were on the geared bike but instead I had to keep the pedals going, quickly but lightly. The less I gripped the bars the better control I had; the front wheel found its own way and I was spinning with my butt barely touching the saddle, my hands barely on the bars, just balanced on the balls of my feet, and my mind was totally blank.

i take a short-cut between two buildings that includes a parking area, several intersecting walking paths and a garden and to get through requires a series of 90 degree turns. when the cranks fall right and the timing is perfect, its gonna be a good day.

this has always been a favorite;

getting from point a to point b with out ever putting down a foot. ive gone through great lenghts to keep the mental game behind it going where going beyond traffic lights and traffic there are moments where you might meet a friend on the roadside. even during those moments i try to keep a my feet off the ground. its always a good feeling to reach point b to realize that you never put a foot down.

First time I was able to truly trackstand; slightly rocking forward and backward...it was one of those "ah-ha" moments which for some reason seemed so difficult to do beforehand and then instantly became simple. Same goes for skidding.

It all reminded me of the sensation of riding a bike for the first time - you know, the moment when it all 'clicked' and you were able to balance up right and ride around...ditching the training wheels for good.

It's a great natural high. Sadly, it goes away and you need to find another one...next up for me is either drugs or a mastering a unicycle. Think I'll go with the unicycle.

I agree, trackstanding was strangly enough one of the most liberating feelings I have felt. It seemed to take forever, but then all of a sudden it was like my head opened up and it became simple. I love it.

Also, those minutes after a really intense ride where you just want to collapse, the rebuilding of your whole body after you tore it apart.

spotting someone riding ahead of you in the same direction, and knowing you're going to pass them in the next few moments.

20mph to a frozen stiff trackstand in under 5 seconds at a traffic signal.

Middle of the night, right after a great party, bombing down the hill to my house.

At 5 in the morning, the city is asleep & the sprinklers are on.

Leaving the engineering lab at about 3am after doing way too much homework, campus completely abandoned and totally silent, sprinting like mad on freshly paved paths. I love the sound of tires powering hard out of tight corners on fresh pavement.

Bonus points if it happens to be a foggy night.

Knowing that you're not crammed into a subway car, and knowing that you'll get home faster than those people who are.

Riding in downtown Ottawa at night with friends. Doesn't have to be fixed though, but we are all fixed, so...