Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - I really wish I'd brought the bikes to Seattle.

At the mid point of a 2800 mile road trip of the west coast was a day in Seattle. I saw a ton of fixies, but only took two bike shots:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v76/undertheradar/Roadtrip07/oooo.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v76/undertheradar/Roadtrip07/rrrr.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v76/undertheradar/Roadtrip07/hhhh.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v76/undertheradar/Roadtrip07/kkkk.jpg

I miss Seattle.

The second one looks like a single-speed.

you missed out! it's true that the number of bikes around town this year is totally crazy. i would guess that there are probably twice as many people riding bikes this summer than there were last summer, and it's awesome.

My market pictures beat your market pictures.

http://lh4.google.com/J.Michelinie/ROU7Rr-sABI/AAAAAAAAAcA/NVW46iNF5gI/s800/IMG_0294.jpg

http://lh6.google.com/J.Michelinie/ROU9r2RpABI/AAAAAAAAAdU/dsKuqMIwLjc/s800/IMG_0296.jpg

Disclaimer: I don't know who any of the people in these pictures are. I just had to take them.

I was just there yesterday

My market pictures beat your market pictures.

http://lh4.google.com/J.Michelinie/ROU7Rr-sABI/AAAAAAAAAcA/NVW46iNF5gI/s800/IMG_0294.jpg

http://lh6.google.com/J.Michelinie/ROU9r2RpABI/AAAAAAAAAdU/dsKuqMIwLjc/s800/IMG_0296.jpg

Disclaimer: I don't know who any of the people in these pictures are. I just had to take them.

Oh yeah....well take this sucka! :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v76/undertheradar/Roadtrip07/pppp.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v76/undertheradar/Roadtrip07/vvvv.jpg

It's a beautiful city. Too bad all I have been seeing of it lately is a ****ing cubicle.

I was just there yesterday

I ride through the market/post alley by the alibi room there every morning now.

The second one looks like a single-speed.

It is. I've walked by it about 1000 times.....locked up at the north end of the market. Think the dude/girl/whatever works down there.

Got the day off tomorrow. Maybe I'll go down and get face smacked by a dude throwing a fish. Been looking for a fun reason to sue someone.

I absoeffinglutely love Seattle. Maybe I will break in the BFSSFG IRO in Seattle when I get it built...*swoon* I wish I could say I have seen the world's cities, but I haven't. Seattle makes me think anything else would be unnecessary, though.

Did you go to the U-district. Absolutely ridiculous amount of fixies. You'll be seeing Deep-vs in your sleep.

Did you go to the U-district. Absolutely ridiculous amount of fixies. You'll be seeing Deep-vs in your sleep.

Capital hill is pretty chalk full too.
If you're ever on capital hill and hungerin' hit up hot mommas pizza, the pesto is most delicious.
Its down pine I believe, a couple blocks down from the lighted fields/KFC etc. on the right if you're headed down the hill.
Also, theres a lady that sells handmade sweaters and such in pikes that is way cool, I bought a sweater from her and its one of my favorite things ever, she was on the end of the stalls by the street last time i was there I think.

austin, tx has a lot of bikes.

Oh man, looks like nice weather. I might go hang out there toward the middle of the year...

come to jimmy john's!

isn't jimmy johns a fast food chain? wait, isn't seattle itself kinda akin to a fast food chain?

i love seattle too. everyones so friendly there! and its always amazing to see people on bikes every 10 seconds. man i miss cyberdogs food.

OMFG I hate cyberdogs fake tofu hotdogs! Also, few here are really friendly, they're more passive-agressive. It really only appears friendly. I think New Yorkers are truely friendly. Seattle is also overpriced. I'd love to live somewhere else, but I can't.

http://lh4.google.com/J.Michelinie/ROU7Rr-sABI/AAAAAAAAAcA/NVW46iNF5gI/s800/IMG_0294.jpg



probably one of the best pictures i've ever seen. i want like a t-shirt of this or something.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v76/undertheradar/Roadtrip07/vvvv.jpg

Waterfront!

isn't jimmy johns a fast food chain? wait, isn't seattle itself kinda akin to a fast food chain?Uhh..there is actually very little fast food here. I understand you are trying to be somewhat analogous, bit San Diego life is by far more fast food than Seattle



And yes JJ's is food that happens to be fast

isn't jimmy johns a fast food chain? wait, isn't seattle itself kinda akin to a fast food chain?

people associate seattle with fast food? ive only been here a couple years but i was under the impression that vegetarians and health-nuts reign supreme here.

now if you want to make starbucks associations, that's 100% correct. i think there's something like 75 stores in a two or three mile area downtown.

yes, yes seattle does indeed rock!

you should see the turnout at critical mass too: 100+ in the winter, 300+ in the summer!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v76/undertheradar/Roadtrip07/vvvv.jpg

dang, that statue has a huge head.

Weird bump yo.

Why haven't I ever met any of you Seattle guys?

you're welcome to come see birmingham, england, then i think that'll put things in perspective...


OMFG I hate cyberdogs fake tofu hotdogs! Also, few here are really friendly, they're more passive-agressive. It really only appears friendly. I think New Yorkers are truely friendly. Seattle is also overpriced. I'd love to live somewhere else, but I can't.

I too miss riding in door zones and dodging careless cabs. . .(srsly)

i was in seattle over spring break. i saw the kurt cobain's house, and bruce lee's grave. i had a vegan friend iwth me so we stopped in at cyberdogs but im a meatatarian so i didnt eat there.

I love Seattle. You guys should visit me.

Maybe you have met some of us. Internets aliaseses, and all that. I don't tend to talk about the latest awesome fantastic thing I read on the messageboard too much in real life...so who knows.

I personally think it is kind of exciting not knowing, you know? We could be neighbors, and then there is this secret internet message board persona. All hush-hush.

...maybe I am over-romanticizing.

Hmm. Yeah..

i dont ride up to every nerd i see and ask them if they are on the internet or whats their username. in fact, i generally ignore other riders except for a nod or a "nice bike"..
oh yeah, i did talk to marqueemoon once ( i recognized his bike) at the bikeshop, but he didnt know i was a person from here.