Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - I have no friends that ride fixed gear bikes

I have hung out with the "crew" here in town before, attended critical mass, etc., but the people here just aren't really my friends, as in we don't hang out on the weekends. I just don't have a lot of time to hang out in general, when I do go out it's with other friends from school. Additionally, I have been starting to go on longer rides with the roadie team at school. I don't know what to do.

I don't even have friends that ride. I'd love to go out on rides with good pals but it's only me out there.

yeah im moving back to dallas from denton (only an 50 miles but still too far to ride with my usual dudes on the regular now) so im gonna have to find something to do

Welcome to THE FUTURE! of fixie ownership.

It's gonna be a long, hard 15 to 20 years waiting for it to come back into style, but believe me, the cred will be worth it.

I know a lot of cyclists in cbus through random things, I hang out with them at the alleycats, rides etc... but I feel the same way. I don't know anyone to ride with on weekends.

I have a few(the people who introduced me to it) that ride fixed that I go to school with them but I've never actually gone on rides with them oddly enough. The only person i ever ride with rides a single speed road bike.

My other friend who rides fixed and is one of my best friends lives 3 hours away and I went on a ride with him today because we were both visiting out parents for easter.

I've helped a few friends with their ss / fg addiction.

You come into this world alone,you leave it alone,F***in' deal with it.

the only friends i have that ride are either into super serious racing/training or we have way different schedules

The only way I can get any body to ride with me on any sort of bike is if I spend a week convincing them then loan them a bike to use. Then we ride about 2 miles and they call someone to come pick them up.

I'm part of a bike club but they only meet every couple weeks in the summer and ride the same route every time as slow as humanly possible. I don't see any of them out side of those rides and wouldn't really be friends with them if it weren't for riding. Also, none of them would be caught dead on a FG/SS .

hang out with the roadies. it's good to see a different perspective to cycling.

join the ****ing club

i just ate dip and chip crumbs with a spoon.

^by yourself?

for dinner.

You come into this world alone,you leave it alone,F***in' deal with it.

HAHAHAHAHAH

WHAT A HARDASS

<whine> <whine> <whine> ... I don't know what to do.

get a livejournal or a blog.
or keep a diary.

I see other FG riders here in SF, but its just like chicks. Im too much of a p**sy to go talk to 'em.

Just get drunk before a ride. Approaching people is easy that way.

This thread sucks so bad. Ride a bike for yourself.

Additionally, I have been starting to go on longer rides with the roadie team at school. I don't know what to do.

Get a road bike?

I kinda hate riding with other people, because no one I ride with takes cycling as seriously as I do. They either don't care and just want to cruise at 2 mph or take it really seriously and rip it for 100 miles at 30mph. I need friends who like cycling just as much as I do :-(

That being said, I have plans to do a bunch of centuries this summer and I'm sure I'll be cruising real slow with friends otherwise

FiXiE fRiEnDs 4LiFe !!!<3<3<3!!!


edit: you should just move.

I kinda hate riding with other people, because no one I ride with takes cycling as seriously as I do. They either don't care and just want to cruise at 2 mph or take it really seriously and rip it for 100 miles at 30mph. I need friends who like cycling just as much as I do :-(

That being said, I have plans to do a bunch of centuries this summer and I'm sure I'll be cruising real slow with friends otherwise

sounds like you're the perfect canidate to step it up to the 30mph buddies :D

aspiring racers would be jealous... the best way to get better is to ride/train with people that are faster than you!

You come into this world alone,you leave it alone,F***in' deal with it.

I remember my mom was there when I arrived.

If I die tonight, my wife will be at my side, and my dog will be at the foot of the bed.

I think your theory is flawed, but I agree. Deal with it.

Az

I'm trying to convince about 3 dozen of my riding buddies to go fixed. It's been hard.

Why does it matter if your riding companions ride fixed or not?

I have hung out with the "crew" here in town before, attended critical mass, etc., but the people here just aren't really my friends, as in we don't hang out on the weekends. I just don't have a lot of time to hang out in general, when I do go out it's with other friends from school. Additionally, I have been starting to go on longer rides with the roadie team at school. I don't know what to do.

if you can hang with your school's team on a track bike, be happy.
if you want to make friends with other fixed gear riders, start a weekly group ride with them.

yeah i tried hanging out with the team at my school once.
they were all like, "oh that's your black singlespeed? do you have a real bike too?"
then they tried to sell me some ugly millersville university cycling jerseys... and this was the first time i'd ever met them.

so i decided that i'm not gonna hang out with those kids anymore.

yeah i tried hanging out with the team at my school once.
they were all like, "oh that's your black singlespeed? do you have a real bike too?"
then they tried to sell me some ugly millersville university cycling jerseys... and this was the first time i'd ever met them.

so i decided that i'm not gonna hang out with those kids anymore.

LOL yeah my team tried selling me jersey's and stuff. I actually bought some shorts because I figured it might be good to own one pair of lycra with chamois for longe rides; however, I didn't spend the money on a Jersey because I figured I could just wear a regular T-shirt. They all think it's funny.

I don't even have friends that ride. I'd love to go out on rides with good pals but it's only me out there.

fixed gear friends?? hell I can't even get most of my fat ass buddies to shoot a game of hoops, or play some pickup softball, much less ride a bicycle.

worst part is, they'll all die of heart disease at an early age, so I'll still be all by myself out there.

My only friends are on bikeforums. I only leave my studio apartment to go on beer runs.

I don't even have friends that ride. I'd love to go out on rides with good pals but it's only me out there.Same here. I ride because I enjoy it, and use Bike Forums to chat about cycling with others. I prefer it this way. I get to do what I want, when I want, wherever I want to.

What's a friend?

What's a friend?A friend is -

the person who picks you up at the airport after your vacation

the person who holds your hair out of your face, while you chirp your guts out

A friend is -

the person who picks you up at the airport after your vacation

the person who holds your hair out of your face, while you chirp your guts out


nope, don't have any of those.

Fixed
I just don't have friends. I don't know what to do.

I bought some shorts because I figured it might be good to own one pair of lycra with chamois for longe rides; however, I didn't spend the money on a Jersey because I figured I could just wear a regular T-shirt.

lol bike shorts and t-shirts are the best.

My only friends are on bikeforums. I only leave my studio apartment to go on beer runs. No **** guys, me and crushkilldstroy live in the same town and we dont even ride together
:D

No **** guys, me and crushkilldstroy live in the same town and we dont even ride together
:D

Wait...this forum is about riding bikecycles?!?!

Why does it matter if your riding companions ride fixed or not?So I can keep up with them on long descents?

lol bike shorts and t-shirts are the best.

haha i wear bike shorts and t-shirts on long rides.

if you have such a friend problem...I dont know, more free handies?

i didn't read more than about 5 posts, but since no one said it in those five posts and instead sympathized, get a ****ing blog to cry about the fact that your friends don't ride bikes. boo hoo. either hang out with the kids that bike, or enjoy your friends that dont.

god damn.

Why does it matter if your riding companions ride fixed or not?

winner

I have a few(the people who introduced me to it) that ride fixed that I go to school with them but I've never actually gone on rides with them oddly enough. The only person i ever ride with rides a single speed road bike.

My other friend who rides fixed and is one of my best friends lives 3 hours away and I went on a ride with him today because we were both visiting out parents for easter.

REPRESENT

yeah, none of my friends where i live ride fixed gear bikes.

I've been riding with a roadie team for the past few months. It completely destroys me but has been a ton of fun.


I have hung out with the "crew" here in town before, attended critical mass, etc., but the people here just aren't really my friends, as in we don't hang out on the weekends. I just don't have a lot of time to hang out in general, when I do go out it's with other friends from school. Additionally, I have been starting to go on longer rides with the roadie team at school. I don't know what to do.

i didn't read more than about 5 posts, but since no one said it in those five posts and instead sympathized, get a ****ing blog to cry about the fact that your friends don't ride bikes. boo hoo. either hang out with the kids that bike, or enjoy your friends that dont.

god damn.


get a livejournal or a blog.
or keep a diary.

who the **** said it!

my friends don't even ride bicycles. i ride fixed but wouldn't give a **** if they rode tricycles alongside. kind of nostalgic a la weekday afternoons after school from my childhood.

My friend rides a skateboard.

No **** guys, me and crushkilldstroy live in the same town and we dont even ride together
:D

Make that three.