alicestrong
04-25-08, 09:23 AM
Just a reminder 5fix2 rides every Monday night. Social pace, fixed/road ...
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Rick@OCRR
04-25-08, 12:20 PM
Thanks Alice,
I'll try to make it this Monday. Do you have an address for Mimi's Cafe?
Rick / OCRR
I'll try to make it this Monday. Do you have an address for Mimi's Cafe?
Rick / OCRR
alicestrong
04-25-08, 12:45 PM
Mimos i (http://local.yahoo.com/details?id=20544873&stx=mimos&csz=Whittier+CA&ed=1Wo9WK160SxPANxwHu8X6zc2Wx26ngEFrGpI2oSSLo4Jl5_zebGTMPRm3QhOMVwJlYGeEfPng3o-)s that cute little place with the bakery goods and outdoor seating...
redal
04-25-08, 01:46 PM
Thanks Alice,
I'll try to make it this Monday. Do you have an address for Mimi's Cafe?
Will ride my MASI single-speed.
Rick / OCRR
She linked it for you. Mimi's Cafe is on Whittier Blvd. Mimo's Cafe is Uptown on Greenleaf. Across from the .99 store. They have outdoor tables where the walkway is to the parking lot.
I'll try to make it this Monday. Do you have an address for Mimi's Cafe?
Will ride my MASI single-speed.
Rick / OCRR
She linked it for you. Mimi's Cafe is on Whittier Blvd. Mimo's Cafe is Uptown on Greenleaf. Across from the .99 store. They have outdoor tables where the walkway is to the parking lot.
alicestrong
04-25-08, 02:10 PM
She linked it for you. Mimi's Cafe is on Whittier Blvd. Mimo's Cafe is Uptown on Greenleaf. Across from the .99 store. They have outdoor tables where the walkway is to the parking lot.
Right! Don't get the two confused! It's MimO's...:)
Right! Don't get the two confused! It's MimO's...:)
Rick@OCRR
04-28-08, 08:42 AM
Okay, it's MIMO's not MIMI's . . . Hopefully I can find it Alice.
Rick / OCRR
Rick / OCRR
SawTomorrow
04-28-08, 12:18 PM
dang. my first time on this board and i'm very, very confused. phew. this aint no lafixed.
alicestrong
04-28-08, 12:40 PM
hah! Hey Welcome!!
Look around, lots of information ...:)
Look around, lots of information ...:)
ggallin
04-28-08, 01:04 PM
do you think rick will be the guy on the masi?
Rick@OCRR
04-28-08, 01:42 PM
Either that, or I could ride my Hercules 3-Speed! That would be different.
Anyway, just did a Mapquest and it should be easy to get to/find!
Rick / OCRR
Anyway, just did a Mapquest and it should be easy to get to/find!
Rick / OCRR
Rick@OCRR
04-28-08, 06:11 PM
do you think Rick will be the guy on the MASI?
Great looking bike Gallin!
Do you come all the way from Ojai for these rides?
Rick / OCRR
Great looking bike Gallin!
Do you come all the way from Ojai for these rides?
Rick / OCRR
alicestrong
04-28-08, 06:37 PM
I'm trying to get away to ride, tonight, Rick...
Rick@OCRR
04-28-08, 06:39 PM
I'm trying to get away to ride, tonight, Rick...
Sounds great, see you there!
Rick / OCRR
Sounds great, see you there!
Rick / OCRR
ggallin
04-28-08, 07:47 PM
i have ridden to whitter with wolfpack before, but i have never driven to whitter simply to ride.
s4one
04-28-08, 10:38 PM
Too bad I cant join, I rode with you fixed gear group last time, pretty cool, different, but cool!!
Rick@OCRR
04-29-08, 08:45 AM
We had a great ride on Monday night! Not what I would call a "social pace," and Alice didn't make it, but it was great with high-speed intervals, then long rest breaks.
It seemed like about half the riders were on fixed gear bikes, with the balance being 70's and 80's multi-speed bikes (3 Peugeots a Motobecane, an old Schwinn Madison, old Raleigh, Panasonic, Bianchi, etc.), with a carbon TREK and a Cannondale in the mix. Perfect weather for the ride though, and a good course through Whittier. I knew where I was about 1/2 the time.
Only two riders had helmets (me and one other guy), and only one rider had lycra shorts and cycling jersey. That would be me.
The fixie riders all had amazing control over their bikes, and several riders performed at the breaks, and also on the road during the ride.
Many re-group breaks though, so no one got left behind. And yeah, I was by far the oldest one there, easily twice the age of any of the other riders. No worries though, everyone was very friendly and I didn't have any trouble keeping up with the pace.
Hope to see Alice next Monday night!
Rick / OCRR
It seemed like about half the riders were on fixed gear bikes, with the balance being 70's and 80's multi-speed bikes (3 Peugeots a Motobecane, an old Schwinn Madison, old Raleigh, Panasonic, Bianchi, etc.), with a carbon TREK and a Cannondale in the mix. Perfect weather for the ride though, and a good course through Whittier. I knew where I was about 1/2 the time.
Only two riders had helmets (me and one other guy), and only one rider had lycra shorts and cycling jersey. That would be me.
The fixie riders all had amazing control over their bikes, and several riders performed at the breaks, and also on the road during the ride.
Many re-group breaks though, so no one got left behind. And yeah, I was by far the oldest one there, easily twice the age of any of the other riders. No worries though, everyone was very friendly and I didn't have any trouble keeping up with the pace.
Hope to see Alice next Monday night!
Rick / OCRR
alicestrong
04-29-08, 10:53 AM
Sorry I couldn't get away last night, Rick. Next week?
Sounds like a peppy pace, though...maybe I'd be draggin? :D
I'm glad that you had a good time. :)
I am almost always the oldest, too hehe ...always oldest of the females :p
but so far peeps are always welcoming
Sounds like a peppy pace, though...maybe I'd be draggin? :D
I'm glad that you had a good time. :)
I am almost always the oldest, too hehe ...always oldest of the females :p
but so far peeps are always welcoming
Mehow
04-29-08, 01:34 PM
I missed the ride last night, but will definitely be there next Monday.
Mehow
04-29-08, 01:40 PM
FYI:
The first ride of every month is planned to be faster and longer. So, next Monday we will likely ride down to Downtown Fullerton, take a 20 minute break, and ride back. This ride is roughly 25-30 miles.
Although the ride is meant to be faster... we won't leave a rider behind
The first ride of every month is planned to be faster and longer. So, next Monday we will likely ride down to Downtown Fullerton, take a 20 minute break, and ride back. This ride is roughly 25-30 miles.
Although the ride is meant to be faster... we won't leave a rider behind
Brian Sorrell
04-29-08, 02:29 PM
If I lived closer, I'd definitely go. Yes Rick: these fixed gear riders really know how to move their bikes around. We got a taste of it when we rode with the LAFixed crowd on the Mike V benefit ride. Impressive stuff, and a darned nice group of people to boot.
Rick@OCRR
04-29-08, 03:40 PM
If I lived closer, I'd definitely go. Yes Rick: these fixed gear riders really know how to move their bikes around. We got a taste of it when we rode with the LAFixed crowd on the Mike V benefit ride. Impressive stuff, and a darned nice group of people to boot.
Right Brian,
I was definitely impressed! Plus they were great to talk to and didn't have an attitude toward an older non-fixie person (like me!). I'm almost tempted to turn my single-speed into a fixie, but I think I'll do a few more of these rides before I take that step.
Not sure if this Old Dog could learn all those New Tricks, but then I'm not really wanting to ride backwards, bunny hop during a wheelie or lock up the back wheel and slide to a stop. Fun to watch though!
And, while some of the tricks in (and during!) traffic look dangerous (at least to me), no one fell, hit anything or got hit. Youthful reflexes are lots quicker than mine too! Fun ride though, and well worth your trip from Riverside!
Rick / OCRR
Right Brian,
I was definitely impressed! Plus they were great to talk to and didn't have an attitude toward an older non-fixie person (like me!). I'm almost tempted to turn my single-speed into a fixie, but I think I'll do a few more of these rides before I take that step.
Not sure if this Old Dog could learn all those New Tricks, but then I'm not really wanting to ride backwards, bunny hop during a wheelie or lock up the back wheel and slide to a stop. Fun to watch though!
And, while some of the tricks in (and during!) traffic look dangerous (at least to me), no one fell, hit anything or got hit. Youthful reflexes are lots quicker than mine too! Fun ride though, and well worth your trip from Riverside!
Rick / OCRR
alicestrong
04-30-08, 12:38 PM
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Rick@OCRR
04-30-08, 02:37 PM
Yo Alice,
Where did you find that photo?
Looks like some old guy on the 5fix2 ride! Funny looking guy, but nice bike! And check out his 50 + jersey. He must be REALLY OLD.
On the Norwalk pedestrian bridge, long about 10:00 PM.
We missed you Alice, but Jennifer said you are a really strong rider!
Rick / OCRR
Where did you find that photo?
Looks like some old guy on the 5fix2 ride! Funny looking guy, but nice bike! And check out his 50 + jersey. He must be REALLY OLD.
On the Norwalk pedestrian bridge, long about 10:00 PM.
We missed you Alice, but Jennifer said you are a really strong rider!
Rick / OCRR
alicestrong
04-30-08, 04:00 PM
Jennifer said that, did she? Oh, nasty rumors about me...:D;)
More pictures here... (http://www.lafixed.com/comments.php?DiscussionID=4450&page=13#Item_4)
More pictures here... (http://www.lafixed.com/comments.php?DiscussionID=4450&page=13#Item_4)
Rick@OCRR
04-30-08, 05:47 PM
Jennifer said that, did she? Oh, nasty rumors about me...:D;]
No nasty rumours, no. I went to the LA Fixed Page and tried to sign up, but now have to wait to be approved. What if they find out my single speed is a freewheel :eek:?
If I'm approved, then I will look for other photos!
Rick / OCRR
No nasty rumours, no. I went to the LA Fixed Page and tried to sign up, but now have to wait to be approved. What if they find out my single speed is a freewheel :eek:?
If I'm approved, then I will look for other photos!
Rick / OCRR
roadfix
04-30-08, 05:49 PM
What if they find out my single speed is a freewheel :eek:?
Just don't coast. No one would ever know...:p :D
Just don't coast. No one would ever know...:p :D
alicestrong
05-01-08, 12:47 AM
No nasty rumours, no. I went to the LA Fixed Page and tried to sign up, but now have to wait to be approved. What if they find out my single speed is a freewheel :eek:?
If I'm approved, then I will look for other photos!
Rick / OCRR
Hey...if she says that I'm a strong rider, that's just a nasty rumor...;):)
I'm sorry, I thought the link would take you right to the page.
After you are signed on, go to the end of the (5fix2) SPORATIC Sundays thread.
There's a video, too...:)
If I'm approved, then I will look for other photos!
Rick / OCRR
Hey...if she says that I'm a strong rider, that's just a nasty rumor...;):)
I'm sorry, I thought the link would take you right to the page.
After you are signed on, go to the end of the (5fix2) SPORATIC Sundays thread.
There's a video, too...:)
Rick@OCRR
05-01-08, 10:34 AM
Hey...if she says that I'm a strong rider, that's just a nasty rumor...;):)
I'm sorry, I thought the link would take you right to the page.
After you are signed on, go to the end of the (5fix2) SPORATIC Sundays thread.
There's a video, too...:)
Thanks for the tips George and Alice,
Re: George, yes I will try no coasting, that may work! On the other hand, if anyone looks at the rear cog, the freewheel is lots fatter than the slender fixed cog. Maybe no one will look :).
Re: Alice, yes I will check out the LAFixed once I get the email saying that I'm allowed in. Hasn't happened yet, but they don't say how long it will take, so I'll just be patient.
Hope to see both of you on the ride next Monday evening!
Rick / OCRR
I'm sorry, I thought the link would take you right to the page.
After you are signed on, go to the end of the (5fix2) SPORATIC Sundays thread.
There's a video, too...:)
Thanks for the tips George and Alice,
Re: George, yes I will try no coasting, that may work! On the other hand, if anyone looks at the rear cog, the freewheel is lots fatter than the slender fixed cog. Maybe no one will look :).
Re: Alice, yes I will check out the LAFixed once I get the email saying that I'm allowed in. Hasn't happened yet, but they don't say how long it will take, so I'll just be patient.
Hope to see both of you on the ride next Monday evening!
Rick / OCRR
Grumpy Pig
05-01-08, 10:45 AM
Re: George, yes I will try no coasting, that may work! On the other hand, if anyone looks at the rear cog, the freewheel is lots fatter than the slender fixed cog. Maybe no one will look :).
Rick / OCRR
The video makes me want to put my light back on. And flip the wheel.
Rick, they caught you coasting on the video.
Rick / OCRR
The video makes me want to put my light back on. And flip the wheel.
Rick, they caught you coasting on the video.
alicestrong
05-01-08, 10:51 AM
Rick totally rocks it! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZveKh-U76I)!
Rick@OCRR
05-01-08, 11:08 AM
The video makes me want to put my light back on. And flip the wheel.
Rick, they caught you coasting on the video.
You're right Frank; I am so busted :o. On the other hand, the video does capture the atmosphere of the ride, so it's all good. Plus, its a great promotional piece to get other riders to join the event.
Thanks so much for linking that in Alice!
Rick / OCRR
Rick, they caught you coasting on the video.
You're right Frank; I am so busted :o. On the other hand, the video does capture the atmosphere of the ride, so it's all good. Plus, its a great promotional piece to get other riders to join the event.
Thanks so much for linking that in Alice!
Rick / OCRR
Mehow
05-05-08, 12:26 PM
Tonight! Tonight!
We will be celebrating Cinco de Mayo with a "Mexican Monday" theme.
Meet: Mimo's Cafe (Uptown Whittier)
Meet @ 7:30pm
Ride @ 8:00pm
We will be celebrating Cinco de Mayo with a "Mexican Monday" theme.
Meet: Mimo's Cafe (Uptown Whittier)
Meet @ 7:30pm
Ride @ 8:00pm
SawTomorrow
05-12-08, 08:37 AM
tonight!
missionary mondays.
shirts, ties, slacks, dorky helmets required.
hee.
please don't crucify us.
missionary mondays.
shirts, ties, slacks, dorky helmets required.
hee.
please don't crucify us.
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