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01-15-04, 06:58 PM
i left work today around 6pm. the temperature here in nyc is about 8 with a wind chill of -15 or so.
the streets are filled with frozen mush and it's totally disgusting out.
i'm standing at herald square on 6th and 34th, waiting to cross the street when i see a cyclist coming down the block. he's riding fixed, no brake, dressed all in black and obviously a pretty diehard rider.
he's flying towards the intersection, locks up the wheel and skids for easily 25 feet and comes to a perfect stop and does a motionless track stand for about 40 seconds and then takes off when the traffic stops. all on this horrible, windy and brutally cold night.
i wanted to cheer this guy on... things like this make me feel so happy to be riding fixed gear in nyc, even if i'm a member of the front brake, 30 degree and over posers club.
the streets are filled with frozen mush and it's totally disgusting out.
i'm standing at herald square on 6th and 34th, waiting to cross the street when i see a cyclist coming down the block. he's riding fixed, no brake, dressed all in black and obviously a pretty diehard rider.
he's flying towards the intersection, locks up the wheel and skids for easily 25 feet and comes to a perfect stop and does a motionless track stand for about 40 seconds and then takes off when the traffic stops. all on this horrible, windy and brutally cold night.
i wanted to cheer this guy on... things like this make me feel so happy to be riding fixed gear in nyc, even if i'm a member of the front brake, 30 degree and over posers club.