Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Fixie quake

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Sinn
07-29-08, 04:01 PM
Hey, any interesting experiences with the earthquake in SoCal today? Anyone riding while the ground began to shake?

iamtim
07-29-08, 04:32 PM
It was a biggie; I was sitting in my office in Irvine (about 20 miles away) and the building shook like dammit. I live in La Habra (about 10 miles away) and I guess it was worse there.

Evidently, I have new cracks in my driveway. :(
Sinn
07-29-08, 04:48 PM
I was in Irvine too. I work at UCI. I was adminstering a final exam. Needless to say, I had the students finish thier finals outside (there were only five minutes left, and the few stragglers were cool with staying outside). It was quite a shake.

lymbzero
07-29-08, 05:42 PM
I thought this thread was going to be about QUAKE the video game where the FPS character was riding a fixie. :P
jokercykoe
07-29-08, 08:17 PM
Felt the ground slide to the side. It was wierd. Wasn't on a bike though, so can't help you there.
firthy
07-30-08, 05:12 AM
Somewhat bike/earthquake related:

http://laist.com/2008/07/29/video_chino_hills_bicycle_shop_duri.php
jdeane4
07-30-08, 05:25 AM
Somewhat bike/earthquake related:

http://laist.com/2008/07/29/video_chino_hills_bicycle_shop_duri.php

That guy walks over and was probably thinking, "F@#k!! Now the boss is gonna make me clean this up!!"