Sjayne

Looking for more information on the D.C. area and the fixed gear scene.


thanks

dirtyphotons

https://www.dcfixed.com

come say hi, i'm john.

lvleph

There is a really good Vegan place at 2606 Georgia Ave. NW - Washington, DC 20001 called Soul Vegetarian. Very good food.

ryand

I agree that Soul is amazing, but what does that have to do with the fixed gear scene?

oharescrubs

fixed scene here is like anyother i guess. all different kids of people ride them. commuters, roadies'a'training, messengers, people who masturbate thinking about messengers, and punks, and art school kids, much older people who just love cycling, i mean... whats a fixed scene sopposed to be?

i think you are talking about "bike nerd/jock" scene. if so check out dc fixed and play polo

tink20seven

whut?

There are actually a crap ton of riders around, and for the most part it's easy to fit in. There isn't really so much of a "scene" per se. A bunch of us meet regularly for lunch and pillages in the evening. Polo is wicked fun, but I wouldn't call us jocks.

For the most part it isn't as pretentious as I've seen in other cities. There are just a bunch of regular people who like bikes.

Sjayne

awesome! I love soul veg! we have one here where I live and the tofu is amazing.

I just wanted to see what your replies were to the question to get a better idea of what is going up there. I'm considering moving there in the fall but I needed to make sure there were people to chill and ride with around town. I bet it's fun riding around the city. I love going up to NYC and riding around. Riding in a real city is so fun.

A bunch of the bike kids around here played bike polo a lot but unfortunately it's always when I'm busy.. but i'd be interested in getting into it when I head up there in the fall.

Sjayne

Soul veg totally has to do with riding! you need that energy!

ryand

dcfixed bike jocks? im pretty sure we are non-exclusive, over-welcoming, and don't care who you are or what you ride. we are just down to have fun, come ride with us.

Sjayne

awesome.

dirtyphotons

i really dont think it was meant as an insult, and as much as i dont want to admit, it was pretty accurate...

my post kind of made it sound like dcfixed was "the scene." but that was unintentional, there are lots of kinds of riders and any individual one probably falls into more than one pigeon hole.

lvleph

He said DC area and fixed gear scene.

Also, if you can find it. Twin Oaks Tofu is the best Tofu in the world. However, it may be difficult to get in DC. If you are in Richmond you can get it at Ellwood Thomson.

ryand

I know what he said, but what does food have to do with bikes?

mihlbach

Fuel.. I prefer dead animal part mixed in with my fuel.

Sjayne

thanks for your help guys. dcfixed is a cool website. hopefully i'll be up there soon and meet all of you.

spud

there you go, hiding behind a smokescreen of bourgeois cliches. travel around and you'll see that the fixed scenes (or atmospheres, whatever you would like to call them) of cities are quite different.
oh and Sjayne is a she

Sjayne

yeah I'm a she! thanks spud!

ryand

There is no gender on the internet.
(joking. sorry for calling you a guy)

Sjayne

hey you know.. whatever

ok so I got my ticket-- coming in on thurs the 5th... ryan... can I still use your bike?

ryand

I'll be in on Friday the sixth, and yes, you can ride my bike.

Sjayne

awesome. thanks so much-- you'll just bring it to the race then? I really appreciate it. I'm super siked!

ryand

Yes, but remember, the race is in April, not March.

maxknee

weinerz

Sjayne

hey i just don't want to get all the way up there and not have a bike! don't slam a girl for getting excited!

ryand

just making sure you knew, thats all.