The Joys of being a newbie...
11-05-05 | 01:49 PM
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Rolling the Hard 6
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: The Flip Side -- Ottawa/Toronto
Bikes: not enough
The Joys of being a newbie...
So I just got my first fixed gear up and running (an old peugot I got for free :-)) and i've been riding like crazy...
Last night I went for a ride and achieved my first skids and skips!!! That Sh*t is FUN!!! I'm sooo pumped right now and all I want to do is go riding again!!!! It's that feeling of building up your own bike, then riding it and learning new skills, that's MY high right now... which goes just great with my other high
I just wanted to share my newbie joy and give everyone to chance to reminise about their first days of riding fixed! Lessons learned... that feeling of pride when you first skidded... got your chainline straight... made an old bike your own... ok GO!
Oh and I'll try and get some pics of my bike soon but my digital camera was stolen a little bit ago
Last night I went for a ride and achieved my first skids and skips!!! That Sh*t is FUN!!! I'm sooo pumped right now and all I want to do is go riding again!!!! It's that feeling of building up your own bike, then riding it and learning new skills, that's MY high right now... which goes just great with my other high
I just wanted to share my newbie joy and give everyone to chance to reminise about their first days of riding fixed! Lessons learned... that feeling of pride when you first skidded... got your chainline straight... made an old bike your own... ok GO!
Oh and I'll try and get some pics of my bike soon but my digital camera was stolen a little bit ago
11-05-05 | 02:06 PM
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))<>(( forever.
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 249
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From: Louisville, Ky
Bikes: 2006 bianchi pista, giant polo junker
i'm still a noobie. i did learn skips though! skids are next....
my trackstands are MUCH better.
and fixing my bike up is on the way! (parts are in the mail.)
my trackstands are MUCH better.
and fixing my bike up is on the way! (parts are in the mail.)
11-05-05 | 04:13 PM
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Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2005
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From: Stockholm, Sweden
Bikes: Bridgestone track bike
enjoy and have fun!
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11-05-05 | 04:16 PM
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Dismount Run Remount etc.
Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Some Latitude and Some Longitude
Bikes: A couple customs and some beaters.
Enjoy that time because soon you'll yearn for a geared bike. I like my track and my conversion, but damn I can't wait to hit up the cyclocross circuit!
11-05-05 | 04:23 PM
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Barbieri Telefonico
Joined: Aug 2005
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From: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Bikes: Crappy but operational secondhand Motobecane Messenger
I envy noobieness .... it is a state of , oh so ephemeral, bliss
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