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sxe fbm rider 12-06-04 01:20 PM

I'm Rob, I'm 18 and an animation student at the Art Institute of Philadelphia. I live just outside Philadelphia in Lansdowne(not Lansdale which is over an hour away). I ride a converted Club Fuji and have but have not been riding much an FBM Night Train bmx bike. I love hot chocolate.

dammitgravity 12-06-04 01:28 PM

well i suppose i'll do a small intro since i neglected to earlier..
my name is rachael. i live in atlanta. i'm pursuing a masters in social work at georgia state univeristy. prior to that, i earned a b.a. in cultural anthropology at snobby coca-cola university (that would be emory). there i wrote my senior honors thesis about decatur yellow bikes, a local community bicycle sharing program. on grant money, i checked out city bikes in copenhagen, denmark, and i also worked for the atlanta bicycle campaign for a minute as a the girlsbike! club leader and as a suitability map maker. and i used to facilitate clitoral mass, which i think i will start doing again. i ride a spicer fixie and a bianchi brava (although according to infestedguy, i'm not allowed to ride the bianchi anymore.. unless it's raining). so.. in conclusion.. i'm a tiny smart biketista who likes to organize and study things.

void808 12-06-04 01:40 PM

Hey folks--I'm Steve, A lead artist at a video game company in Austin, TX. I'm originally from Oly, WA and Seattle, WA where it rained alot. Now im in Austin and it rains sometimes.

I've been riding forever, but always on either a vespa, motorcycle, BMX or MTB. Two years ago I got the bug to get a fixed gear, so I picked a cheap one up off of EBAY. It sucked, but I caught the fever. Two years later, I decided to build my first ground up fixie conversion. I just finished it--1980s era Centurion Lemans with Mavic 3A rims, surly front and rear hubs, brooks saddle, bulls, bulletproof cranks and a 42/16 chainring/cog. It's been an experience, and we're inseperable. I ride it day and night! :)

highpants 12-06-04 03:56 PM

daniel

minneapolis -powederhorn park neighborhood

26 yrs. old

married

student - english ed. @ metro state

work w/developmentally disabled adults @ a day program

fixed gear nishiki road conversion. silver w/ black 'horns, pedals, cranks, ring. 48x16.

WithNail 12-06-04 04:12 PM

I suppose I'll chime in since I've yet to do so. . .
My name is Henry I'm currently working toward a BS/A in marketing and a minor in advertising at Suffolk University Boston (soon to be Madrid). I used to work for City Express here in the city ehhh that place sends shivers down my spine. So now I tutor at the Suffolk University Learning center, no I don't think I'm smart, I just need to do something for money and they let me do whatever the hell I want. I live in a suburb just outside of Boston called Brookline it's nice, quiet, and dangerous for cyclists. For those who know Boston I live about as far from Boston as you can while still being in Brookline or close to the pond and the resivour. I live with my beautiful gearie girlfriend and 3 other friends (only one of which even rides a bike).

hmmm my bike. . . A Blue-ish late 90's khs and a couple of parts bikes.

BostonFixed 12-06-04 04:23 PM

WithNail, why do you hate city express so much? I might get a job there so I want to know!

hollis 12-06-04 04:53 PM

hi, my name is michael. i live in providence, on the west side, armory district to be exact. working at a job that pays the bills, currently looking and thinking about what exactly i really want to do. yeah so enough about me.
let's see...my bikes. first off, my fixed gear is a converted mid to late 80's puch 210, bought a rear 27" wheel from harris cyclery with the super nice iro hub. i figured it was easier to keep the bike with 27" wheels since the front was still good. right now i am running 42/15 and i do run a front brake, it is the original weinnmann with a dia-compe mx lever that i had lying around. for my non fixed bikes i have a 70's peugeot 3 speed folding bike in a beautiful almost celeste green, an early 80's legnano (love, love, love it!), a gt ricochet mt bike from the 90's, an 80's cw racing z2000 bmx bike and last but not least my rainy day bike 'virginia', a full fendered, coaster brake beast. whew! so yeah, hi!

WithNail 12-06-04 05:35 PM


Originally Posted by BostonFixed
WithNail, why do you hate city express so much? I might get a job there so I want to know!

Just like any other place that hires newbies they don't give you much work, they treat you like $hit and it has been roumored that they take a lot of money out of your pay check. The good thing is that they give you medical insurance and they take your taxes out for you.

fixinskitchin 12-06-04 06:56 PM

hello, my name is brian, it's been 7 months sinced I last used a derailer. OH wow, this feels good, what else can I get off my chest. I'm a dumbass, I like bikes (duh), skating, food, beer, beer, beer, and nachos. I am living in corvallis, I will be in pdx soon. Watch for the silver soma, old school style.

iamjberube 12-06-04 07:23 PM

jonathan
29
brooklyn (formerly se pdx)
master's in education (in progress)
maruishi fixie (also sort of in progress)

myxbyx 12-06-04 07:51 PM

mike
really really old (older than old codger)
working at just one more job, internet for Eddie Bauer,(pays mortgage, has health care, dental...)
do part time bike assembly, bike recovery from landfills, etc.
70's Nishiki fixed (with welded BMX freewheel) and front brake (this was the first one)
90's Bianchi fixed (needs eno hub this spring)
peugeot SS
Schwinn Traveler SS
many more projects including 2 bianchis, a tandem, a 1916 Mead Roadster...
married (wife's bike is mixte schwinn traveller with gears
twin 15 year old sons,(Haro 8.1, Mongoose BMX, GT BMX, Specialized Hardrock, CCM Cliffrunner, several choppers in progress.
BA In English Lit (little or no connection with ANY job I've had)
Live in Grand Bay in New Brunswick in Canada
Don't know of any other fixed rider in NB except for youngest son (24 minutes younger) occasionally. He also rides one of the SS and dawdles on hills waiting for me to catch up.

mpatrick 12-06-04 08:19 PM

mike/biggie/lonestar
Houston, Texas
barista
graphic design student
05' bianchi pista
intrests include: bikes, macs, beer, coffee, beer, bikes, beer, macs

mpatrick 12-06-04 08:19 PM


Originally Posted by iamjberube
jonathan
29
brooklyn (formerly se pdx)
master's in education (in progress)
maruishi fixie (also sort of in progress)

What kind of maruishi? I am gonna start to work on converting my rx-7 real soon.

nasty 12-07-04 09:22 AM

hola.

craig nasty. just retired bike messenger (london, perth australia, wash.dc ((but i didnt actually work there if you know wot i mean...)) )

on the road for just over 9 yrs, fixed for 5.

gone thru a few track bikes - traded, sold or stolen... bsa track, khs track (orange pursuit stylee), hillman (australian) track, bianchi mtb fixt conversion, condor pista alu, condor pista steel, 92 'dale track (stolen :(...), 03 cannondale track

theres a green soma rsuh at my girlfriends house in dc waiting for a build when ins decide to let me back into the usa... long story, but i hope i dont have to dump wearing ankle shackles again

currently studying it ne of london uk. it sucks.

riding my 'dale major taylor as a pub bike. the shame, the shame... and riding heaps around essex on a geared roadie... the shame the shame...

Ya Tu Sabes 12-07-04 09:42 AM


Originally Posted by WithNail
I live in a suburb just outside of Boston called Brookline . . .

I must say, many Brookline residents with a surfeit of civic pride would take issue with your classifying their thriving, proudly independent town as a mere suburb. Which is not to say it's not true, but watch out for that Brookline mafia!

(As a resident of Somerville, which is clearly a suburb of Boston, I understand how this can be a touchy subject. But we Somervillionaires can take pride in being not only Massachusetts's 12th largest city, but also the MOST DENSELY POPULATED! Eat your heart out, Brockton!)

iamjberube 12-07-04 09:43 AM

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i'm not really sure what kind of maruishi it is. track frame, drilled for brakes...not that there will be any. if anyone has any info about this bike, please let me know. i posted it on here before buying, but i still haven't found much info. a pic of the way it looked before i bought it...

bostontrevor 12-07-04 09:51 AM


Originally Posted by Ya Tu Sabes
(As a resident of Somerville, which is clearly a suburb of Boston, I understand how this can be a touchy subject. But we Somervillionaires can take pride in being not only Massachusetts's 12th largest city, but also the MOST DENSELY POPULATED! Eat your heart out, Brockton!)

As a former Somervillain, boo on you! Somerville is a fiercely independent city ready to defend its freedom from the Bostonian encroachers with force of arms and rusty pickups if need be!

Brookline... Well that place is just obnoxious. ;)

(could I be more off topic?)

Cornwalis4 12-07-04 10:28 AM

hey, my name is Billy. I live in RVA, Richmond, VA. I'm a recent graduate from VCU and have already sold my soul to big business where I dont use either of my degrees. When not slaving for the man I role on a bianchi pista with a GT frame in the works. Love the triple triangle.

Alexi 12-07-04 11:36 AM

Boston Trevor where are you located?
As of tomorrow I'm living back on Mission hill, thats fun to ride up every day...

As a matter of ex somerville pride, first telephone network and it's where Mary (from mary had a little lamb) lived... I always saw it as a I'm a somervillian, not one of those damn commies from Cambridge, ummm sorry The Peoples Republic of Cambridge.

bostontrevor 12-07-04 11:40 AM

Jackson Square, just a hop-skip-and-a-jump from Mission Hill. (Across the street from the Super Stop & Shop)

Alexi 12-07-04 11:54 AM

On Center St?

bostontrevor 12-07-04 12:00 PM

Basically.

PS: Centre. :)

Alexi 12-07-04 12:13 PM

do you do any work with bikes not bombs?

bostontrevor 12-07-04 12:36 PM

Nah, keeping meaning to stop by, haven't.

neptunetitan 12-07-04 12:45 PM

Im dave, I live in NYC, produce rock and roll records. Ride a SS langster, looking to buy a second frame which Im gonna set up fixed.


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