Heres a question for everyone. Now, with all these fixed riders now-a-days, how do YOU stand out? I live in Richmond, VA and there are a lot of fixed riders. Some I remember their bikes because of something cool different. So, how do you personalize?

Is it the frame itself?
Is it something you added?
Is it the color?
Some crazy/expensive/original part?

Mine? Is the color scheme on my fixed.

My bike has scars... More than she should. I've seen no other frames here that have the same paint scheme (still original) but even if I did see one, I'd be able to tell the difference by looking at the scars.

Maybe I should get that $60 inner-tube wrap...

[edit]I forgot - she also has a lot of non-stock parts, because I did bad things or didn't like the originals...[/edit]

i'm the only fixed rider i know of in my area, so i guess i don't really have to try to stand out.

I carry a gun...F$%^#ing suburbs

Well, I think there are three fixed riders in my area including me. My bike stands out because of the white bar tape, the old rusty cranks I haven't gotten around to replacing yet, and the ace of spades stuck in my rear spokes. Plus I like to yell things while on my bike.

think5577, I live in Williamsburg, not that far away. Is there a lot of bike stuff in Richmond I should know about? Events etc? I try to get up there once in awhile, and sometimes I take a look at the Brohan page, but it's tough to know what's up with the bike scene.

I stand out because I ride in the street not on the sidewalk. Get off the road!

I haven't seen any FG riders around here. Mostly beat-up old MTBs and the occasional roadie. I know there are a few out there. I just haven't encountered them.

FWIW I don't do it to stand out. I stand out enough on the fact that I put down the cigarette, cheeseburger, live to acquire lifestyle. "You are not what you own" There you go, Dave.

spinergy wheels :) not many people loctite a cog to their spinergy's :)

Can't shake a stick without hitting a fixie in DC these days. I swear they outnumber geared bikes in some neighborhoods. Last night, I saw a guy with a green mohawk and bondage pants on a brand spanking new shinier than shiny Bianchi Pista. Seemed an odd combination. Never understood the being-punk-means-dressing-like-its-halloween mind set. Strikes me as going against the grain of what punk was/is supposed to be. Maybe I'm just getting old.

Oh well. What was the question?

Shut up Ian. And eat your salad

Well since Richmond is a college city, tons of people have bikes, lots have FG's. But there are a few alley cat races on Sundays. Ive never been to one. Also, a few months back there was a road race downtown, didnt get to that one either. (Stupid work)

Yeah, next time your in town, if you havent already, check out Rowletts on Broad St. Nice people, cool stuff. Whats the Brohan page?

But going back to the thread. Like I said, I stand out cause of my color scheme. Cool one way, but Im a little paranoid so Im extra careful about looking it up in pretty good places. Kinda sad you cant seem to enjoy your love sometimes.

Oh, and I second that MKRG. I too 86 the remote, no carb book and cell phone and stand out among the crowd.

Duly noted. And please don't tell Skitbra I was making fun of guys with mohawks. Last thing I need is to have my ass kicked by an English teacher.

his is now gone. you are in the clear

True enough. I'm up in Adams Morgan and one in five is a fixie. That said, if you ever see a purple diamondback prevail fixie, it's mine!

So...Do I stand out?

I supose you would have to ask the 'other' people.

There are not many fixt bikes around here at all but there are plenty of road bikes and plenty of people who can't tell the difference between a road/fixt/single speed and probably don't care.

i don't stand out...i just ride right on by.

plenty of fixies around here, most of them nicer than my commuter mutt. it's all black and grey and i wear black and grey. just to prove i'm not color-blind, there are little bits of red on my black shoes.

don't really want to stand out i guess.

Having grown up in Richmond, I would say Richmond is a city with some colleges (or universities), but I would not go as far as saying it is a "college city." That would be Charlottesville.

No matter where you go you are what you are player...

actually the sunday races aren't technically alleycats. they're mostly fixed-gear crits. if i knew any other fixed riders down here, i'd be there. here's the website: http://sprintclub.twothreesix.com/

i'm not sure if the riders of brohan have an actual webpage, but they have their own subforum on the sprintclub bbs.

getting back on topic, i stand out by being one of only two fixed riders in town. and i spend a lot more time on my bike than the other guy.

Thats cool, thanks for the info. What part in Norfolk you ride? I used to live in VB and have a good friend in the Granby area.

Don't really see many fixies outside of the fan, where they and their offspring are legion (today, for the third straight day, I saw a no-brakes SS freewheel set-up-- not a coaster, either, I see those sometimes. What gives? I understand college students are poor, but how much is some loctite and a track cog anyway? Or a brake? Heck, I'll give then the brake. Or the loctite.). I've the only one (well, two) I've ever seen on Northside, and when I'm over on Southside, I never see them there, either. The lower fan is basically a college town; that's where they all are. I think they're an art school thing; I've only seen one when I go back to C'ville to visit my family. There were none at my old college in Wisconsin when I went back a couple years ago, though a couple students did ask about the one I was riding, so who knows?

I ride the horde of archaic Peugeots and Treks; think5577 has one of the only other nice old-school Peugeots I've seen in RVA (531 frame from back when they hand built and low temp brazed the PX's in a seperate factory than the regular production bikes). Lots of older parts, but I'm really more a classics guy than a fixie guy, I just built the fixies 'cause I like to tinker and they're fun to ride in the city. I'm also ancient next to the art school sorts; at 43, I'm an oddity-- but I commute every day, that alone makes me odd here.

Well, I'm really weird. Other than that maybe I stand out a little because I've got a Marin road frame fixie-fied with a White Ind eccentric hub. Plenty of fixies in Chicago, though.

I don't stick out around Boston at all. I kinda like it that way.

ditto on that one jinx