Hahaha I'm the same way. Totally neurotic about my things being pristine. Even my cat has to be pristine!!!

Haha, I know what you mean about the decor thing.

If you do find out about a local fixed forum, just make a post and ask people if they want to ride. Not to sound sexist or anything, but sex does sell when it comes to riding bikes with guys. Like my friend, she's like one of the more active members on the fixed forum in Vancouver, and a lot of hungry hungry hipsters want to ride with her, but then they all found out she had boyfriend and disappeared.



That's dramatic but I suppose I'm somewhat the same. I don't mind the paint chipping or anything, I just don't want my tape to tear.

That sounds dangerous. I really don't do well with fawning boys in whom I'm not interested. So annoying. (But if they're cute then it's okay.)

Lolol sounds very familiar.

It's going to be hard to find bike buddies if you can't tolerate the fawning boys, because SSFG is a pretty massive sausage fest.

I'll just add the line "cuties only" to my post.

Fair enough.

I was fascinated by the above conversation.

And I accidentally purchased a pursuit bike today.

"Cuties only."

Wanted a pursuit bike.

TI still on the list. Need to get rid of Cervelo.

When i'm on a ride with my ex, I ride twice as hard.
I got the balls to call her on her dangerous riding.
I hate the fact she hangs all over guys and then walks into every conversation I have with a girl on night rides.
I think she reads these forums.

How do you pronounce Cervelo?

Most irrelevant confession ITT: I stole that from the name of a top World of Warcraft raiding guild. I don't even care about WoW but they all met up recently and called it QTCon 2011 ahhhaha why is this so funny to me.

Yup, drunk bought a pursuit bike. Thought I learned my lesson. But no. It'll ship out next week-ish.

Always wanted one, told myself I'd never get one because of the complete impracticalness of them, bought one.

I've always call the Cervelo, Churr-velll-ohh. Guy at the shop thinks otherwise. But whatevz, y'know.

I like clicking my sqrl, even I know where it goes.

I tarck stand and ride in circle in the garage when I feel like it.

I'm particular about pronunciation of bike names.

i ate **** tonight on the wet train tracks with stupid ass urethane planks near ballard on the MUT(burke). not hurt just scraped, and the visp is fine, but man...


first ever fall due to tracks in seattle!

it was bound to happen some time.

Confession---I am impressed by this confession. Deep.

If I could actually play WoW. I would try, and sell items on the black market.

Do not have the adequate gaming tactics, though. Or devices.

Used to work with a group of folks who were well invested in the game. Tried to get me into the trial version for missions and what not, but I had no idea what they were talking about.

Dude, everyone likes pristine *****.

What you did there.

Have you tried to find some riding friends at UWM? Lots of SSFG love around campus, although a lot of the bikes might just be fashion statements.

I don't understand most of those bike terms you guys are saying.

Must admit. My fixed gear is converted from a vintage Puegeot which I built up last summer by myself having decided I will need a bike for university. Its a strong, well build frame and has a classic look but I'm a university student, which means I am poor and cannot afford a Super Pista Frameset from Bianchi. Even though I am riding on Alexrims (inb4 "ouch"
"alexrims sucks" I KNOW that why I bought them. I AM POOR) but that doesn't mean I shouldn't be allowed to own a fixie.

Like so many others... I hate the word "fixie"

Alex Rims could be awesome, they make good budget wheels. Still rolling on my Alex DA22 I built 2 years back.




sweet fixie my fellow broskis, brosephs and brodozers

Actually it's "sir-vay-lo" except the vay is more like between an "ay" and "ey" sounds. Just shorten the vowel and you'll be fine, if you pronounce with a long english sounding vowel it sounds wonky.

-I can't trackstand worth a crap, but I still try it at almost every light and almost always end up nearly falling over, then play it off like I meant to.
-I think Aerospokes are completely impractical and make your bike a huge theft target, but I want a white 5-spoked one SO badly.
-I finally learned how to bust mad skidz and now do so far too much.
-I'm afraid to take the brake off my bike.
-I secretly hope people look at me as I ride by.
-Hipster girls turn me on.

Haha I don't really want to make friends with random undergrads who ride fixed geared bikes around UWM.