I actually love squirrels, black ones in particular. I once tried to rescue a baby squirrel who fell out of a tree. It was too late though, but I picked the maggots out of his head so he'd have a little dignity before he died. His name was Wiggles.

I also stop walking/biking to look at squirrels. I like biking in the trails cause of all the little critters. My best bike journey last year was one day on the trails when I spotted an entire family of raccoons in one tree, like ten babies! That was the one day I didn't bring my camera too. I stared at them for like an hour before crestfallenly biking away.

P.S. lol @ "have" to "has" -- I almost called you out on it.

Sad face about Wiggles, may it rest in peace...but kudos for picking the maggot out. Squirrels in the cities don't live very long, a lot of them are ran over or eaten by coyotes in their first year. Well, part of the nature I guess.

Holy crap! 10 babies? The mothers are usually extremely protective and would dig your eyes out if you were to get into their personal bubbles.

I like random skunks that I see on the street. They look so cute and clumsy when they slowly trot away into the distance.

Yay, animals.

Yea...my English is probably not the best, but I try.

TOO CH**K.

I have to throw it out there that skunks would make some of the most awesome pets and some people actually do it and i've heard the can be rather friendly...after they are de-skunked of course

They are friendly, almost cat-like. People assume they will spray regardless of the situation, but that's not the case at all.

EDIT: Come to think of it, skunk and raccoon families are similar; the male are just there to reproduce and does nothing...

I love skunks too. This was my FB pic for a while...



Sigh, so off-topic.

Heh, we already helped him enough to warrant a derailment.

Did you take that picture?

Nope but I do take a lot of animal pictures, like this one of a ring-tailed coati I met on a Brazilian prison island... he made a beeline toward me from the trees and then stood up on his hind legs and tried to hug me. I was at 50mm so this dude's nose was literally right in my face.

Aww...

hey OP why don't you check craigslist and other places to pick up a used fixed gear bike and see if it really feels right to you. I picked up my first bike for $200 for a local mechanic who just like to build and sell bikes. The parts were all decent and I had a blast riding it. After that you can either start to upgrade (with the money you saved by buying used) or sell the bike for the same (or close to same price) and make an informed decision. Plus, when you grow (which you will) you won't be out a ton of money.

Just a thought. Anyway, let us know what you get and welcome!

Go to your nearby lbs and get an idea of the propper size before you spend your parents $ on something that doesn't fit. You can try bikes without having to buy them. And who knows, you might find one you like.

K thanks and one more thing...
What's the purpose of the Julian Wheel Upgrade?
Are they like deep v's?
What do the deep v's and Julian Wheel Upgrade do , do they improve riding or are the wheels that come with the bike good already?

The ones that come with the bike already are kind of like Deep Vs. I think the Julians are supposed to be like B43s; you don't need the upgrade... they are super heavy and it's just for style points really. But your bike is already going to look nuts so it would prob just be obnoxious.

GJ and scroca bring up good points though. It's cool that your parents are willing to get you that bike but you don't want to waste their money on something you 1) might not even like, and 2) will grow out of very soon. Cause right now the only thing you know you want are custom colors, and that's really the least important part about riding a bike.

The best idea is to get a cheap (~$200) fixed gear, ride it a ton, figure out what you're into... then either upgrade parts as you go, or work at McDonald's till you have enough money to build your own. At that point you'll know exactly what you like and be able to pick custom colors anyway. You'll learn a lot and it'll be really rewarding. Plus you'll end up cooler than all your friends, cause they might have crazy neon-colored bikes now, but you'll be the one who knows what you're doing instead of just getting something cause it's shiny.

Another option is to get the Motobecane Track. Ride it, learn it, maybe buy some Deep Vs and colorful bar tape if you still want to be snazzy. You'd look cool, be making a sound investment, and save your parents some money too. I mean there's really no room for regret if you go this route, whereas if you go nuts with the Scrambler you are likely to regret valuing form over function.

Alright then Im gunna go check out stores near me and see some choices because yeah I need an actual bike to ride before it looks cool .
So the scrambler is going to be delayed on for a bit but you know any other bikes that are good with a good price?

Yay, you're totally doing the smart thing. Definitely check out stores near you first, but otherwise Bikes Direct has great beginner bikes. Any of these would work... Kilo TT, Windor The Hour, Windsor Timeline would be good choices.

seriously, the scrambler is kinda eh. Unless you have really ****ty bike shops around you i'd still say you should go talk to them. getting the right size bike is the, by far, MOST important part of buying a bike, and something you really can't do just reading some generic chart on the internet. everyone is a little different when it comes to fit, and you honestly need to test ride some bikes. hell, you might find out you can't even stand fixed, or even road style frames. I know my girlfriend's sister was interested in a singlespeed, until she was dumbfounded about how to get off, freaked out over the lack of huge standover, and whined about her bruised vulva for the rest of the day.

don't buy a bike and bruise your vulva, test ride some stuff and buy local.