One of my other passions. . . . . .
 

i have always loved riding. i used to ride to and from work before i was married (aaahhhh. . . . the good old days). round trip approx. 50 miles per day.
i've ridden to montauk several times and averaged about 300 to 500 miles per week.
i just picked up my first "fixie". it has a fixed gear which means when the wheels are spinning the pedals are as well.


http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...3/S6300803.jpg


i call it the cannibal.

Have your prostate checked.

Charlie, what needs to be fixed on this one? Looks to be in nice condition, but I'm speaking as a greenhorn. Are you going to add more gears?

i'd invest in a kick stand, easier that lugging that cinder block around...

send in the clowns.
grace, fixed gear means that when the wheels are spinning the pedals are turning as well. you cant coast with a fixed gear bike. you are constantly spinning the pedals. there is a method of braking called skidding which take some practice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxFOBmO1CLg

this is basically a track bike. it weighs in at 18.5 pounds and will be about 15.75 when i'm finished with it.

Ohhhhh..... duh..... now I get it. "Fixie" refers to the fixed gear. Sorry, I'm a little slow this morning. :-)

Nice ride CTT, but around here you have to be a hippie to ride a fixed gear.

I have recently traded my HD in for a Giant here at work.

I gotta guy here that goes to NC State but works summers here at the marina that just got one of those. He loves it, and it took him a little while to learn the braking technique.

I hope you do not take offense here CTT, but I cannot picture you riding one of those. A big ole harley maybe, but not a racing bicycle!

yeah, CTT, we've all seen pics of you, can't imagine you on a pedal bike. I don't know what you have planned for the weight loss on the bike, but I figure you can loose that much weight by just taking a fresh magazine in the head when you go.

hey nipple, had a lowrider many years ago. wideglide front end with 20 inch apes, forward controls, shotgun pipes, a kick start and a panhead that ran like a dog without a leash. riding with a buddy one sunny day and he lost control of his bike because he was screwing around. he hit a stone pedestrian bridge at about 65 mph and died on impact. i sold my bike that night and havent ridden since.

spare, any photos you have seen of me are not at my ideal weight. i have been as high as 260lbs. i'm usually around 200, which is about where i'm at now. AND SPECTACULAR!!!

randle, what skooter did you have and what giant did you pick up?

Tuna, we are begging you, please post a picture of you at your now "ideal weight" and looking "spectacular." Maybe we will not be so intimidated! That mug in your posts is pretty scary!

hey nippy just bear with me. my parents went away and i lent them my digcam. when they get back i will shoot one of myself so you can get lost in my beauty.

:love:

I sincerly thought this thread would have a nude picture of MJ when I seen the title. Which makes me wonder why in the he!! I clicked on it.

Now thats funny!


CTT, the guys who know said my bike is the Giant "Police" model.