after a manic week im now off for 2 weeks, ive got all the kids this week as there off school pesky holidays but i hope the following week to get some bike rides in and a few long walks in the heath so hopefully plenty of photo's paul
Quote from: zed6309 on February 14, 2010, 05:56:05 PMafter a manic week im now off for 2 weeks, ive got all the kids this week as there off school pesky holidays but i hope the following week to get some bike rides in and a few long walks in the heath so hopefully plenty of photo's paul For a guy so recently confirmed as having No Life, you certainly seem to have a lot going on... Congrats!
I'm never going to catch up to your post count now I'll need to book a month off Have fun with your time off Paul
I need some bloody time off We'll be needing some bike riding shot's
Enjoy Paul, ya gotta make the most of these little windows of peace when they come
Hey right on! I just started my 9 day stretch. Take 'er easy and enjoy, maybe I will snap somenew photo's and post 'em as well.
Where's the bicycle shot's then?
Damn that's a clever bit of art Bloody nice looking fixie too
Quote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 14, 2010, 10:04:24 PMDamn that's a clever bit of art Bloody nice looking fixie too sold it last year mate , that pic was taken on a 40 mile ride, sadly it rained for most of the ride and head on winds, i still enjoyed it though, paul
Quote from: zed6309 on February 14, 2010, 10:05:59 PMQuote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 14, 2010, 10:04:24 PMDamn that's a clever bit of art Bloody nice looking fixie too sold it last year mate , that pic was taken on a 40 mile ride, sadly it rained for most of the ride and head on winds, i still enjoyed it though, paulI'm sure the rain evaporated as soon as hit you, what with all the heat you were producing on that thing
Quote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 14, 2010, 10:10:28 PMQuote from: zed6309 on February 14, 2010, 10:05:59 PMQuote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 14, 2010, 10:04:24 PMDamn that's a clever bit of art Bloody nice looking fixie too sold it last year mate , that pic was taken on a 40 mile ride, sadly it rained for most of the ride and head on winds, i still enjoyed it though, paulI'm sure the rain evaporated as soon as hit you, what with all the heat you were producing on that thing the funny thing mike, well not so funny was i decided to crank it big time down hill yes crazy as my legs could not keep up so i had to unclip and use the front brake or would of died i nearly ended up being ejected off the bike into a hedge paul
Quote from: zed6309 on February 15, 2010, 11:35:58 AMQuote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 14, 2010, 10:10:28 PMQuote from: zed6309 on February 14, 2010, 10:05:59 PMQuote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 14, 2010, 10:04:24 PMDamn that's a clever bit of art Bloody nice looking fixie too sold it last year mate , that pic was taken on a 40 mile ride, sadly it rained for most of the ride and head on winds, i still enjoyed it though, paulI'm sure the rain evaporated as soon as hit you, what with all the heat you were producing on that thing the funny thing mike, well not so funny was i decided to crank it big time down hill yes crazy as my legs could not keep up so i had to unclip and use the front brake or would of died i nearly ended up being ejected off the bike into a hedge paulNow that I'd love to see
Trouble is (imo) fixie's only really work in places like London where it's flat Inclines must be a nightmare to go down . On the other hand they are supposed to climb well
Quote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 15, 2010, 03:52:38 PMTrouble is (imo) fixie's only really work in places like London where it's flat Inclines must be a nightmare to go down . On the other hand they are supposed to climb well they climb great mike, but yes going down is a little hairy, i lived in watford before moving down here 10 years ago, it was flatter there, although some places in the sticks was hilly, you have to use the strength in your legs to control the speed, you can lock up the back wheel pretty easy, plus great for track stands at lights rocking back and forth,
Quote from: zed6309 on February 15, 2010, 03:55:07 PMQuote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 15, 2010, 03:52:38 PMTrouble is (imo) fixie's only really work in places like London where it's flat Inclines must be a nightmare to go down . On the other hand they are supposed to climb well they climb great mike, but yes going down is a little hairy, i lived in watford before moving down here 10 years ago, it was flatter there, although some places in the sticks was hilly, you have to use the strength in your legs to control the speed, you can lock up the back wheel pretty easy, plus great for track stands at lights rocking back and forth, Trust me I definitely will build one at some point, as they look a lot of fun There just a bit pointless given the epic nature of the hill's around here
Quote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 15, 2010, 04:00:22 PMQuote from: zed6309 on February 15, 2010, 03:55:07 PMQuote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 15, 2010, 03:52:38 PMTrouble is (imo) fixie's only really work in places like London where it's flat Inclines must be a nightmare to go down . On the other hand they are supposed to climb well they climb great mike, but yes going down is a little hairy, i lived in watford before moving down here 10 years ago, it was flatter there, although some places in the sticks was hilly, you have to use the strength in your legs to control the speed, you can lock up the back wheel pretty easy, plus great for track stands at lights rocking back and forth, Trust me I definitely will build one at some point, as they look a lot of fun There just a bit pointless given the epic nature of the hill's around here for me coming from a bmx background i like the simplicity of a fixie, ive still got my old track frames in the shed and one day i will build another one, but i think i will look at it more than ride it
Quote from: zed6309 on February 15, 2010, 04:02:37 PMQuote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 15, 2010, 04:00:22 PMQuote from: zed6309 on February 15, 2010, 03:55:07 PMQuote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 15, 2010, 03:52:38 PMTrouble is (imo) fixie's only really work in places like London where it's flat Inclines must be a nightmare to go down . On the other hand they are supposed to climb well they climb great mike, but yes going down is a little hairy, i lived in watford before moving down here 10 years ago, it was flatter there, although some places in the sticks was hilly, you have to use the strength in your legs to control the speed, you can lock up the back wheel pretty easy, plus great for track stands at lights rocking back and forth, Trust me I definitely will build one at some point, as they look a lot of fun There just a bit pointless given the epic nature of the hill's around here for me coming from a bmx background i like the simplicity of a fixie, ive still got my old track frames in the shed and one day i will build another one, but i think i will look at it more than ride it I ran a BMX until recently, and for about 6 months And yeah the simplicity's a real boon Certainly I doubt I had to do any maintenance on it the entire time I had it
Quote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 15, 2010, 04:11:15 PMQuote from: zed6309 on February 15, 2010, 04:02:37 PMQuote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 15, 2010, 04:00:22 PMQuote from: zed6309 on February 15, 2010, 03:55:07 PMQuote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 15, 2010, 03:52:38 PMTrouble is (imo) fixie's only really work in places like London where it's flat Inclines must be a nightmare to go down . On the other hand they are supposed to climb well they climb great mike, but yes going down is a little hairy, i lived in watford before moving down here 10 years ago, it was flatter there, although some places in the sticks was hilly, you have to use the strength in your legs to control the speed, you can lock up the back wheel pretty easy, plus great for track stands at lights rocking back and forth, Trust me I definitely will build one at some point, as they look a lot of fun There just a bit pointless given the epic nature of the hill's around here for me coming from a bmx background i like the simplicity of a fixie, ive still got my old track frames in the shed and one day i will build another one, but i think i will look at it more than ride it I ran a BMX until recently, and for about 6 months And yeah the simplicity's a real boon Certainly I doubt I had to do any maintenance on it the entire time I had it i ran my old 95 kons kilauea as a single speed for about 2 years, but once the girls came along i had to fit it back with gears due to pulling the trailer, im not super man but i did prefere it as a SS .
Quote from: zed6309 on February 15, 2010, 04:15:32 PMQuote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 15, 2010, 04:11:15 PMQuote from: zed6309 on February 15, 2010, 04:02:37 PMQuote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 15, 2010, 04:00:22 PMQuote from: zed6309 on February 15, 2010, 03:55:07 PMQuote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 15, 2010, 03:52:38 PMTrouble is (imo) fixie's only really work in places like London where it's flat Inclines must be a nightmare to go down . On the other hand they are supposed to climb well they climb great mike, but yes going down is a little hairy, i lived in watford before moving down here 10 years ago, it was flatter there, although some places in the sticks was hilly, you have to use the strength in your legs to control the speed, you can lock up the back wheel pretty easy, plus great for track stands at lights rocking back and forth, Trust me I definitely will build one at some point, as they look a lot of fun There just a bit pointless given the epic nature of the hill's around here for me coming from a bmx background i like the simplicity of a fixie, ive still got my old track frames in the shed and one day i will build another one, but i think i will look at it more than ride it I ran a BMX until recently, and for about 6 months And yeah the simplicity's a real boon Certainly I doubt I had to do any maintenance on it the entire time I had it i ran my old 95 kons kilauea as a single speed for about 2 years, but once the girls came along i had to fit it back with gears due to pulling the trailer, im not super man but i did prefere it as a SS .Did you break the trailer Me and my boy did while Jumping kerb's when he was four
Quote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 15, 2010, 04:26:03 PMQuote from: zed6309 on February 15, 2010, 04:15:32 PMQuote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 15, 2010, 04:11:15 PMQuote from: zed6309 on February 15, 2010, 04:02:37 PMQuote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 15, 2010, 04:00:22 PMQuote from: zed6309 on February 15, 2010, 03:55:07 PMQuote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 15, 2010, 03:52:38 PMTrouble is (imo) fixie's only really work in places like London where it's flat Inclines must be a nightmare to go down . On the other hand they are supposed to climb well they climb great mike, but yes going down is a little hairy, i lived in watford before moving down here 10 years ago, it was flatter there, although some places in the sticks was hilly, you have to use the strength in your legs to control the speed, you can lock up the back wheel pretty easy, plus great for track stands at lights rocking back and forth, Trust me I definitely will build one at some point, as they look a lot of fun There just a bit pointless given the epic nature of the hill's around here for me coming from a bmx background i like the simplicity of a fixie, ive still got my old track frames in the shed and one day i will build another one, but i think i will look at it more than ride it I ran a BMX until recently, and for about 6 months And yeah the simplicity's a real boon Certainly I doubt I had to do any maintenance on it the entire time I had it i ran my old 95 kons kilauea as a single speed for about 2 years, but once the girls came along i had to fit it back with gears due to pulling the trailer, im not super man but i did prefere it as a SS .Did you break the trailer Me and my boy did while Jumping kerb's when he was four no mate ive had the trailer since coral was 3 and she is 10 now, the girls love going out in it now, i use to take coral for 40 mile off road adventures , she loved it getting covered in dirt , was fun but then i was so much fitter then,
Quote from: zed6309 on February 15, 2010, 04:31:27 PMQuote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 15, 2010, 04:26:03 PMQuote from: zed6309 on February 15, 2010, 04:15:32 PMQuote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 15, 2010, 04:11:15 PMQuote from: zed6309 on February 15, 2010, 04:02:37 PMQuote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 15, 2010, 04:00:22 PMQuote from: zed6309 on February 15, 2010, 03:55:07 PMQuote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 15, 2010, 03:52:38 PMTrouble is (imo) fixie's only really work in places like London where it's flat Inclines must be a nightmare to go down . On the other hand they are supposed to climb well they climb great mike, but yes going down is a little hairy, i lived in watford before moving down here 10 years ago, it was flatter there, although some places in the sticks was hilly, you have to use the strength in your legs to control the speed, you can lock up the back wheel pretty easy, plus great for track stands at lights rocking back and forth, Trust me I definitely will build one at some point, as they look a lot of fun There just a bit pointless given the epic nature of the hill's around here for me coming from a bmx background i like the simplicity of a fixie, ive still got my old track frames in the shed and one day i will build another one, but i think i will look at it more than ride it I ran a BMX until recently, and for about 6 months And yeah the simplicity's a real boon Certainly I doubt I had to do any maintenance on it the entire time I had it i ran my old 95 kons kilauea as a single speed for about 2 years, but once the girls came along i had to fit it back with gears due to pulling the trailer, im not super man but i did prefere it as a SS .Did you break the trailer Me and my boy did while Jumping kerb's when he was four no mate ive had the trailer since coral was 3 and she is 10 now, the girls love going out in it now, i use to take coral for 40 mile off road adventures , she loved it getting covered in dirt , was fun but then i was so much fitter then, We're getting old mate
Quote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 15, 2010, 04:33:55 PMQuote from: zed6309 on February 15, 2010, 04:31:27 PMQuote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 15, 2010, 04:26:03 PMQuote from: zed6309 on February 15, 2010, 04:15:32 PMQuote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 15, 2010, 04:11:15 PMQuote from: zed6309 on February 15, 2010, 04:02:37 PMQuote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 15, 2010, 04:00:22 PMQuote from: zed6309 on February 15, 2010, 03:55:07 PMQuote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on February 15, 2010, 03:52:38 PMTrouble is (imo) fixie's only really work in places like London where it's flat Inclines must be a nightmare to go down . On the other hand they are supposed to climb well they climb great mike, but yes going down is a little hairy, i lived in watford before moving down here 10 years ago, it was flatter there, although some places in the sticks was hilly, you have to use the strength in your legs to control the speed, you can lock up the back wheel pretty easy, plus great for track stands at lights rocking back and forth, Trust me I definitely will build one at some point, as they look a lot of fun There just a bit pointless given the epic nature of the hill's around here for me coming from a bmx background i like the simplicity of a fixie, ive still got my old track frames in the shed and one day i will build another one, but i think i will look at it more than ride it I ran a BMX until recently, and for about 6 months And yeah the simplicity's a real boon Certainly I doubt I had to do any maintenance on it the entire time I had it i ran my old 95 kons kilauea as a single speed for about 2 years, but once the girls came along i had to fit it back with gears due to pulling the trailer, im not super man but i did prefere it as a SS .Did you break the trailer Me and my boy did while Jumping kerb's when he was four no mate ive had the trailer since coral was 3 and she is 10 now, the girls love going out in it now, i use to take coral for 40 mile off road adventures , she loved it getting covered in dirt , was fun but then i was so much fitter then, We're getting old mate yep, i just need to get out on more rides, hopefully this wed