London Fixed-gear and Single-speed SJS Cycles

whilst travelling through west ealing last night meeting my girl at the station, only thing was couldn't stop to say hi, even though we smiled knowingly, due to this toss pot i often come across on my journey who insists on overtaking me, and each time yelling "HA!" then slowing, i pass him and always say a cheery "hi", to which he physically "snorts" then changes gear, stands up and passes me, this goes on for 6 miles, much to my amusement, but last night i was running late so was having none of it, took him on the hill, watching change to a silly gear, grinned as i passed him and kept ahead, all the way. that was when i saw her......dark pony tail, green bike no brakes, if i wasn't trying to piss off the tossa, woulda stopped and said "hi"
oh, well!

Green bike you say??? Maybe Ealing Fixie Chick(tm) has repainted the red machine.. or found herself a new toy?? Or maybe there's competition in the female fixie ranks out west? I will keep my eyes peeled! Where exactly was this Mr Murtle?

well Mr. Hippy, between west ealing blockbusters.

Was she wearing those funky striped courier chic art-student type stockings and a denim skirt?
Perhaps we do have some competition.. "excellent Smithers excellent!"

nope, jeans and a black hooded top.........let the games commence!

is she like a haunted fixed rider, with a flaming skull for a head, who only appears fleetingly, when the fog hangs heavy in the air?

Basically.. yes.

oh...you mean her

Photos please.

Actually no, a better idea - make a simpsons avatar of her!

I've tried. All the photos of her turn out to be black, overexposed to white or just a shimmer where she was in the shot...

she's probably just a weather balloon..

yeah or a new top secret plane

maybee, a mirage, it was hot and sunny and i had sweat running in my eyes......

"i saw her......dark pony tail, green bike no brakes"

So you meant to say "i saw him......dark skinned male, green basket no beer"

haaaa

or maybe she's our "phantom" user!!!!

ummmmm

Did she have a dog/wolve/whatever?

The wolf was following her.

ahrrgghh!! your all jealous, 'cos she smiled at me 8^P

she's probably lurking somewhere on the forum reading all this ...

hence the "phantom' reference earlier

hehe....you're all welcome to her.....the last thing i want is a girl who is actually gonna come riding with me and may even be fitter than me!.....The biggest benefit of cycling for me is to get away from the f*cking girlfriend!!!....:)

to be honest, that's probably why so many ARE doing the bridges tomorrow 8^)

haaaaaaa

Man with about 50 Christmas lights in his front triangle, and some sort of roof also made of lights, not unlike the BMW C1 motorcycle

Saw him on elgin avenue, Maida Vale, and then riding along regents park road in Primrose Hill. Who is this crazy man ?

i can only wish it was me

Dunno, but I love Elgin Ave - my favourite road in London for sprinting!

Yeah i saw him too at the thames festival next to the coucil with anti war slogans drawn on his tshirt. Shame it was during the day, he didn't have his christmas lights switched on.

everyone is saying christmas too often,

stop it

it makes me feel cold

saw you today in soho, top of lexington street. i was stood at side of road with bobj, putting lock away, shouted hello, got blanked.... :)

i'd recognise those red phils anywhere.

ya mean PINK phils!

oh yeah - anodized PINK

Slamm - You snobby Ba5tard.

oh, sorry bout that :-)
I'm rubbish at noticing people, although I did see jonnywilkinson (I think) in Hyde Park. He obviously shouts louder! :-P

It was like a FGSS club meet on waterloo bridge on my way home this evening, me, andy and dexterflexter of fixed gear london, aguy on a yellow brakeless fix and a nice black singlespeed. Sorry if i didnt say hi to anyone all took me a bit by surprise.

It's that minxy hip wiggle of his, you mean.

Hah, yeah bumped into Patrick (possibly the guy on the black bike?) on Carnaby Street, he was waiting for dexterflexter :-D

yellow brakeless rider = dt?

yup, that was me

peejay78 - slamm - patrick - odge & andy - dt - conan

what a tangled web!

what a tangled web indeed!
i don't fancy it much.

(probably best to change the pic for those at work tomorrow)

That was gay, bloody motorbike in the cycle lane on the waterloo side.

i saw someone on a nice red san marco without bartape last night in bethnal. or should i say, i overtook them then proceeded to put the hammer down.

no worries, slamm, it was 5 o' clock, there was lots of traffic, i was on the other side of the road, i bleated, plaintively, rather than shouted.

hey, PeeJay

apparently one of your old students is/was in my class. who is it?

Everyone keeps on about a spotted thread so here it is, just remeber to pull this one up when you spot someone.

Me first,

Rakan. Corner of Grays inn road and Ampton street last night. Be cearful of this corner boys and girls I was waiting for police to turn up as I had just seen some locals who's mothers should have just given head beat the shit out of some poor cyclist waiting at the traffic lights, regular occuarce on that junction according to a local lady.

James, bike polo guy hops around alot, old street flying along.

muna on shaftesbury av in drizzle yday!

Some hairy-faced courier type heading west on Old St. (wait that's just about everyone on this forum..)

Samsonite and I 'spotted' each other in the pub on tues night. Neither of us were on bikes. Does this count?

Only if you kissed.

I work on Britannia St 2/3 streets away and it doesn't surprise me. I have to cycle past there nearly everyday - mornings are OK but in the evenings you do get loads of grubby little estate kids haging around there - next to the cycle path, be warned!