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The Maxxis Detonators were really crap. I'm using gators at the mo and they're really nice to ride - only one puncture (a fucking nail) in about 3 months and they grip well in the wet. Can be a pain to skid on though and I don't like the brown stiching thing on the sides.

Shit, did I tell you guys that I got hit by a cabbie this morning?

Idiot was a sheep a the wheel.

Look, you can't pull the wool over my eyes, I know you just want to ride a fixed gear bike because you think you'll score with the chicks.

But enough of these stupid puns, I'm getting the flock outta here.

My best friend is dyslexic and he too receives all the free stuff from uni. I told him that he's not really dyslectic, he's just a lazy cunt that didn't read as a child, and he agreed with me.

If it does exist (and I don't care either way), it must be misdiagnosed in too many thick, lazy people. Non?

Shit. I don't know what was up with the roads this morning, but the traffic was really heavy and drivers were especially irrate. I've never heard so much honking of horns or seen so much shitty driving in one 30 minute journey.

Hope the guy is okay.

I got fed up with the cold last night (and I was a little drunk) so I took my bike on the district line. Man, have you practiced your trackstanding skills on a moving train?! That was a fun contest.

They also let extremely fat people on and I'm basically made out of spaghetti, so there's no reason my bike can't come too as we take up the same amount of room. Although I think I'd actually rather walk in the cold.

Hmmm. My gatorskins even punctured yesterday - the roads don't seem to have been cleaned since NYE and changing tyres in the wet and cold isn't much fun.

It's only going to get colder...

My advice is eat lots and lots of pickled onions and wear tighty-whities.

or get stabalisers.

My only tip (the other advice is sound) is learn to let rolling backwards feel natural - you'll end up rolling backward/forwards at first over a larger distance, but the better you get at it, the smaller that distance will be until you'll be doing over no distance at all. Does that make sense? I'm drinking my father's port.

Also, the advice about riding into position is really important.

ooh, ooh, one more thing: it's good to practice rolling up to a certain point and holding the TS - this will be useful for when you apply it to traffic lights.

Although I agree with the comments about doing whatever you want, I still cringe when I see YouPube videos of people doing tricks on a FG bike. I think it's because 90% of the riders think they're way cooler than they really are and that sort of ruins it for me. Having said that I've seen some really neat things done - but my favourite video was of a guy in about 1900 doing much better things than I see most people do in 2008. And he didn't dress like a total goof. Can we not wear wool suits a bowler hats on our bikes anymore people?

On a unrelated matter I scored with a really hot girl last night. Go me.

I also like wearing girls jeans.

As a skinny vegan that happens to love metal I will do my best to make this.

I was brought up on BMX and homophobia. I was just gonna get me a single speed road bike for some exercise. A few of my mates were ravin on about fixed gear so I thought I'd see what all the fuss was about. Got a fixed gear. Now I see what all the fuss was about!

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I agree. When I see hybrid-riders with rolling heads, knees and elbows all over the place, flailing around like an orangutang having a fit, pushing some ridiculously inapporopriate gear, usually with a shrieking chain - it offends me.

Which reminds me, I saw a great example of this this morning. This (so-called) nodder tried to squeeze between a roadworks sign and a van. He hit the sign...then the van..then the sign again (which was now somehow attached to his bike) and dragged it down the road. Then his feet came off the pedals and he swerves all over the place (whilst accelerating away) and the sign eventually collapses into the traffic. When I overtook him he had this look of 'No one saw that. I'm convinced no one saw that. Oh my god. Oh my god. Everyone totally fucking saw that.'

It was like watching a donkey ride a bike.

Because my old road bike weighed the same as Jupiter and I saw the fixed riders during my commute ride with much more grace and a sense of enjoyment. I thought why not, treated myself and I'm now obsessed with my bike. But if I'd known how much I'd like it I'd not have got a OTP. That's my only gripe now.

Holy shit, that was horrible.

"The pressure exerted on his genitals by the elasticated denim, combined with the high impact landing had caused his..."

Jesus.

I would measure my cycling in Units of Love. I sometimes spring woodies on my way to work.

My friend's mildly amusing blog thing, which I do believe will ring a bell with at least some of you this winter. Tiny testicles, pig-eye and speech problems.

http://zezaurian.blogspot.com/2008/12/zezaurian-guide-to-winter-cycling.html

If my boss knew how I've spent my entire fucking afternoon she'd have me murdered.

Platini, must be running out... where does a man-go after all of those?

Flies to Juniper in a rocket?

I think it should be the last one. We've definately *plum*dered all there is on this topic.

I'm raisin my game.

You're really starting to love the lime light now, aren't you, Platini?

I'm feeling a bit sloe today.

Well, I'm going to carry on punning, kumquat may