Welcome

but I fear that I am just the sort of person that is going to get loads of abuse,

why? Are you australian?

Welcome, sasmon. Don't worry, everyone is new sometime! If you're worried about communting and riding as part of traffic, do a search on the forum for 'cycle training' and you should find quite a lot of info. That will definitely help you to acquire the skills and confidence to do all the cycling in London that you fancy. Have a look at http://www.cycletraining.co.uk/ if you like. CTUK are one of the biggest providers and will be able to answer questions you may have. There are quite a lot of ways of getting cycle training free, based on where you live, work, or study.

Oliver - Thank you for the training idea. For some reason, it never occurred to me that I would have any training, but it must be worth a try, and it looks like Haringey subsidise it.

Simon

Hello

I ve been lurking for a while , but I so loved the tweed ride and I was so impressed with the Elidh memorial that I decided to join. It's such a polite and well mannered forum .

About me; well I m not called Peter Carter, you ll see why when I get out of nursery. Lets just mention a Matter of Life and Death and you can work it out from there.

I ride with Lea Valley CC, where I met Bring my Fixed. Its a fixed friendly club with a history , you would not believe what some of the older members have in their sheds, just don't tell mr Stone. We are running evening 10s @ Hogg Hill from May.

Been riding fixed and single speed since 86, I think , when I got a fixed (27" ) from a Free wheel sale. I was very much the only fixed in the village then. Still riding on that wheel, but I m a bit worried by the thread on french threads as I dion't think the lock nut is french. Its a maillard, which was the only road fixed hub you could get in those days . By riding one back then I probably brought the average age of fixed riders in london down by 5 years . Come tio think of it , that wheel is as old as my marriage and I ve a saddle thats older.

Looking forward to more posts and laughs . I loved the Duffy post. We have Mother in @ work: and i work in the NHS......

hey mr fitz - a recent joiner also? nice to make your acquaintence...

@greasy slaaag & CB.. nothing wrong with these legs that a bit more riding won't cure... checking the diary for the 30th. if i start out now, i might just make it for last orders :o)

yep im a newbie to

Welcome Mr Carter. A friend of our Mr BMM Fixed so a real cyclist ;)

give me time and i'll think of some joke relating to an old saddle, french lock nut and and marriage.. its asking for it...

Hi all, having recently tried fixed it seems I'm hooked but I don't think OTP is the way forward for me, so it may be a while before I'm up and running...

Currently browsing the forum, especially the 'Bikes & Bits' and 'Classifieds & Shopping', while trying to figure out prices!

Hi all, having recently tried fixed it seems I'm hooked but I don't think OTP is the way forward for me, so it may be a while before I'm up and running...

don't go running, cycle.. i cannot recommend this strongly enough if you want to improve riding fixers

Thanks Ms Greasy

The good lady wife and I are still a family unit afetr all these years ; as is the locknut and saddle .

A good woman is a lot like a brooks saddle, and expensive pain in the arse for years before it's finally broken in. Then you got to tighten em up and rub them in dubin to protect their skin before filling their holes with magnetic ball bearings to make sure you keep hold of them

why? Are you australian?

Scouse?

good day people.

i found this place after searching for an aero wing tt seat post and ended up staying as it seems full of info.

why? Are you australian?

Easy tiger...

hallo
iam vilyr
i have 2 fixiede gear and 2ss and on mtb and 2 racers.
i llive in dk ';)
mvh vi

hallo
iam vilyr
i have 2 fixiede gear and 2ss and on mtb and 2 racers.
i llive in dk ';)
mvh vi

Welcome! Do try to improve your spelling and go easy on the txtspk! :)

Peter Carter

It's such a polite and well mannered forum

What, this forum???!!! ;)

sorry i am a bet deslestik.
mvh vidar

Hello

Well I braved the roads of london all the way home from the west end to Ally Pally tonight (not very far I know!) for the first time singlespeed (not fixed yet). I have done the commute literally twice before in my life, on the mountain/hybrid geared jobbie, so I am neither fit nor experienced on the road.

First observation, I did not miss the gears at all.

Second observation, cyclists are all pretty cool, and helpful, so refreshig compared to driving and other drivers!

Anyway, hope to do the commute via bike a bit more often and if any of you spot me on the plug that has not got nearly enough dirt on it yet, wearing a brand new rapha jersey (yes I know I must be a hipster/fakenger or whatever), say hello.

Simon

POLZIE owns Klien quantum (purple/gold) Ultegra set up. Deda Pista w/ bar end shifers.

                Trek 2300 composite Beater. 
                Cannondale F800 lefty for the huge hills in London.......
                Cannondale Chase Jump bike...
                A few other bits and bobs...

thoght i better post a hello, been reading this forum for a while bought my first (doubt will be my last) new ride about a month ago, just waiting for it to come back from the paintshop, see its starting already, will be hitting up the classifieds in the future as I plan to upgrade some of the shit parts on my bike, but anyway.... Hello

cheers
andy

Hi everyone, figured I better say hello properly. Hope non-UK residents are welcome too :-)

My name is Mads, I live in Denmark - am a fixie noob, but used to ride a 1 gear centurion, and loved it. I am on the quest for a great 1 gear allrounder, so look forward to diving into your great forum.

Cheers all, M

Hello all

I'm new to all this..Looking to build a fixie in time for good weather..to and from work etc..

Hello all

I'm new to all this..Looking to build a fixie in time for good weather..to and from work etc..

You'll fit right in...

Heya,
been spending far too much time on this website in recent weeks. Just started on my first fixie building project, can't wait to get it finished. Mainly used for knocking about town and then commuting in the summers.

hello all