Aberdeen riders?

I've been wondering this for a while now as I'm seeing a few about? At least 2 or 3 Langsters going about. A Fuji track. A guy with a nice Daccordi frame that I spoke to one night on Union St. Someone bobbing along Market St and up Victoria Road yesterday that I couldn't get close enough to see properly due to fecking buses and a knob in a Range Rover (default car driver in B'Deen)?

Anyone else prepared to battle it against hard as nails NE coastal wind and 5 seasons in the same day where Goretex is less a fabric and more an entire belief system? Where helmets are N/A because peoples heads are made of solid *hope *and the Granite City is so named not becauseof the building material but the mentality.

Base layers means just eating more processed fat and salt and HTFDown is the modus operandi 'cos it's so fucking grim already.......and all cyclists fixed or otherwise are given special dispensation by ACC to not only jump red lights but to start a fucking fight with anyone who dares to look in their general direction as they do it.......

Aye, sorry....so I suppose if you don't ask you don't get - so if anyone is looking in residing in the Energy Capital of Europe (ha!), say hi.

Ta

Whats up bro!!

I'm the owner of said fuji track!! It's nice to see there are a few more fixed gear enthusiasts in aberdeen! What you ride dude... i hope it's not the charge plug thats been left to rust on campus?!

I just got back from a night ride, needless to say i was the only one on fixed, but two of the other guys in the ride also enjoy some fixie action and they both volunteer at the bicycle co-op near aberdeen uni campus (http://becycle.org.uk/)! I'm about to start a new build on one of the raleigh frames from there! The night rides are everyother thursday and we have a local dude talking us on some pretty sweet streets!

Hit me up if you ever wanna mash up the streets of aberdeen, dodge potholes and run red lights!!

ben

http://becycle.org.uk/ - God damn could I have used this place a few months back!! he he, didn't know it existed even - good to know and nice to hear from you dude! Def we shall have to get some rides in - will PM you my details in a wee bit - cheers for now. :)

I've been wondering this for a while now as I'm seeing a few about? At least 2 or 3 Langsters going about. A Fuji track. A guy with a nice Daccordi frame that I spoke to one night on Union St. Someone bobbing along Market St and up Victoria Road yesterday that I couldn't get close enough to see properly due to fecking buses and a knob in a Range Rover (default car driver in B'Deen)?

Anyone else prepared to battle it against hard as nails NE coastal wind and 5 seasons in the same day where Goretex is less a fabric and more an entire belief system? Where helmets are N/A because peoples heads are made of solid *hope *and the Granite City is so named not becauseof the building material but the mentality.

Base layers means just eating more processed fat and salt and HTFDown is the modus operandi 'cos it's so fucking grim already.......and all cyclists fixed or otherwise are given special dispensation by ACC to not only jump red lights but to start a fucking fight with anyone who dares to look in their general direction as they do it.......

Aye, sorry....so I suppose if you don't ask you don't get - so if anyone is looking in residing in the Energy Capital of Europe (ha!), say hi.

Ta

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

"Base layers means just eating more processed fat and salt"

scots health food eh?

sounds knarly up there, thought I was tough shredding around the big smoke,

Oh aye.

Formerly of Aberdeen, residing in Glasgow. Possibly heading up this weekend with the bike. Looking forward to getting a Buttery from Aitkens. Been too long since I've had one and it makes me homesick thinking about one.

One thing about Aberdeen is it ain't as windy or wet as Glasgow seems to be.

You got that South West weather system going on - every time I'm in Glasgow it seems to be raining and windy as hell yeah!! It's just that sea breeze off the North Sea that brings the temp right down in Aberdeen....it can be like 21 degrees and feel chilly as hell.....

:(

thought I was tough shredding around the big smoke,

probably still are dude?! ;)

Right on either coast of Scotland is going to be pretty manic in terms of the weather.

eightball, don't suppose you're riding a single speed with a black frame and drops with black bar tape?! Saw a dude with one on union street tonight, walking with a dude with a full suspension mountain bike!?

Nope not me - I ride a pale green 531 (Holdsworth) conversion with pursuit bars at moment! How about the next Thurs ride then, you going?

Cheers

eightball, don't suppose you're riding a single speed with a black frame and drops with black bar tape?! Saw a dude with one on union street tonight, walking with a dude with a full suspension mountain bike!?

wow the ranch must be full up there?

It's only in the past two months i've seen other guys on fixies, or singlespeeds that look like fixies!! But i love it, it means there will be more people to talk shop with and go riding with!! The guys who own the langster and the charge plug who jsut leave them on campus going rusty don't really seem liek they would be real bike enthusiasts lol!!
Hope the forks for my new build arrive tomorrow in time for becycle to open!!

Haha, I just joined the forum this weekend and I'm from Aberdeen too. I'm pretty fresh to the fixed gear thing, but have been doing regular runs last week to Cults and Culter and on sunday I went to Banchory. I bit off slightly more than I could chew, but took it easy and was fine in the end. I'm well up for doing some more runs soon when it's not quite so grey.

My mates got a singlespeed lemond, and anothers got a chrome plug. I've got a frameset for sale in the classifields (surly steamroller) and am looking for something to replace it asap.

If you want to hook up for a ride soon just pm me.

Is the lemond like red and blue with mountain bike clamp on horns?! Think i've seen it chained up in town! And i saw a dude on the charge plug racer with red bar tape hot-tailing it down union street!! Sweet!
I only joined this badboy recently too cause my mate was like: someone mentioned your fuji on lfgss!! After giving up hope of other fixie riders in this city it seems the heavens have opened lol!! I've cycled to cults and to miltimber a few times, but isn't banchory a mission away?!

Nah the lemonds pretty straight, blue grey with drops. The charge racer is my mate mitchells though. Banchory's about 35 miles there and back from my flat. I did it in 3 1/2 hours so I was going pretty slow. My mates met me in drummoak and were laughing that I was just in my regular jeans and t-shirt - "I don't have any shorts though" - "not even trackies?" - "no just jeans" haha I might have to get something a bit more cycle specific if I'm going to do that kind of distance again. To be honest I was fine and made it out for a couple of pints on sunday night as well - I'm no fitness freak anyway.

If anyones up for starting a rideout, mellow run on week nights or the weekend I'd be well up for it. My flatmate works in Alpine bikes and I have a few friends that work in Edinburgh Cycles that have been moaning about how serious the aberdeen roadie club is and would love a run out if gears are permitted haha.

There's a ride every two weeks on thursdays leaving from elphinstone hall on aberdeen campus: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=505289002&v=feed&story_fbid=77135027378#/group.php?gid=73520857253&ref=ts
It's a pretty chilled out ride but good fun!! But yeah, i wanna do more gorup rides, they're fun!! I know a guy called stuz/stuart who works at alpine bikes and i've met a couple of guys from edinburgh cycles, they're all pretty cool guys!!
Man, i'm always riding on jeans.. when i go long distance i jsut role them up lol! I don't feel the need to don full lycra... or maybe i'm just jealous because i could pull it off ;)

EVERYONE ON THIS THREAD: LET'S GO FOR A RIDE ON SUNDAY! ANY SUGGESTIONS?

If we go long distance give me a heads up so i can swap the risers around for drops!!

I might be up for a ride Sunday, g/f permitting! Ha ha! ;) Let's keep the fires burning though, def.

Yeh I know stuz, yeh he's a topper. Don't know if I'll manage to fit any riding in this weekend, but Friday afternoon (after 1) and most sundays I would normally be up for something. Going to nip out for a solo blast tonight. Added myself to that facebook list - lights ehh, is that not what street lamps are for?? ;) How many folk normaly go on these runs? Is it all students?

I only ride with a back light and they didn't mind! Personnally i don't beleive in that high-vis stuff! However on the last ride we hit a pretty steep hill and i wish i had had a front light just cause the streets around aberdeen are well dodge pothole-wise and i almost had a spin-out (purely cause i had no idea what was infront of me)!! Last time was like ten peeps.. but i wanna get quite a few peeps this ride to build it up and the more fixie riders the better ;)

Saw a mint condition peugot road conversion on the castle gate tonight... bit of chain slack but loved the condition of the frame... can't beleive it was in such good knick!! We're building a tall-bike for torchers parade at becycle tomorrow starting from 4.p.m. ... apparantly i'm test riding that badass lol!! So bring a few beers and come watch the skills of the co-op volunteers!!

I'm building a fixie for the bike co-op so any spare bits you guys might have and want to get rid of would be more than welcome!!

Saw the le mond with it's owner on belmont street tonight whilst out doing pr!

I found out another one of my mates has just got a lemond too. I'm going for a wee spin before the parade today. P.M. me if you fancy it. Otherwise I'll be at the parade tonight too, we're renting speakers to the minival society. So keep an eye out for a brown surly.

Hahaha more scots, im currently based near Elgin (originally near dundee) , i rarely venture into aberdeen but if there was a ride happening i might pop in i ride a converted red old school raleigh clubman and it was great till it got nicked and my wheels got buggered, im currently trawling the bay for a bargain as im saving for my gap year (starts in june) and have very little money to spend.

Good to meet you bendudehoffer on Sat and Dan and Hannah and rest of becycle crew - couldn't make the parade Sat night after all but will try and make Thurs ride. cheers

good to see the B'Deen crew is growing, I see a vision of sleek, silent peaceful warriors riding fixed down union Street, blessed with greens all the way, colourful antidote to the granite background, pedestrians standing transfixed, momentum growing before the group splits off perfectly to side street destinations, until the next time, tbc...

just to inform: THURSDAY NIGHT RIDE tonight @ 9. see http://becycle.org.uk for details.
Also: How about a Milk and Cookies ride (or something) next Sunday? fixers only.