Aberdeen riders?

Onza Blue trackstand fail yesterday evening!
You probably already know this, but you gotta turn your front wheel 45 degrees into your front foot, so your toe is pointing at the front hub!

It wouldn't matter which way I turned the wheel, I'd still fall over. Can't trackstand for toffee.

When are we gonna get together to practise trackstands and stuff?

It would be cool to get a group of fixed riders together!

I spotted a guy walking a fixie down Orchard Road/Street(?) the other day. Really cool looking bike. looked kind of gold with a white deep V rim on the rear. Anyone from here?

so what weekday would be best for everyone to gang up once in a while?
-second try, or third for someone to suggest a gathering.... maybe this time well make it happen, just cous we dont want to keep fallin by union street.

somewhere at a parking lot? idk. asdas secondfloor parkspace is quite big and quiet night time. some of youll probably know a better place though.
wednesday evening would do quite good for me -after becycle.

I trackstand in the living room whilst the gf tuts noisily....

Got a friend heading up Aberdeen way for work. She rides but isn't SS/Fixed. What's worth checking out up there that's off the usual well worn trail?

as much as it pains my skating soul, BT car park beside train station, undercover and if i remember rightly, the coldest place in aberdeen.

but iv'e wasted to much of my life in that place. there's a slightly nicer car park at canons gym, which used to be the old odeon cinema on justicemill lane.

anyway, best thing would be for someone to man up and chose a date and time. weather depending.

http://becycle.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/more-and-more-fixies/

• meeting, yes. I suppose since there are at least four of us who see each other regularly, we could simply set up a time and place and see who comes. So... Coming Sunday, Oct. 25, 2pm, as suggested above, canons gym on justicemill lane (no idea where that is...)
  

Cool, count me in.

Onza Blue trackstand fail yesterday evening!
You probably already know this, but you gotta turn your front wheel 45 degrees into your front foot, so your toe is pointing at the front hub!

I'm trying!

Your all students ill do it this way,

canons gym carpark, is behind the foundry bar at the end of union street

There's the plaza, which is an outdoor business site, which is a few streets behind somerfield on union street. usually that's a bust for skating tho.. very American looking

and as a general meeting spot, on top of St,Nicholas shopping centre nice and central.

anyway im in. anyone from Aberdeen with a good knowledge of spots?

I'm up for meeting for a ride, not much of a fixie trickster though!

Your all students ill do it this way,

canons gym carpark, is behind the foundry bar at the end of union street

There's the plaza, which is an outdoor business site, which is a few streets behind somerfield on union street. usually that's a bust for skating tho.. very American looking

and as a general meeting spot, on top of St,Nicholas shopping centre nice and central.

anyway im in. anyone from Aberdeen with a good knowledge of spots?

The skateparks good ;)

The denburn carparks good rain or shine. Top for some funny little transitioned banks and the bottom cos its dry and warmish. Depends what you guys want to ride? Flat or a bit of street. I've rode bmx in aberdeen for nearly 10 years now, if you could tell me what you want to ride I could easy show you on a map or in person .

Fixie tricks aren't for me either

so tomorrow then rain or shine?

sorry guys, can't make it. Feel free to swing by Under The Hammer afterwards - I'll be working & I'm sure I can sort somewhere to store the bikes for post-ride drink time.

I think I spotted a new Trek District today going down School Hill at about 11.40 this morning. It was definitely single speed, but not fixed. Bright orange rims and, I think, a carbon belt drive.

Did I see right? Is it you? What is the belt drive like to ride?

Yeah I saw that bike being wheeled across Union St the other day. Def the Trek

It's a Trek District with a carbon drive belt, there are about three of them going about aberdeen, i know i sold two of them ;) and the other is owned by my old boss! Just built up my new front wheel, and am about the build the rear... so excited :)

Ride this sunday anyone? weather permitting of course!

Yep. It didn't stop raining yesterday. Not once. Feck that.

Beware potholes on George Street. Managed to puncture my rear tire when I hit one pretty hard after swerving to avoid an idiot driver pulling out of a parking space.

Schoolhill from the library to RGU is well bad. Theres a wee ditch that runs for 10 - 15ft that I've tramlined in, rough!

I'm well aware of the potholes on george st, ride down it nearly everyday, but i know where they are and can dodge them :)
There is and epic beast just as you turn onto the bedford bridge from the north... it swallows riders whole!!

Just moved back out to Aberdeen for a few months from Nottingham. We had a pretty good group of us who'd go on big cycles there and im keen to get out spinning my legs some more. However Im far out, near Fyvie.

Whats it like up here now? Been 8 years since ive been riding about aberdeen?

Also I'm building up a geared bikje at the moment for some touring. Anyone have a spare Shimano Cassette for sale?

Duncan

Ride this Sunday, 1 o'clock at the castle gate!! Be there!!