Spotted in Bristol...

exmouth exodus sounds cool.

anyone done it before?

Yes, Bond and I have done it with gears and his mate Jared did it fixed. There are some brutal climbs though, great ride if you get a nice night.

I wouldn't say brutal climbs - just some quite long ones. However, there are only really three hills on the whole route: Burrington Combe after 20 miles or so, Blagdon Hill after about 65 and then just a bit of a climb before decending into Exmouth. Honestly, it's really not a difficult route, I'm just going to make sure that I get a good few fixed ascents of Burrington in my legs before commiting!

i've been up blagdon on the ss before. seem to remember some steep, then a hairpin then some steep being the worst bits.

is the date for this 08/08 or 06/08? their site doesn't seem so sure.

yeah, and this thread has become 'potentially spotted in the future in devon and somerset. in the dark' guess it's worth a thread if a fair contingent from 'yer are thinking of going

Maybe I've got a rose tinted view from memory!

It's definitely June - they just haven't updated the website, I think it's confirmed on the discussion board.

Only unfortunate thing with the timing is that it coincides with Bikefest for our fat tyred brethren. However I'm hoping that the missus is going to join me along with a few work colleagues so adding in a few fixed bods will make for a good ride. I'd pay money to see a pitch black brakeless decent of Cheddar Gorge ;-)

I wouldn't say brutal climbs - just some quite long ones. However, there are only really three hills on the whole route: Burrington Combe after 20 miles or so, Blagdon Hill after about 65 and then just a bit of a climb before decending into Exmouth. Honestly, it's really not a difficult route, I'm just going to make sure that I get a good few fixed ascents of Burrington in my legs before commiting!

At 2am after 65 miles Blagdon seemed pretty brutal, and Burrington isn't a walk in the park either, but then I'm probably not as fit as you.

At 2am after 65 miles Blagdon seemed pretty brutal, and Burrington isn't a walk in the park either, but then I'm probably not as fit as you.

If you were there by 2am then I'm not surprised!! I'd have been a few hours behind that taking it all very easy..... not fit, just a plodder LOL.

If you were there by 2am then I'm not surprised!! I'd have been a few hours behind that taking it all very easy..... not fit, just a plodder LOL.

2ish ;-) Yes it was all a bit fast and frenetic, wasn't my idea, probably the gel packs had something to do with it!

The username now makes sense!

Saw a what I think was a Cinelli Vigorelli locked up at the bottom of Park st by the college green. I was riding past, so didn't get a too good look at it. Velly nice, velly, velly nice. Had a white arrospok on the front too, which I happened to think looked great, but I am a notoriously tasteless shit

Blue lo-pro at the bottom of Stokes Croft heading on to the James Barton roundabout. I was very much hoping to have the first fixed funny bike in Bris and you've beaten me to it you bugger! Mine will be on the road this weekend with a bit of luck.

I can claim the Cinelli Vigorelli...thanks for the kind words, it's the Hipster dream as well as riding nice and buttery.

buttery.

my bike rides like crunchy peanut butter with extra gravel. i haven't even oiled the chain all winter.

it's the Hipster dream as well as riding nice and buttery.

Keep on living that dream, my man - chase the rainbow!
Do you work nearby there then?

Saw some guy getting off a silver langster and then pushing it up the road to lock it up i think on thursday
I was driving a realy old landrover

Some guy on a Cinelli Vigorelli with a white aero spoke on the front. Just outside the hippodrome 28th July. Very smart looking bike mate, best I have seen in bristol so far. Was it you?! x

Damn...just scrolled up and realised this was spotted back in April! My bad for the repost. Very nice bike 'YourBaptistFather' x

what - light blue frame with green rims
where - Victoria st
then - fri 21 @ around 3

Looks like I had a night & day of spotting bikes and I only pop to the shop then for a swim.
Friday night about 8pm temple basin. A guy (stone wash jacket) silver (maybe) bike and a girl pale blue bike with pink deep v rims.
Saturday an old but very nice Raleigh fram, silver bars no grips down welsh back.
Saturday bit later white frame blue deep v wheels going arcoss the bridge near Bedminster ASDA

All the above looked like realy nice rides and it would be good to hook up and say hi sometime.

Spotted, as I was leaving a customer site in Bristol on my way back to London, a blue SS/FG with a rider wearing a red top and yellow bag on back, spinning nicely just off Temple Gate around 12:30 on Tuesday 15th Dec. Twas cold but you looked cosy and warm...

cinnelli mash going down past the victoria rooms in the rain this afternoon!

cinnelli mash going down past the victoria rooms in the rain this afternoon!

Stick it here.

Spotted 2 fixie skidders, in the center of town

Did not DAS

Rubbish!

Haha, down here its "do a skidder, mind"

You in Bristol for long?

Reet me lurrrrve

Do er skedder

Only here for one night, am at a hotel opposite the 10 o'clock shop where I used to buy booze when I was 13.