London Fixed-gear and Single-speed SJS Cycles

i heard your back tire now has the consistency of cottage cheese?

Seems to be some interest for Newcastle drinks tomorrow (Tuesday) night, prob at the Cluny. Watch this space. Going to be fucking joyous riding down there if this weather holds up...

yeah i was going to ask if you were riding down... drunken snow skid comp anyone?

not feeling the showy ride. i dnt have a fucking mud guard!

Well I'm not driving. Or walking. So bike it is! It'll be ok unless it all turns to slush. We can always do town depending on weather and metro it.

will there be tickets on the door for tomoz ya reckon?

i dunno but thats where ill be trying to get one.

not sure if im going to come, will probably have to work till half 6 / 7 and dont really have mad dolla.

Yeah, I can't get mad enthusiastic about going out tonight but seen as it's Priya's birthday and she doesn't know anyone up here yet, it'd be rude not to go for one or two. I won't be back from work til about 7:30 either so realistically won't be out before 8:30

ack. please don't push yourself on my accord. im beaten and spent on school, so its a stretch for me, too. orchestrating is proving difficult, so i'd never take it as rude. im just getting out tonight because wednesday is the only morning i can sleep in for the next week or so.

as for no friends, thats my problem, not yours : )
will be throwing a cake-fiesta on my patio when weather/school permits. i'll let you know when im sound of mind to do such.

super appreciate the sentiment, but if everyone feels as shit tonight, i'd feel worse if you pushed yourself to turn up.

Not at all, didn't mean to sound like that - just the trip to work in darkness and pissing rain didn't fill me with joy about going out later but I'm always up for a pint when time allows - and tonight it does! See if anyone else is up for it...

Also, was hoping to debut the still brakeless but otherwise pretty much complete [FONT=Arial]Firebike TM [/FONT][FONT=Arial]tonight but maybe not the day for it.[/FONT]

i cant believe the road is dry now after yesterday!

so whats the decision on tonight? i'm easy really. tired and have work tomorrow but if people are out, i'll come. im also free any night except friday.

i'm gonna give it a miss. well up for something another night though.

TBH, I'm not sure that anyone's heart is really in it tonight - another time?

sure.

priya, any news on whether you will be getting your bike this weekend?

shipping and insurance on the px-10 was a bit much to ask of sister. the resources are in place for me to buy a new whip, but i get too distracted if i start fantasizing/shopping.. so its on indefinite delay. it'll come down to a moment of desperation when i'll walk up to cycle centre and just order a pista. ugh.

post script, i'm most likely still headed to the thermals show, around 9.

Hiya, I finally got a bike sorted up here - an old Claud Butler with lots of cogs at the back (no idea what that's about). Although my Fuji is tragically left down South collecting dust in a garage, I am now up for rides/drinks in the city and hope to meet you all soon.

if the snow is gone by tomoro im goin riding. anyone fancy coming along?

Think I'm out of the game for the next three weeks but after that it'll nearly be summer, right? and I'll be out plenty

bring back some warm weather matt, have fun.

warm weather means polo?!?

yeah, i think we should start playing again in a few weeks time.

warm weather! have you guys looked outside?
snow/ice polo anyone?

So is anyone up for 'north' drinks this week on the high street?

Guys, are you going to be playing polo anytime soon? The reason I ask is that I haven't had a game in ages, and also because I want to do a feature in the Journal or the Chronicle on it. Anyone up for it; bit of photography and some words from me? I've been playing in London for a while, but I'm on a four month placement up here with the local rags.

there has been alot of mention of polo this week, i reckon we can get a game together anytime. would need to buy a ball as matt has taken it somewhere, and build a few mallets (i have some pipe still)

yeah sounds good, deal me in.
unsurprisingly i still havent made a mallet

Hello peeps. My internet actrivities have been slack to say the least recently and I've moved back to hexham which has made fixie craic a bit harder but I need to get out on my bike. My lockrings being giving me grief but i'm in the proccess of sorting that so if they're are any planned rides I'll try and get there. A couple of mine and the dr's friends have just purchased fixed too so they're desperate to get out and ride. I could be up for polo, day dependant but I'd also need to lend a mallet !!

we only have about 3 mallets now so, people need to make mallets!

like i say, i have 3, maybe 4 mallet heads worth of pipe left. I'm happy to make a few but I dont really have any ski poles/broom handles.

think there was talk of a ride on saturday if anyone can make it though?

If i can get a pipe head I'll find a broom shank or something to use. Saturday's a no-go for me due to work. What about a ride/polo one night next week ? Nights are getting a bit lighter...

firstly, hallo and after lurking on the forums for a few month, decided to register.
secondly, spotted someone on a single speed today by newcastle college, black bike with two grips on bare handlebars (that's about the limit I noticed. :D )

and lastly, be aware of a black minicab driver, after flipping him off at a red light as he was revving engine/honking his horn (this was because the car in front of me stalled at the green light, I was waiting for it to move off), he then a few lights later proceeded to explain how no-one ever flips him off, offering me a broken jaw and to settle it on the street corner (this was near the police station on Market St.) but being in a cheery mood and not wanting a fight, let him blow hot air and laughed as he drove off, until at the next red lights he jumped out and seemed to be waiting for me to arrive, I made a U-turn and went on my way. There were two cyclists who passed him as he was getting back in(?) and maybe (Most likely) got some bile from him (Sorry).

welcome, not too much going on the the moment but if youre interested, i think a few of us are riding on saturday.

what do you ride?

Cool! I'm interested, just not too sure what I'll be doing on Sat.
At the moment I have an older Revolution Continental and an old Raleigh that'll be converted to fixed sometime.

Spotted: Black frame, tiny risers with black grips, white ish pedals and clips, ghost walking past the forth.

Ride tomorrow if anyone is interested. 11am at monument.

damn, work for me :-(

Woo hoo, I'm back. Seems I haven't missed much. EVERYONE rides singlespeed in India, fucking hipsters. We playing polo soon then?

You have missed LOADS Matt... Rides everyday nearly!

Gav is seeing about getting some ski poles this weekend so could get a game together maybe next saturday if anyone can make that?

failed on the ski-pole front. i can get them. i just forgot to pick them up. i can get them dropped off towards the end of the month though.

good to see you back matt. hopefully catch up soon!

Yo, can't do weekend, working both days, great to be back! Should be free soon though.

Here's the ultimate Shoreditch ice-cream cart. Small front wheel, track dropouts, red rear rim

How many ski poles can you get btw Gav, I could do with one if poss. Taaaa

doesn't get cooler than having a mutha fucking ice cream cart on your steed. i now know where my next pay cheque is going.....

four 80's downhill ski poles should be coming my way at the end of the month. should coincide nicely with the epic early summer i am optimistically predicting.

although my attendance of late has been shocking and my polo attendance evn worse, if we were to play is it possible we could do sundays as i work saturdays !?

i work sundays! (unless we play at 7ish)

hopefully when it gets a bit lighter we can just go back to playing evenings.

Week nights are def better for me. For what it's worth, I'm all in favour of resurrecting regular Tuesday night meets, then we all know where we are. A few more weeks and it might be bordering on light in the evenings.

We should have enough for some polo action right? Couple of weeks practice, Sparky's article in the paper, sunshine = winner.
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Phil
Pete?
Paul
Gav
Ricky
Ali
Priya - you got a bike yet?
Sparky
Of.the.time?

yeah tuesdays are also fine for me.

matt you have 2 mallets yeh? do you have a stick or anything i could put another head on for now so we can have 6?

Yeah, think I've still got two although one might have died at the end of last season - memory fail. Also may have a spare shaft which I'll try and dig out. Someone needs to get another ball - mine was only about £3 at some sports shop.

I'm for it, probably spectate first though being a total newb (: Is anything happening tomorrow?

Nice one, don't worry though, there ain't much in the way of mad skills from the rest of us either. Sadly I'm not around tomorrow.

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built up and done, been on a few rides with phil, but will be off the grid till midway through the week of the 15.

i haven't played polo before either, so no worries.

and happy belated, matt.