 24th June 2008 | #1 |
 | TrixieDix..? TrixieDix tricks night: Every Tuesday, any time from 6.30pm (night usually kickin' by 8.00pm). White's Row Car Park Roof. White's Row, Off Commercial Street, Spitalfieds, E1. http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0...fa3ec26937756a . Right, this has got me thinking. I'm sure I had this conv with someone last week and we started to form something of an idea - trub is, nights tend to roll into one and I can't remember past the boozey haze. We'll change the name of the thread / name of the night soon, but two reasons why it's called this for now: one, I figure anyone involved is going to look like a bit of a dick for the first few weeks; second, it has hopefully caught your eye and you already have an idea what it's about. Here's the story: The girls got together last year and got shit organised rather well to do something other than just drink beer. I haven't seen a lot of them in action but I figure in all these months some of them have gone from barely riding their fixed bikes to pulling off cool tricks and commanding the polo court. I would like to be able to do the same by the end of the year - seeing month-for-month progress. At a very basic level I would appreciate some guidance on how to rinse trackstands and pull good skips and skids so that by the end of August I am a better (and okay slicker) London rider. What I'm proposing I guess is a night where some of the guys around London Town who can't bust fly tricks can meet up and practice - just like the TrixieChix did and still do. The trouble with the guys is there's about thirty or so who are wicked at tricks, trackstands, skids etc. and then there's the likes of me that kind of looks on goin, "aw, wish I could do that." Maybe the place to do it is Polo but let me know which one, cos it sure ain't gonna be the Sunday session. Way too many cool cats already busting fly shit to want to do it there. Yes it's called being shit and shy. Once I've got a trackstand sorted out I won't be. I also figure that we are entering the third wave of fixed riders now - yes it's getting bigger. So that should mean a growing number of people who are new to it and need the practice. I'm putting myself on the line a bit here because I know the instant answer is "just...do it.." and I could just go off by myself to a park at the crack of dawn and goof for months as pony-tailed musclemen do their Tai-Chi and CEOs star-jump to the barked orders of their personal trainers. but I'm throwing this out to see if there's any interest in a group effort. Summer's here. A concentrated timeslot every week when those who want to practice can do so with a few buddies. I'd say wednesdays, before Easts, or Sunday evenings. Like I say, if there's an ideal Polo session just say and maybe we can have it going on in the background. Any interest? Or is it already happening? I'm cool if everyone thinks, "bellend". I'll just get a couple of buddies to show me and go off to the park and take loads longer to wire stuff. Last edited by pajamas; 12th January 2009 at 01:38. Reason: google is being lame |
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| 24th June 2008 | #9 |
 | i dont reckon you should discount people that are good if they are willing to share. only discount those who are good and are elitist and crappy toward beginners or those less good. the process of learnngspeeds upwhen you have people much better then you to ride with as long as those people are encouraging and plleasant. also, even the good people are stilll learning. should be more along the lines of... come along if you wanna learn and brush up on skills and you arent gonna make people feelcrappy about themselves.... i'd hate to see fixed riding go the same route as skating/mountain biking/surfing/snowboarding etc etc. |
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| 24th June 2008 | #10 |
 | nice one pjs...sounds like a good idea to me. I can skid my ass off when i need to but cant trackstand for toffee...and secretly ive always wanted to be able to wheelie down bricklane chomping a bagel so could be down for this gayness. As long as it doesn't get too serious as whatfriends has prev mentioned it could be a laugh. |
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| 24th June 2008 | #14 |
| | cool, liking the inital feedback. I'm with whatfriends and object actually (yes dude most people would cautiously put you in the level above what I'm talking about...!) - it would be great to have a couple of experienced guys there to correct mistakes etc. - of course it would, massive bonus. But I think it's important not to have x-amounta people pulling mad shit around you - you need to concentrate on walking before running if you can't do it at all.. I really want to take this and grit my teeth and get stuck in!! bring on the laughs and the frustrations!! |
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| 25th June 2008 | #24 |
 | I have a bad habit of skim reading.. let me share what I read: can't remember past the boozey haze a bit of a dick pony-tailed musclemen Tai-Chi bellend 'chicks with dicks' Can I come and watch? I'll have a first aid kit with me. i am up for this We could find a carpark though? I really want to take this and grit my teeth and get stuck in!! can girls come? they smell better then us Not the ones I know... That's the spirit! :) i am in! Shinscar lol ;) Last edited by hael; 25th June 2008 at 15:26. Reason: Shinscar |
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| 25th June 2008 | #42 |
| | if anyone can be arsed to read on then here's an update to clarify. This is not - much as chris is mischievously trying to suggest it - about boys vs. girls. It's about people who are currently not good at tricks getting together to put some practice in. Tbh I don't see it as a problem if you're a boy or a girl - all I'm saying is girls are catered for in the first instance by Trixie Chix - whereas at the moment a boys' equivalent doesn't exist. If you're a girl and ironically the Trixie Chix are now way too good for you (that's for you to ask them about - not sure they would agree), or if you have to work night shifts on nights when they meet up - I personally haven't got a problem with it, I just wanted to start a night for people to get their skills wired. If loads of boys will be shy about any girls whatsoever being around then post to say.. but at the moment I'm saying - Trixie Chix is the girls' night, TrixieDix (namechange tbc) will be a night for those of us on the forum (there are loads of us) who currently haven't got a night catering to their skills improvement. However V V, it's no good arriving with a first aid kit and standing around helpfully. If you come, you're comin' to practice tricks......!;) |
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It's probably sensible to order now though in preparation when you break your clavicle in 8 months time. Back orders etc. | |
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