i'm heading there for university in september.

many fixed riders? recommended gear (i understand it's quite hilly)?

No. There are no bikes in nottingham. There isn't even such thing as a wheel. Or electricity, running water, sewers, or even people. In fact, nottingham doesn't exist.

i have seen a brown langster there

Hello. I'm here, yellow fixed. Keep an eye out for me. Also on a Giant SCR4.Go out in Sherwood CC kit, very hard to miss.
Guy on a bown Langster lives over in Lowdham, goes into th centre alot. Not spoke to him, just seen him as i've been riding.Another guy, not seen him for a while, on an old yellow fixed, name is also Joe, from America. Theres another guy on a Langster i think, dunno if its fixed or singlespeed, see him sometimes.
Hilly, no, its not bad. But the hills are normally short-ish and steep. I run 65GI and not had a hill i cant go up, yet. Bit hard down them sometimes, but still learning how to just let my legs spin fast. 65GI was also the gear most of the people that used to run fixed in club ran, or somewhere around the 65GI mark. Could go slightly bigger if you wanted. Wouldnt say much bigger though.
Over by the uni its flat, you can pretty much run by the side of the river for miles, and not go over a hill.
If your up for joining a local bike club and doing club rides, have a look at Sherwood, would be good to have someone else out on fixed sometimes.

Yup, I'm here on a fixed black Kalkhoff, few friends about... Seb on a powder blue Sun jobby, Alistair on a pink with aerospoke and a nice Orange Viner. Some OTP's around too, there has been word of getting some rides together, watch this space.

Oh and fixed all the way, no problems with hills to speak of, always routes around if you don't need quickest route to town.

^ none of those people are real ^

Where are you all then? I'm over in Carlton, and ride mostly on the east side near Lowdham.
I'll keep an eye out for you all, and an eye out if theres going to be a meet up.

bozo - be sure to check out the Alley Cafe, just off Market Square past Boots.

Its my brother's place, an he gives me recent info that a group of ss'ers chill there. Great food (Vegetarian), smooth beats and a great vibe. Its up an Alley (funnily enough) so bikes can be locked out of sight.

Got any directions to this cafe, and the name of it? I might go down and have a look one time.

It's called the Alley Cafe, my best friend from school used to be a chef there, cool place :)

Ahh i know where that is. I've been near it so many times, but never on the bike.

Get a BMX instead, there are sweet dirt jumps just outside nottingham

I went to uni there, there was a healthy bmx scene when I was there (not sure if they're all still there) but didn't see any fixed people. Get down Broadmarsh for the sickest pseudo street spot in England. It's unreal.

All the stuff round the broadmarsh is gone :-( All flat now.

I rode fixed in Nottingham for a month or two when I was sans bike, when I was at uni there (my dad's old 50's winter trainer), and did not love it like I do in London, too many steep ass hills, and I don't think there is a single flat bit of nottingham.

are you kidding me?!

Oh man.... I had so much fun down there.. i'm gonna cry

Hiding out in the city center generally, quite often a few bikes at the Bodega Social, just take them through to the beer garden.. good music but no food, I like the Alley Cafe very much. Mainly just ride my commute across town, i'll keep my eyes peeled!

Ah, thats why i dont see many then. Closest i get to the city centre is West Bridgeford. Should really go in there more and keep my eyes open.
You can do routes where there are no real hills. Cavendish road i have to honk up, most of the others i can just keep going up. But then i'm probably geared lower.

is nottingham a place? An emotional state? or maybe a state of mind....

you'll have to forgive me, I live in London

Hang on, Broadmarsh Banks is no more!!! I spent most of my teen years hanging out there.
RIP

What people?

OH MAN i'm from notts and when i go to visit me mam i always take me fixie and yes those hills are a pain the the arse but i was thinking about asking if there was any riders up there because there bloody should be fixie riders everywhere....
what bike you riding bozo??

Yeah, asm's been telling us...

More lies...

What hills? I just see long slopes of fun(pain).

it was a pompino, but now have hold of a greeny-blue (probably turquoise) Graham Weigh track frame. which is in the process of being built up.

Thought i'd revive this thread, Uni term started today... peace is shattered ;-) and i've already seen a green langster. So any Notts people lurking out there. We'll add my new Carlton 80's track frame to the tally.

Keep an eye out for me, seen the Langster a few times, if its the guy i think he never waves or anything, even when i'm riding my fixed.
Keep an eye out for me, hard to miss.
I did see someone on an old fixed today, lightish blue with full guards on going up Porchester road, red back wheel. Anyone on here?

count is now at 5 langsters at least... lecturer at uni, two guys in town, mystery brown one, student I saw today. No london version however. shame.

I live in West Bridgford and tend to ride around the uni and the city looking for hills and traffic so you might see alot of me (I'm not hard to miss 6'4", blonde fatlad on a green Langster.)

I've noticed an increase in the number of fixed wheels riding around, mainly Langster's (1 london) but have seen a couple of nice 80's style frames kicking about. As far as gears go I'm riding with 69gi and don't have any problems.

-Gordo

Good stuff, will see you about! I've realised i'm on 86 gi, which i find painfull on the larger hills but not silly. But i'm debating dropping lower as it sounds like I should be spinning faster...

The oneon the brown never says hello either, or the one that goes up Porchester road that i have seen a few times.
One London one, a guy in Freewheel owns that one, i stood and laughed at that Wheelie Big Breakfast thing, they had it right at the front of the stand.
Theres a guy on a Brown Langster that lives in Lowdham, rides into Nottingham, that might be the lecturer person maybe?

Possibly, not sure what colour... sure he told me but I forgot.

i'm now at university, riding a turquoise graham weigh with silver deep v's, saw another fixed outside the built environment center earlier; white frame, bullhorns?

created a facebook group.

http://www.new.facebook.com/s.php?q=...id=32207441926

Joined. I'll look out for the Graham Weigh, I've got a GW frame in the office begging to be built up. Will get round to it eventually. Enjoy freshers fair, rammed today when I popped over.