thats right folks, they have spread from the capital and have hit bristol... spotted, today, in redland, a black one with red wheels and a freewheel and a nervous looking rider.. i was driving with my dad and after my outburst of "you have got to be fucking kidding me" i had to explain.

Went through bristol recently for the first time in years, saw a guy with girls jeans, cycle cap & wayfarers pushing along a aerospoke equipped bike along.

I presumed 'fixed' was there in its totality.

sure it was arrowspok not a spin trispoke?

I really cant remember, tbh I made up the wayfarers bit. But a total maximum hipster type. Why was it you?

no but there is a new boy in town. unfortunatly that bike is no more... it might not be him anyway so i shant point the finger, he's a fine gentleman and forumenger. having said that, it could be someone else that i havent seen yet. there is a bunch of folk around, meeting more all the time.

post in the unipak thread please....

pj?

it's PJ's he loves that hipster shit.

might have been me. since theft struck, I ride a raleigh conversion. and a holdsworth.

yesterday i rode 74" up constitution hill (in bristol). until you've achieved similar feats, mr deadlyunipack, i suggest you run along and let the big boys talk.

the fixed apocalypse does seem to be arriving though.

Nice one PJ - haven't been able to do that one yet.

Another nice short burst is the climb up St. Michael's Hill to Cotham Brow - managed to barely do that one, and then had to rest for 30sec to catch my breath (running a 42x15 right now).

Are you ever on the Gloucester Road? I'm usually trucking up and down that way - Blue charge plug with White Deep Vs and arctic camo saddle. Say hello sometime.

gloucester road occasionally.

i also rode up the hill from ashton court (bottom gate) to the suspension bridge. that one really really hurt.

oi pj you are ticking off all the hills lined up for my bristolfixed hill climb day. i reckon i stillhave a sneaky one or two up my sleeve for when i finally get round to organising it. you'll still be at the top first with this sly practise you are getting...

steep hills and risers are a really bad combination.

when's hill day? we got to go up to dundry.

hmm dunno yet. in a few weeks on a saturday? gotta be either two weeks before or at least a week after the halfmarathon or im gonna fail at my own game. gotta be risers and hills, make your underarms and shoulders really squeal.

are i going dim headed or did someone just move this thread VB? im sure i put it in the general area. serious answers please, its late and i might just be confused.

might be time for a sub-group/forum thingy.

i'm up for the newport trip at some point too.

sweet idea. you wanna do it or should i? right now im off to bed so if you dont do it, i might try and get round to it in the next few days. zzzzzzz

I see the odd Langster, but that's about it in Bristol. Where are you all hiding?

hiding? aint no hiding. im redland ways, been here years. where YOU been hiding?

as opposed to...?

Hills?? Who wants to come over to my neighbourhood and take on Vale Street in Totterdown? It's reputedly the steepest residential street in Europe with a 45 degree section at the bottom!


(Even the thought of attempting it makes my legs go all funny)

man, i've been there, my cousin used to live about 10 doors up.

Actually I moved to Cheltenham a year ago, so that's where i've been.

Custom builds, interesting bikes.

:-) logic fail on my part. To me all langsters are odd. And I say that having owned one for 4 months.

I've really nothing against what anyone else rides. All i meant was you see Langsters everywhere these days - and I'd not seen many other fixed bikes in Bristol. They're are a few Surlys & Pompinos.

I usually take my pub bike when I'm in Bristol. Wave if you see me!

ive seen your pub bike about. wondered who it belonged to and i know. if i see you on it i'll holler.

Where do you guys all hang? I'm in the Bishopston area - we'll have to arrange a meet for some drinks at some point - SouthWest drinks or something...

I've been meaning to go to Newport velodrome for awhile - the steep banks make Herne Hill look like child's play apparently.

What's everyone over here doing this week? Maybe organize something for Wed/Thu?

im in redland. in fact i am gonna cruise down to old duke in about fifteen mins if anyone is up for it. i'll be wearing a green checked shirt.



@ward. dam it can people stop posting about the toughest hills in bristol. my secret list is getting shorter by the day...

It'd be good to see some Bristol Names&Faces posted, so I know who to look out for.

You lot must run a pretty low gear? I tried to ride from Montpellier to Clifton via Stokes Croft and almost bust my balls. and I run a (lowish) 66 GI on that bike. Still there is some amazing skidding to be done in the wet!

I run about 74 gear inches (42-15) and cycle up and down between Bishopston and Filton (the hill coming up to the airbus roundabout can mess you up if you're having a bad day).
To get to Clifton I usually just go up Kellaway or into the city centre past Zero Degrees.
Anyway, we'll have to set up a night to meet for drinks and all that. Old Duke or Apple sounds good to me.

with respect the pub bike seemed too decent to be a pub bike!

I've had my bike on the road for a couple of months running 42 16, so 71". I'm finding the hills a lot less of a problem than I thought! I have to ride past Temple Meads up the Wells Road every day, and I reckon I do it literally twice as fast now as I ever did it on my road bike before!

@Whatfriends - sorry dude, I'll keep it strictly hill-free from now on!

I'm up for a names and faces thread or something, just as soon as I put a more socially acceptable saddle on my bike, and get this damn plastic surgery...

Who's for meeting up in Grenada, and riding up Market Hill?

I haven't got the lungs, or the legs; I'd stand and watch......sipping a rum and coke.