Hello all,
I'm pretty new to Seattle. I'll be honest, Ive been off the bike for a few years while living in S.E Asia, after several years racing bikes in Europe. I've let go of the gears, just ride my fixie, and was looking for some people to ride with. I guess, those of you who don't mind a fixed gear along for the ride. I've just been cruising around on my own for the past month or so, but would like to meet some of you locals. I really don't know any of the roads here; just sort of put the wheels down and roll. If there are some fixed gear rides, that are not invite only, I'd love to join along some time if possible.
Thanks
henry
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 5:36 pm
somewhat piggishJoined: 05 Aug 2005Posts: 5415Location: on porch with shotgun
Come out on a tuesday or thursday ride. Usually about half the people are on fixed gear bikes, it doens't really matter what you ride.
I'll plan on making one, if not both, of these nights.
Much appreciated! Thanks for the Map links also.
Anything on the weekends?
Hayduke
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 8:01 pm
Joined: 01 Feb 2006Posts: 677Location: Seattle, WA
Damn Miles, Why you gotta go and make it so easy to find us? The first challenge to getting a TOS is finding the location of the rides.
Aaron
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 9:54 pm
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 4645
Hayduke wrote:
Damn Miles, Why you gotta go and make it so easy to find us? The first challenge to getting a TOS is finding the location of the rides.
mmmmm'scuse me? DESTINATION.
bodi
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 9:55 pm
Joined: 04 Jan 2007Posts: 18Location: Seattle
So i figured I'd erase the map from my mind, leave the directions at home, and and wear a blind fold.
Aaron
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 10:11 pm
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 4645
Stop posting unless you ride with us! Joby, Ben, Derrick, Lee? How come no one around here anymore gives the random posters a hard time anymore?
bodi
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 10:20 pm
Joined: 04 Jan 2007Posts: 18Location: Seattle
Not sure how my post/s were random, but don't worry, this will be my last.
Happy Stick Person
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 11:02 pm
Joined: 20 Sep 2006Posts: 1168Location: Leschi
Aaron wrote:
Stop posting unless you ride with us! Joby, Ben, Derrick, Lee? How come no one around here anymore gives the random posters a hard time anymore?
Aaron, shut the fuck up, you're the reason that tuesdays rides have been like 6 people max and only go like 3 miles...
bodi, welcome to seattle and unless i'm getting ass fucked by some random piece of network hardware I'll see ya tuesday or thursday.
Aaron
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 12:41 am
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 4645
Oh, Christ, Just kidding! You know we all love each other IRL. What did I do? Henry led us to the Taco Truck.
Wait, Last Tuesay was like 15 miles....
Happy Stick Person
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 12:46 am
Joined: 20 Sep 2006Posts: 1168Location: Leschi
yeah well... it's still all your fault, like the rain today, and the fact that I forgot my rain shell, and ummm stuff...
and for the record, that was the first real tuesday ride in like a month, they have been rather lackluster as of late. again your fault.
Uncle Martha
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 7:29 am
Joined: 18 May 2006Posts: 343Location: Cap. Hill / Madison Valley
Happy Stick Person wrote:
yeah well... it's still all your fault, like the rain today, and the fact that I forgot my rain shell, and ummm stuff...
and for the record, that was the first real tuesday ride in like a month, they have been rather lackluster as of late. again your fault.
I hope we didn't scare away a new person, you cranky old bastards.
Tuesday's ride was my first Tuesday-Ride and I quite enjoyed it. Thank you.
Thursday's ride was also quite fun; the long, not-too-steep hills were nice, I felt like I'd accomplished something(?).
Lurkers, come ride.
_________________ Ben (the Uncle Martha one)
joby
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 1:40 pm
goes to elevenJoined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 3899Location: The Cloud
bodi wrote:
Not sure how my post/s were random, but don't worry, this will be my last.
I hope that's not the case.
it's true, I've done a fair amount of harassing people who want to join "The online community" without actually riding bikes with us. Bodi here has done nothing of the sort. He's posted a couple times, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO RIDE WITH US.
I get grumpy with never-rides-with-us people around post 50.
Bodi: Ride with us! Argue with us online! We're glad you here.
Aaron: STFU. Seriously.
derrickito
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 2:39 pm
now with 50 percent more EVILJoined: 22 Jul 2005Posts: 10566
we're not really this cranky in person
when you show up, bring lots of loooob, henry gets upset if you try and enter him by only spitting on it first :)
bodi
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 3:21 pm
Joined: 04 Jan 2007Posts: 18Location: Seattle
Good thing I'm not too, too sensitive. I was a bit thrown, at first, seeing that I had never posted anything until yesterday. Nonetheless, I just want to meet and ride with some new people. I guess I'm running out of things to talk about with myself. Providing I can get out of the water in time to make a ride, I'll be there. I'm planning on Tuesday, with enough Lube to go around.
martin
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 4:40 pm
Joined: 30 Jan 2006Posts: 712
bodi wrote:
Good thing I'm not too, too sensitive. I was a bit thrown, at first, seeing that I had never posted anything until yesterday. Nonetheless, I just want to meet and ride with some new people. I guess I'm running out of things to talk about with myself. Providing I can get out of the water in time to make a ride, I'll be there. I'm planning on Tuesday, with enough Lube to go around.
Couple things:
1. Visibile Squid wear isn't "cool" (Squid == racer set == lycra).
2. Pace is social (e.g. beer in hand)
3. Aaron really is a nice guy
Joe
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 4:58 pm
Joined: 15 Feb 2007Posts: 430
bodi wrote:
I'm planning on Tuesday, with enough Lube to go around.
If you're planning on that kind of action I would bring that blindfold you mentioned, too.
TrikerTrev
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 12:51 am
Joined: 23 Oct 2006Posts: 2303Location: FOCO, MOFO!!!
bodi wrote:
Good thing I'm not too, too sensitive. I was a bit thrown, at first, seeing that I had never posted anything until yesterday. Nonetheless, I just want to meet and ride with some new people. I guess I'm running out of things to talk about with myself. Providing I can get out of the water in time to make a ride, I'll be there. I'm planning on Tuesday, with enough Lube to go around.
yeah, good thing!
uh, BTW...what the fuck are you doing in the water, are you a fish?
note that Aaron sometimes rides this goddamn tall bike (which is really easy to push over), rides can include stops at local "collection stops" (aka; dumpsters) for "goodies"...don't be offended...crap is as readily given as it is taken, bring liquor if your old enough to buy it, and anybody that you'd need lube for you'd NEED a blindfold fold for too!!
Trust me on that...they put the "F" in fugly!
bodi
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:14 am
Joined: 04 Jan 2007Posts: 18Location: Seattle
Understand...
No "squid" style on a ride. No problem, except for I often I enjoy a silky pair of Bib's under my jeans. What will I do with my brand spankin new "Mapei" team kit? I don't usually tell strangers this, but I enjoy a little dab of Chamois Butter on occasion(minus the chamois, of course)
I'm pretty slow, so it's comforting to know that the pace is casual. That's assuming that "casual" does not mean 30mph in between Dumpsters. If so, I will probably just hang out with the Dumpster wearing my blindfold.
Sometimes I pretend that I'm a fish, but usually I just work underwater(Diver).
On another note, I finally found the main Point83 page. I guess i followed a link to the forum, and somehow bypassed the page that gives all the ride info, joining info, and "about" information.
I'll leave it at this until i meet some of you guys and girls. Look forward to a ride.
Aaron
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:15 pm
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 4645
Boy it is hard to be sarcastic online. Looking forward to meeting you Bodi.
huckerjesse
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:21 pm
Joined: 30 Jan 2007Posts: 51Location: Burien, WA.
any ideas for the tuesday ride? where too?
heidib
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 11:00 pm
Joined: 17 Nov 2006Posts: 95Location: maple leaf
Quote:
any ideas for the tuesday ride? where too?
portland!
did i mention i can't come?
zackalope
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 8:02 am
dr. mathJoined: 26 Oct 2005Posts: 132Location: On the outside of a Klein bottle
heidib wrote:
Quote:
any ideas for the tuesday ride? where too?
portland!
did i mention i can't come?
Next time Joby comes to India y'all should come with me to pick him up at the airport.
the dreaded ben
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:46 am
Grumpy GreebJoined: 20 Aug 2005Posts: 5329Location: flavor country
Aaron wrote:
Boy it is hard to be sarcastic online.
yep, it's terribly trying.
bodi
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 8:59 pm
Joined: 04 Jan 2007Posts: 18Location: Seattle
Aaron wrote:
Boy it is hard to be sarcastic online. Looking forward to meeting you Bodi.
I second that emotion
SeditiousCanary
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:05 pm
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Aaron wrote:
Boy it is hard to be sarcastic online.
Yeah, you'd think that you would learn that and stop doing it to people you don't know really well. Maybe even put a disclaimer about it in your sig file, again...
badhill
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 1:22 am
Joined: 28 Feb 2006Posts: 260Location: Boston
Hayduke wrote:
Damn Miles, Why you gotta go and make it so easy to find us? The first challenge to getting a TOS is finding the location of the rides.
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