Fixie fixation noticed by colleagues

Euan said:

I want a fixie. Now how to convince the missus this is a need and not a
want....

Shouldn't be too hard. But a gentle reminder, dribbling in public is not de rigeur ..

Euan said:

I want a fixie. Now how to convince the missus this is a need and not a
want....

Can I remind you that you have only just bought a new bike?
I wish you luck, but I think you are mixing up needs and wants
just like my 5yo son. :-)

"Euan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Returning from morning coffee meeting (far more productive than official
meetings in my experience) we were walking in to the office when I just
stopped and stared.

Propped up outside the door was a fixie. A very nice red, light and
impossibly clean fixie. D-Lock through front wheel but not attached to
anything.

Colleagues stopped and demanded I stopped drooling over the bike. They
just didn't understand what was so beautiful about it.

Walked to the lifts and *ding* doors open and out comes a courier.
Totally dressed for the part and had that `I'm a fixie courier' aura
about him.

I want a fixie. Now how to convince the missus this is a need and not a
want....
--
Cheers | ~~ __@
Euan | ~~ _-\<,
Melbourne, Australia | ~ (*)/ (*)

here's a site to pass the day (and increase the need/want for a fixie)
http://www.fyxomatosis.com/

hot chicks and fixies..what else is there?

dej said:

hot chicks and fixies..what else is there?

... well there's this: http://thefge.com/

"Euan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Returning from morning coffee meeting (far more productive than official
meetings in my experience) we were walking in to the office when I just
stopped and stared.

Propped up outside the door was a fixie. A very nice red, light and
impossibly clean fixie. D-Lock through front wheel but not attached to
anything.

Colleagues stopped and demanded I stopped drooling over the bike. They
just didn't understand what was so beautiful about it.

Walked to the lifts and *ding* doors open and out comes a courier.
Totally dressed for the part and had that `I'm a fixie courier' aura
about him.

I want a fixie. Now how to convince the missus this is a need and not a
want....

Hard rubbish days are your friend, fast descents your enemy until you learn
the secret of spiiiiin. I got my first one at a church fete. Rip the spin on
cluster off an old road bike and replace it with a track cog.

Euan said:

Returning from morning coffee meeting (far more productive than official
meetings in my experience) we were walking in to the office when I just
stopped and stared.

Propped up outside the door was a fixie. A very nice red, light and
impossibly clean fixie. D-Lock through front wheel but not attached to
anything.

Colleagues stopped and demanded I stopped drooling over the bike. They
just didn't understand what was so beautiful about it.

Walked to the lifts and *ding* doors open and out comes a courier.
Totally dressed for the part and had that `I'm a fixie courier' aura
about him.

I want a fixie. Now how to convince the missus this is a need and not a
want....

do not underestimate the power of the fixed side.

kim

cfsmtb said:

... well there's this: http://thefge.com/

very, very wrong. unless your 'into that kind of thing'

Cmon. there's a mag dedicated to hot chicks with semi-automatics. there's gotta be a site dedicated to hot chicks on hot rides???

F"NOT into that kind of thing"Dutch

flyingdutch said:

F"NOT into that kind of thing"Dutch

Bwhahahahah - someone just mentioned on another thread you wear short shorts. And that visual of those threadbare knicks of over 12 months ago has permanently scarred me. :eek:

ghostgum said:

Euan said:

I want a fixie. Now how to convince the missus this is a need and not
a
want....

Can I remind you that you have only just bought a new bike?
I wish you luck, but I think you are mixing up needs and wants
just like my 5yo son. :-)

Euan, how many bike have you got?
might pay you to convert an existing bike to a fixie 😉
resolves both needs and wants?

cheers,

Kim

cfsmtb said:

Bwhahahahah - someone just mentioned on another thread you wear short shorts. And that visual of those threadbare knicks of over 12 months ago has permanently scarred me. :eek:

maybe i should submit a pic? then again, maybe i shouldnt...

ghostgum said:

Can I remind you that you have only just bought a new bike?
I wish you luck, but I think you are mixing up needs and wants
just like my 5yo son. :-)

Surely this is exactly the kind of 'loose lips' type of rhetoric the new sedition laws are aimed at stamping out!
Buying a new bike only means the process starts again as you hunt for the next...

F"just like your 5yr old son"Dutch

On 2005-11-29, ghostgum (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

Euan said:

I want a fixie. Now how to convince the missus this is a need and not
a
want....

Can I remind you that you have only just bought a new bike?
I wish you luck, but I think you are mixing up needs and wants
just like my 5yo son. :-)

Need: fixie.
Want: donuts

Nope, doesn't seem mixed up to me.

--
TimC
I don't want Perl to be beautiful -- I want you to write
beautiful programs in Perl. --Larry Wall

If you really want to waste the better part of a week, go and have a look at fixedgeargallery.comfixedgeargallery.comOpen ↗

Its inspiring to see what people have done, and has great links to DYI sites.

An Australian site that is just starting is fixed.org.aufixed.org.auOpen ↗ and they have free stickers people....FREE STICKERS...

cfsmtb said:

... well there's this: thefge.comthefge.comOpen ↗

Oh la la! No local talent on the site though... 😄

SuzieB said:

cfsmtb said:

... well there's this: http://thefge.com/

Oh la la! No local talent on the site though... 😄

i'm sure we could *fix* that...
but you wouldn't want to visit the site again 😉

cheers,

kim

TimC said:

On 2005-11-29, ghostgum (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:

Quoted message said:

Euan said:

I want a fixie. Now how to convince the missus this is a need
and not a want....

Can I remind you that you have only just bought a new bike?
I wish you luck, but I think you are mixing up needs and wants
just like my 5yo son. :-)

Need: fixie.
Want: donuts

have: fixie.
want: custard centered, apple muffins
need: ANOTHER FIXIE! this time with a path down the middle ....

Quoted message said:

Nope, doesn't seem mixed up to me.

😉

kim

quote='Kim Hawtin'SuzieB said:

cfsmtb said:

... well there's this: http://thefge.com/

Oh la la! No local talent on the site though... 😄

i'm sure we could *fix* that...
but you wouldn't want to visit the site again 😉[/QUOTE]

arrrgggggggggggggggggggggg!

Euan said:

Returning from morning coffee meeting (far more productive than official
meetings in my experience) we were walking in to the office when I just
stopped and stared.

Propped up outside the door was a fixie. A very nice red, light and
impossibly clean fixie. D-Lock through front wheel but not attached to
anything.

Colleagues stopped and demanded I stopped drooling over the bike. They
just didn't understand what was so beautiful about it.

Walked to the lifts and *ding* doors open and out comes a courier.
Totally dressed for the part and had that `I'm a fixie courier' aura
about him.

I want a fixie. Now how to convince the missus this is a need and not a
want....
--
Cheers | ~~ __@
Euan | ~~ _-\<,
Melbourne, Australia | ~ (*)/ (*)

What size frame do you need? I'll add you to the list on 'Look out'. 🙂

Rhino-x said:

If you really want to waste the better part of a week, go and have a look at fixedgeargallery.comfixedgeargallery.comOpen ↗

Its inspiring to see what people have done, and has great links to DYI sites.

An Australian site that is just starting is fixed.org.aufixed.org.auOpen ↗ and they have free stickers people....FREE STICKERS...

Gags' bike is on fgg!

SteveA