Red 'Duckworth' fixie with the Antipodean pilot...
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Great commute this morning, cold and dry with a beautiful half moon hanging in the sky.
Waiting at the lights opposite Hackney Downs station I got caught by a rather nice deep metallic red, chrome-dipped 'Duckworth' liveried fixie. I've seen it before (usually the back wheel disappearing at close to warp speed) and usually note how lovely, immaculate and clean it looks. Anyway we both go straight over the lights up Dalston Lane and I take a left into Navarino Rd to begin my dog-legging long short cut.
A little while later barrelling down Hackney Rd I'm suddenly aware of that same beautiful red fixie about to overtake me, suddenly it starts going a bit squirrely and I realise there's someone waiting at the zebra crossing and desperately haul on the anchors too! - Seriously good handling BTW 'Duckworth' Red. Anyway we had a brief chat about my short-cut before she wished me a good day & a safe journey and we headed our seperate ways (she goes SA on Old St & I go left into Shoreditch High St).
That tiny bit of interaction made my morning commute - I'm a saddo I know - not even the ignorant twonka cyclist who banged my shoulder undertaking me as I was sitting at the lights on Queen Victoria St could even p1ss me off! I just caught him and flicked the 'V'.
Anyway 'Duckworth' Red let me know if you want my looong short-cut route.
Waiting at the lights opposite Hackney Downs station I got caught by a rather nice deep metallic red, chrome-dipped 'Duckworth' liveried fixie. I've seen it before (usually the back wheel disappearing at close to warp speed) and usually note how lovely, immaculate and clean it looks. Anyway we both go straight over the lights up Dalston Lane and I take a left into Navarino Rd to begin my dog-legging long short cut.
A little while later barrelling down Hackney Rd I'm suddenly aware of that same beautiful red fixie about to overtake me, suddenly it starts going a bit squirrely and I realise there's someone waiting at the zebra crossing and desperately haul on the anchors too! - Seriously good handling BTW 'Duckworth' Red. Anyway we had a brief chat about my short-cut before she wished me a good day & a safe journey and we headed our seperate ways (she goes SA on Old St & I go left into Shoreditch High St).
That tiny bit of interaction made my morning commute - I'm a saddo I know - not even the ignorant twonka cyclist who banged my shoulder undertaking me as I was sitting at the lights on Queen Victoria St could even p1ss me off! I just caught him and flicked the 'V'.
Anyway 'Duckworth' Red let me know if you want my looong short-cut route.
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That or a brake cable failing. :P
I asked Bike Radar to set up a seperate forum for this or at least a sticky but they ignored me
http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/search/ ... onnections
However, I'm tall & very not the latter plus I'm married with kids. Still I can appreciate a nice bike....and a Southern beauty!
And I'm always ready to share my commute short-cuts and secrets to all denominations.
http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2007/11 ... thing.html
I didn't realise this was the Psychology Plus forum site!
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I remember a few weeks back I was on my lunch break heading from Wardour Street over to Regents street on foot and saw a female cycle courier, made me smile as I usually only see blokes doing it! She was on a single speed, not sure if it was a fixie tho - just wish my missus would get to love cycling as much as I do :-D
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