also, im doing somewhat better. but only as much as a broken leg will let me. ride your bikes hard for me, i feel for all of you who have ever had to go through this. i got the B.E.E.R fund check today and all of you really helped me out. thank you so much, my gratitude isn't even enough. thank you friends.
Anyone get them yet? I've never been a fan of plastic but from what I hear these joints are durable and pretty comfortable. The plastic ones come in black and white and they also make a set in silver metal. If you own a pair, hit us in the comments as I'm interested in peoples opinions of them...
You can get them straight from starfuckers or check out this thread on trick track. Board member iansmash bought a few of them and he's selling them to interested parties...
still down with an upper respiratory infection. Figures that I go a year and a half without getting sick and as soon as I go on vacation, this happens. On the plus side I finally got my h+son wheel built out and I must say, it looks dope.
In the meantime, here's a few videos to tide you over...
BTW, I wasn't around for last months CM but I heard it was chaos for all intensive purposes. Apparently so did a few of the people over at the chain gang. Interesting read, especially the comments...
Once again, just something to think about on todays ride...
Yet another example of how Tampa / St Pete sets the bar (and in particular Michael from 66 fixed). The Bicycle Emergency Economical Relief Fund was started as a way of helping out cyclists that get FUBAR'ed in some way, shape or form. Currently they are raising money to help cover Zach's rent on Jan 1st. The goal is $400 so lets see if we can help a brotha out...
I know things are tight but I would hope that everyone can at least come up with $5 to help out. They have a paypal account set up to collect funds via the web but you can also mail the money directly to Michael @ 66 Fixed.
Map of the Nutcracker route here. From what I heard, they called it the nutcracker for a reason. Read the FLFixed thread and get the skinny...
The Nutcracker results: 1. Dave Horst (1hr 28 minutes) 2. Pete Young 3. Taylor Norton 4. Troy Scholl (1st out of town) 5. Michael Davis 6. Jake (fastest time trial- 17 minutes) 7. Dave Japenga 8. Elizabeth Hill (1st Female) 9. Jerry Rodriguez 10. Trevor Beanes 11.Ryan Gallagher 12. Anthony Postano 13. Matthew McCagg 14. Ryan Hutchinson 15. Dylan Felix (carried the largest load-- 35 lb. of bricks for 12 miles!) 16. Nick Emery 17. Keith 18. Mondo 19. Ryan Magin 20. Jim Vicker 21. Zack Fortune 22. Ben Araya 23. Peter Matthews 24. Mark Jacobs. Trick Comp results: 1. Anthony from Orlando Best trick- Will from St. Pete Best skid- Randon from Clearwater
I'll post the Miracle on 34th Street Results once they get them up...
Give Zach a call or drop him a text. Spoke to him this morning and the guy is feeling really low and could stand to hear some friendly voices. His life has been massively impacted because of the careless actions of... (see comments below)
To the people in St Pete that have taken care Zach since the accident, we truly appreciate it. You guys always continue to amaze us not only with your solid bike community but with the overall love you show us all. At the risk of getting "emo" here, there really is a brotherhood between our two cities and the recent outpouring of support with Julius and now Zach, really speaks volumes about you all...
EDIT 12-25-08 In the interest of fairness and at the request of someone close to this incident, I have stricken the earlier comments I made regarding the individual responsible for the accident. This has become a major point of contention recently and I'm going to let the law and the lawyers figure this out. Don't get it twisted; I don't regret what I said and still stand by my words. But I'm also enough of an adult to realize that incendiary comments don't do anything to get to the truth of the matter. I just hope all the people involved with this f**ked up incident have learned a valuable life lesson from all of this...
The Nutcracker and A Miracle on 34th St. presented by The Skirts!
Two races, one location
The Nutcracker will be the final FFGPS race of the year while A Miracle on 34th St. will be a shorter/ fun race presented by St. Petersburg's own all-female cycling team, The Skirts. Polo and Trick comp after the race. More information to come, keep checking the thread on FLFixed for more race info...
Once again, Howard 8pm. We might hit up a few other spots as well depending on how things go. I believe some people might get their polo on but I'm not too sure about that...
Tuesday turned out to be productive so lets keep the momentum rolling!
After riding RyanfromDelands bike on Sunday, I wanted to try out some BMX bars. So far I'm having mixed reactions to them. On one hand I like how my center of gravity has changed and facilitated a few tricks but at the same time barspins have become a bit more painful (I've hit my knee a few times in the process due to the width). I think someone taller would have no issues but I'm afraid these are too wide for me and my current setup.
I'm going to ride them for a few before I decide whether or not I'm reverting back to my old risers. And no I don't want to hear about how "weird" it looks... :)
Yabai has been busy recently and this is one of their gnarly ass choppers to come out of their weekly builds. This is the one Jon Beard is riding and RyanfromDeland has one as well. All of these are made from reclaimed bike parts scavenged from their weekly dumpster dives...
Check out the Fixed Gear gallery entry here and the Yabai blog entry here...
Chris just got his ride yanked, description as follows:
black generic track frame sugino crankset cream weinman rim in the back polished nitto risers babyblue aerospoke.
will post a picture as soon as he sends one. Also, Tyson got his bike stolen as well from in front of Hudges house. All I have on this one is that it's a mid 80's maroon Nishiki. If you have a picture, send it on over and I'll add it to the post...
Red Ryder Alleycat Results: 1. Pete Young Tampa 2. Trevor Beanes Gainesville 3. Ryan Gallagher Gainesville 4. Kyle Noonan Orlando 5. Josh Hood Orlando 6. Jeremy (JJ Crashy McFace Plant) Orlando 7. Mike Mo Rapevan 8. Micah Ellwanger Grand Rapids, MI 9. Derek Dickenson Sanford 10. Teddy Fackler Orlando 11. Ryan Hutchinson Orlando 12. Kevin Bradnan Orlando 13. Anthony Positano Orlando 14. Luke Lobato Orlando 15. Jeremy Dawson Fort Lauderdale 16. Ben Roche Orlando 17. Jared Schevrer Ft. Lauderdale 18. Zach Fortune Orlando 19. Randon Martin Clearwater 20. Michael Davis St. Pete 21. David Horst Tampa 22. Michael Weimar St. Pete 23. Josiah ? ? 24. Lily (1st girl) Tampa 25. Jason Bylsma Tampa 26. Sam Ceckowski Tampa 27. Jarred Beall Orlando 28. Frank Wan Orlando 29. Keith Thomas Tampa 30. Alan Roderiguez Liverpool, UK 31. Andrea Schad (2nd girl)Orlando 32. Nick ? 33. Lander Roark Orlando 34. Mandy Protheroe Orlando 35. Garrett Ward Orlando 36. Damon Brock Jacksonville 37. Dave M Melbourne 38. Steve Willis Orlando 39. Ben Baptiste Ft. Lauderdale 40. Dan Franklin ? 41. Ryan Saulsbury 42. Amanda Pokorny Orlando 43. Justin Bowen Orlando 44. Mark O'Connor Jr Jacksonville 45. Angela Buzzella Orlando 46. Mark Johnson Altamonte/Orlando 47. Adam Hudgins Orlando 48. Preston Dehler Orlando 49. Brooks Blalock Pensacola 50. Corey McLeod Orlando 51. Jared Wynne Orlando 52. Mikey C! Orlando 53. Charlie Weise Orlando 54. Mooj Orlando 55. Buck Russell Chicago 56. Kim Riffle Orlando 57. Cori Perez Pensacola 58. Ryan Elrite Pensacola 59. HerfelTorre ? Orlando 60. Hector Sierra Orlando 61. Jeremy Kester Pensacola 62. Derek Gabaldon Casselberry/ Orlando 63. Disney Bolin Orlando 64. Mark Wong Jax 65. Buddy Spafford Sarasota 66. Zach Wilson Sarasota 67. Jenny K Orlando 68. Todd West 69. Mark Ernst Orlando 70. Sean Duckett Sarasota 71. Jackson Meadows SRQ 72. Stuart Dickson 73. Erik Stahr SRQ 74. Nick Arehart Orlando 75. Jeff Cleary SRQ 76. Tim Brown 77. Lisa Mills 78. Rob Schweiteer 79. Chris Crawford Orlando 80. Joey D Orlando 81. Juan Barredo Orlando 82. Bob Merlano 83. WIN SRQ
Also here are some pictures from various people. If you have more please let us know.
The song is obvious but it works on so many levels... :)
A big thanks to all who raced and a real big thank you to the volunteers who worked the check points. Even with Goldsprints canceling on us at the last minute, things still went off on Saturday...
BTW, Bike Polo was off the chain yesterday! Good call on the change of venue Pete. As mentioned it was held in the park across the street from the Citrus Bowl. There was a live dj spinning some wicked old school hip hop and an RV selling food and beer the entire time. The locals where in to it and a few where even betting on the outcomes of the games. A few of us got our trick on on the basketball court, good times where had by all...
Hang tight, metha will be posting the results real soon...
It's now going to be at Lorna Doone Park, across the street from the citrus bowl. The park is located on Church St (west of Orange Blossom Trail) between Nashville Ave and Rio Grande Ave. Just look for team Tampa's truck and you wont miss it...
Friday Ace Metric Grand Opening Party -- 8-11pm Afterwards? Who knows what we'll get in to but I promise it will involve bikes, tricks and lots of shenanigans somewhere downtown... :)
Saturday
Red Ryder Alleycat - 2:30pm Registration / Race starts at 4pm - Race starts and ends at Backbooth. Head start for those that wear a helmet!
$6 pays for the race and admission into Backbooth for the premieres and Goldsprint action. Donations are being asked at the door for non-racers who attend...
Check point volenters, meet up at registration at 2:30. Nick, Metha, Julius or myself will let you know where you will be stationed...
Sunday All-Florida Bike Polo Tournament [3v3] BBQ/Cookout
$3/team polo registration. Registration starts at 11am, Tournament starts at 12:00pm. Pick up games / practice starts at 9am. Polo Tournament will be held at Langford Park. The BBQ/Cookout is BYOB&F (Bring your own Beer & Food).
That's about it! Be safe this weekend and most of all, have fun!
i met this kid from Michigan coming off the train today who came down (a little early) for OBW II. He needs a place to stay. email ace.metric@gmail.com if you can help.
A few of us are meeting up at Howard 3pm this afternoon for a quick session. From there we're going to hit a few more spots downtown and perhaps by the train station / ORMC area. Meet up with us if your so inclined...
If you're interested in helping run a checkpoint for next Saturdays Alley Cat, contact Metha via email or at registration. We could use some people to help out. I think he said something about free entry to the premieres for those that help as well as a few other goodies...
Edit 12.06.08 -- 5:56pm Actually Nick Mandino is in charge of organizing the checkpoint volunteers for the race. Drop him an email at n.mandino@gmail.com or give him a call on the mandingo hotline if you're interested in helping out...
I've been monitoring the blog stats on Google Analytics for the last 6 months and our traffic has shot up pretty steadily in the last 3. Last month we had an increase in traffic of 23.08% and we are now clocking in for this current month at a healthy 24.39%. While the majority of our traffic is from the Florida area; visitors from California (San Fran, L.A. San Diego), New York (NYC Area), Oregon (Portland), Washington (Seattle), Georgia (Atlanta metro area), Texas (Austin & Houston) and Colorado (Denver) are also checking out our state in good sized numbers. This is also in addition to the international traffic (Canada, UK, France, Germany, Japan Australia and Taiwan) we get on a monthly basis...
From the crew here at 407fixedgear.com, we truly appreciate the support we get from everyone that visits us. This blog was started as a communication hub for all the people that ride fixed/single speed in the area. When I created this blogger account, I honestly thought it would be a local site and would maybe be used by a few web heads that ride here in town. During the past year, we have seen the blog and our community grow and all of us are amazed at how this little experiment in social networking has manifested itself. I truly thank all of you that take the time to check us out on a daily basis...
Here's to 2009 being another bangin' year for the central Florida bike community and 407fixedgear.com! I also want to give a shout out to all other blogs that refer traffic to us. If there's anything you ever need, get at me and I'll get you sorted...
After many delays and a bit of red tape, I'm pee in my pants excited to announce the Ace Metric Grand Opening.
I can't think of a better way to kick off Orlando Bike Weekend than to come and celebrate the opening of the first and only track/single speed shop in town.
Details have yet to be worked out for the party but it's going down on the 12th for sure. Check back for more info.
1st Guy(s): Bradford White and Cooper Brinson (tied) 3rd Guy: Dale Hines 1st Gal: Kelly McCarver 2nd Gal: Mandy P. 3rd Gal: NA DFL: Steven M. Costume: Hood (wore a mask) Our Pick: Mandy and Garrett for being the first people in Orlando to race on tallbikes
$6 pays for the race and admission into Backbooth for the premieres and Goldsprint action. $2 cover charge for those that don't race.
EDIT 12.7.08
There is no cover charge! Admission into Backbooth is free for nonracers, but we're asking for donations...
Sunday All-Florida Bike Polo Tournament [3v3] BBQ/Cookout
$3/team polo registration. There should be food and possibly free beer at the tournament alongside various bike games. We are in the process of finalizing the locale for the Polo Tournament (Festival Bay, Langford, Delaney), but we're still open to suggestions. Hit us up in the comments section if you have a good spot you know of.
There is also a keg party in the works for Friday night for those intrepid souls who want to start off early. I will post more info on that once it gets finalized...
EDIT 12.01.08 Polo Tournament will be held at Langford Park. Click on the image below to see the battle field!
