07/26/10 07:01 - 79.ºF - ID#52298

Sooo beat

I went to ricks cycle shop on allen with a friend on friday. I bought a road bike and then converted it to fixed gear. Its a rather intense but extremely fun ride. Ive been riding all around Allen Town and the Elmwood area. Ive been starting at my house....in south buffalo.

Today I took a ride down Route 5 and took some pictures from a spot Ive never been before. Now it really looks like the "sky way".

KeithT writes at 08:44:36 08/13/10 - Comment #57800: Hyper-hip even. Im just lame. None taken.

lilho writes at 08:36:50 08/13/10 - Comment #57798: is "fixing" a bike the new hip thing to do or something??? it seems really just lame to me. no offense.

KeithT writes at 07:35:35 07/29/10 - Comment #57535: Nope, no coasting. Your rear wheel is chained directly to the crank sprocket(pedals). If the rear wheel moves, so do your pedals. I just go down hills kinda slow till I reach a point when I know I can keep up.

jenks writes at 03:54:23 07/28/10 - Comment #57528: But can you coast? Or if, say, you go down a hill and start going fast, does it make your legs spin a million rpm? And I posted a video, just for you. :)

KeithT writes at 03:03:05 07/28/10 - Comment #57527: When Im going slow enough I use that method to brake. Though I have a front brake just incase I need a lil bit more.

jenks writes at 02:50:13 07/28/10 - Comment #57526: Can you freewheel? That (i.e. braking) is what scares me the most about fixies.

KeithT writes at 02:33:04 07/28/10 - Comment #57524: @tiny :Hehe thanks lil lady! Ill try my best to post a bit more. I always have trouble finding topics to post about though.

@lib: I asked on my other post if you ever tried fixed before I seen this one. Ive had 10 and 18 speed bikes but I always end up wrecking the gear shifter. I ride bikes into the ground or until they're clicking everytime you touch the pedals. Though this was all before I bought a car at 18 lol!
For me fixed is a better ride because there's nothing else to worry about except where you're going, and pedaling. Its not hard for me to get up and over the man bridge in delaware park near David. I dont understand enough about gear ratio to really go indepth. Its a crazy work out though. You should come with Terry and I the next time we go for a ride.

tinypliny writes at 01:53:03 07/28/10 - Comment #57522: There is something so vibrant about your photos and you always have clouds in them. The colour just pops out. More. More. More!

libertad writes at 01:39:28 07/28/10 - Comment #57520: I tried looking at Rick's but the ones that they had in my size were super heavy. I'm curious as to why you would convert to fixed gear? I never rode one but isn't it nice to have the gears for hills and stuff?

KeithT writes at 09:20:58 07/27/10 - Comment #57505: It kills you. No other way to put it.

jenks writes at 08:05:20 07/27/10 - Comment #57504: Nice! I'm too chicken to ride a fixie.

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07/25/10 05:30 - 77.ºF - ID#52286

test

foo paul!

::DOWNLOAD SOUND::

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07/11/10 09:44 - 70.ºF - ID#52146

A late Thursday greasing

Last Thursday as (e:paul) said, just flat out ROCKED!
-We got there from Ps place within minutes just to catch the first band leaving
-Had a beverage or 4
-Found our spot to dance
-Threw up our peace signs
-Smoked a bowl with some little girls(I took blury pic to hide their identity lol)
-Then on the walk back (e:paul) gave the wheel a bit of greasing.

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07/04/10 10:36 - 76.ºF - ID#52100

Imposter Sock Monkey

I was at Tops and seen a "sock monkey" but it was a creepy fraud with weird eyes.

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07/03/10 11:19 - 68.ºF - ID#52094

More July 3rd pics

The boards that make up the fence are hard wood from an Amish mill. They cost a rediculously low price of 1.5 per board. We just have to finish a small section that goes into the brick of the garage and build a door.

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07/03/10 10:56 - 70.ºF - ID#52093

My July 3rd

I came over to my friend shawns house where his brother richie lives. Richie was starting to work on building a fence in the back yard with his father. I stayed to help out for the day and took pics along the way.
Shawn had been at work till five and we had most of it up so he hung out and had a beer.

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06/30/10 08:29 - 64.ºF - ID#52067

Boooooooordd

So i went down to the grain towers that I love to hate, while still loving it. Then I seen some wind surfers and took pics.

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06/29/10 02:22 - 67.ºF - ID#52056

Pics that didnt post from my last blog

Silly phone must have forgotten to take them with last time.

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06/29/10 02:02 - 66.ºF - ID#52055

Just after lunch at work

There are two nice open areas outside of my work perfect for my cloud obsession. I don't imagine them as animals, shapes, or anything else that they aren't. They're just clouds. Colossal, beautiful clouds.

That camping trip really refocus my perception on the summer. I really want to be outside with friends more. Even for such simple things as playing catch. I can't get over how much fun I had. Thank you sooo much to everyone who made that happen.