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  • #972526
    dcv
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    Me, I’m waiting for dirt to lead a FG version of kill bill.

    Sorry don’t know of any fixed rides but would be into it too.

    #972529
    eminva
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    Isn’t this what alley cats are for?

    Liz

    #972533
    Dirt
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    Lots of my rides tend to be lead from a fixie. I ride an MTB fixie, gravel grinder rig fixie and one of many road fixies. I even own a fixie touring bike that gets used as a commuter. We could get a group of 4-10 fixie rider sin a group ride. My schedule is weird and tight right now, though Fridays are relatively free for me.

    #972605
    mello yello
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    Back when I first moved to the area there was a group of fixed gear riders called DC Pirates on Bike Forums, which stopped using that name shortly after (2007 or so?)

    Anyway, they migrated to their own forum, dcfixed.com, but the forum isn’t quite as active as it used to be, with DC’s high turnover it’s hard to keep a core group… it’s pretty much turned into DC’s bicycle polo forum (polo is fun, but dangerous). They’re pretty into bicycling, lots of fixed riders… but everyone rides everything, yeah?

    Owner of the forum is John (spud), who also works at the Bike Rack in NW, and there’s a contingent that’s associated with the shop. BR sponsored a CX team… i raced a race fixed once, that was fun.
    edit: ss. No way I did that fixed. But I did do it on my commuting rig. Have to get that built back up… I’m down to one bike now!

    Anyway, I know they did some races back in the day, the Easter egg hunt alleycat was the most fun one I participated in. They used to go ride Hains point pretty regularly.

    Or you can look up the DC critical mass, which was never my thing. I think they organize through facebook?

    edit: or- https://www.facebook.com/pages/DC-alley-cats-Polo-events/

    #972994
    mwhatley
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    In the wake of the (amazing) Clarendon Cup last weekend, I couldn’t help but think a course similar to that (albeit with fewer hard turns) would be great for something similar to the Red Hook Criterium. No reason why New York City should have all the fun.

    #1006393
    vvill
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    Olllld thread I know, sorry, but I noticed there are more “urban” bike events popping up on facebook nowadays, including alley cats. Not sure if they’re FG specific, but I’d bet there will be many FG bikes at them.
    e.g.
    http://www.facebook.com/events/677167145665305/

    #1006402
    TwoWheelsDC
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    @vvill 90798 wrote:

    Olllld thread I know, sorry, but I noticed there are more “urban” bike events popping up on facebook nowadays, including alley cats. Not sure if they’re FG specific, but I’d bet there will be many FG bikes at them.
    e.g.
    http://www.facebook.com/events/677167145665305/

    I may check that out…I’ve had scheduling conflicts with all the other alley cats I’ve seen advertised, but this one looks like it might work.

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