Sweet Fixie, Holmes

Written by greghxc on May 1, 2012. Posted in History, Media 2 Comments

Lunch time bicycle stories! Turns out that even 100+ years ago awesome female riders were getting unwanted attention from creepy dudes with ironic facial hair. And yeah, that’s probably a freewheel up there, but being that our man appears to be taking it for a walk (have you ever tried to ride a bike carrying your sweet cane around?) it seems to at least be a “fixie” in spirit.

Urban cyclist, bicycle events planner and consumer of fine beers and vegan food.

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Kellen

May 8, 2012 at 11:26 PM | #

Part of my Anglo-nerd upbringing was watching every episode, many many times, of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes starring the excellent Jeremy Brett (above). I recommend “The Priory School” for some sweet Victorian Masters (45+) Tweed CX riding on fixies.

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greghxc

May 9, 2012 at 11:29 AM | #

Brett is my definitive Holmes for sure. I think The Great Mouse Detective coming out during my formative years was directly responsible for my ever-since Sherlock fandom. (PS, for the uninitiated I think ALL the episodes of Grenada TV’s Sherlock Holmes are still streaming on Netflix. Get yer nerd on.)

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Yes Scott, I’m sure everyone is aware .83 is on Thursday, it is even on the GMG event calendar. The fact is though, .83 rides are not the type of rides all cyclists care to attend. I hardly think you need to see another ride as competition, rather just another option for a way to get people on their bikes during the week. Two wheels one love.

Tall Bryan | May 16, 2013 | #

Yes. If only there were a ride that happened every Thursday for the past 8 years that everyone could attend.

http://point83.com

Westlake Center. 7pm. Ride 7:30. It’s not some stale Critical Mass BS you know.

Scott Gamble | May 16, 2013 | #

Sorry about that, should work now! If not, let me know at g...@gomeansgo.org

greghxc | May 16, 2013 | #

Hi there. Just tried to sign up, but I’m having problems with the PayPal thing–it won’t respond when I click to “Add to Cart”. Hopefully this can get fixed–I’m stoked on this ride!

Nick | May 16, 2013 | #

Never underestimate the power of data in pushing the agenda of the bicycle forward. I don’t know who is paying for the counter to be on the Fremont Bridge, but they are equipping Seattle with powerful information that will support the argument that continued investment in bicycle centric infrastructure is wise.

Matt Alford | May 14, 2013 | #

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