Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
So near where I am staying there is a gang, a gang I really want to be part of. Please dispel now any images of the lost boys or fat hairy men; this is a collection of cute but super geeky boys who like nothing better than to spend a Saturday afternoon dedicated to the urban pursuit of bike polo. Yes, bike polo.
I’m not quite sure if my keenness is because they are all quite cute or if it is the allure of becoming a fixed gear bike aficionado – the former most likely. Either way, I’ve had my beautiful bike for nearly a month now and I’m in love.
The lovely but slightly odd side affect of my new fixed gear bike is that I’ve made several new pals just by riding around. Strangers approach me with no inhibitions and always with the opening line “cool bike, I’ve got a blah geek blah myself”. The conversation then goes on like two proud parents.
Joe is my favourite bike random – we met because he chased me for six blocks. Under normal circumstances that would be quite creepy but it turns out he works in a bike shop (which could prove useful) and has taken it upon himself to become my bike Sensei. I’ve also made a pretty cute twitter bike geek friend @DeanDeanie ; )
So in 3 weeks, I’ve fallen off 5 times, made several new friends, hit 2 parked cars (down with cars!) and managed once, almost twice to ride backwards. I think I might hold off for another week before getting stuck in with the bike polo boys. Watch this space…..
Hilarious! I almost got hit by a bus the other day on Oxford Street. But it’s so much more fun than being in the bus, I’ll never give up my bike (despite the broken ribs!)
Great blog by the way!
Do you have a rss feed I can subscribe to? I looked around but couldn’t find it, thanks a ton in advance.