hitting the

trail with the i.f. fixie style.

i was heading over to my sister-in-law's new place in lakewood, and i decided to ride over from home on the fixie. getting to lakewood is not an easy task, by any means; either by car or bike. so i headed west on the road till i was able to drop down into the metroparks. and i mean drop. there is a long twisting descent down into the park system. and i love zipping down there taking up the whole road, and pissing off cars; because i know i'm going over the speed limit. however on the fixed this wasn't an option.

i slowed the pedaling down quite a bit, made my legs work; even more. i even skidded some to slow down even more. however i didn't want to tap the brakes, and i didn't. so i was happy about that. i'm trying not to use the brakes as all. to see if i am able to get down to using no brakes on the fixed. anyway, as i came down to the bottom of the hill i let it rip.

as i hit the parks i took it off road into some trails.

action shot...


and as i started out the realization hit quick about pedal set up. mashing over logs with my pedals; instead of going over them, and clearing them. new feeling. couldn't make this one though...


just trying to keep the chain line straight...


just did a little off road, and then kept on the street. i really didn't want the bag on my back catching any trees. coming out of the parks is a decent hill, and i just put my hands in the drops, stood up, powered the bike back and forth up the hill, and kicked ass.

got to love the fixed.

namaste...