O.M.G. I DIDNT BELIEVE IT!

O.M.G

If i wouldnt have seen it for myself i would have thought someone staged it.

Good day TRU STEET RIDERZ Yesterday while cruzing around the S.C.  i stopped at a place while waiting on family to handle some buisness and while we were there mid day i saw a pretty large size church and i said to,my people wow must be a big event or a funeral because everyone was dressed up. The thing that through me off was i saw a lady in a nice suite of course with a big hat but it (the suit)and hat were grey light grey. To me you dont wear those type of colors to a funeral but hey to each his own. I then saw some gentelmen come out the church in all black, i said to myself, self! self said huh! now thats strange why are they in all black?  I began to see alot of cars women and men leaving the church but for some reason i saw no flags or no dark suits,ect... but what was so odd then i saw an OLDER GENTLEMEN PUSHING A BIKE... not just any o'l bike but a old school framed bike with the grillia bars basket in the front and get this! AN 18WHEELER MIRRIOR ON HIS HANDLE BARS. O.M.G. i'm not lying! in this image you will see the meaning of the word TRU STREET RIDERZ and with that i say to you get your tail out and get some if this gentleman can ride (ELDERLY) in a black suit dress shoe's and a 18wheeler mirrior on his bike bigger than him then you can ride your little lazy but's for a couple of miles... By the way it was a funeral May the lord of the world bless the families for there loss.  everyone has a day please treat them all like there your last.

TRU STREET RIDERZ

THE FUTURE SO BRIGHT

http://www.youtube.com/user/CixDeuce#p/f/12/34r1xtbh_1k

HERE IS A SITE THAT I BELIEVE YOU GUY'S MIGHT WANT TO SEE... O.M.G

i didn't know

I didn't know that the early 1900's William Hoefler was a gentlemen doing tricks on a bike that today we call Fixies.. I should have known this just because history has shown us that there is nothing new under the sun and the only thing new is your take on things.

The Wheel was created back in the caveman day's as it were,but we think it came about through another era. I personally being a T.S.R. am lost to somethings, as much as i know there is twice as much that i don't know about bikes.

You will see the bike that first started the fixie crazy,and then you will begin to understand the history like i have. Not that you don't know but just in case you don't you will game further knowledge. A day of learning is a life time of knowledge! enjoy...

do you know! do you know!

Wanting to know how was critical mass on the last of November. I wasn't there to on that journey did anyone make the ride,and how was it? hopefully it was a great ride and everyone was safe...

Gike if you went out on the ride tell me about it. hope all is well TRU STREET RIDERZ

Another Critical Mass

TOMORROW IS CRITICAL MASS

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? AFTER EATING ALL THAT TURKEY AND HANGING OUT WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY TELL ME DO YOU FEEL VINDICATED? WELL I PERSONALLY THINK THAT YOU SHOULD GET ON THAT BIKE AND RIDE FOR A FEW HRS. AND GET BACK TO WHERE YOU WERE. REMEMBER YOU HAVE ANOTHER HOLIDAY COMING UP RIGHT AFTER THIS ONE SO LET'S GO SEE YOU TOMORROW NIGHT!

OOPS

I MADE A BOO BOO ON THAT LAST ENTRY. FORGIVE ME I NEVER TOLD YOU I WAS AN EDITOR. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO READ "NO OTHER TYPE OF EXERCISE WAS BETTER" THAN BIKE RIDING OTHER THAN SWIMMING. BIKE RIDING IS THE BEST,FOR LOW IMPACT...

EXCUSE PLEASE

A new breed of riderz

TRU STREET RIDERZ

My tru street riderz how are you today? all is well and i hope that you are all safe in the street's that you all ride on. I just want to explain to the readers about my personal opinion of what i see is happening on the streets.  I as a Tru Street Rider love the fact that the average adult 35plus years of age or older is taking better care of their health.  Most of this age group in the area where i dwell are out there jogging walking running swimming but mainly Biking is what i'm speaking about.  Biking is the best form of exercise, with the exception of swimming there is no type of exercise is biking! Not only is biking at the top of the list for low impact training it's extremely fun. If you choose as a bike rider you can become a great physical specimen. You can become a speed rider a course rider a tour rider or even a stunt rider, either way you will have extreme body control and great physical condition in order to compete at either one of these as well as having a great deal of fun in the process. So if your looking to gain your strength get into shape and have fun doing it get on a bike ride with a friend start off just around your block or a park and then build up after about 30 day's you will be bringing more riderz into the fold! Hope to see you on the road hope you become a

TRU STREET RIDER

got to get it

Hey T.S.R. hope all is well... Today is a good day and i hope that everything continues to go that way. i'm a little disturbed about now my girl has a sprained leg. When we went out the other day she and i were having a great time and she on the way home some how began to limp.

As we were traveling back i kind of looked back at her and noticed her slight limp or so i thought it was i also dismissed it for a moment because it was getting a little dark i thought it could have been because of the shadows etc.

  Upon further investigation i found that she was truly limping,and i was truly saddened. But let it be understood that when you play hard then you sometimes get banged up. All's she really needs is a little truing up and she'll be back to new. so i'm going to do that asap. Other than that the street are alive and well and we are looking forward to  the riderz who may find themselves a new way of life and begin their own riding style. So T.S.R. until the next time keep the rubber side down.

Stay TRU.

CHEATERS

CHEATERS WHAT DO'S IT MEAN

My definition of the word cheaters? Where will i start is a committed person having relations outside of their perspective house hold? Is it someone in class taking a test to better themselves,no to me is a person who loves to ride "MOTORCYCLES" not BIKES see bike is short for BICYCLE not Motorcycle! lets get that straight, if your going to use the phrase "BIKE" us TRU BIKE RIDERZ would love for you to call it something else like CHEATERS! The reason i say that is because true your on 2 wheels it has handle bars seats for 1/2 riders and it can get in and out of traffic without to much head ache! The main reason i say they Motorcycles should be called CHEATERS is they use other forms of energy to propel themselves, like gasoline! see us TRU STREET RIDERZ use 1type of fuel HUMAN FUEL so when someone say's do you ride bike's i say yes but when they reply so do i what do you ride i say BOTTECCHIA they may say Ninja, RSX, FATBOY,ect. just call them cheaters because you cheat when you ride if you really ride a BIKE you would use your own Hupower2 to get you there... so T.S.R. the lesson for today is stay "TRU" and keep it HU2  by the way MAN! i saw some PHAT Cheaters down a the Lil 5 today "RESPECT"

I LOVE TO RIDE!

D Y K

T.S.R.

did you know that in 1907 UPS yes the delivery people had one of the first if not the first Bicycle Messenger service? well it's official that i didn't know! hey where do's this info come from? i guess in my quest to do a great blog and be a TRU STREET RIDERZ i find my self becoming a search aholic... and with that i also find myself finding info, that i would have never even known before.  UPS in the Downtown Metro Atlanta area has 2 bicycle messengers to deliver their smaller volume packages,they say(ups)that it is quicker and easier to deliver in the downtown area by bicycle messenger including Midtown,Virginia Highlands and Buckhead. NO KIDDING! lol  I do believe that we will see this grow in our near future. Their competitors will without a doubt catch on to this sooner or later. Remember T.S.R. this is where we come in they may have some people that like  to ride,but can they ride "GOOD" like  T.S.R.  So keep your eye's and ears open because you may find your self in a position to do a job that will allow you to showcase your passion and pay you for it. Stranger things have happened!!

T.S.R.

NEW WORLD RIDERZ

NEW'S FLASH!

Hey T.S.R. I read today that in N.Y.C. the mayor passed a legislature that they are now attempting to make a law that all business owner's that have bicycle delivery and or messenger service has to wear a helmet by LAW. The Mayor also say's that the company's have to provide the helmets for all employee's no exceptions! i sent the link out to another Street Rider but didn't put it here,so will go back get it and send so you all can read it. Now you know whats next once they start small then they go BIG! I personally i don't have a probably with a helmet but making it a law is going to start something else!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  you know what i mean! ok T.S.R. get ready it's a coming! once it clears NYC then the trical down theory! The prices of helmets are going to go up, the prices of parts going up ect,ect, You get the picture. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/delivery-workers/

 now this is all just my opinion i ain't saying that it's right i'm just saying that it's "MINE"

NEW FINDINGS FOR ONLY A BUCK

HERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU KNEW OR DIDN'T KNOW!

On Critical Mass the last of October while on my way to the Mass up, my Head light fell off my beautiful BOTTECCHIA Bike. lol  and i was stuck light less. So i made a mad dash to the closest place i could find well the second closest place the bike shop's cheapest light was $39.00 dollars. So i dashed to the next place which was LOWES yeah you heard me!  Now i'm not saying i am a advocate for this place but i needed lights. so i found it. I said well this will do for now but after running the one light that evening i went and bought another 1 it's RED and the GLOW is wonderful as well they both blink. The cost is $4.99 a piece i also bought a Velcro straps to hold it down and BAAAAAAM! you got lights and the GLOW that is bight!

T.S.R. go to the you tube on the side of the page type in cixdeuce watch the lights video or what ever.

You tell some one and they'll tell some one and so on and so forth!

HELLO

T.S.R. i hope your doing well today. I was on a cheater today and it almost let me down had to push it about 2/3 miles to a gas station. No Shit! Ooops did i actually type that, well i'm not taking it back! that really pissed me off for the moment and i was only thinking about my girl when it stopped, knowing that she wouldn't have let me down like that and even if she did i could and would carry to safety! well enough of that drama stay with you'r TRU STREET RIDER they will be there in the end! By the way i'm going to put together a street cruiser with a motor but remember it's going to be a real street cruiser tell me what you think i'm interested in knowing  your thoughts! i'll show you what i'm looking for if you know anyone with any old school frames that run but need fixed up please let me know... thanks T.S.R.

The Bikes that you see here are the styles that i'm looking for, but the one with the engine is what i'm trying to do so please TRU STREET RIDERZ HELP ME OUT! THANKS

HONORABLE MENTION

Good day T.S.R. I'ts the Monday after My first CM ride and boy was that a blast.  Today i am just blogging with you all about being true to the "GAME" what is the game ask? it's the riding game,believe it or not we are a rare breed of folks seriously we travel at just above walking speed,we move along with flowing mobile traffic,we ride to the corner store to pick up milk,bread,eggs ect. we ride for health,we ride to commute,we ride cross country,we ride to sprint race,as well as we ride for the "TOUR" Some of us Spinn we need to get them on the street... lol

Never the less we ride and because of that we are the rarest of them all. Most everyone when the want to get in shape they want to jog hit the track tread mill, all these things are great and i say git ur dun, but Riderz are a very unique breed of people. You would not believe how many people wont ride because they say it's to hard image that! so i leave it up to you T.S.R. take someone out at there pace not your's show them how to ride, i mean if they don't know how to ride thats one thing i mean teach them how to ride whats the best size bike whats the right gear to be in etc, You all know it's not as simple as just jumping on and some people don't understand that so teach them. C'mon we can do it! i believe in us.. Any who have an extra special day today and keep the rubber side down!

T.S.R.

RIDE AT THEIR OWN PACE!
Stay Tru to U

MORE CM SHOTS

MORE OF

CRITICAL MASS

MASSING

UP

PHOTO'S

O.M.G. the streetz were filled

OK 

you guy's i made it. i mean i had no doubt that i would,but the uncertainty of things alway's makes you wonder... WOW! this was a out Freeeeekin standing. We met up a Woodruff park started taking some shots and met up with my riding partner talk to and met some new TRU STREET RIDERZ  then it was on! we started out with 40/50 riderz... Wait a min let me go back a min. The day was dreary wet and a lot of  people didn't want to ride because of those facts. well some had maybe health reason's other's just well what ever. I was not going to mis this for any reason. the RIDERZ came out in MASSES Critical Masses lol we started out slow and smooth building our course as we were riding "remember this is my first CM" as we made our way down the street more riderz were adding on and on, by the time we got about 3/5miles out (projected) i looked backed and saw a sea of riderz... O.M.G. I'm stoked! as my youngest brother would say love ya DUDE! this was such a humbling experience for me. We continued to ride through the city and the CM crew were truly at large. I have a new found respect for anyone who rides not that i didn't have it before but for those who love riding so much that it consumes them even more than myself.... That's a strong feet. I met new riderz who who's bikes exceed the price of the average car drivers car. WOW! I am truly impressed with all riderz. I saw trikes old school trikes not new ones beach cruisers no gears wonderful female riderz strong and proud, MEN IN DRESSES that was funny! All n all my fellow T.S.R. this was the most invigorating thing that i have done in years that wasn't just me involved! I had a truly wonderful time and the Riderz were looking out for one another as it should be.  The whole thing about CM is to bring awareness to those who don't ride and drive even just to go 2 blocks to get some milk and eggs, get a little exercise save some gas, watch out for the ones who don't have cars respect them like you want to be respected. Look at it this way the domino effect, you'r a walker you walk every where,i'm a rider i ride every where, then you got the car drivers,suv drivers,then the commercial drivers. The car driver doesn't like it when the the suv driver bogart's their way in the suv doesn't like when the big rig just moves in because they can, and the pedestrian doesn't like it when the bike riderz are on the side walks. The only difference is us riderz ride in the streets to give you your space but then we as riderz get disrespected by you when you are diving your cars,so at what point do you make even for us?????

That is still a saga. So if everyone would just show a little love to the next person especially us T.S.R  we would all just get along wonderfully! don't you think! any who thanks to all the CM family world wide for this great event wonderful! Oh by the way i met and saw 1 ONE UNO LONE African American Woman rider last night WOW!  i just blogged about the lack there of but she represented on her old school 10speed BIG UP'S TO CLOVER! U GO GURL!

I WILL UPLOAD THAT PHOTO

Well to all of you i'm just telling you my opinion  as i see them i'm not saying that there right i'm just that there "MINE"

T.S.R.

O.M.G. 2 FEMALE STREET RIDERZ

OMG

Tru Street Riderz hope all is well today! today was an interesting day. I did some good riding and met some new T.S.R. wow! you guy's would not believe it. In the pictures you see 2 young ladies Riding fixed bikes, if you are a rider of any kind you know that they are not cheap but more than that these are "LADIES" now i know some of you already know this but i have some new readers who don't know the difference from a race bike to a street bike let alone a fixed bike versus a single speed bike "LOL" no disrespect to anyone.

What i'm saying is these ladies ride regular and they are riding fixed i don't ride fixed knee's can't take it!!!!!!!!!! so for me to see to ladies riding fixed is a wow! statement. U GO GIRLZ!  Whats more interesting is that one of the ladies "did i mention she rides in HILL" i mean yeah you know hillz with a Z DAMN! her name is Pamela her partner in crime is Jessica and they were very gracious in letting me shoot them for this blog thanks P/J i call them SUPERWOMEN of the street riderz. See anyone can ride on a path,and anyone can build up their endurance to go off road but to navigate through the streets on a bike knowing others don't care about you in car's,trucks, suv's WOW! even pedestrian's get more love than T.S.R. any who i respect these ladie's and i love the fact that they roll like that stay ahead of the game and keep the rubber side down!

Well for all you T.S.R. you know tomorrow is  CRITICAL MASS i was unable to go before but tomorrow i may be able to go to my first one since coming back to GA and i am looking forward to it so get your gear on and see you there!

TRU STREET RIDERZ                    

                    

Street Navigator T.S.R.

Hey TRU STREET RIDERZ

Hope everyone made it home or to their places of rest this evening. another blessed day has come and gone and i find myself loading pictures and commenting on what i saw today. Well today is about STREET NAVIGATOR'S. What is a street navigator you ask, well that is an individual who rides his/her bike young or old big or small short or tall in any race or religion.through these streets here in this town and surrounding area's on a regular basis and have to deal with the traffic at large. Today i must admit in the Little 5 points area i saw some very courteous car/suv drivers allowing the bike riderz safe passage through the streets, allowing us to navigate at a rate that neither slowed us down or themselves. Really in little 5 points you see that a great deal until a Knuckle head who doesn't frequent the area or just being plain rude cutz us off and then thats when the disrespect starts. While in Decatur today before i got the Lil 5 i was almost run over twice because of rushing knuckle heads speed demons and i follow all the street laws. but any who we as riderz have continue to be very visual and hard corps never letting off our guard because all it takes is for one person to say i didn't see him/her and your done! so i just want to say to the wheelers show some love to us 2 wheelers because one day i might be someone you love trying to lose weight or even your self, or maybe even your child (god forbid) out there and someone may be doing what you have done to us to them then what would you say then!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  We don't want any one hurt so show some love, and cant we all get along!!!!!!!!!!!

T.S.R.

Much love to you all goodnight!

We have the technology

Hello my friends i have great news for you today my baby is finally back with me and so far doing well.  As you can see here is the new legs for my girl BOTTECCHIA they had to go in and replace her legs there was no way to fix her, so they replaced her legs with these new one's now she is bionic worth 6million, well to me anyway.. My man really hooked me up and did a good job. I'll turn you on to him if need be just ask. 

Well any way i want to thank you well wishers for me and my girl and i hope we have many more years together. O'Sole' Mi' Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Feeling Blue

Greetings:
  T.S.R. Today i have a problem it's a pretty good day outside high about 68degrees and sunny, my issue is i have no girl to take out! isn't that strange.

  I mean the other day i had a new girl and her and i was getting better acquainted and now she's gone my beloved Bottecchia is hurt still limping the specialist has to order her a special piece they don't carry them.

  So here i am alone again doing nothing can't go out and  hang out with Ma'lady at all.  I only wish that my girl Bottecchia was up and able to ride with me. Oh well i hope i can get her ready for the 31 we have a date with Critical Mass and we are looking forward to it. Until then i hope you T.S.R. keep the rubber side down.

THANKS
T.S.R.

my feelings are hurt

OK I HAVE A PROBLEM GUY'S TODAY MY HEART WAS BROKEN IN 2 PLACES. AS PER OUR LAST CONVERSATION I INTRODUCED YOU TO MY NEW GIRL FRIEND I REALLY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HER NAME WE LAUGHED TOLD A FEW JOKES BUT KNOW MY HEART IS FILLED WITH PAIN...

  MY NEW GIRL IS GONE WE RODE FOR 2 DAY'S AND SOMEONE NOW HAS HER OTHER THAN ME. IT REALLY SOUNDS WORSE THAN IT IS. YOU KNOW A GOOD THING DOSE'NT LAST FOREVER!
WELL LET ME TELL YOU THE TRUTH A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE WAS LOOKING FOR A BIKE WHEN I WENT BY HIS JOB HE ASKED ME WHERE WAS MY OTHER BIKE I TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS IN THE SHOP I NEEDED TO GET MY CRANK FIXED BUT BECAUSE SHE IS ITALIAN SHE HAS A BIGGER BOTTOM BRACKET THAN THE NEWER BIKES AND HAS TO BE SPECIAL ORDERED. ANY WHO THE PERSON THAT HAS MY GIRL IS A GOOD PERSON AND HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR A BIKE FOR A WHILE AND I KNOW HE WANTS ONE SO I ALLOWED HIM TO PURCHASE HER. WELL I KNEW IT WOULD'NT LAST, IT WAS FUN WHILE IT LASTED AND I'LL MISS HER..

GOOD BY MA'LADY AND KEEP MY FRIEND HAPPY HAPPY!

Why is that!

I got a question maybe one of you can answer a question for me, why is it that there are so few African American Women bike riders?

I ride daily and i ride for sport as well as health my love for the sport of riding has come from things that have occurred in my years overseas.

  But why is there so few A.A.W. riderz  i mean i'm not saying that there aren't any i'm saying not many... i ride just about everyday and to this day for a year in the Decatur/Atlanta area i have only seen approximately 5 A.A.W. riderz and i am looking, not just for them but for all riderz while i'm doing my shoots for the up and coming show. I believe this if more A.A.W. would ride and or learn how to ride they would find themselves in great physical condition great mind and body.  The great thing about riding is that it's low impact and you can build and gain at the same time without killing yourself. After that i know they A.A.W. would become more visible any who. Thats just my opinion it don't make it right it just makes it mine!
thanks for listing.

T.R.S.

TRU STREET RIDERZ CAME OUT TO PLAY TODAY

TODAY IS JUST ANOTHER DAY

Yes Sir today came and went but it wasn't without it's joy's. Yes on this day i saw a lot of TRU STREET RIDERZ and they all looked good. i made my rounds down to the Riderz area and thought i was going to see a few common riderz but i saw the holy grail of riderz, i mean from regular cruisers to commuters from racers and health riderz to of course the fixed hard corps riderz.

I met a young man today who i asked if i could shoot while he was doing some light weight tricks and he agreed, i actually forgot his name " HEY MAN MY BAD " i should have wrote it down but i owe you one for that but  you will see him in the pictures on the fixed bike with the lime green rear 700c's Rims (lol) he was nice and was having fun riding. Thats what it's all about.

Even though a lot of people cant ride fixed with out brakes or even with brakes these guys' are like the Harley riderz of the bike world hard corps, and i respect them for that. In the images you see in the blog you will see tricks racers and some one riding to stay alive! and thats nothing to laugh at. Riding is what is keeping me healthy also and i have been doing it long enough to be in shape and i hope that the one's who are riding for their health continue. so who ever you are out there STAY ON THE STREETS AND BE A TRU STREET RIDERZ. and we got your back ok.  By the way there are more than one kind of bike also i for the first time in years seen a guy riding a Unicycle i for got about those. It was refreshing watching him ride it let me know that he was a better man than me just for getting on one... lol any who you guys have a great evening and don't forget to leave a comment and or your info if i have images of you ok i cant send them to you without it. and send all your friends...

Well T.S.R. thats my time for now i pray that i can see you on the next trip and always remember keep the rubber side down.

T.S.R. 

New Family Member

Greetings to all of you T.S.R. today is a great day, for i got myself a new girlfriend. She is a little Uncultured but thats alright, because i will do everything i can to make her like the supermodel i know that is hidden in side of her. Now you must remember my main girl BOTTECCHIA is the the 1 but she allows me to have another girl as long as it doesn't come between our quality time. Like right now she hurt her left leg and we cant go out right now, but she say's she doesn't want me to suffer because she cant go dancing, around the city. So she told me o take a new girl so if these things happen again we wont  have an issue. Isn't that nice!  I think that is very unselfish and thats why i spare no expense on her when she wants it she gets it. Don't you wish your GIRLFRIEND was hot like mine!


well later on today me and my new girl are going to hit the town and make it do what it do baby yea! So all you T.S.R. look out for us and i will be looking out for you and we will have the camera rolling also.


later TSR

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hey

Whats up T.S.R. hope all of you are well. The photo show is going well and i'm gathering a lot of images. Here is a  video of a T.S.R. Alex j go to my you tube on this site and type in CIXDEUCE and watch the video  Alex J doing tricks on his SURLY. hope all you. T.S.R have a great ride and keep the rubber side down!