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Kilgore_Trout
03-29-07, 03:04 PM
thats what i meant. saturday. but yeah, im in fo sho. spread the word.


kuje
03-29-07, 06:01 PM
Ah, that ride sounds like it would be fun. My family is coming up for the weekend, unforch. I'll be riding tonight though.

FixedGearJunkie
03-29-07, 06:02 PM
Blitz on the 7th o' April per favore????


ratattack
03-29-07, 06:39 PM
no can do. race that day.

mncplfreedom
03-29-07, 08:14 PM
April 7th is the night before Easter. I know for a fact that you and me have places to be.

scotthorrigan
03-29-07, 08:29 PM
we'll drink out of fabersha eggs !





P.S. the deer island ride is happening on sunday morning now. more info....

http://www.bostonfixed.com/comments.php?DiscussionID=51&page=1#Item_10






P.P.S. a HUGE blitz is coming soon!

stickyfoot
03-30-07, 12:36 AM
Sorry to burst your bubbles, but bostonfixed.com sucks anus. Please make it work right on my computers or I'm never going to hang out with you guys ever again. The end.

P.S. By "work right," I mean it must not claim that the "server is not found" whenever I try to log in, despite the fact that I can plainly see content when I'm not logged in. I use Firefox. It's a good browser. Please figure out why bostonfixed.com makes me want to drown puppies. Thank you.

john_and_off
03-30-07, 07:51 AM
yeah, seconded

bostonfixed has tons of issues running on my computer

why???

scotthorrigan
03-30-07, 10:04 AM
dude, it's cuz you have a dell....

get a MAC man! i've never had a problem with my computer

Morgie
03-30-07, 10:21 AM
+(the number of dells in the world)

anyone going to crit mass?

howler
03-30-07, 10:34 AM
So is it true? If someone could let me know more details like what time etc, it would be appreciated.

howler
03-30-07, 10:35 AM
The april 7th alley cat in boston.................

scotthorrigan
03-30-07, 11:22 AM
yea, has anyone found out the info for that race yet?

ratattack
03-30-07, 12:39 PM
john's keeping it pretty quiet. it's later in the day.

Kilgore_Trout
03-30-07, 01:15 PM
i'm going to CM tonight. i've been told 6PM on april 7th. i have a dell and have never had any problems with bostonfixed.com

also, since the deer island ride is now sunday, who's up for riding tomorrow (saturday)?

BuddyMike
03-30-07, 05:42 PM
I have a dell and have no problems with Bostonfixed. Yo Morgie. I need to give you frame back soon. I don't have your number anymore, so PM me and we can arrange something.

sers
03-30-07, 11:06 PM
I was at CM tonight. It was fun. Caught flack at for doing an epic skid down a hill - thought I was clear :D.

For those of you who don't know me:

http://a700.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/54/l_0f7518a5053287fc3080c80075e856fb.jpg

http://velospace.org/files/tsunami-side-sm.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/159/334658970_b078bff314.jpg

that's about as good as i can do. say hi.

Kilgore_Trout
03-30-07, 11:11 PM
sh*t man, heal up! and i don't know who you are, but i WANT to see your level around boston sometime.

scotthorrigan
03-30-07, 11:46 PM
I have a dell and have no problems with Bostonfixed. Yo Morgie. I need to give you frame back soon. I don't have your number anymore, so PM me and we can arrange something.



mike, effing come hang with us some time!

scotthorrigan
03-30-07, 11:47 PM
DUDES....Lauren...is in her room right now.... with our bikes...and shes NAKED!

scotthorrigan
03-30-07, 11:49 PM
http://nonplatonic.com/blf/misty_bike%5B1%5D.jpg

this is what she was doing

sers
03-30-07, 11:51 PM
sh*t man, heal up! and i don't know who you are, but i WANT to see your level around boston sometime.

haha, that was about 2 months ago. i've been wanting to throw a bostonfixed party at my apt. beer, food and pony rides on the LEVEL. only problem is bostonfixed.com doesn't work on my computer. otherwise anyone can hit me up {617}~319=7511

scotthorrigan
03-30-07, 11:52 PM
http://middlekid.typepad.com/paul/images/abuse.jpg

GREG NOOOOOOOO!!!!

scotthorrigan
03-30-07, 11:53 PM
haha, that was about 2 months ago. i've been wanting to throw a bostonfixed party at my apt. beer, food and pony rides on the LEVEL. only problem is bostonfixed.com doesn't work on my computer. otherwise anyone can hit me up {617}~319=7511


we need to all get together and drink... ride bikes.....and be merry

Kilgore_Trout
03-30-07, 11:55 PM
"that dude opened up pandora's box and out came a bunch of angry cyclists!"

BuddyMike
03-31-07, 12:24 AM
mike, effing come hang with us some time!
I've been busy with little to no free time lately. Work + EMT class put on through job that added an additional 50 hours onto the minimum amount of required hours = ****ty but at least I will know my stuff.

scotthorrigan
03-31-07, 12:58 AM
stuff sucks

giessel
03-31-07, 01:06 AM
Sorry to burst your bubbles, but bostonfixed.com sucks anus. ... Please figure out why bostonfixed.com makes me want to drown puppies. Thank you.

+inf

****ty unnessicary site imo. but the heart is in the right place. too bad it looks like an internet squatter site: wtf software is behind that

scotthorrigan
03-31-07, 04:09 PM
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=820391


crit mass pedometer

BuddyMike
03-31-07, 07:32 PM
this isn't mine but I thought I'd post this. Its from the Boston Critical Mass mailing list
Message: 1
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 11:23:50 -0400
From: dillweed <gobikey@gmail.com>
Subject: [*BCM*] March 30 ride and accident
To: "Boston Critical Mass" <list@bostoncriticalmass.org>
Message-ID:
<1fb706c10703310823t6b6e0dbcl160243271c2e6148@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"

hi all. i'm dillweed, the guy with the camera and goofy green hat on the
last ride. i will post some of the pics i took soon.

did any of you witness the "accident" with the extremely aggressive driver
that intentionally plowed through the cyclists here?
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=left+hand+turning+lane+heading+NE&sll=42.344621,-71.130681&sspn=0.021474,0.057335&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=19&ll=42.334178,-71.090003&spn=0.001342,0.003583&t=h&om=1


there was some damage to my bike that i have yet to have estimated. i would
like to hear from anyone else who was either physically hit or who are
willing to give their number as a witness on my report. i have pictures of
the car and license plate. ; )

DannyRocks
03-31-07, 10:15 PM
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=820391


crit mass pedometer
You have to be ****ing kidding me! I took off at comm ave, stopped in my job to grab my check, and the ride left me to go.. basically right behind my ****ing house? Goddamnit.

epicshakedown
03-31-07, 10:54 PM
Does the aptly named Dillweed actually believe he will receive money from a driver whom he most likely antagonized during a Critical Mass ride?

Kilgore_Trout
04-01-07, 01:49 PM
deer island ride was an awesome success. i just posted 2 new discussions on bostonfixed about sunday rides (http://www.bostonfixed.com/comments.php?DiscussionID=54) and the metal and r.e.load races (http://www.bostonfixed.com/comments.php?DiscussionID=55).
i linked them so i'm not cluttering up everything with reposting, but if for whatever reason you can't see either, i'll repost what i said here.

Morgie
04-01-07, 08:34 PM
ok so that g-ped thing is of because doesn't include the miles of laps I did around Harvard sq (4 laps)..

also, once U-lock justice begins it tends to be the only form of justice yo get, that's why you gotta make it worth while.. I can tell you that the damage to that guys van was FAR (in the thousands, no doubt) more than the damage to dilweeds bike....

stickyfoot
04-01-07, 09:45 PM
I once saw a rear window get busted out on a CM ride. And another time, I witnessed a hit and run (angry, aggressive driver). The case made it to Judge Judy because somebody'd videotaped the incident. On the tape, you can hear me trying to calm the lady ("calm down, you're going to hurt somebody") but apparently our attempts at diffusing the situation got interpreted by JJ as heckling the lady. Still, she sided with the cyclist.

What happened on this ride? There's a reason I only ride in CM for the first 20 mins or so.

Morgie
04-01-07, 09:46 PM
I was at CM tonight. It was fun. Caught flack at for doing an epic skid down a hill - thought I was clear :D.

For those of you who don't know me:

http://a700.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/54/l_0f7518a5053287fc3080c80075e856fb.jpg

http://velospace.org/files/tsunami-side-sm.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/159/334658970_b078bff314.jpg

that's about as good as i can do. say hi.

Dude I've seen you post on here a bunch, but I've never seen you at a ride. hope you heel up soon

Mueslix
04-02-07, 10:28 AM
The drivers were especially angry during this CM. I took off long before Dillweed's bike was run over, but there were all sorts of confrontations and near misses.

BuddyMike
04-02-07, 01:02 PM
near-hits.....

epicshakedown
04-02-07, 06:38 PM
Hmmmm, now I'm curious to hear some stories from Crit Mass. I left after the ride returned to Copley. I had seen somebody maybe have their tire brushed by a small car on Columbus, but saw nothing with a van being damaged or a bike getting run over.

Kilgore_Trout
04-02-07, 06:42 PM
anyone have pics of the most recent critical mass?

Morgie
04-02-07, 06:45 PM
anyone have pics of the most recent critical mass?

My buddy Rob took a **** load, I'll get a link from him soon hopefully...

Morgie
04-02-07, 06:47 PM
Hmmmm, now I'm curious to hear some stories from Crit Mass. I left after the ride returned to Copley. I had seen somebody maybe have their tire brushed by a small car on Columbus, but saw nothing with a van being damaged or a bike getting run over.


van damage occurred in Harvard sq. the drive was upset about the traffic being block and push and few riders a few times, one nudge was pretty hard and bent the someone's wheel, then locks started flying...

Morgie
04-02-07, 06:52 PM
http://rdolanphoto.blogspot.com/ photos are up

BuddyMike
04-02-07, 06:54 PM
If the driver was angered by traffic, then s/he shouldn't have been going through Harvard Square.

DannyRocks
04-02-07, 07:24 PM
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dxcasner/sets/72157600040890733/

Crit. Mass pics.

Kilgore_Trout
04-02-07, 07:44 PM
morgan, your friend took some sweet pics. i may be stealing some (and giving due credit)

brandoncstone
04-02-07, 07:57 PM
more pictures: http://unsynchronized.org/20070330-critical-mass/

last week's was probably the most incident-filled critical mass i've been to since i moved to boston a year ago. besides the thing with dillweed on tremont (which i saw most of -- the dudes in the car nearly mowed down about 6 people), the couple in the audi in harvard square were pretty insane. in my pictures the woman looks bizarrely happy; but actually, she spent a good 2-3 minutes arguing vehemently that it was okay for her husband or whatever to keep the car moving forward right into someone stopped in front, merely because they had the right of way. i guess they'd feel the same if it were a pedestrian or car, huh?

Kilgore_Trout
04-02-07, 08:51 PM
nice pics brandon. the one of that "police" guy about to get out of his car is f*cking hilarious; and the derrangement on the audi lady's face is great.
i also love the one of everyone on newbury st with the BPD car going the oppostie way and not doing anything.

octopus magic
04-02-07, 09:48 PM
Kinda glad I missed it.

PS: Manhattan is so ******** simple, but their roads are worse than ours somehow.

Mueslix
04-03-07, 11:29 AM
There was also some guy trying to run over people by the Harvard Yard tunnel, and another on that street behind the Cambridge Common.