Rides and Races - DC Pirates' Pillages and Plunders

count this sucka in. pie and pancakes are the new cheese.

Pancakes are the new pie.

I'm planning a ride for Tuesday, February 28, National Pancake Day.

Save the date, suckas.
woo hoo! i'll actually be in town on that date. let's cancel the wednesday ride and do this instead.

ps- LBK- anyone who ever insults your bike deserves a facepunch. Insulting someone's bike is like insulting their child. It is always wrong. That and your bike is purdy. I think they're jealous.

woo hoo! i'll actually be in town on that date. let's cancel the wednesday ride and do this instead.

ps- LBK- anyone who ever insults your bike deserves a facepunch. Insulting someone's bike is like insulting their child. It is always wrong. That and your bike is purdy. I think they're jealous.

yey! HOpe yer having a blast in LA. The World Cup sounded awesome.

and

It was just the rear wheel that was insulted. Admittedly, it's fugly and sketchy looking. There were no insults or attitude about the bike. I think I just encountered someone who is opposed to conversions and thinks they're unsafe, even tho I have brakes, don't skid, etc. He really wanted me to put a freewheel on it. :( booo.

Tomorrow morning, i will be having a small surgery to fix my nose due to a bicycle accident a few months ago.

Just come to polo. Tink can take care of that nose,no prob. And you'll get Sparks to make you feel better. :D

Good luck,heal fast,try not to sneeze. ;)

Tink can take care of that nose,no prob

damn straight i will.
i just found this photo of him cheatin with my man.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v385/TinkTank/kissing_kenny.jpg

oh no you dit'int
im'ma break you off son

Dentistry is not a problem, just need to get a pair of ice skates

"WILSON!!!! WILSON!!!!"

by the way, elbeekay... you should tell us which shops gave you attitude. we need to keep track of shops that aren't pirate-friendly.

-Revolution Clarendon never ceases to make me feel ******** and/or underwhelmed by their service.
-Go to Cap Hill Bikes if you want to get hit on.
-City Bikes if you want mixed messages. (they both installed my axle and criticized it)
-Spokes in Vienna is the only place so far where someone spent a lot of time with me explaining stuff, and didn't make me feel bad for not being able to articulate in bikespeak as adeptly as some. And so I dropped some cash there. See how that works?

This has been my LBS experience in a nutshell, all broadly generalized by me. Because these were my experiences.

Big Wheel in Old Towne if you want your chain tension to disappear 2 blocks from the shop while turning into traffic; admittedly the BB was shot the day i bought it and probably did not help matters.

Big Wheel in Old Towne if you want your chain tension to disappear 2 blocks from the shop while turning into traffic; admittedly the BB was shot the day i bought it and probably did not help matters.
Yeah, I wouldn't blame them totally for that.

They did come through for me on spacers.

Pancakes are the new pie.

I'm planning a ride for Tuesday, February 28, National Pancake Day.

Save the date, suckas.

Oh god yes. I get my stitches out on Tuesday. I am so game. I'll bring the real maple syrup. None of that aunt Jemima sh*t. [edit: I guess that is next month. Thanks LBK. I am quite confused right now.]

Dave, check that picture again. It says 1993, right on it. Water under the bridge my man. he is yours. Scarlett Johansson is mine.

And when i'm well, we shall go to the fixie bashing lbs and tell the guy he can shove it right up....er...he can go put a kickstand on his Colnago.

I have a really good friend that works on and off at Spokes. Dwayne is his name. His fix is a conversion.

I'm doing well, thanks for all the concern. Actually, really fabulous about now.

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-Spokes in Vienna is the only place so far where someone spent a lot of time with me explaining stuff, and didn't make me feel bad for not being able to articulate in bikespeak as adeptly as some. And so I dropped some cash there. See how that works?


That's a great shop. I double flatted on the way to work one day and shouldered my bike a few blocks as I only had one tube. The shop wasn't supposed to open for 2 more hours, but someone (who was inside doing payroll) saw me outside and opened up just so I could get a tube and use their floor pump. It's little things like that that earn lifelong customers.

Spokes in Vienna may be cool,but avoid the one on Quaker just off King St near 395. They totally screwed up the pedals on a Specialized Sirrus I bought(one came off while riding,and both sets of threads were trashed) and messed up the set-up on the rear brake. After having it looked at by another shop,I made them take it back.

Revolution Cycles in Georgetown gets props. They've always treated me right. I go to them for most of my work.

City Bikes in Adams Morgan has been good/bad,depending on who's working. Their shop in Chevy Chase installed the front wheel on my Milano backwards and had the tires way overinflated.

Bicycle Pro shop in Georgetown is good. I get my Octopus pedals there cheap.

Performance bike in Rockville is ok. The one in Springfield is sketchy.

REI in Rockville is good.

Big Wheel in Georgetown is sketchy,the salesmen at both Bethesda and Lee Hwy are indifferent.

All the HTO's I've been to seem ok.

I'm doing well, thanks for all the concern. Actually, really fabulous about now.

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glad you're doing well, babe. what kinda meds you got? ;)

I'm doing well, thanks for all the concern. Actually, really fabulous about now.

photos! photos!

and on a not pain pill related topic...
If I was going to be in this hemisphere, I would be gathering a team of pirates to road trip to stupor bowl.
why?
cuz i've heard it's one of the best parties on earth, and cuz those midwestern folk are friendly as hell.
but isn't that an insane drive?
yes.
what's the race like?
let's just say there are two winners - one who rides the checkpoints and one who rides the checkpoints and drinks at each of them.
isn't minneapolis cold?
yes.
didn't the last pirate road trip have, um, erm, issues?
yes, but that was then and this is now. the curse is gone. the drinks are cheap.
who will bail out the clink?
that depends on what he gets arrested for.

hey, it was just an idea.

Stuporbowl: youre not going to be around for it? and dave isnt going to be around for it? so who is interested? May be a good time to practice brakeless racing for Monstertrack.

Stuporbowl:
I am tempted, being that most of my kin are in the twin cities.
But then, driving? As Whitney would say, hell to the no!

i'm in India, so no can do.

whitney? flying?

saving? money? my own international travel plans?

okay, DC is boycotting MPLS because of its distance

t'was merely an idea.

All, I'm heading up to NJ tomorrow, so the mallets are where you left them. Will also be in brooklyn too. When is this Stuporbowl? and is Ninja on the way or near by? a double road trip???

btw: DCM, talk to me baby about the meds :P

stuporbowl is in february, i believe, ninja and chicago would be on the way, but youre still on probation, so i guess no chicago for you

glad you're doing well, babe. what kinda meds you got? ;)
http://products.amelabs.com/img/discount-meds-hydrocodone.jpgPLUShttp://www.erowid.org/pharms/acetaminophen/images/acetaminophen_summary1.jpg
Hydrocodone + acetaminophen = vicodine. Acetaminophen multiplies the effect of the Hydrocodone to whhhooooo shi+ levels.
Not anything fun, but i am also on: Cephalexin (antibiotic)
http://www.express-scripts.com/images/pillimages/55953011.470.JPG
And then, drum roll please:
http://www.pharmacyseek.com/images/meds/codeine.jpg
The all powerful Percocet.

So, there it is kids. My room is starting to look a lot like thee Pharmacy Bar. To come to think of it, BF too.
According to the doc, taking acetaminophen with any pain killer will amplify the effects. Just a little advice.
And no, i will not be sharing. Rx drugs are only to be used under a Doctors supervision. Unless you really beg me. Like with mac and cheesless and Indian food. Hey, i guess everyone has their price.

Love and all that gooey ****, Noah

count this sucka in. pie and pancakes are the new cheese.

I can't ride, but I will make you all a deal. You bring the beer, I will provide all the pancakes and cheese that one may need on a ride. (note: pancakes and cheese offer good only at my place)

Oh yeah, I think one of the pirates told me about a bside i needed to check out. Hmmmm, i can't remember. I've got nothing but time. Today is a record for me posting.

so tell us about the blood on the front hub of the Nishiki (which is lonely since its recovery)

Eh, it finally washed off. I would ride it more but those surly hubs aren't nearly as nice as the Dura Ace on the Langster. What can i say. It will be a bad weather bike. I did ride it on new years. I'll ride it more when i get a new wheel set for it. Also, it has those Kevlar Armadilo's on it. I dread changing them. It has 25s on it right now. Can i just swap down to 23s? Are road tires hub specific? Silyl question, but i don't know.

I can't ride, but I will make you all a deal. You bring the beer, I will provide all the pancakes and cheese that one may need on a ride. (note: pancakes and cheese offer good only at my place)

you still won't be riding by Feb 28?!

sigh.

IHOB: duly noted on the draft itinerary.

what sort of beer shall we bring? warm and watery like those miller's at Exhale? speaking of when i was walking that girl home i noticed it was quite busy in there, odd place.

walking her home the next morning? spud, you playa, you.

so it's going to be cold out there tonight.
I'll pick up the mallets as long as we can find a ball to play with.
who's coming with me?

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hey guys!

i've got class tonight but i'll be out at 8!
will you still be at 14th and K around 8:30ish?

If the 50mph wind advisory expires at 6 pm like they say it will, I'll make it out and be there around 7:30-45.

hey guys!

i've got class tonight but i'll be out at 8!
will you still be at 14th and K around 8:30ish?

If we're not still there, just give us a holla!

[edit: Oh wait, I left my cell at home today. Amanda, PM me your cell # and I'll take it with me to polo tonight. If we leave before you show, I'll call you.]

walking her home the next morning? spud, you playa, you.


haha no, she just turned 21 and was maybe drunk? i dont know maybe she was sober, she wasnt my type regardless.

hey guys!

i've got class tonight but i'll be out at 8!
will you still be at 14th and K around 8:30ish?


yeah we'll still be there, you can call if you dont see us (in case The Clink gets surly and locked up again)

yeah we'll still be there, you can call if you dont see us (in case The Clink gets surly and locked up again)

i thought i read that poop and his alter-ego are out of town. anyway. in case that crazy Sherwood resident is aggressively serenading us again...not at all like that scene in Breaking Away.

Thanks y'all! See you later!

http://www.cmu.edu/cmnews/020411/020411_images/pirate.jpg

yeah ok, hence tink getting the mallets, should i stop by a store and get some whiffle balls or does someone have some handy? maybe that sherwood resident will bring his friend to play acoustial guitar and sing us some Itey music.

on a completely aesthetic front, would this bike look better with red hubs and black rims or red hubs and red rims? (most likely deep profile rims)
http://epicbicycles.com/site/images/library/large/fuji_track_05_m.jpg

hot red on red action.

Spud, could you pick up a ball or two?
yeah, that would greeeaaat

and i'm looking forward to hanging with you mannakai,
i'm not sure if you've met me before.
and on that note, who is this daibutsusan73
i wanna chill with you too brother.. haven't had the pleasure yet.

and all you lurkers out there....
i know you're reading this...
now that we're loosing k-dong, we need some no0bs.
come out come out wherever you are.
play

red hubs and black rims or red hubs and red rims?

i say red hub, white wall V's, and red tires
maybe you could get crazy with some red spokes

either way, i'd have to say that red rims might kill it.
need to see the whole picture here.
the white accents in the frame would be lost.

anyways...
/my 0.02

ok, i'll get the whiffle balls. you met mannakai at Asylum the friday night before LateNiteFrostBite. it was a busy night with all the world's most expensive not-so-jumbo slice pizza, Metro drinking and pissing and watching Christian school those yuppy kids in darts...i'm sure you'll recognize her though.

naw, white is the color i'm concealing, its just now that i realize its mostly red and white and pretty much only the components and fork are black. the red hubs are definite though.

haha no, she just turned 21 and was maybe drunk? i dont know maybe she was sober, she wasnt my type regardless.
you mean, irregardless

irregardless
not a real word.
http://www.getitwriteonline.com/archive/081002.htm

not a real word.
http://www.getitwriteonline.com/archive/081002.htm
Wrong again my LBK.
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/irregardless
HEHE.
I always thought it wasn't a word too. Just something funny to say.
I guess Websters says it is a word, but basically, you are an idiot if you use it.

Wrong again my LBK.
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/irregardless
HEHE.
I always thought it wasn't a word too. Just something funny to say.
I guess Websters says it is a word, but basically, you are an idiot if you use it.

I literally puke in my mouth when I read Websters.
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/literally

and all you lurkers out there....
i know you're reading this...
now that we're loosing k-dong, we need some no0bs.
come out come out wherever you are.
play


Lurker here. I'd like to get out and meet y'all. Weeknights are generally tough for me, but maybe some weekend riding sometime?

Wrong again my LBK.
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/irregardless
HEHE.
I always thought it wasn't a word too. Just something funny to say.
I guess Websters says it is a word, but basically, you are an idiot if you use it.

Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead.

whose LBK? whose baby daddy? i hear a song in my head...

http://static.flickr.com/19/90356212_046de7d274.jpg