Rides and Races - DC Pirates' Pillages and Plunders

Lebowitz,
The Armadillo's are great but they most important thing is to keep your tire pressure at max, use a floor pump at least once a week. If not your own, then use the one at your local store. Too bad on the glass, that is nearly the hardest (wire is the worst).

And carry STRONG tire levers with you. Likely you will always need all 3 of them. And 15 minutes. They are a pain in the ****in ass to change. I got so frustrated with em that i switched back to more regular tires. I havn't had a single flat with my regular tires keeping them at full pressure since i switched from the Armadillo's.

Idea I have been working on with Nate

Ok I'll add one more to my saddle bag. I was able to get them on with two, but it was a *****. I went on my first swill ride tongiht -- it was fun

And carry STRONG tire levers with you.

In favor of this, too,,,

Idea I have been working on with Nate

mmmmm margarita

Today makes about the fifth time I've seen this girl on a white Bob Jackson frame with pink Deep-V rims, Phil hubs, no brakes. Most of the time in my hood (13th & Mass.). Anyone know who this is?

holla at her and find out

Today makes about the fifth time I've seen this girl on a white Bob Jackson frame with pink Deep-V rims, Phil hubs, no brakes. Most of the time in my hood (13th & Mass.). Anyone know who this is?

is that maggie, of waba fame? or is maggie's bob jackson the other one?

Idea I have been working on with Nate

Damn. Cool. Jealous.

is that maggie, of waba fame? or is maggie's bob jackson the other one?
Maggie's Bob is geared and dark green.
I believe that's Lindsay's bike, the woman in this photo from the Rico Race: http://flickr.com/photos/chimblysweep/70484539/in/set-1516427/

PIRATES! I think I'm too burned out to leave town again for the race this weekend, so I'm wondering if anyone wants to join me for this instead. I found it in the express randomly - a paper i never even open most days. It strikes me as something we could even don pirate garb for. Yarrr!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/jkeisenh/rumpunch.jpg

EDIT: CRAP! Tickets are $50-! Rather than drinking the world's most expensive rum punch, perhaps we aught to have a competition of our own?? Anyone?? Then maybe we can even get drunk and crash the official overpriced event? That could be silly fun.

yeah i looked in my wallet yesterday and saw i had spent most of the money i pulled from the ATM for last weekend, and even though i asked for saturday off i think i'm expected to work it *grumble* during the day i will be free to bike, i think its just the morning and night, we'll see.

perhaps we aught to have a competition of our own?? Anyone?? Then maybe we can even get drunk and crash the official overpriced event? That could be silly fun.

In honor of global warming...uh...i mean...spring...I'm lighting up the 40-gallon drum at my place and roasting whatever meat (or meat-like product) anyone brings over. I have a big back porch, room for trackstanding, a roofdeck (trackstanding on the roof?), an Awesome cat, a hammock, and people will bring beer. (in fact, if i can secure some more $10 donations, I'll gladly go get a keg of yeungling.) If you don't know where I live, pm me. Most of you pirates already know.

when? saturday afternoon/evening.

*Anyone attempting to barbecue Awesome will be barbecued and fed to Awesome.

jonny, can we make it a rum punch competition too? can guests bring a gallon of their concoction for judging?

jonny, can we make it a rum punch competition too? can guests bring a gallon of their concoction for judging?

abso-pinche-lutely!

holy mierda that sounds good. barbeque and punch: a puta of a meal!

(**** the ****y censorship ***holes)

BB/W-85: That image is awsome! Nice work.

lebowitz: Actually,I don't think I checked the tire. Was I right about the gas station's compressor not being able to handle the bike tire? Didn't even think about that until later. You coming to polo tonight? (7pm,14th & K NW)

J5: I'll make the party,but no drinking. I'm prolly gonna be on the pager. Are we burning pants again? I don't think I have any old ones left.

Also,mea culpa,I forgot to give props to Ben for feeding us Pirates after CM. Good on yer dude. That was most awsome pasta.

Hey folks!

The wife and I have a hankerin' for some Margaritas (preferably frozen), chips & salsa. We're heading out for an early dinner, and we want to try a new joint. Any suggestions?

Barring some unforseen catastrophe, you can count me in for Saturday.

Hey folks!

The wife and I have a hankerin' for some Margaritas (preferably frozen), chips & salsa. We're heading out for an early dinner, and we want to try a new joint. Any suggestions?
hmm... digging into what i remember of my birthday margarita tour last year...
the best margaritas in town are at Andale, but they're on the rocks.
my favorite frozen ones are at El Tamarindo, but some people prefer Guapo's.

J5, count me in for Saturday afternoon - I think I have about 2lbs of ground that can go into burgers or I can go and pick up a family pack at Giant or something ...

my "official" invite:

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To celebrate the early onset of global warming...er...i mean spring, I'm hosting
a RGSBPE (Ritual Goat Slaughtering & Barbecue & Punch Extravaganza). OK, so
maybe we won't have any goats....but if we did, we'd do what' s only right, and
slaughter the **** out of them.

AcceptableGoatRoastingPartyBehavior™
- drink from the keg of Yuengling ( $5-$10 donation should cover it)
- barbecue meat or meat-like product on the 40-gallon drum (separate grill for
militant veganistas)
- trackstand on the roof deck
- help me paint/build a bike or two on the back patio
- lie on the hammock
- play in the alley with Awesome the cat
- partake in the DC Pirates Rum Punch Competition (i.e. bring rum punch and
sample)
- revel in the springiness


UnacceptableGoatRoastingPartyBehavior™
-tormenting Awesome (Tormenters will be barbecued and fed to Awesome)
-complaining about the 70-degreee weather

Sound good? Good.

My place, this saturday afternoon (3/11)
maps.google.com/maps?q=3161+18th+St+Nw,+Washington,+DC

Also happening:
- st paddy's day 8k run sunday 9am -- involves action AND beer!
- bike ride up rock creek park hills saturday
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I am going on spring break next week, the week of march 12th. and i was wanting to come up to D.C. and ride with the PIRATES. Just wondering if you guys are having a group ride anytime soon, ill probably be coming up on wednesday if there's anything going on. Thanks

Aussie

i've heard some rumblings that Hot Cardozo Nights might start next wednesday... anyone?

I am going on spring break next week, the week of march 12th. and i was wanting to come up to D.C. and ride with the PIRATES. Just wondering if you guys are having a group ride anytime soon, ill probably be coming up on wednesday if there's anything going on. Thanks

Aussie

we can pillage sometime next week while youre around, you familiar with DC?

What time are roof festivities starting?

roof festivities: whenever you want. pre-sunset? post-sunset? i don't care. just don't show up before 3pm, cause I'll be out riding.

my "official" invite:

My place, this saturday afternoon (3/11)
maps.google.com/maps?q=3161+18th+St+Nw,+Washington,+DC


Ah, a fellow Mt. Pleasanter. So if I wake up sunday to find someone has absconded with my treasure and had their way with my wenches, I'll know who to blame!

if I wake up sunday to find someone has absconded with my treasure and had their way with my wenches, I'll know who to blame!

come now, fellow pirate: hath ye forgotten the *rules of pirating?

-all facial hair should be ill kept but not uneven
-no first mate shall grow his beard longer than the captain
-prisoners must be tied to something. no exceptions!
-bring your own citrus
-no feather shall be taller or more delightful than the captain's
-when in doubt, swab
-captain has his first pick of seawenches
-if deck is salty there wil be lashings!
-no pirate shall plunder/abscond with/bury a fellow pirate's treasure/booty/wenches


*thanks to mcsweeney's

yarrrr pirates!

turns out i'll be back in time for saturday's activities.
i'll try and bring my lady out

dude, i miss ya'll so bad.
i need to ride

and did someone mention HOT CORDOZO NIGHTS????
dude, bring... it.... on....
lets race on wednesday for dude's spring break.
holla

oh,
and play polo
i still haven't broken in my new mallet

let me get out of harrisburg
this place smells like cabbage

t27

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Happy Birthday Laura and Chelsea!

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Happy Birthday Laura and Chelsea!

I justed wanted to make this page as flashy as the last Birthday page.

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Happy Birthday Laura and Chelsea!
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the pirate ladies gots to celebrate!

the pirates made me upload to flickr or how i learned to stop worrying and love the interweb (http://www.flickr.com/photos/specificpacific/)

edit: 10 down 297 to go, yes using the uploadr

is that all we get? keep 'em coming! (may i recommend the flickr uploader??)

thx guys!


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cool!

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Happy Birthday Laura and Chelsea!

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Lets update the saturday invite to include cake?

i dont know that jonny's deck is big enough for a five piece band

i don't like them much after i was molested at their free show at gallery place a few years back.

was it cake's fault?

we can pillage sometime next week while youre around, you familiar with DC?

not farmiliar with DC at all, just wanting to ride with some people, and you guys seemed the friendliest to outsiders.

yarrrr pirates!

turns out i'll be back in time for saturday's activities.
i'll try and bring my lady out

dude, i miss ya'll so bad.
i need to ride

and did someone mention HOT CORDOZO NIGHTS????
dude, bring... it.... on....
lets race on wednesday for dude's spring break.
holla

oh,
and play polo
i still haven't broken in my new mallet

let me get out of harrisburg
this place smells like cabbage

t27

I'm game... down for anything, i really just want to tag along/take pics of you guys/girls...
I'll keep checking in on this thread, so let me know whats up for wednesday.

FedEx is uckin dumb as fck. So the dood ships my bike in two boxs so the frame doesn't get damaged. Stem, Bars, seat post, seat, in one box and frame in the other. This was all shipped on monday. Well the box with the parts is scheduled to arrive friday. 4.5 days by truck from Reno. Not bad. But what the fck! The frame is in Sacramento, CA! I mean, in almost 5 days, it went 100 miles in the wrong direction! God, i hate fed ex. They are so stupid.

Dude, I feel for ya, I hate it when shippers split packages into different routes like that.

FedEx is uckin dumb as fck. So the dood ships my bike in two boxs so the frame doesn't get damaged. Stem, Bars, seat post, seat, in one box and frame in the other. This was all shipped on monday. Well the box with the parts is scheduled to arrive friday. 4.5 days by truck from Reno. Not bad. But what the fck! The frame is in Sacramento, CA! I mean, in almost 5 days, it went 100 miles in the wrong direction! God, i hate fed ex. They are so stupid.
they'll probably put the frame on a plane... you'll get it!

if you want a list of highly successful waiting-for-bike-sanity techniques, let me know. it involves cans of PRB and tubes of phil wood grease, but it works.

Are you all riding tomorrow? Damn it is nice out there.

Woo Hoo! It's 75° out there! I'm takin the CCT to work. :D

it involves cans of PRB and tubes of phil wood grease, but it works.

:eek: That sounds even worse than the yuengling + maple syrup!

I guess I'm the only Pirate not digging the warm weather. No windows to look out of,and I get to go home to a oven. I live on the 7th floor and can't turn off the heat(can only block the vents),so if the wind's not blowing in the right direction,it's gonna be freaking hot in my apt. It was 77 inside when I left at 9:45 this morning,prolly be pushing 80 when I get home. :(

pirates, thinking about Iowa? time to act!
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=180099

I rode into work this morning, first commute from DC (used to live in Alexandria).

1) Wow its nice outside!!! I'm glad I took the bike.
2) STUPID ALLERGIES
3) M street traffic are the suck.

I rode into work this morning, first commute from DC (used to live in Alexandria).

1) Wow its nice outside!!! I'm glad I took the bike.
2) STUPID ALLERGIES
3) M street traffic are the suck.

I think I saw you riding on M about 1:15ish? I work on M. This street can me interesting.