Rides and Races - DC Pirates' Pillages and Plunders

Happy St. Patrick's Day to all the pirates in DC. I'll be tankin up in downtown Chicago. J sorry to hear about the Johnny, more drinks will be necessary.

PNC, what's this I hear about you doing the 5 Boro Tour since 91? You doing it again this year? I want to drive up for it.

Whats?!

http://static.flickr.com/19/113865775_f2e0406e86_m.jpg
blue = paint
light grey = primer
silver = you guess.

you weren't using bubble wrap?

Aw that sucks!

You're going to have to send it back aren't you.
Gosh, this bike is causing so much trouble for you.

I supose it's all worth it.
Drink up dear.

I'm sorry

http://static.flickr.com/19/113865775_f2e0406e86_m.jpg
blue = paint
light grey = primer
silver = you guess.

no no no
can't send back.
prolly my fault for packing wrong
or S&S's fault for forgetting about mini-frames (48cm!) when they wrote instructions.

*mope*
its ok cuz here they have these magical fantastic places that sell lik 20 oz of happy fun slushy margaritazy goodness at an affordable price plus you can carry it onthe street with you plus i now hold the largest can i've everseen - 24ox of miller lit!

happtty.

I'm a DRIVING out to Ikea in CP and Proteus bike today. Heading out 11 ish and returning 2 ish for a ride. Anyone up for either, please sing out. I have a small station wagon so can carry a good amount of stuff back

aw chimbly..
you're so cute when you're drunk

...

in other news,,
GOOD MORNING DC!!! (and md/va)

get out of bed and shrug off those post St. Patty's day shakes
I"m talking about a lunch ride around our fair city...

with such a beautiful day outside, don't let stabbing pain or nausea stop you!

you know how to find me..
and if not, its 5seven1 2three9 5three7one

meet up at 12ish
holla

Sorry to get all political up in here, but whats your definition of gay?
Do you mean gay as in happy or gay as in homosexual?


My Definition of gay is actually wack... I was simply saying that the tickets were given under such wack circumstances....


also... CHIMBLY.... what happened? i JUST saw that TIGHT ass bike on wednesday, now i look and its all scuffed up like an old pair of pumas... that is disheartening

if I were trying to get to Hains Point from like 3d and P what would be the best route?

Follow me from 5th and ARRRRRR (NW)

P to 7th
7th to the mall
Follow mall to washington monument
Left until you get to the tidal basin
Left and follow the curve of the road
200yds, left into the park
If you find yourself in va, you went too far :)

Thanks, see ya tomorrow

my liver hurts.

ok so wednesday night polo should probably be played somewhere else, or we have to drink somewhere else and then play polo at sherwood.

This a little off-topic, but I must do my duty as a Screaming Eagle. DC United's arch rivals the New York Red Bulls (they used to be called the Metrostars, but were bought by Red Bull energy drink and subsequently renamed) is providing free buses to come down to our home opener against them on April 2. This means we as DC residents must show that we have a superior fan presence. Please consider coming to the game, RFK is merto accessable and has bike racks near the press parking lot.

This is isn't about being a soccer fan, it's about being a DC fan. Thank you for your time.

typing one handed while holding a bag of ice to my lower lip, which is the size of a potato...teeth are ok, says el dentist, but iago is finito...frame buckled in two places after colliding with a car in washington circle after cabbie cut us off. amazingly, all else on bike is perfercto, as is all else on me. so sad. i think he deserves a proper burial...

as they say in france, le bummer.

update: i had the choice of swerving left and risking major injury, swerving right and getting squished between a cabbie and this car, or just staying straight and sucking it up full force into the trunk of the car that stopped ahead of me. i chose the latter, and i kissed the trunk pretty hard (i had a helmet on, of course). Overall, i'd say i'm ok with the results of my decision. i know it sounds trite, but it could have been WAY worse.

typing one handed while holding a bag of ice to my lower lip, which is the size of a potato...teeth are ok, says el dentist, but iago is finito...frame buckled in two places after colliding with a car in washington circle after cabbie cut us off. amazingly, all else on bike is perfercto, as is all else on me. so sad. i think he deserves a proper burial...

as they say in france, le bummer.

update: i had the choice of swerving left and risking major injury, swerving right and getting squished between a cabbie and this car, or just staying straight and sucking it up full force into the trunk of the car that stopped ahead of me. i chose the latter, and i kissed the trunk pretty hard (i had a helmet on, of course). Overall, i'd say i'm ok with the results of my decision. i know it sounds trite, but it could have been WAY worse.


NOOOOOOO....that SUCKS...which bike was it? and also hope you get better soon. on the goodside of things though.... JOHNNY FIVE STILLALIVE!!!!

which bike was it?

'Twas, alas, the '73 gios torino that i had spraypainted blue. Iago was his name. And he lived a good life. He died happy, doing his thing, zipping along. Funeral and internment plans to be announced shortly. Bereavement services available for all mourning riders.

*I may donate Iago's body to science...if anyone has, say, S&S couplers and a front half of a bike, this would be an aweome rear triangle to add to it...in that respect, Iago would live on...

awww...
well, we're glad you're ok Jonny. Did you make a police accident report? will you be pursuing JUSTICE?

Geoff, Ryan and I will have a small vigil for Iago... Ryan didn't know him, but he is strongly rooted in the world of cycling. We will pay our respects. Be sure to swing us by his grave site next time we ride with the Pirates... BTW everyone should go to *www.myspace.com/geranimo1flight*... its my myspace. and it has a picture of the coolest people alive you should check it out.

Did you make a police accident report? will you be pursuing JUSTICE?

That's a funny story. so the we flagged over a cop car and the driver of the car i slammed into asked me if i wanted to file a report, to which i responded first by spitting out blood and they by mumbling yes. i should admit my intent, though: i wanted documentation, but i also wanted to intimidate ther driver such that she would feel guilty and offer to rescue Iago from permanent retirement. This did not work, though, as I'll explain. so cop rolls up, says to me, you know, if i file this report, you'll get a ticket? i say, what are you tallking about? he says, well you hit her from behind, so it's your fault. and i'm like, look, i just want the report. and he's like, i'll do it, but you'll get a ticket. so i say F it. he says can't do that. i say, friggin F it. he sayd, ok, fine, no report.

why was this ok with me? because the pinche cabbie who cut us both off had already gotten away...he was the dude i wanted to file a report with, but wham, he was outa there before i had a chance to disconnect my face from the trunk.

so, for the record, i wanted justice, or at least some form of documentation of justice, but our justice system is such puta that i just said screw it. i mean, after all, i have 3 other bikes.

i've also upgraded from ice in a bag to a frozen burrito pressed directly against my now thumb-size purple lip. goddamn puta madre chinga mierda pendejo...

I knew I was bad luck. I meet you fine folks less than a week ago and look what's happened. Busted bike, busted lip, and two drinking in public tickets :eek: Glad to hear everyone is (relatively) OK.

Anyhow, thanks again for a great time last Wednesday. Any plans for this week? It looke like it may be snowed out :)

Cheers,
Pat

J5 - sorry about the bike,glad to hear you're ok. Did you at least put a good dent in the car?

I hate the cabbies around here. I'm not sure why they drive the way they do. Either they think they need to be worse then the other drivers to scare them off,or they figure noone else is following the rules,why should they. :mad:

Chimbly - that sucks. I feel your pain. Reminds me of when my Cannondale fell over in the rack. :(

Question: How does one figure out the length of a good stem for themselves?

So many options

j5 - sorry to hear about the lip incident. on st patricks day you are supposed to kiss blarney stone, not bumpers. but at least you didn't get hurt. every time you can escape from bike vs. car with only surface damage to the body - its a good outcome. now if only bike could have survived. just curious, was it singlespeed and were you running brakes?

Question: How does one figure out the length of a good stem for themselves?

So many options

trial and error

trial and error

Thats all good and stuff, but what is about normal? What do you guys/gals ride?

try 100

i am 6 ft tall... and i am using a 110 mm stem. with a 10 degree drop =D

me love teh Richmond Street Pirates! Yarrr!

I use a 110. It's cuz i like a shorter top tube. so the stem makes up a little bit.

ps- i rode on the las vegas strip this AM. and i ain't in the clink. maybe nobody noticed, or maybe all that talk was just that...

Question: How does one figure out the length of a good stem for themselves?

So many options

Uhhh. I find that your stem length in mm divided by 1.95 should give you a good idea of what you want on your bike.
For example, i rock (haha) a 130mm stem. hehe

Uhhh. I find that your stem length in mm divided by 1.95 should give you a good idea of what you want on your bike.
For ecample, i rock (haha) a 130mm stem. hehe


GOsh, this is SOOOOOO.... gay... :P

J5, glad you are going to be ok , sorry to hear about the bike. We should hold a Viking funeral for Iago, but can't figure how. Screw it, lets just go drink and polish off some perk's

So
2 tickets
1 dinged paint job
1 wreck

do I hear a nickname coming for someone?

speaking of wrecks, did anyone know how gnidir peek is doing?

photo documentation of bike devastation and personal pain:

www.flickr.com/photos/jonny5/115581809/

also, stem length: ideally, bars are in such a position that when are sitting comfortably on the bike the the bars obstruct your view of the front hub. Whatever size stem does this is good.

photo documentation of bike devastation and personal pain:

www.flickr.com/photos/jonny5/115581809/

aww, that is so sad...makes me want a brake even more.

also, stem length: ideally, bars are in such a position that when are sitting comfortably on the bike the the bars obstruct your view of the front hub. Whatever size stem does this is good.
what he really means is that if you are lucky, your stem (hehe) will obstruct your view of the front hub.

So
2 tickets
1 dinged paint job
1 wreck

do I hear a nickname coming for someone?

youre talking about 3 people...


speaking of wrecks, did anyone know how gnidir peek is doing?

i wouldnt call her a wreck. shes doing ok, no more crutch and shes started physical therapy for her arm, no surgery will be needed; she should be riding again in April.
also Chelsea should be riding again now.

Question: How does one figure out the length of a good stem for themselves?

So many options
This depends on your bike frame, your arm lenght, your upper body lenght, your flexibility, ....

I got good results with the measurements from the sizing system on this website:
wrenchscience.com

In the end it gives you, among other measurements, your approximate overall reach. Substract your effective (horizontal) top tube lenght from that overall reach and you get a relatively good approximate stem lenght.

The whole stem blocking front hub thing is more like getting the right sized frame.

The stem should be between 100 and 130 for a roadies w relatively normal riding position. It is really a reach and angle of your back decision. Best start w 110 and play from there. Don't think there is really a formular that is right for everyone. Although it is a humanfactor thing, not every human has the same preferrences.

If it is a 1 1/8 threadless, I have a couple of stems you can barrow to try until you find the right one

thanks for all the input

me love teh Richmond Street Pirates! Yarrr!

=D Thanks...

OOOH... BTW J5, and i think CHimbly... im pretty sure you guys have the same sort of clipless system. I am currently riding SPD because they were used and cheap, so i figured hey 50 dollars is a good price for my first clipless system. It inclueded cleats, pedals, and shoes. But to the point... what sort of pedals are you two riding, and what do the cleats for them look like, they seemed easier to get in and out of, and i see more people rocking those on fixie than i do SPD. So if you could simply give me the name of the style, i would appreciate it. I am used to clipless now and i would like to obtain a new set.

theyre using ATACs, a lot of pirates use eggbeaters or other Crank Bros pedal; a few are still loyal to the cheap SPD.

im pretty sure you guys have the same sort of clipless system...

Indeed: Time ATACs. I dig the old aluminum model, cause it's cheaper, burlier, and available in blingy colors. The new version costs twice as much and is dark grey, and the last thing i need is more stuff the color of old dog crap. Check ebay for models around $50.

Egg beaters Rule!

Performance has a clearance sale on egg beater chromo (blue only) and the "candy" in yum yum yellow. 49.99 complete!

however, the brasss cleats do wear out faster than the harden steel cleats on other systems.

You guys have got to see what I managed to pull together with my spares kit this weekend. It is blinding!

Whats the deal with tonight?

Anybody wanna ride down to park police HQ at Hains Point and take a photo of me paying my $10 fine? We could squeeze in a few laps first...around 6:30...

CB using brass is intentional. its much cheaper to build (and buy) a non-moving cleat than it is to build a pedal, hence the cleat is very replaceable and wears out faster than the pedal. that said the CB cleats will still last quite a while.

What's going on tonight as far as polo is concerned? I don't know if I'm gonna be coming out, so someone needs to come get the equiptment from me if you're gonna play.

Hey Susan, Happy St Paddy Birthday, right? Double Happy.

What is the spring line-up of bdays, anyway? and when's that bday bender spud mentioned? where is spring... [miffed.]

I'm being lazy and wussing out on tonight. so poopncow, no need to lug that Vietnam book, although I would like to borrow it eventually.

bday bender spud mentioned?

What:
bday bender is a multi day ride, drink, party, ride, drink, pass-out, drink, ride, drink, and ride o'thon

When:
?????

Why:
Lots of bdays coming up and also to say goodbye to J5 and Chim for they are leaving our fair waters

Who:
Pirates O'course