Rides and Races - DC Pirates' Pillages and Plunders

hey spud, i saw your post in the NACCC thread. if youre gonna be in philly this weekend, call me up. would you be driving or china-bussing it?

edit: nevermind, thats NEXT weekend not this weekend. which actually, i'll be outside of philly, so if you want to go to a rockin picnic, call me up.

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Arrrrr Matey…thar ba pirates a playin’ in yer yard!



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hrm, and for the low, low price of.......$18,449.99?!
Let's get one.

Only one?

John, I might be up for that trip to college park, depends if I can get out of work on time.

skip out of work early....

or we can wait for you. BUT NOT TOO LONG!

What route are you taking? Maryland->Bladensburg->NE Branch trail would work pretty well.

do you know the area? i was just thinking rhode island turns into route one, but that kinda sounds like suicide at that time of day.

Not really, but I ride Bladensburg to the sligo trail some weekends (people must be scared of NE because the sligo is always empty, even when the CCT is overflowing), and it's definitely rideable. Rush hour might be a little hairy, but should be better than RI. NE branch trail goes straight to college park from there.

Has anyone ever tried getting quotes for some vintage bikes from Mt. Airy? I've been looking at a few bikes the last couple days.

I got a couple quotes today, the website doesn't tell you which shop has it, but either way, the quotes were very reasonable.

I read some of the fine print for the tree house. In 4-6 weeks it gets delivered on a flatbed 18-wheeler! Crazy.

And since I'm now on the 9-5pm schedule, I can make a ride to College Park that starts at 6 from Georgetown - see you guys tomorrow.

RPC should totally get a vintage fixie from College Park. We can ghost ride it back.

Um... anybody wanna loan me a grand? (kidding)

Has anyone ever tried getting quotes for some vintage bikes from Mt. Airy? I've been looking at a few bikes the last couple days.

yeah, i think it's just one guy, but he did get back to me after a couple emails. responses are a little spotty, but the dude sounds like he wants to help you find the right bike for you, rather than just try and sell you something, so i'll give him the benefit of the doubt.

i was just thinking rhode island turns into route one, but that kinda sounds like suicide at that time of day.

I rode from Philly to DC along route 1 and aside from the hills coming out of Pennsyvania, that section was the most hair raising, curse inducing part of the whole trip.

Not reccomended, but sadly, one of the only options. :(

I rode from Philly to DC along route 1 and aside from the hills coming out of Pennsyvania, that section was the most hair raising, curse inducing part of the whole trip.

Not reccomended, but sadly, one of the only options. :(
how often did you have to stop for wuhter?

Condition: Used to fight a horde of ninja assassins.
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I ride from DC to College Park to DC all the time. From the convetion center, it is about 8 miles. I do it in 35-40 minutes i think. Just take rt-1/baltimoreave/rhode island. It is all the same road. Most of it has wide shoulders and a pretty flat smooth hill. Only 1.5 sucky hills the whole way. I actually enjoy the ride.

I was at CP bikes today. They have a good selection of NOS road frames and a few track frames. Most of the stuff is really clean and runs in the $600-1000 range. It would be sacrilegious to make a conversion out of most the road frames. There is an amazing collection of vintage road bikes hanging from the ceiling. Check the ones near the mechanics bay.

Umm, would people be OK with waiting for me if I can leave work at 6? There's no way I can get out earlier than that.

By the way, most of those bikes on sale on the website are in the MT. Airy. Sorry!

do bike shops offer any type of financing?

do bike shops offer any type of financing?

some do. college park bikes do not, according to their website anyway.

would you happen to know if revoultion in rosslyn does?

Umm, would people be OK with waiting for me if I can leave work at 6? There's no way I can get out earlier than that.

sure, if work is sercret code for sherwood.

naw, assuming you can be out the door at six, of course you're in. this is starting to look like a nice little ride...

we also oughta hit proteus while we're there and if it's open.

would you happen to know if revoultion in rosslyn does?

i would not. and i've heard semi-bad things about that shop. what are you looking for?

Just a nice road bike for commuting or a new complete fixie, im building one up now but id still like to have new one just to know what a new one feels like

polo was way fun. good times with all those who made it to the red lion, and all those who made it to polo.

i dont't want to fall asleep yet. the service was way too good at the red lion, if you know what i mean...

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oh no they dih'nt
them 5 oh going to get ya!
quick... everybody... RUN

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oh the way home...
this is part of my skyline
sculpture at the pentagon barracks

that flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tink20seven/)
i'm lazy... no titles
f that

i'm out

sure, if work is sercret code for sherwood.

naw, assuming you can be out the door at six, of course you're in. this is starting to look like a nice little ride...

we also oughta hit proteus while we're there and if it's open.


I'll be on my way at 6. Where in Georgetown are you meeting?

yeah, where in georgetown ARE we meeting? we could just meet at sherwood for sake of thats where we always meet and its towards collegepark anyhow. i think its a nice central location.

either that or washington circle. photons, your call.

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don't know if you guys ever read this story, but its defiantely pretty intense.

i vote sherwood, i think i might've left my u lock there last night. or it's under a pile of crap in my apartment, which is equally possible.

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So tink, If I win this thing will you help me attach it to my handlebars?

i vote sherwood, i think i might've left my u lock there last night. or it's under a pile of crap in my apartment, which is equally possible.

I thought I herd someone say, I got Johns u lock, or something like that, but I don't remember who.

sorry i couldn't make polo last night , did an excercise ride instead in an attempt to get down to a reasonable weight. hit two road bumps at speed and threw my chain two times, going to tighten things back up tonight

also, thanks all for getting me started fixed... it's so much better

so zack, you think you can make it tonight?

meeting at sherwood at six pm, rolling asap once baldy gets there, but we'll wait for you if you're leaving work at six too.

don't forget i leave work at six as well. plus i gotta swing home and tell chris to get his bike.
i'll try and skip out at 5:45.

sorry i couldn't make polo last night , did an excercise ride instead in an attempt to get down to a reasonable weight. hit two road bumps at speed and threw my chain two times, going to tighten things back up tonight

also, thanks all for getting me started fixed... it's so much better

hope you did not throw the chain on the fixed :eek:
or, aren't you glad you installed those brakes? :)

i think you need to seriously consider learning about chain tension or how to tighten your axles if you're throwing your chain so often.

I'm pissed at school eating my riding/pirating time. Pillage well tonight. Yarrr!

Yeah, I should be there at six. I'll be going up Mass to K from union station if I'm late, but I think I can make it there by six or five after.

I have no issues with chain tension / tightening methods and thankfully I run two brakes, so no biggie. I think my chain is still in it's initial stretch period , so this was expected.

I also heard that a certain someone, who will remain unnamed ;) , runs a notoriously loose chain. I was a bit curious about the difference and let things go too far.

edit: does anyone want to ride the 50 states tour this weekend with me? we should make a pirate showing ...

i think you need to seriously consider learning about chain tension or how to tighten your axles if you're throwing your chain so often.

hey,

i'm a mtn biker, who just is getting into fixies. i picked up a used specialized hardrock/fixie coversion, and am looking to ride.

how often are the dc pirates rides? is there a central dc pirates web page?

cheers,

paris

i ride a loose chain, but i've never dumped it.
i would actually say you're probably dumping your chain because of chainline problems.

we ride whenever someone feels like organizing something.
this is our website, we have a mailing list too though its not used too much, find info for it in the first post of this thread.
in what part of town do you live?

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Yes I will have someone look at it, last expert opinion was that it was ok. Both times I dumped it was going fast down a hill and hitting a pothole

i ride a loose chain, but i've never dumped it.
i would actually say you're probably dumping your chain because of chainline problems.

Looked up the law: every bike in DC has to be registered. You do it at a police station. In regard to bills of sale:

"Bring a receipt or other proof of ownership, if possible. If you do not have proof of ownership, you can fill out a form stating that you own the bike."

I also found this other law that cops could be dicks about if they wanted...

1204.5 Each bicycle shall be equipped with a bell or other device capable of giving a signal audible for a distance of at least one hundred feet (100 ft.).

So tonight we were talking about the whole registration thing, and I recalled talk of them repealing it. What I was remembering was this article (http://dcbca.org/index.php?/articles/police_board_recommends_discontinuing_bicycle_registration_in_dc/), which says that the Office of Police Complaints had recommended that the police department stop enforcing that law. That was over a year ago. So I looked it up, and page 40 of this report (http://policecomplaints.dc.gov/occr/frames.asp?doc=/occr/lib/occr/info/docs/Annual_Report_FY05_Final.pdf) does in fact show that recommendation. It also says that the Police Chief agreed.

I can't find any mention that they actually ever implemented it, but I think I might call the Complaints Board tomorrow and ask.

yeah, we're pretty much all breaking some law at all times. might as well run lots of red lights.

Looked up the law: every bike in DC has to be registered. You do it at a police station. In regard to bills of sale:

"Bring a receipt or other proof of ownership, if possible. If you do not have proof of ownership, you can fill out a form stating that you own the bike."

I also found this other law that cops could be dicks about if they wanted...

1204.5 Each bicycle shall be equipped with a bell or other device capable of giving a signal audible for a distance of at least one hundred feet (100 ft.).

Or a Fire House. I'm told that they are a little less jerky about the whole process. I've also heard, repeatedly, that the police sations often don't have the registration stuff on hand and the fire houses do. Also, fire trucks are cooler than police stations and you might see a dalmation. Perhaps we should all decend on someplace and register one day.

On another note, last night was awesome. Babychris got an unreal, old Raleigh track frame, I got a Pake to build up, and the folks running that place were cool as hell. Thanks Dirty and Ryan for thinking that one up.

On another note, last night was awesome. Babychris got an unreal, old Raleigh track frame, I got a Pake to build up, and the folks running that place were cool as hell. Thanks Dirty and Ryan for thinking that one up.

And I got a big fat sheaf of papers. I think we all know who got the better deal out of this one. *grin*