Rides and Races - DC Pirates' Pillages and Plunders

^^ yeah johnny, I saw that and went Ooooooh I want, but I've got too many bikes already.

My tires are blown. It was probably me having maxed them out while inflating, going just over the 100 psi limit. The store won't accept them as a return without a reciept or any kind of trail in their computer. When I noticed bulges, I let a lot of air out. I'm going by City Bikes tonight, but Chain Reaction said to check them out Thursday because they'll have tires for me then. These blown tires are Nimbus 700x28 from Capital Hill Bikes purchased just a couple months ago.
Tires should not fail for going a little over the max. tire pressure.

http://sheldonbrown.com/tires.html#pressure

A tire in good condition also should not bulge, but rater blow off the rim, if you significantly overinflate it.

bbmike: any markings on the tires saying how old they are? No reason tires should bulge unless they're very old,or have a manufacturing defect. Both tires went,and it was the tires,no the tubes,right? If the tires weren't old,then it must have been a bad lot. If Cap Hill won't take them back,maybe you should contact Specialized.

jbgoode: sorry, we were planning in taking the cap crescent up, but if you wanna meet us up there and ride back down cap crescent, that'd be cool. number pmed.

zack and anybody else who wants to ride: we're departing at sixish from the trailhead, pm before five if you need a cell number.

so ...
I was thinking...

Where's a good basketball court/tennis court/playground in the DC area that we can play polo on, and not get arrested for being there after dark?

Keep your eyes open people.
We need options

so ...
I was thinking...

Where's a good basketball court/tennis court/playground in the DC area that we can play polo on, and not get arrested for being there after dark?

Keep your eyes open people.
We need options

All of the public schools have decent sized blacktops, mabey somwhere in carter baron?

sombody please get this
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/bik/206277821.html ITS GOT REARVIEW MIRRORS!

All of the public schools have decent sized blacktops

All of the public schools won't let you on those blacktops after a certain time no?
Am I just imagining that?

the photons bethesda ride is off tonight. if anybody wants to plan anything, call me.

the photons bethesda ride is off tonight. if anybody wants to plan anything, call me.

DAMN IT PHOTON, I got all excited after a chitty day at work.... Who wants to play tonight?

Dangit, I cut out early to ride today.

im going to hang out by the trail/start point at 6 to see if anybody shows up. i dont have zacks number, but i'll call you poop. zack, get in touch with us somehow. we'll pick up usman at some point too.

All of the public schools won't let you on those blacktops after a certain time no?
Am I just imagining that?

Eastern Market has a big black top. Its kinda part of a school, but Kinda not. They use it on weekends for the flea market, but the rest of the week its kinda just... well big and empty. I'll have to look at it closer.

There's a public school at the corner of 22nd and L Northwest that has a great big blacktop.

not sure how big the playing surface has to be but there this like mini skate rink in capitol hill on 13th street. ill take pics tomorrow

hey guys... am I in trouble? I just looked at my credit card bill and it's half bike-related... and I can't remember what I bought!!!

go to your room, no dinner for you tonight.

Yo Check this...
http://static.flickr.com/95/243118139_50fa3e5969.jpg

or the rest of the set here- http://flickr.com/photos/drgonso/sets/72157594277315086/

All of the riders here seem to be missing one or more limbs.

go to your room, no dinner for you tonight.
haha that's ironic. guess what? no dinner for me last night!

anybody wanna go get this (http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/bik/206807998.html) with me tonight?

i'm waiting on the dude to email me back.

Yo Check this...

All of the riders here seem to be missing one or more limbs.

dude, the one-armed, one-legged guy is f*in RIPPED... props to all of them, that's downright inspiring.

anybody wanna go get this (http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/bik/206807998.html) with me tonight?

i'm waiting on the dude to email me back.

What is it with Bowie?

We could play grass polo at Wilson High School - they seem to forget to lock their gates. *eyebrow*

What is it with Bowie?

We could play grass polo at Wilson High School - they seem to forget to lock their gates. *eyebrow*

1) He is God.

2) Plus the track there is fun to ride on. My tires make silly noises on that material and I can hear it when I ride on the drops.

There was a guy in San Diego who rode with a prosthetic leg. There was an article in the paper about him testing out the aerodynamic properties of his leg in a wind tunnel.

Bladed, carbon fiber limbs, anyone?

When I hiked the AT there was a guy that was hiking it with a computerized prosthetic leg. He could do all kinds of fun tricks like spinning all the way around on one leg.

There was a one-legged biker back in Boulder who could kick my butt on his worst day. He was incredible!

I wonder if riding with one leg is kinda similar to riding kangaroo.

question: are there any pirates in Georgetown area/at Georgetown University? Just got back to campus with my new old conversion (82 schwinn world sport, light blue w/ white lugs, in case anyone sees me around) I follow the forums mostly out of boredom, but now that I'm here I've become concerned for my safety due the apparently high number of "pirates" in the DC area. It's gotten so bad I can harldy leave my room for fear if there might be pirates lurking unknown around me as I innocently walk to and from class and ride around Georgetown (I've seen suspicious bikes in several locations) Anyways, just wondering as to the approximate proximity of other pirates for reasons of self-preservation.

p.s. I don't know if any of y'all will remember this, but a couple months ago i asked for advice on a conversion I was working on in Columbus, OH and y'all sent me to shants who had some great advice. So thanks for the initial encouragement cause if i do say so myself, it turned out well.

Both myself and Booger work in Georgetown, so beware from the hours of 9 to 7. Yarrr!

Also, Kalani lives across from the Watergate, and he will run you over.

Sometimes we will meet up for a lunchtime ride. Next time somebody posts about one, you should meet up.

edit: or any ride for that matter. we also play polo every other week. next thursday, location tbd (or are we using pennsylvania between 15 and 16?

very cool. Glad to hear that I am not in constant danger and should be safe as long as I restrict my movements during the daylight hours. I'll keep my ears open for a lunchtime ride, though I normally have classes. Perhaps polo then.

p.s. I don't know if any of y'all will remember this, but a couple months ago i asked for advice on a conversion I was working on in Columbus, OH and y'all sent me to shants who had some great advice. So thanks for the initial encouragement cause if i do say so myself, it turned out well.
I hope you didn't get any fashion advice from shants:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/enlacalle/73527688/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidrmunson/71653576/

http://dcfixed.com/ have fun.

Ryan: "A private, professional service is available, for a fee to assist cyclists over the Chesapeake Bay. It is suggested that you contact the service at least 24 hours in advance of your crossing to verify the location and time of pick-up. For more information, contact the MdTA at 410-974-0341".

See also: http://bikewashington.org/routes/chesapeake/index.htm, http://bikewashington.org/routes/beach/index.htm.

Heh, is it a rule that all regional forums must use vanilla? (Not that I have anything against vanilla).

Edit: Also I already broke it.

getting a parse error on www.dcfixed.com/vanilla

yeah it doesnt like fake last names zacked
fixed

vanilla is just a lot cooler than most of the others, lots of energy behind developing plugins and what not, and not the tired old BB-interface.

I am great at breaking things. Though in my defense, it should be able to handle that.

Good work, spud!

I hate the rain.

I applied for membership.

I too applied for membership. Way to go Spud.

On another note, Noah officially left on his journey to the land of powder coat today. The next time you see him he will be purple with new wheels. YAAAAYY!!!!!

OOOOOH please please please accept me, oh mighty "administrator"

p.s. that's so cool!

woohoo! looks great. thanks spud!

very cool, looks great. its a good departure from the standard forums

That site looks classy, a far cry from our 200 page confusion with almost 5000 posts!

This thread will die before we hit 5000. How sad.

why will that cause the death of this thread. i see them as separate entities, or is that wishful thinkn

peter look at my avatar, i clearly have a poor outlook on life.

i kid, i didnt mean what i said.

I clearly have no life
and now that I'm no longer taking my med's....welll thats another can of craisins

meanwhile, you got me wanting to turn freedom hater onto LSD...
but I'm just too lazy.....

i havent done any LSD wheelies, but i'd imagine its a colourful experience.

The way you two are carrying on, we'll continue far beyond 5000 :)


p.s. 4950 baby!