Southern California - So Cal needs a long thread "What's Up?" type thread!

pic of astana trek found here:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?id=/photos/2007/tech/news/12-12/DSC05312

pretty slick...

pic of astana trek found here:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?id=/photos/2007/tech/news/12-12/DSC05312

pretty slick...

I was hoping they would evolve their color scheme. Still not my favorite, but the addition of the contrasting darker blue makes a huge difference.

Dagnabbit! He just called and confirmed that the Pinarello RC is available only in Europe.

Hey... there's short people here, too! :mad:

So fly on over to Europe and pick one up!

Make sure and rent this to drive around while you're there.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/163/362124834_bf171c1bc7.jpg

Dagnabbit! He just called and confirmed that the Pinarello RC is available only in Europe.

Hey... there's short people here, too! :mad:

Talk to Simo.

BillRon can probably hook you up with him, or you can volunteer at World Cup for something on the infield and try to catch him there-- he's usually an infield coordinator.

C'mon people, there may be a writer's strike, but y'all aren't in the union!

Now try go riding up Chantry tonight...:p

I took your advice and went up Chantry tonight. That was probably the slowest I've climbed it in months! At least I was rewarded by the coldest descent I've ridden in a long time!

Just finished the build on my Rob Stowe hunk-o-steel. My unerring powers of perception discern that the Stowe is substantially heavier than my Look 565. Nothing gets by me.

I will try a test ride tomorrow AM.

Getting reservations for dinner this Saturday was a chore ... everyone booked till 8:30 PM. I guess the best time would be last week. Lucky we had the party last week ... oh, and thanks again Joy. Had a lot of fun there.

Why make a reservation this Saturday when someone already made one in Orange County? ;) :D

(BF SoCal O.C. dinner)

Dagnabbit! He just called and confirmed that the Pinarello RC is available only in Europe.

Hey... there's short people here, too! :mad:



are you looking for a track frame?

Why make a reservation this Saturday when someone already made one in Orange County? ;) :D

(BF SoCal O.C. dinner)

Can't be in two places at the same time ... besides, I found a place (BF NorCal SV dinner)

Got my new lights so I'm packing! Off to ride...catch you peeps later... :)

Got my new lights so I'm packing! Off to ride...catch you peeps later... :)

Have a Happyride!:)

Got my new lights so I'm packing! Off to ride...catch you peeps later... :)

You're a freak of nature...it's like 3 degrees at 4 in the morning..:eek:

You're a freak of nature...it's like 3 degrees at 4 in the morning..:eek:

How else can I get in 50 miles before work? :p

Besides, it's very peaceful at 4am. As long as you have the right lights and clothing. I didn't have to unclip once between the Palos Verdes Starbucks and the Marina del Rey Starbucks. :D

How else can I get in 50 miles before work? :p

Besides, it's very peaceful at 4am. As long as you have the right lights and clothing. I didn't have to unclip once between the Palos Verdes Starbucks and the Marina del Rey Starbucks. :D

I am just saying..your a machine....hell i am racing this year and i don't have nearly the discipline that you do....jealous!:o

I wish i could have biked into work today... My legs are still sore from sunday. :(

good morning all

So wait, you guys ride bikes?

Yes, you should try it.

Besides, it's very peaceful at 4am. As long as you have the right lights and clothing. I didn't have to unclip once between the Palos Verdes Starbucks and the Marina del Rey Starbucks. :D

How do you pose if there's no one to see you so early in the morning?

How do you pose if there's no one to see you so early in the morning?

I was about to say, however if she took pics it will have at least happened. Happy, you did take pics, no?

How do you pose if there's no one to see you so early in the morning?

Posing starts at 6am, as participants of the Pier Ride assemble at 6:30.

Sparse turnout today. I wonder why, it was nice out there this morning. Speedee?

How else can I get in 50 miles before work? :p

Besides, it's very peaceful at 4am. As long as you have the right lights and clothing. I didn't have to unclip once between the Palos Verdes Starbucks and the Marina del Rey Starbucks. :D

I'mn happy with the 30 miles I'm getting before work, I'm already freezing for the first 20-25 minutes of the ride.

How do you pose if there's no one to see you so early in the morning?

And another thought. Your question raises an important astrophysical issue that requires further research. At exactly what time after the Big Bang did space/time and matter stabilize to the point that it became possible for a poser to pose and an observer to observe, the two events of course being inextricably linked?

My hypothesis is that 3 min 45 sec after the Big Bang a helium-4 atom was observed sipping a soy latte by a free positron.

At exactly what time after the Big Bang did space/time and matter stabilize to the point that it became possible for a poser to pose and an observer to observe, the two events of course being inextricably linked?

Hoppy bunny.

^^^ (6aR,9R)-N,N-diethyl-7-methyl-4,6,6a,7,8,9-hexahydroindolo-[4,3-fg]quinoline-9-carboxamide

^^^ (6aR,9R)-N,N-diethyl-7-methyl-4,6,6a,7,8,9-hexahydroindolo-[4,3-fg]quinoline-9-carboxamide
Bobby Bonds breakfast?

Dan.......I don't have a scope big enough to observe that far back into time so I'm not so sure about your hypothesis. :D

And another thought. Your question raises an important astrophysical issue that requires further research. At exactly what time after the Big Bang did space/time and matter stabilize to the point that it became possible for a poser to pose and an observer to observe, the two events of course being inextricably linked?



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Dan.......I don't have a scope big enough to observe that far back into time so I'm not so sure about your hypothesis. :D

Do you have one that can reach 1975? I'd like to go back...

Do you have one that can reach 1975? I'd like to go back...

Buy a green leisure suit and you are there

Do you have one that can reach 1975? I'd like to go back...

Sure.....just pop one of these, sit back, relax, and listen to some Boston. :D

All of us are a bunch of fat, out of shape lazy asses...or shall I say, brains :p

I know I definitely need to get to training:

http://www.physorg.com/news114363930.html

And interestingly enough, he has a similar training schedule as us mere athletes:

He practices regularly and jogs every day, doesn't drink coffee or alcohol and avoids foods that are high in sugar or fat -- to help him think faster.

"I use a process to improve my skills, to behave like a computer. When I do something wrong, I learn from that," he says. "It's like running a program in my head ... to control my brain," he says.

But he says he takes days off once in a while and listens to music to relax, although he is unable to name a band or a genre he actually likes.

"It is important not to work too much," he says. "I can't do multiplication all day because otherwise my heart or my brain would fail. Too much training, thinking too fast could be bad for my health."

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No, you're wrong. The answer is 2,397,207,667,966,701.

...doesn't drink coffee or alcohol and avoids foods that are high in sugar or fat... to behave like a computer...Don't know about you, but that's sad. :p

Don't know about you, but that's sad. :p

And on the Mathlete Forum (I bet one exists, but you probably have to solve a math problem to gain access to it), they would all say this is sad:

How else can I get in 50 miles before work? :p

Besides, it's very peaceful at 4am. As long as you have the right lights and clothing. I didn't have to unclip once between the Palos Verdes Starbucks and the Marina del Rey Starbucks. :D

:p

Do you have one that can reach 1975? I'd like to go back...

1975:

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/61780242-S-1.jpg

Now:

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p27/merider/BF%20HOLIDAY%20PARTY%202007/CIMG7911.jpg

:eek::eek::eek::eek: YOU'D LIKE TO GO BACK?? HAVE YOU COMPLETELY LOST IT? GET A GRIP MAN!

YOU'D LIKE TO GO BACK?? HAVE YOU COMPLETELY LOST IT? GET A GRIP MAN!

Heh. I plead the 5th.

Besides, it's very peaceful at 4am. As long as you have the right lights and clothing.


BTW... My new Niterider Trinewt is awesome. Not quite the battery life they advertised, but more than enough for what I need.

Heh. I plead insanity.

Fixed it for you.

Heh. I plead the 5th.

All that EPO has rattled your brain.

About 6pm I decided I had enough, that I was going to ride no matter how cold it was. Thermometer said 50F, which felt mighty cold. So wearing a pair of jeans, t-shirt and turtleneck, windbreaker and light overcoat, bike packed in my car, we were off for a few laps around Balboa park. I even brought my GDR military surplus leather gloves in case my bike gloves weren't warm enough. By the time I got to the park dressed like I was, with the car heat on high, I had already warmed up plenty, deciding the windbreaker would be enough, and no need for the heavier gloves.


Dude...you need to invest in some spandex and fleece tights/leg warmers, arm warmers and a full on cycling jacket. Riding at night is the best. Get yourself a good light and I'll take you up to the Observatory at Griffith Park. Well, as soon as I start getting back out there myself. I hate being sick and stressed and having to work. :mad:

+1. The right clothes make all the difference.

I headed out with a LS base layer, Gore Windstopper jacket, thermal tights, full fingered gloves, light balaclava and shoe covers. I never felt the chill. Even when I pushed it and worked up a sweat, the wicking properties kept me very comfortable.

+1. The right clothes make all the difference.

I headed out with a LS base layer, Gore Windstopper jacket, thermal tights, full fingered gloves, light balaclava and shoe covers. I never felt the chill. Even when I pushed it and worked up a sweat, the wicking properties kept me very comfortable.

haa?...wha...???

haa?...wha...???

When she gets to pumping, using the full strength of her legs and hips, that woman can work up a sweat. :D

When she gets to pumping, using the full strength of her legs and hips, that woman can work up a sweat. :D

stop it...seriously...

stop it...seriously...

Stop what?

Stop what?

your inuendos....i know your kind;)





















as i am that kind:D

When she gets to pumping, using the full strength of her legs and hips, that woman can work up a sweat. :D

Oh, I can work up a sweat when I'm climbing. I once wrote a vivid description of the "joys" of climbing. Unfortunately, my narrative was lost when the original "What's Up" thread got trashed.