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ahahahaha you guys crack me up
what a busy morning! first chance i've had to sit down! thankfully the shorts i wore are comfortable, and they didn't take as long as i thought to dry out. commando in jeans may be liberating for some of you; it just don't feel right to me. i thought about going to a dollar store, but we were short-staffed and i had french toast to make... will be sure to bring some tomorrow to keep in my office.
i "seem" like a super commuter?? i am a super commuter!!
actually, i've been eyeing the MEC splash pants for a couple years, but for some reason i haven't coughed up the money to buy them. i have regular rain pants that are ok with dork straps if it's cold ('cuz they're not breathable) or windblocker tights, but if it's warm i usually just get wet for the couple kilometers i have to go.
i have to say though that i really like the booties that i got at the bike show. what a steal for $15. a cyclist was in front of me today with the same pair so i chatted with him for a moment before riding on. (plus, i enjoy saying booties.)
what a busy morning! first chance i've had to sit down! thankfully the shorts i wore are comfortable, and they didn't take as long as i thought to dry out. commando in jeans may be liberating for some of you; it just don't feel right to me. i thought about going to a dollar store, but we were short-staffed and i had french toast to make... will be sure to bring some tomorrow to keep in my office.
i "seem" like a super commuter?? i am a super commuter!!
actually, i've been eyeing the MEC splash pants for a couple years, but for some reason i haven't coughed up the money to buy them. i have regular rain pants that are ok with dork straps if it's cold ('cuz they're not breathable) or windblocker tights, but if it's warm i usually just get wet for the couple kilometers i have to go.
i have to say though that i really like the booties that i got at the bike show. what a steal for $15. a cyclist was in front of me today with the same pair so i chatted with him for a moment before riding on. (plus, i enjoy saying booties.)
So I says to Mable I says
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hehehe.. great bsnyc post:
https://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2007...cle-notes.html
https://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2007...cle-notes.html
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Let's just take a moment to remember that fixed gear bikes can easily take a finger off. Careful when you're working on your bike there, kids.
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cavernmech: d'oh.. Mark DNF'ed again on Sunday? Tell me it wasn't his chain again!
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Also, "Oh, no no no more mosquitos" ... ahh, how I love Four Tet.
PS. Ahahahaha, "Bike Lane Salmon" ... so true.
PS. Ahahahaha, "Bike Lane Salmon" ... so true.
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Originally Posted by bsnyc
Dear SUV Driver,
My buddy with the left-side drive fixie stripped his pedal off yesterday, as predicted, heh. He got another and was liberal with loctite. He rode around town doing his drops with just the one pedal on the go, tucking his leg up on the cross bar.
Really bummed about not being more prepared clothing-wise for the rain - my track pants, shoes and socks are still wet after spending the day on my monitors. That's what you get for not staying at home. At least I had my goretex. Work, bleh.
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The best thing i've found for drying shoes is to fill them with newspaper. Usually I leave the newspaper in for a few hours and then change it out for new stuff.
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Call me The Breeze
raincoat+rain pants+ my new booties= dry and toasty.
HOpe nobody got hurt at your shop Mike!
HOpe nobody got hurt at your shop Mike!
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So I says to Mable I says
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Call me The Breeze
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So I says to Mable I says
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ugh. Did that happen today? I was just talking with Nadir yesterday.
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No, last week apparently (I'm getting this second-hand from John).
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Sliced off fingers suck. I grew up with a bunch of uncles who were baggage handlers for Air Canada and not a single one of them had full sets of fingers on any hand. Lots of missing tips and such...
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Albert, yes (man, I was way off but ya).
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Ooof on the fingers.. :|
Thanks for the tip re: newspaper, I'd heard that somewhere just recently but forgot it. The insoles dried quickly, I just had to wait longer for the uppers. Stupid cotton track pants though
I just want to get out there and ride, this sitting at a desk business is getting old. Blah.
Thanks for the tip re: newspaper, I'd heard that somewhere just recently but forgot it. The insoles dried quickly, I just had to wait longer for the uppers. Stupid cotton track pants though
I just want to get out there and ride, this sitting at a desk business is getting old. Blah.
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Does anyone know of a good place to get inexpensive, but good quality picture frames? I want to make a few of the really good photos from my cross-country journey into some wall art, but I'm not sure where to start gettign the frames.
I like the Umbra look, lots of mat around the photo.
I like the Umbra look, lots of mat around the photo.
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Does anyone know of a good place to get inexpensive, but good quality picture frames? I want to make a few of the really good photos from my cross-country journey into some wall art, but I'm not sure where to start gettign the frames.
I like the Umbra look, lots of mat around the photo.
I like the Umbra look, lots of mat around the photo.
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You may also want to try Loomis and Woolfitz (sp?)
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Does anyone know of a good place to get inexpensive, but good quality picture frames? I want to make a few of the really good photos from my cross-country journey into some wall art, but I'm not sure where to start gettign the frames.
I like the Umbra look, lots of mat around the photo.
I like the Umbra look, lots of mat around the photo.
i think i've said mat enough.
hey Matt - do you still have those old cranks available?