philly: oil slick on 6th street south of berks
03-24-09, 08:26 AM
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philly: oil slick on 6th street south of berks
don't ride on it. i ate it going pretty fast. i'm sad now.
03-24-09, 08:30 AM
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ahh, filth-a-delphia.
sorry to hear...
sorry to hear...
03-24-09, 09:20 AM
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Bummer... Not something you can really predict, either - I hit some nasty oil patches leftover from a city bus last summer and it was as slick as ice - I came to a trackstand at a light and just started slipping about something crazy on the back wheel, scared me enough to just foot-down and physically move my bike off it. It went on for several bus stops, too.
Hope you're OK.
Hope you're OK.
03-24-09, 09:22 AM
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kinda. shoulder came out, but i rolled before getting up to put it back in. wrist is banged up, knee is scraped, but all is OK. sorta glad i have a steel steerer on my carbon fork...
03-24-09, 09:25 AM
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03-24-09, 11:03 AM
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ouch that's a bummer...were you turning or what?
i got onto a street that was completely frozen a few weeks ago and that was frightening...nearly went down pretty hard but i was able to stay on top
i got onto a street that was completely frozen a few weeks ago and that was frightening...nearly went down pretty hard but i was able to stay on top
03-24-09, 12:19 PM
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yep. get beast tires. avoid trolley tracks. glass everywhere. oil slicks. street construction lasting for weeks. it's effing cyclocross getting crosstown...
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Yeah but you have to deal with the worse drivers in the history of driving! 
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I have the same problem with my shoulder, everytime I have a bad fall it pops out and I have to get it back in place 
hope your bikes not banged up to bad either. 
by the way, did you think Mel Gibsons character (Sergeant Martin Riggs) in "Lethal Weapon" was the ****? I did, till I had my shoulder injury and had to pop it back in the first time, now I say Riggs can kiss my ass! 
That **** hurts! 
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03-24-09, 03:56 PM
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It's the mutual place that me and my boy want to move to, plus we both know some people there. Im not really familiar with it (my other thread I posted) but Ive been twice and liked it enough. Plus all those schools there, seems pretty legit!
03-24-09, 04:03 PM
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I'm not really sure what you mean. I'm going to need a picture to help me. If only there were some sort of computer program you could use to Paint a picture of your mishap.
03-24-09, 04:12 PM
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there are lots of things to like about this city, but it often tests your patience, trust.
the fact that you're into riding is a huge plus, as our mas trans blows, and driving in a city is sorta like using one of those electric scooters in a supermarket (slow, less convenient than moving around yourself and a nuisance for those around you).
philly also has this odd corny air about it, sorta like a rent-a-cop who takes himself too seriously.
buy a copy of philadelphia magazine or twoonefive mag or visit first friday once you get here to see what i mean. it's like a big silly joke that is unaware of its absurdity...
that said, there are lots of fun ways to invest your time here, and you will eventually find a crew(s) you love, but you'll always kinda be reminded that you live here.
i really love this city..
Dude, you get on my nerves sometimes but I truly hope your OK I have the same problem with my shoulder, everytime I have a bad fall it pops out and I have to get it back in place hope your bikes not banged up to bad either. by the way, did you think Mel Gibsons character (Sergeant Martin Riggs) in "Lethal Weapon" was the ****? I did, till I had my shoulder injury and had to pop it back in the first time, now I say Riggs can kiss my ass! That **** hurts!
I have the same problem with my shoulder, everytime I have a bad fall it pops out and I have to get it back in place hope your bikes not banged up to bad either. by the way, did you think Mel Gibsons character (Sergeant Martin Riggs) in "Lethal Weapon" was the ****? I did, till I had my shoulder injury and had to pop it back in the first time, now I say Riggs can kiss my ass! That **** hurts!
03-24-09, 04:14 PM
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