hey, I don't believe in the term "thread hijacking". Lets call it thread evolution! I think my biggest deterent to going through with it is that my bareknuckle will not be done by saturday as planned, which turns my dream of riding this century fixed into just another geared century. Ya dig? Who knows, maybe it will be done all except for the wheels and Marcus will lend me some for the day. Or maybe I'll ride geared? Maybe just so we'll all be doing the same thing I'll set the limits on my rear der. so that I only have one gear! Either way, you do it you hardcore bicycling man you, maybe I'll be there and I will definitely keep planning a bigger may or june one no matter whether I'm there saturday or not.