New Bike, New sport
05-27-08, 07:14 AM
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New Bike, New sport
Hi,
I'm new to the forums, and generally, to the biking thing..
after a few posts, decided to take the plunge and buy a normal bike, not some x-mart rubbish.
Today i have ordered a custom Specialized HRXC ( custom paint " Grey Green ")
paid waay too much for it ( local pricing), so this will keep me commited for a while.
I must say the people here are amazing.
When i'll get my bike( tomorrow) i will put a bikeforums decal on it..take that LBD!
Anyway, this is an introduction of sorts..
will post pics when my RXC gets home..
I'm new to the forums, and generally, to the biking thing..
after a few posts, decided to take the plunge and buy a normal bike, not some x-mart rubbish.
Today i have ordered a custom Specialized HRXC ( custom paint " Grey Green ")
paid waay too much for it ( local pricing), so this will keep me commited for a while.
I must say the people here are amazing.
When i'll get my bike( tomorrow) i will put a bikeforums decal on it..take that LBD!
Anyway, this is an introduction of sorts..
will post pics when my RXC gets home..
05-27-08, 07:24 AM
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Sweet, looking forward to the pics.
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"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
05-27-08, 07:29 AM
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By the way, I added you to the Clydesdale and Athena locater map.
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. “He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”- Fredrick Nietzsche
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
05-27-08, 12:44 PM
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https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UT...12d5cba3c4&z=0
Just look for markers near you. As the map gets populated, it will eventually become a great resource, I think.
Just look for markers near you.
As the map gets populated, it will eventually become a great resource, I think.
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. “He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”- Fredrick Nietzsche
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
05-28-08, 06:56 AM
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Is it worth adding the map to the FAQ/sticky thread or your sig? I'd not seen it before.
Feel free to add me - I'm in Canterbury in the UK.
Feel free to add me - I'm in Canterbury in the UK.
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05-28-08, 07:06 AM
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No doubt - the map is very cool. Over 59k views so far.
I wonder how many of them are other fat folk looking to drop some poundage? (My brethren)
Add me as well. I'm in Houston, TX, Just north of the 610 loop, just east of Ella. If you need more info, pm me.
I wonder how many of them are other fat folk looking to drop some poundage? (My brethren)
Add me as well. I'm in Houston, TX, Just north of the 610 loop, just east of Ella. If you need more info, pm me.
05-28-08, 07:45 AM
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Hey, Tom...
I posted my location a long time ago as Los Angeles. Can you change it to Santa Clarita, zip: 91351? A little more accurate.
Thanks.
I posted my location a long time ago as Los Angeles. Can you change it to Santa Clarita, zip: 91351? A little more accurate.
Thanks.
05-28-08, 07:51 AM
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Once I finish Tour de Cure and actually have some space in my sig.......that's a great idea.
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"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
05-28-08, 07:54 AM
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Gotcha added
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"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
05-28-08, 08:00 AM
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Congrats on your new bike! I just got my new road bike myself!
How do you get a BF decal?
How do you get a BF decal?
Hi,
I'm new to the forums, and generally, to the biking thing..
after a few posts, decided to take the plunge and buy a normal bike, not some x-mart rubbish.
Today i have ordered a custom Specialized HRXC ( custom paint " Grey Green ")
paid waay too much for it ( local pricing), so this will keep me commited for a while.
I must say the people here are amazing.
When i'll get my bike( tomorrow) i will put a bikeforums decal on it..take that LBD!
Anyway, this is an introduction of sorts..
will post pics when my RXC gets home..
I'm new to the forums, and generally, to the biking thing..
after a few posts, decided to take the plunge and buy a normal bike, not some x-mart rubbish.
Today i have ordered a custom Specialized HRXC ( custom paint " Grey Green ")
paid waay too much for it ( local pricing), so this will keep me commited for a while.
I must say the people here are amazing.
When i'll get my bike( tomorrow) i will put a bikeforums decal on it..take that LBD!
Anyway, this is an introduction of sorts..
will post pics when my RXC gets home..
05-28-08, 10:46 AM
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Hey - I think the map is awesome.THANK YOU FOR BUILDING THIS!!!!..but I am not so good with maps 
How do I figure out who is in Atlanta...Do I just click on lots of placeholders.... Is there an easier way to see them?
How do I figure out who is in Atlanta...Do I just click on lots of placeholders.... Is there an easier way to see them?
05-28-08, 11:14 AM
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Just click on the placeholders. I think you're the first Atlanta member, though. There are a few BF members outside the Clyde/Athena group around, like ModoVincere, who's a pretty good guy. He and I met up when I was down for Tour de Pike in March, down in Pike County, south of you.
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"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
05-28-08, 11:16 AM
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LBD is an inside joke that's been floating around BF after a thread got started where "Load Bearing Decals" got bandied about. A member was getting teased that his bike was going to explode after he took the decals off of his suspension fork and this was because the decals were "load bearing". It was a great gag. 
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"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
. “He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”- Fredrick Nietzsche
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
05-28-08, 01:43 PM
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Hey Tom, can you update me on the Clyde map? Just skip College Station and put me in Edinburg I guess.
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05-28-08, 01:47 PM
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Sure!
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"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
05-28-08, 02:18 PM
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Pics!
Ok, got it from the store today..
Luckily, i have made some money off my wal mart thingie, so i got a computer, rack and a bag..yay for me
Damn, never realized that a 21 frame is so big..
ok, here are some pics:
And as an added bonus, i will work in this LBS for the summer, and hopefully learn to repair stuff.
Luckily, i have made some money off my wal mart thingie, so i got a computer, rack and a bag..yay for me
Damn, never realized that a 21 frame is so big..
ok, here are some pics:
And as an added bonus, i will work in this LBS for the summer, and hopefully learn to repair stuff.
05-29-08, 01:43 PM
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Sweet looking bike! Enjoy!
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"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
05-29-08, 05:11 PM
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05-29-08, 05:17 PM
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Gotcha both. You'll both appear on page 2 of the indexed markers.
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"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
05-30-08, 12:00 AM
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21 is huge to me because i have moved from a 15' FS x-mart bike..
Just waiting for my payday at the lbs to pick up a pump and some other goodies ( so that i'll be able to change the tires to my WTB slickasaurus)..
Just waiting for my payday at the lbs to pick up a pump and some other goodies ( so that i'll be able to change the tires to my WTB slickasaurus)..