the only waterproof/weatherproof jacket is my massive snowboarding jacket.

i wore nothing waterproof. i ended up soaking wet and mildly cold (just hands and feet), but hey, it was still a good ride.

excuses, excuses

damn it tristen, it's always somthing!

heh heh, yes last nights ride was definately fun... short, but long enough for me to be soaked through and not be cold, hah.

What details do you need? Register @ 1:30. Race @ 2:00. $5 meet at the public gardens on arlington between beacon st and comm. ave. Anything else?

My attendance at Thursday night rides will be even sketchier this term, as Thursdays are 14 hour days for me at work (class + TA + 8 hour shift). I'll try to make it when I can, but I honestly don't know how up to it I'll be feeling when I get out of work at 10.

anyone know anything about the race alexi has supposedly been organizing? i thought there was something coming up soon. it's been way too long since there's been a good alley cat or crit, which is a shame since it's been relatively mild out.

hey jacob what's the plan for your march 3rd race? would love some more info.

anyone up for a ride tonight? i was thinking a trip to castle island. meet @ the reflecting pool around 830, leave at nine. the weather looks like it'll be nice, tonight is supposed to have a low of 27* and the wind isn't too bad.

possibly/probably

alexi's gig is on feb 24th.. he's working on flyers right now, but it should be/will be a raffle and viewing of 'quicksilver' at 'the otherside cafe'. prizes include a wheelset from revolution and all monies will go to the bmef.

nope, i guess that's it. just wanted to know if i needed to bring anything specific. sounds like it'll be worth the round trip on the fung wah.

Anyone having some adult sodas and riding this evening?

Loads of races coming up. Too bad I'll be in Providence for the A/B scramble. Somebody from Team Gigantic will represent. Right Team Gigantic???

cool! thanks chris. did i hear a rumor that it was an "urban cyclocross" race? can you confirm???

even though i'm a junior in college up here, i still don't know boston as well as i should. until that time comes, can anyone recommend a/some good map(s) of boston and the boston area? [how i wish it were all a grid!]

the borders in downtown crossing sells this really great 4 x 6 spiral bound cabbie book of boston and the surrounding areas. every street name in every area is indexed in the back, too. its definitely not waterproof, though i think i got mine for about 12 bucks.

that was the intention, but that didn't quite pan out...

Get a map. Boston streets do not take long to figure out, just explore on weekends. I hate grid cities.

The BTD (City Hall, 7th floor) has this same book, just Boston only, for like $2.

All info can be found @:

https://www.jacobsbicycles.com/thedudeabides/

and

https://bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=259405

you should get the Boston edition of the "not for tourists" series. amazing little book guides. every street. they have them at the harvard book store.

Its going to be fun. Tricky but fun. Glad your making the trip up from NYC to do it! Are you doing Monster Track the following weekend?

I keep reading this thread and getting excited too ride before I remember it's still 6 more weeks before I'm allowed to ride my bicycle. :<

At least I can use the dude ride to help focus on PT...

yeah, i'm planning on doing monster track the next weekend, but i think i'm going to be overhauling my bike in between since i'm beating the crap out of it this winter. but if anyone is coming up for monster track that needs a couch, mine will probably be available. ...and i keep hearing something about a "best fake tan" award.

I see snow... Anyone else wanna ride tonight??

I haven't seen a good snow fall since last december.