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Sinfield 10-31-06 10:35 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by humancongereel
yeah, i did. it was pretty sweet...there were waaay more people than were expected, though, so things got sort of hectic and it wasn't as rad as i think it could have been (like the roast pig never showed and stuff)....but there was fun racing, zombies everywhere, fake blood all over, footdown, trackstands, mass drunkeness (a few people and i were going to go back downtown and actually had to walk our bikes due to extreme drunkenness. a friend ended up with someone else's bike and no idea how/why. someone caught a hand on fire. one guy shot another with an airgun and got a punch in the ear. mass craziness...people gettin' straight rowdy).
way to be a jerk and not return my polite "IAN!!! What up!?!?!" today on fourth bro. It's almost like you were working or something, not riding your bike :rolleyes: Bad form son, bad form :D

braingel 11-04-06 12:00 PM
saturday night race(s) = saturday night ride(s)

lots of people coming...don't be spoilsports

10:30, mt tabor pub on 50th + hawthorne.

meet under the chinsy neon sign

zelah 11-05-06 11:02 AM
the actual ride was relatively dry!

endform 11-07-06 02:56 PM
Anyone bight it yet? I skidded out yesterday morning on some leaves, somehow didn't fall though, I was going about 5-10 mph (not really sure probably closer to 5) and somehow ran out of it though my bike was on the ground I somehow am super slick.

Also, puddles you can't see the bottom of that you need to ride through? Sketchy as ****!

tacks 11-07-06 02:59 PM
the ride home from work last night brought me through three puddles that reached my bb.

havent crashed yet, but damn is it taking a long time to get anywhere. seems no matter which way I'm going, there is a headwind.

monsoon season is totally go.

andre nickatina 11-07-06 08:28 PM
somehow i can skid stop just sitting down now whereas before i always had to be standing up to do it, not sure if the wet streets have to do with that or if i just progressed into it...


yeah those wet leaves are a killer, i can't wait until the leaves are all gone in a month and the street sweeper carries them away. something in me likes the bare trees and cold, black streets of winter over this oil slick autumn ****. haven't had a serious fall yet though but my friend went down.

anyone catch the news? brakeless fixies are being targeted for fines again, don't think i'm going to put brakes on anytime soon though. on the other hand i hope this doesn't work against me one night when i'm riding my bike while under the influence of controlled substances...

endform 11-08-06 09:16 PM
I actually made my commute today without getting drenched, hooray!

braingel 11-08-06 11:46 PM
i've just got my feet left to deal with...i guess have to get some neoprene socks

zelah 11-09-06 12:00 AM
rain socks are whats up

tacks 11-09-06 01:01 PM
rain socks? really?
I dont see how a sock can breathe and keep you dry at the same time if your shoe is a total swamp from a downpour.

I aim for wet, yet warm. got some super thick merino wool socks that feel like slippers at rei. my feet have been downright hot.

thankfully, it's not raining today so whatever on the whole thing.

zelah 11-09-06 01:27 PM
i mean its not totally breathing. but i prefer it to soaked. i wear normal socks under them. then take them off when i get where i'm going

zerobug 11-09-06 02:10 PM
Def go Smart wool... or whatever generic wool equivalent. If it's not too wet out or you have fenders that deflect most of the water they'll only get a little wet and be dry after an hour inside.

Also if you are so inclined... there's a piece on LandShark Cycles in Medford on OPB's Art Beat tonight at 8pm. He'll probably be showing off some of his crazy paint jobs.

cassette 11-09-06 02:18 PM
shilo loves lambswool

tacks 11-10-06 01:51 PM
merino wool dylan. not lambswool.

and yes, if possible, I would marry it. i gotsa get a date who works at smartwool to hook a discount up. **** is expensive like whoa.

braingel 11-10-06 01:57 PM
if you find a girlfriend who knits + spins, you get whatever you want. my wool cycling jersey will be done soon:)

ps...i'm still getting waterproof socks though. wool is warmer when it's wet, but it sucks putting anything wet back on.

cassette 11-10-06 02:56 PM
details, details shilo...kool keith & panther tonight!

tacks 11-10-06 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by braingel
if you find a girlfriend who knits + spins, you get whatever you want.
I'm never gonna find a girlfriend who knits. boo.

tacks 11-10-06 03:37 PM
!!!!

from bikeportland.org

talk of a new indoor velodrome downtown!

Quote:
“It’s not hard to imagine combining the excitement of bike racing and beer to create something much more entertaining than the Blazers.”

cassette 11-10-06 04:59 PM
aren't you stoked you'll be in nyc? i'll be back in the bay...

tacks 11-10-06 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by cassette
aren't you stoked you'll be in nyc? i'll be back in the bay...
my ass has got to stop complaining about portland winter right now. I'm going to DIE in new york this january.

zelah 11-11-06 10:10 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by braingel
if you find a girlfriend who knits + spins, you get whatever you want. my wool cycling jersey will be done soon:)

ps...i'm still getting waterproof socks though. wool is warmer when it's wet, but it sucks putting anything wet back on.
AND she's pretty ( ._.)

humancongereel 11-11-06 05:29 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sinfield
way to be a jerk and not return my polite "IAN!!! What up!?!?!" today on fourth bro. It's almost like you were working or something, not riding your bike :rolleyes: Bad form son, bad form :D

what? i must not have heard you. sorry, dude. if you want to ride sometime, just shoot me a message here or on myspace with your phone number or something.

humancongereel 11-11-06 05:37 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by tacks
!!!!

from bikeportland.org

talk of a new indoor velodrome downtown!
there's a lot of talk. and i guess there's been lots of talk in the past of covering alpenrose and selling beer, but the family that owns alpenrose is very conservative and won't sell beer, and that eliminates a lot of funding, attendance, etc...

however, if this dude wants to just build a new one, even better, one in a central location, i'm all for it. hell, i would hit that **** for sure, all the time.

braingel 11-11-06 09:45 PM
go ride your bikes...

10:30, under the mt tabor pub sign, 50th & hawthorne

humancongereel 11-12-06 06:43 PM
just so you all know, an alleycat idea occurred to me today...look for something to be happening in a couple of weeks.


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