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operator 12-01-07 05:41 PM


Originally Posted by TRaffic Jammer (Post 5726969)
have you played it ?

http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/11/...-why-assa.html

This convinced me not to. The whole debacle with the SA froums and the lead designer was pretty hilarious.


Originally Posted by gokiburi (Post 5727216)
just go out and get call of duty 4. all you'll ever need. wow 1300+ pages...:eek:

Welcome back Goki!


Originally Posted by somnambulant (Post 5727243)
best. tool name. evar.

"Warranty Voider"

http://store.makezine.com/ProductDet...uctCode=MKWVE4

Haha, warranty voider!

duppy.conqueror 12-01-07 06:14 PM

I wanna play CoD4 badly...gotta wait until christmas tho :(

PS3 is cominggggggggggggg to towwwwwwwwwwwwwn...

PS thanx for the beeeeeeeerz and fries TJammer!
PPS is anyone up for some ridin tomorrow morning? :D

operator 12-01-07 06:49 PM


Originally Posted by duppy.conqueror (Post 5728071)
I wanna play CoD4 badly...gotta wait until christmas tho :(

Yes yes yes! Team bikeforums!

somnambulant 12-01-07 07:32 PM

I'm gonna pick up COD4 as well, but I assume that 360 players and pc players can't mix.. right? Or have they finally figured that whole idea out?

Picked up Mass Effect today. Really awesome so far.

sweep242 12-01-07 07:56 PM

I'm still playing God of War PS 2 Yo

jet sanchEz 12-01-07 07:56 PM


Originally Posted by operator (Post 5727959)
This convinced me not to. The whole debacle with the SA froums and the lead designer was pretty hilarious.

Hrm, I am on SA also, I missed this, do you have a link? Thanks.

duppy.conqueror 12-01-07 08:56 PM


Originally Posted by somnambulant (Post 5728408)
I'm gonna pick up COD4 as well, but I assume that 360 players and pc players can't mix.. right? Or have they finally figured that whole idea out?

Picked up Mass Effect today. Really awesome so far.

ya man BF t.dot clan warz!!

I hope they figured out the crossover thang.

Ill Mitch 12-01-07 08:57 PM


Originally Posted by somnambulant (Post 5727243)
best. tool name. evar.

"Warranty Voider"

http://store.makezine.com/ProductDet...uctCode=MKWVE4

This tool name is pretty good too.

http://www.parktool.com/products/det...8&item=***%2D2

Just read the initials for it.


Also: Hi everybody!!! long time no post!

operator 12-01-07 09:20 PM


Originally Posted by somnambulant (Post 5728408)
Or have they finally figured that whole idea out?

Microsoft will never let that happen. The consumer can never think of the xbox360 as a "computer" only as an entertainment "system". That and the xbox'ers will get their *** handed to them by a mouse/kb. MS has gone out of their way to not support a keyboard/mouse implementation in both xbox legacy and 360.


Originally Posted by jet sanchEz (Post 5728504)
Hrm, I am on SA also, I missed this, do you have a link? Thanks.

http://forums.somethingawful.com/sho...readid=2686438

nerdsgirth 12-01-07 09:42 PM

someone please pm me keith's pwned number. lost it. toodles.
edit: thanks

sweep242 12-01-07 09:47 PM

555-1235

I_bRAD 12-01-07 09:57 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOn1htjSZic

duppy.conqueror 12-01-07 10:03 PM

967.1111

kergin 12-01-07 11:07 PM


Originally Posted by operator (Post 5728861)
Microsoft will never let that happen. The consumer can never think of the xbox360 as a "computer" only as an entertainment "system". That and the xbox'ers will get their *** handed to them by a mouse/kb. MS has gone out of their way to not support a keyboard/mouse implementation in both xbox legacy and 360.



http://forums.somethingawful.com/sho...readid=2686438

Amazing to see other people here with stairs in their houses...

cavit8 12-01-07 11:08 PM


Originally Posted by I_bRAD (Post 5729027)

Does not beat this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UISZTxKJjkg

jet sanchEz 12-01-07 11:15 PM


Originally Posted by kergin (Post 5729306)
Amazing to see other people here with stairs in their houses...

There are a couple of Bicycle Megathreads in the Watch and Weight forum, check them out, some of the goons have nice rides.

sr20det 12-01-07 11:59 PM

sorry on the slowness, but damn. I come back to check on the thread and Keith's shop is closed down!?
whats going on!?

pyze-guy 12-02-07 12:07 AM

Wow, goki and sr20det in the same night.

jeremywhitehorn 12-02-07 01:50 AM

any one else ride in the snowy madness tonight? i took a nice spill on my way home from work tonight in the middle of college st. as i'm pushing my bike on the sidewalk some girl yells "you can do it, i believe in you!". deffinately the first "winter" ride of the year. any one else still getting their winter legs?

sr20det 12-02-07 02:52 AM

I rode through the Waterloo winter last year on the GT. and I winterized it by fashioning fenders out of 2L pop bottles, zip ties, and disposable chopsticks as support.
Note: 23c tires cut through snow and slush alright. but are AWFUL in corners. I fell off and crashed more times than I'd like to count last year. and I forsee the same happening again this winter.

btw, I just pulled the trigger on this.

Its actually my first road build and have minimal knowledge about gears.
Someone please give me a crash course!
Surly Pacer
and I'm hoping it'd turn out as awesome as this!
http://static.flickr.com/11/96311905_d208d721b5.jpg

kergin 12-02-07 08:24 AM


Originally Posted by sr20det (Post 5729838)
I rode through the Waterloo winter last year on the GT. and I winterized it by fashioning fenders out of 2L pop bottles, zip ties, and disposable chopsticks as support.
Note: 23c tires cut through snow and slush alright. but are AWFUL in corners. I fell off and crashed more times than I'd like to count last year. and I forsee the same happening again this winter.

btw, I just pulled the trigger on this.

Its actually my first road build and have minimal knowledge about gears.
Someone please give me a crash course!
Surly Pacer
and I'm hoping it'd turn out as awesome as this!
http://static.flickr.com/11/96311905_d208d721b5.jpg

You could have done better for the money. That frame is regular old 4130, which is the same as an Urbanite. Also, you may regret it if there's any surface rust. Steel will require more maintenance, and I wouldn't ride that in the city over this winter.

Operator, sr20det both picking up geared road bikes... is this a sign that the fad is beginning to wear off? :D

cavit8 12-02-07 09:24 AM


Originally Posted by sr20det (Post 5729838)
I rode through the Waterloo winter last year on the GT. and I winterized it by fashioning fenders out of 2L pop bottles, zip ties, and disposable chopsticks as support.
Note: 23c tires cut through snow and slush alright. but are AWFUL in corners. I fell off and crashed more times than I'd like to count last year. and I forsee the same happening again this winter.

btw, I just pulled the trigger on this.

Its actually my first road build and have minimal knowledge about gears.
Someone please give me a crash course!
Surly Pacer
and I'm hoping it'd turn out as awesome as this!
http://static.flickr.com/11/96311905_d208d721b5.jpg

Nice looking ride. Yes cornering=slowly in winter. Even wet concrete intersection pads get treacherous as I've discovered.

Gears are easy. Click one way is easier, click another is harder. The challenge is more not to get caught at one end or the other when you really don't want to be there. Anticipation is something I'm still working on.

zippered 12-02-07 09:56 AM


Originally Posted by cavit8 (Post 5730536)
The challenge is more not to get caught at one end or the other when you really don't want to be there. Anticipation is something I'm still working on.

yeah, i saw that one coming

operator 12-02-07 10:53 AM


Originally Posted by sr20det (Post 5729838)

Its actually my first road build and have minimal knowledge about gears.
Someone please give me a crash course!
Surly Pacer
and I'm hoping it'd turn out as awesome as this!
http://static.flickr.com/11/96311905_d208d721b5.jpg

K, what is that front rim.

somnambulant 12-02-07 11:02 AM

hahaha.. op and his deep section alloy dreamz. :P

kergin 12-02-07 11:10 AM

Oh, man: I just installed Open Suse 10.3 on my T60, and its so better than Ubuntu and Fedora it's not even funny. Looks like Novell has their sh*t together on this one.

kergin 12-02-07 11:15 AM


Originally Posted by kergin (Post 5730358)
You could have done better for the money. That frame is regular old 4130, which is the same as an Urbanite. Also, you may regret it if there's any surface rust. Steel will require more maintenance, and I wouldn't ride that in the city over this winter.

Operator, sr20det both picking up geared road bikes... is this a sign that the fad is beginning to wear off? :D

I realize this post makes me come off as a jerk. I guess I'm just bitter about steel frames and rust. OP, there's a guy selling a 54 or 56 CAAD5 on ebay for $250 Buy it Now, which is a markedly better frameset than the Surly.

jet sanchEz 12-02-07 11:44 AM


Originally Posted by kergin (Post 5730938)
I realize this post makes me come off as a jerk. I guess I'm just bitter about steel frames and rust. OP, there's a guy selling a 54 or 56 CAAD5 on ebay for $250 Buy it Now, which is a markedly better frameset than the Surly.

I like steel and I think that Surly makes a great product. I'd thought about picking up a Pacer myself as it has eyelets for fenders.

Operator, that front rim on the Surly looks like a Velocity Deep-V, no?

Here is what I wanted to do when I thought about getting a Surly a couple of years ago. I think this frame-set is a Long Haul Trucker, it would be perfect for a day like today:

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...hEz/Surly2.jpg

operator 12-02-07 11:53 AM


Originally Posted by kergin (Post 5730938)
I realize this post makes me come off as a jerk. I guess I'm just bitter about steel frames and rust. OP, there's a guy selling a 54 or 56 CAAD5 on ebay for $250 Buy it Now, which is a markedly better frameset than the Surly.

I'm wondering if it's really necessary to treat steel bikes with framesaver or T-9.

cavit8 12-02-07 11:58 AM


Originally Posted by operator (Post 5731129)
I'm wondering if it's really necessary to treat steel bikes with framesaver or T-9.

Qualified maybe. I'd tend to linseed oil myself as not being so friggin' toxic. I've never seen a cared for steel frame disintegrate. Maybe if you never washed salt off or let it sit outside so water could capillary in and pool in the nooks and crannies...


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