Zippered, glad to hear your OK.

Is Logan that early teen who's Dad is on the CS team as well? He has grown a fair bit since last year if it's who I think it is.

That'd be the one.

Is it wrong to lust after the Van Dessel Country Road Bob? That thing does it all: track ends, derailleur hanger, fenders, rack mounts, canti or disc brakes.

Zippered - it must be nice to work in a place which is sympathetic to cyclists. Where I work, the matter is just avoided, because all you garner are blank stares and confusion.

My co-workers are still shocked that I ride in to work on days like this, they think it is too cold. I found it pretty warm today and didn't even need my hat, only the gloves. But my commute is pretty short, about 15 minutes.

I am glad you are okay zippered, it sounds like things could have been much worse...

Watching Harper squirm on TeeVee today has been great....

Maybe this is a dumbass question but does anyone know how the Don is looking these days - covered in leaves, total soup bowl, etc.? I'm thinking of doing a road + off-the-beaten-path ride on Saturday and then maybe hitting up the Don on Sunday if it's not too sloppy in there.

you're asking *us* about bike lust?!

yes, it's very nice. i've worked in enough places like that to garner this appreciation. i also have a secure "private" indoor parking spot!

if i can arrive at work all schwetty at -10, then today is still "warm".

i'm thanking my lucky stars... and everyone here for their kind words. this is not the kind of attention i relish, but it's still nice to have some empathy.

ps. iherald: i totally get your point, but i did that mostly for the benefit of the other drivers who were watching because i didn't want to play into the "reckless cyclist" stereotype. taking responsibility for one's stupidity is mature... right?? :o

Anyone know where I can buy road levers for v-brakes? I know Dia compe make some, amd I believe tektro does as well.

The same place as mine.....en route with our booking order. You can have em Friday if you want to pay extra? I would guess sometime shortly after X-Mas....too late for twitchy?

$50 is fair for a double...padded?

Wow, glad to read you're OK Tam...

Came across this craziness tonight:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BT_45XGhE1o

Just... wow.

http://www.dropmachine.com/forum/vie...278&start=1470

Huzzah! Yeah, after X-mas is fine.

Also, yes, padded. I said eff-it and ordered one yesterday with road tubs.

Let me know how it is. I've thought about buying a bag, but haven't yet.

Un****ingbelievable. Charcoal Pontiac license plate ABFP 109 tries running me off the road twice last night (trying to pass traffic on the left using the right lane occupied by parked cars and me on my bike) and then follows me (half in my lane) about 6 inches from my rear wheel. It's dangerous and stupid enough that I take down his license plate and consider making a report to the cops about aggressive driving, and I'm genuinely angry over the whole incident.

This morning I see the same car going in towards work, I keep up the pace and it turns out the guy pulls into my work and is actually one of my coworkers who sits about 40 feet away from me each day...

Water cooler beat-down?

seconded.

I can see someone who doesn't bike thinking this is a funny joke. "I wasn't ever going to hit you". I can see a misguided person not realizing the danger they were causing, but not meaning any harm. Or, they could just be a jerk to cyclists.

Drop kick.

He's just an aggressive moronic driver (trying to pass traffic by squeezing into half a right hand lane for instance) so I doubt it was anything specific to me as a cyclist, I'm just incredibly irritated by peple who seem to be under the impression that smashing into a cyclist will be as inconsequential as a minor fender bender would be if they were tailgating and drove into the back of a car.

I'm still contemplating calling the traffic offenses unit with 55 division and reporting him. Nothing is likely going to come of it, but if he just gets a phone call to the extent of "it's the police and someone called because you drive like a moron" I'd feel like it balanced out...

So yeah, dropkick at the water cooler it is :D

The things people will do when they think they're anonymous... I'd just ask them to be more courteous around others on the road. Wait... how far do you think they commute from? Ask them to join you on a ride in!

That's actually probably the best thing. I think I'll find him today and say "dude, you almost killed me a couple times yesterday and that's not ok".

Followed by a drop kick ;)

Why don't you just tailgate him around the office?

That could lead to an unplanned pregnancy.

Well if you know where his desk is, you can probably find out his extension. Then YOU can call and be the police!

In other news, am I the only one to just find out there was a new KITH sketch?
It would appear that they've still got it :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zu0vAMkpag

Brad rocking one of the new Freedom Haters t-shirts:

http://www.velonews.com/files/images/Desgrange.jpg

sent to : Mr X:

In your single occupancy commute along #### street this morning you were observed driving in an aggressive and dangerous manner in so far as the cyclist you were shadowing is concerned. You might not be aware of the danger you were putting the cyclist in. Please consider this email a formal warning to modify your on road behaviors to be aware of others around your vehicle. Failure to comply will result in the authorities being notified of your indiscretions behind the wheel, which may result, but not be limited to: being ticketed, being summoned, having a law enforcement officer visit you at work. Other possibilities might include being U-locked to your desk and having your clothing cut off, or receiving a very embarrassing ***** slap and accompanying beatdown in front of the rest of your co-workers.

You have been warned.

Love

The Cyclist you've been messin with.

Priceless!

I'm going to take everyone's suggestions and compile them into one big hideous revenge plot...

On an unrelated note, anyone have a MTB threadless (duh) stem for sale? I've got a buttload of spacers on right now so I don't really care what angle it is, if it's cheap I'll rock it. I've got the winter bike fully put together except the stem is this idiotic FUJI adjustable monstrosity that's gotta go. After that I'll be able to proudly boast that I'm someone who wisely invested about 600 bucks into a hybrid bike converted to single speed for some rationale that now escapes me...

You know, back in the day when you were just a youngun all mountain bikes had quill stems! And rigid forks! And thumb shifters! AND it was uphill both ways and that's why everything was purple.

Umm ... length? Clamp/steerer tube diameter as well, just to make sure?

You just described my Rocky Mountain. :)

FULL DX, BABY!

I actually just finished working on a rocky stratos. FULL XT!
Unfortunately its been completely run into the ground...