Totally off topic. I am looking to free up some space in the basement and have a bunch of old beater frames, wheels, parts etc. Most of this stuff is of the true "beater" variety but if you know anyone trying to get a basic ride together I am sure there are some usable/servicable parts to help em out. Most of the stuff is free for the taking. P.M. me if you need anything.

yaaaaaaaaaaa right sure you are , man I have heard about you in fact we talked about you at the X last night you would just wait for a couple of laps then drop us one by one.. P.S. bike parts could I look to see what ya got?

Since when is free stuff off from any topic? And since when did we ever have a topic here? So how about those Beluga whales?

What size bike do you need? Sashae just put a 53 cm Nagasawa on ebay.

Good job shiznaz

Free rhymes with ME ME ME....errr can I bring my rusty parts and frames to put in your basement for others to take?

uh huh, yer real slow K, okay so not as fast as you used to be, but that's faster than some people ever go! Hell I'm half what I used to be at best and I still laughed my way through some rides recently, after a 9 month+ break from riding.

I know what you mean though, if there is anything sadder than slow it's slow that was once fast:D

the Beluga Whale is fine and that's why I don't wear Spandex:roflmao:

Miche makes their splined cog in big sizes. not expensive either.

Slow.... like the speed of light is relative to one's position in space. Being miles in front of Keith would make him slow. As most of us are miles behind Keith, his statement is one of self-deprecation. Nice try racer guy.

yup yup yup! i knew someone could do it. thanks op - that is now bookmarked.

FTW? Free the Women? Feed the Whales? Fiber to Waterloo?

I could make all sorts of excuses for not coming out and riding but you would only mock me Sir McGregor, and fairly at that. I should make a point of coming out. The wife is going to be out of town this week-end so the Alley Cat is off limits...I'll be with the kiddies.*edit* What time does the race start? Being on a MTB..... ex laps( a la roadies ) sound like a drag, unless I really feel the need to scrape the back of the bunch, though I might be incline to come out and try someone's fixie if using flats/straps. I gotta get on and give it a go, but not in traffic. I like the way I've developed my traffic carving mojo and don't want to mess with it by adding an extra dimension of danger to it.

Don't let me off the hook.

Do we need a swap meet? I have a bin or so off stuff I could offload.

I'm not as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was.

Mock you :rolleyes: not me dude I am the slowest in the group:D , MTB I thought you had a Fixie if not Cavernmech could put one together from the beater parts

okies I am soon heading over to Cavern bike shop to spend money,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, any rides tonight????

With these old Skater knees....fixie on the street is not for me, ss for sure. Track....bring it, there is no deceleration trauma on the knees short of crashing. That's why I wanna build with a fixed/ss flip flop

i really, really like the idea of a swap meet. we all have overflowing parts bins i'm sure. actually the wife does something similar with friends and vintage clothes. everyone brings stuff they don't want / doesn't fit, you take what you want from the pile (or up to the amount you put in) and the rest goes to charity. we could skip the charity part but i want to feel good about myself.

alright, let's get serious about this custom jersey thing. i want to put together a list of those of us who want to commit (like wes did for the velodrome visit) to spending the money on a jersey so we can get a definate numbers to determine price. reply if you are in, I'll edit the list as nessesary.

1. JW
2. Ill Mitch
3. 32 Flavours (elfin size)
4. cavernmech (x2?)
5. Somnambulant
6. ronin2046
7. Offhoff
8 eyefloater
9. Steeker

I'm running 42-14, so that's 78.8 gear inches, can almost get up to 45km/h before I start spinning out.

I can't commit until I get my bike back from repair (unfortunately).

I'm in for a long-sleeved one. Hopefully I have some takers if I have to get rid of it due to tiny person - big jersey issues.

I need a cell phone carry case for my messenger bag strap how much from where?? and I am in for a shirt but let me know how much first

As for jerseys.... what are we signing up for? Woolies? or a general want a jersey list?

You can get universals at places like home depot http://tinyurl.com/s2brt or even cheaper at a place like Princess Auto

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