solostyle

yeah i feel pretty awesome about myself and the rest of our ride group

edit: you know what. that sentence up there doesn't have the best style. but i should stop now before i totally say something in the wrong way... i'm tired. goodnight

teadoggg

hahha, err.
Yeah.
crap.
I'm an idiot.
Sorry Naz... First time jitters. I'll get it right next time. =)

gorn

So who is gonna tell the cop story, or is that waiting until the highlights thread?

teadoggg

Cop Story??? F da' POHleece!!

Save it for the highlights thread! I want to know how the ride went.

solostyle

So teadogg... who were you at the track? what were you wearing? were you the guy in the pink shirt? I had no idea there were three people from the forums at the track when we were there...

teadoggg

yeah - pink shirt, pink grips & pink deep v's. Sorry I was sorta anti-social, I wasn't really in a talking mood. The stupid kids on the track were really pissing me off.

And no, I didn't mean to coordinate my clothing with my bike. I'm waiting to find a badass jersey.

It was funny - I overhead someone talking about how all that pink on a girls bike would be too "girlie" but it works for a bike belonging to a dude =)

steaktaco

I believe that "someone" was solo — and she's right. nice bike tea.

gorn

And that someone even happened to be solostyle!

But yeah, sweet bike.

[edit] I guess steaktaco types faster than I[/edit]

teadoggg

Sweet bike??? are you kidding??? Didn't you see [165]'s Gan Well? I was forced to sit down for a few minutes to avoid embarassment when I laid eyes on that beaut!

I do love my bike though, thanks for the compliments. But after riding Naz's Soma I'm revisiting getting a steel frame. My cannondale may end up being my winter bike...

gorn

Alright, I'll correct myself. Sweet bikes.

absntr

Here's a photo of the Chicago Century Crew (the CCC!) from the inside oval:

HereNT

Who did the century on the BMX?

psn

Maybe my saddle's just not a good fit for me, but how the hell did all you guys ride for several hours without "proper" bike shorts? I can't go much more than about a half hour without it killing me/leftie + rightie...

absntr

The very right, the kid and the mom weren't part of the century.

absntr

Ooh, then you need to find a better saddle. A good saddle should feel comfortable for everyday riding. A great saddle should be comfortable forever.

I went through about 10 saddles before I found the right one (Selle Italia SLR). Saddles are very personal things. And you shouldn't skimp on that which you spend most time on.

solostyle

That Gan Well was [165]'s? I think it's all coming together now. It was sort of the same color as Ross's Alpha. Kind of gold-ish.

Yeah we were talking about how maybe a girl could rock a pink bike like that, too, but only if she also wore a choker with spikes or something.

teadoggg

I usually only wear that on Fridays. Thank God for casual Fridays at the office!

solostyle

Also, that picture is missing one of the guys... john.. can I refer to people by name here? I guess I'm not supposed to?

psn

Yeah, I've heard nothing but good things about the SLR, so I'll definitely give it a try. I actually have a Selle Italia right now, but it's the XO Trans Am something or other...it came with my Giant, and since it's mated to a nifty carbon seat tube, I've been using it on both my Giant and my IRO. But it looks like switching to an SLR would both shave off ~150 g from my bike and preserve my ability to father children - two things that I (highly) value!

steaktaco

I think that's fine solo — just clarify. and with john we have no choice, he's not from the forums.

hey ryan, show me the pics! I want the pics!