2019 Goals!
01-01-19 | 02:46 AM
#1
Thread Starter
dumb
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 355
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From: Tucson
2019 Goals!
Bike related or not let’s hear ‘em!!
I’ll kick things off:
bicycle related:
-Get a ride in every day, short or long
-Build the sweet ‘86 rigid mtb I have
-Ride a velodrome
non bike related:
-Finish my harley chopper
-Lower my ‘95 Chevy Suburban
-Get another pup:
Texas blue lacy or another French bulldog
I’ll kick things off:
bicycle related:
-Get a ride in every day, short or long
-Build the sweet ‘86 rigid mtb I have
-Ride a velodrome
non bike related:
-Finish my harley chopper
-Lower my ‘95 Chevy Suburban
-Get another pup:
Texas blue lacy or another French bulldog
01-01-19 | 12:33 PM
#2
Junior Member
Joined: Sep 2014
Posts: 125
Likes: 120
From: ATX(Jollyville)
This Friday I'm retiring after 48 years of toil at my regional blood center. So 2019 is going to be amazing for me.
Bike related:
Re-start the bike recycle business I abandoned several years ago.
Ride more, drive less.
Other:
LSD Live Simple Daily
Listen to more music
PS....Texas Blue Lacy would be an awesome dog to get.
Bike related:
Re-start the bike recycle business I abandoned several years ago.
Ride more, drive less.
Other:
LSD Live Simple Daily
Listen to more music
PS....Texas Blue Lacy would be an awesome dog to get.
01-01-19 | 03:34 PM
#3
Clark W. Griswold
Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 18,343
Likes: 6,666
From: ,location, location
Bikes: Foundry Chilkoot Ti W/Ultegra Di2, Salsa Timberjack Ti, Cinelli Mash Work RandoCross Fun Time Machine, 1x9 XT Parts Hybrid, Co-Motion Cascadia, Specialized Langster, Phil Wood Apple VeloXS Frame (w/DA 7400), R+M Supercharger2 Rohloff, Habanero Ti 26
I want to get in better shape and finish up all my bike projects and sell a bunch of parts.
Outside of the bike I want to get my mental health in check and do some more camping.
Happy New Year!
Outside of the bike I want to get my mental health in check and do some more camping.
Happy New Year!
01-01-19 | 04:08 PM
#4
- Soli Deo Gloria -
Joined: Aug 2015
Posts: 14,779
Likes: 743
From: Northwest Georgia
Bikes: 2018 Rodriguez Custom Fixed Gear, 2017 Niner RLT 9 RDO, 2015 Bianchi Pista, 2002 Fuji Robaix
01-01-19 | 11:12 PM
#6
Fresh Garbage
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 13,190
Likes: 30
From: Los Angeles
Bikes: N+1
01-02-19 | 12:47 AM
#8
Not actually Tmonk
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 17,320
Likes: 6,103
From: San Diego, CA
Bikes: road, track, mtb
Upgrade to cat 2 on the road - well on the way here as I've already earned some points and my fitness is great, on track to be better than ever
Switch focus to track and MTB after that
Learn Chopin's Nocturne # 19 Opus 72 no 1 and Debussy's Arabesque 1
Plan + manage expenses for my wedding late in the year
Begin saving big for children (2-3 years) and home ownership (3-5)
On that last note I'd like to mention that I made my FINAL student loan payment in December. Took me 8 years.
Woohoo!
Switch focus to track and MTB after that
Learn Chopin's Nocturne # 19 Opus 72 no 1 and Debussy's Arabesque 1
Plan + manage expenses for my wedding late in the year
Begin saving big for children (2-3 years) and home ownership (3-5)
On that last note I'd like to mention that I made my FINAL student loan payment in December. Took me 8 years.
Woohoo!
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"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
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01-02-19 | 08:15 AM
#10
Not actually Tmonk
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 17,320
Likes: 6,103
From: San Diego, CA
Bikes: road, track, mtb
kudos on the jazz guitar [MENTION=385572]klhada[/MENTION]. I play jazz piano frequently with a guitar player, bass player and tenor sax. Trying to find the discipline to do more classical in 2019.
Get yourself a Real Book
Get yourself a Real Book
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"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
01-02-19 | 08:47 AM
#11
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Joined: Aug 2014
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kudos on the jazz guitar [MENTION=385572]klhada[/MENTION]. I play jazz piano frequently with a guitar player, bass player and tenor sax. Trying to find the discipline to do more classical in 2019.
Get yourself a Real Book
Get yourself a Real Book
01-03-19 | 11:52 AM
#13
Senior Member
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 1,501
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kudos on the jazz guitar [MENTION=385572]klhada[/MENTION]. I play jazz piano frequently with a guitar player, bass player and tenor sax. Trying to find the discipline to do more classical in 2019.
Get yourself a Real Book
Get yourself a Real Book
Dave
01-03-19 | 12:04 PM
#14
Not actually Tmonk
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 17,320
Likes: 6,103
From: San Diego, CA
Bikes: road, track, mtb
Cool [MENTION=393713]bonsai171[/MENTION]! As time goes on I find myself similarly surprised with how many musical cyclists there are on BF.
The Fantasie Impromptu looks difficult! Good luck. I'm an elementary classical pianist and can play a few of the easier waltzes, mazurkas and preludes. In a fantasy life I wish I could play like Rubenstein - the best Chopin pianist of all time IMO.
The Fantasie Impromptu looks difficult! Good luck. I'm an elementary classical pianist and can play a few of the easier waltzes, mazurkas and preludes. In a fantasy life I wish I could play like Rubenstein - the best Chopin pianist of all time IMO.
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"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
01-05-19 | 09:03 AM
#18
Beausage is Beautiful
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 5,504
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From: Saitama, Japan
Bikes: Nabiis Alchemy
- Wear out my current chainring, which is when I'll allow myself to buy a new crank
- Get a new crank
- Do at least one 200km ride before the year runs out
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Yo. Everything I’m doing is linked on What’s up with Dave? but most of note currently is Somewhere in Japan.
Yo. Everything I’m doing is linked on What’s up with Dave? but most of note currently is Somewhere in Japan.
01-06-19 | 04:10 PM
#19
Not actually Tmonk
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 17,320
Likes: 6,103
From: San Diego, CA
Bikes: road, track, mtb
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Reminds me, I'd like to ride a FG century at some point later on. Maybe in the summer.
Reminds me, I'd like to ride a FG century at some point later on. Maybe in the summer.
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"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
01-08-19 | 05:46 PM
#20
Full Member
Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 275
Likes: 33
From: South Florida
Bikes: 2018 Aventon Cordoba 2021 Specialized Allez
It's cliché but I'm going to gym again. I just started a new job at public at the start of 2019 and also moved into a new place. I've been out of the gym for over a year now and gained close to 30lbs that I would like to get rid of and will get rid of. Also I want to ride more. More fun cruises and more longer rides. Also to buy upgrades (wheels, cranks, chainring, seat, bars, cycling clothes I.e. bibs, jerseys, rain gear). Also just do more fun shtuff.
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Also pay off debt (priorities lol)
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Also pay off debt (priorities lol)
02-05-19 | 07:24 PM
#21
I AM AI
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 4,287
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From: Tucson, AZ
Bikes: 2008 S-Works Roubaix SL, 1979 Raleigh Comp GS, 1978 Schwinn Volare
Ride the full El Tour de Tucson. This is my 50th anniversary year, so I figure riding my first century is a fine way to give a nod to my unexpectedly long tale of debauchery, destruction, and redemption.
(...gonna go ahead and bring some derailleurs on that ride.)
(...gonna go ahead and bring some derailleurs on that ride.)
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A race bike in any era is a highly personal choice that at its "best" balances the requirements of fit, weight, handling, durability and cost tempered by the willingness to toss it and oneself down the pavement at considerable speed. ~Bandera
A race bike in any era is a highly personal choice that at its "best" balances the requirements of fit, weight, handling, durability and cost tempered by the willingness to toss it and oneself down the pavement at considerable speed. ~Bandera
02-05-19 | 08:25 PM
#22
Thread Starter
dumb
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 355
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From: Tucson
I'll be there as a spectator!
02-11-19 | 05:39 PM
#24
Senior Member
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 9,948
Likes: 400
From: PHL
Bikes: Litespeed Catalyst, IRO Rob Roy, All City Big Block
To ride for fun when I feel like it, and not feel bad about not riding when I don't feel like it. (off to a good start)
Read more books.
Finish (and hopefully sell) more paintings.
Read more books.
Finish (and hopefully sell) more paintings.
02-11-19 | 07:29 PM
#25
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 2018
Posts: 224
Likes: 40
From: Chicago
Bikes: Disc Brake Wabi Special, GT Pulse, Fuji Track Beater
Bike to work every day, rain or shine, unless I'm sick, injured, or running super late.
Find a wound up seatpost for a reasonable price and snag it.
Finally start learning more than basic phrases in Chinese so I can communicate with my wife's family.
Save up some money before med school starts in the fall.
...either that or blow it on a wabi special frame
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Beat some of the video games that have bought and never finished.
Fully finish at least one track instead of dicking around in ableton and jamming on a synth for 3 hours with nothing to show for it.
Find a wound up seatpost for a reasonable price and snag it.
Finally start learning more than basic phrases in Chinese so I can communicate with my wife's family.
Save up some money before med school starts in the fall.
...either that or blow it on a wabi special frame
.Beat some of the video games that have bought and never finished.
Fully finish at least one track instead of dicking around in ableton and jamming on a synth for 3 hours with nothing to show for it.