Anyone from Madison, Wisconsin?
12-18-07, 03:35 PM
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skanking - on Old Sauk (lived toward the end of that road for the 1st 12 yrs of my life) you are not even close to the big/steep hills. - OK, you are close to some - Cleveland is 15+% and 500 meters long which is 2 miles from the end of OS. Also, if you take a right at the end of OS (heading toward Cleveland) you go down a ball-buster that's harder than anything on O.S.
I could show you 20+ hills that are waay tougher than anything on O.S.
I could show you 20+ hills that are waay tougher than anything on O.S.
12-18-07, 03:40 PM
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skanking - on Old Sauk (lived toward the end of that road for the 1st 12 yrs of my life) you are not even close to the big/steep hills. - OK, you are close to some - Cleveland is 15+% and 500 meters long which is 2 miles from the end of OS. Also, if you take a right at the end of OS (heading toward Cleveland) you go down a ball-buster that's harder than anything on O.S.
I could show you 20+ hills that are waay tougher than anything on O.S.
I could show you 20+ hills that are waay tougher than anything on O.S.
12-18-07, 04:08 PM
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Used to live and work near Old Sauk. .... I'm near La Crosse, WI now.....We drink a little.
12-18-07, 04:40 PM
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I 2nd the drunks during gameday/highschool tournaments. Everyone who goes to madison is chill as hell. Its the out of state jackasses who go to madison and buy into the whole "whoo #1 ranked party college, gotta get drunk to represent whoooo"
The whole point of representing madison is to drink and still function....not drink and act like a jerky *****...
The whole point of representing madison is to drink and still function....not drink and act like a jerky *****...
12-18-07, 04:46 PM
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Lacrosse used to be in the Guinness book of world records for most bars per capita - something like a jillion bars in a 1 mile stretch of road somewhere there.
12-18-07, 05:55 PM
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I once got stuck heading south on Franklin Ave from University to Speedway. That was torture, although not as long of a climb as Old Sauk.
12-18-07, 06:06 PM
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Spent 10 good years of my life in Madtown. Bought a bike (Campy equipped Motobecane) from Andrew at Yellow Jersey and one (Campy equipped Appel) at Williamson Street Cycles. Andrew helped me find my 3Rensho track frame here in Kyoto.
My mother and two sisters still live there but it's too cold for me.
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My mother and two sisters still live there but it's too cold for me.
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12-18-07, 09:50 PM
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12-19-07, 05:20 AM
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"are those live strong bracelets as hub shiners?"
You guessed it! I couldn't resist the added yellow.
And, my home in the States is now Austin, TX.
https://austin.about.com/od/lancearms...earmstrong.htm
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You guessed it! I couldn't resist the added yellow.
And, my home in the States is now Austin, TX.
https://austin.about.com/od/lancearms...earmstrong.htm
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12-19-07, 05:24 AM
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i hate u Bikeforums. I spend 14 hours at the library browsing you instead of studying for my operational technology exam. And now the final is in 2 hours and i know nothing. DAMN YOU!!!
12-19-07, 02:57 PM
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"are those live strong bracelets as hub shiners?"
You guessed it! I couldn't resist the added yellow.
And, my home in the States is now Austin, TX.
https://austin.about.com/od/lancearms...earmstrong.htm
Gale
You guessed it! I couldn't resist the added yellow.
And, my home in the States is now Austin, TX.
https://austin.about.com/od/lancearms...earmstrong.htm
Gale
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I moved out of Madison about 5 months ago. Yellow Jersey is my favorite shop, and they've never sold me a single thing that I didn't need. Go to Tim. He's an excellent mechanic. I also frequented Revolution because I got my bike there and know most of the dudes.
12-19-07, 07:11 PM
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Went to UW in 1978. From Fond du Lac originally.
I love Madison! Fixies are good there coz it's flat.
The hippie that owns Yellow Jersey Cycles on State St. is a tool, however...place has been around 4 ever.
I love Madison! Fixies are good there coz it's flat.
The hippie that owns Yellow Jersey Cycles on State St. is a tool, however...place has been around 4 ever.
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12-20-07, 01:24 AM
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12-20-07, 03:49 PM
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skanking - on Old Sauk (lived toward the end of that road for the 1st 12 yrs of my life) you are not even close to the big/steep hills. - OK, you are close to some - Cleveland is 15+% and 500 meters long which is 2 miles from the end of OS. Also, if you take a right at the end of OS (heading toward Cleveland) you go down a ball-buster that's harder than anything on O.S.
I could show you 20+ hills that are waay tougher than anything on O.S.
I could show you 20+ hills that are waay tougher than anything on O.S.
That said, I killed my legs doing a metric century last summary in Green Lake county. You want to talk about some hills .... I think I ruined a pair of brake pads in one day.
12-20-07, 07:23 PM
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Yellow Jersey started as a co-op back in the hippie days.
https://www.yellowjersey.org/wru.html
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12-20-07, 08:45 PM
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I lived in Madison for most of my life. Got the hell out. Used to ride a black Miyata 914 conversion back in 04/05 and a few SS mountain bikes before that. I miss winter commuting.
12-22-07, 04:56 PM
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I'm in madison. My winter ride is a fixed iro rob roy with knobbies. gimme a shout if you see me around. this time of year i'm usually out riding for a couple hours on saturday. i'm on the rollers the rest of the week.
12-29-07, 10:48 PM
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is anyone from southern wisconsin area attending the bike swap on sat jan. 12?
i am thinking of making the trip from milwaukee over for the day, is it worth going?
i am thinking of making the trip from milwaukee over for the day, is it worth going?
12-30-07, 01:56 AM
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the swap is totally worth going. i would show up early so you can get trhe good stuff, it goes really fast.
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12-30-07, 03:34 PM
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I could tell some stories about what an A-hole Andy from YJ is or was... He used to be into cola and the other owner (chick) was an alcoholic - a good combination. Back when I had a Fisher Procaliber, he would not let me use the HS wrench (oversized, so I did not own one) w/o charging me - I wanted to adjust my HS - which would take about 20 seconds. There are other stories that I'm too lazy to type up here. I know a guy he pissed off & that the person took a dump in his car seat as a gift. He does know a F-load about old campy though.