How much did you have the frame listed for again? (No fork, right?)

right now i'm wishing it was 5:30...

otherwise known as beerthirty or beer o'clock

+1. Pass.

was asking $300, without the fork

jmo, but unless you're learning to actually make something or how to make money for other people, most degrees only qualify you to get more degrees.

me? psych degree to hospital (changing diapers on adults) to dumping serial killers on their heads (muscle at psych center) to law enforcement.....*sigh*

if i had it all to do over again? nursing school for LPN in high school, straight to my RN and be able to go anywhere in the country.....

today, in my spare 5min between commitments, i got my San Marco saddle on the Ritchey WCS post and put it on the 725 frame. i -will- get the whole thing together tomorrow and take it on it's maiden voyage. dammit!

I agree, run away.

Today was another good day.

carbon steerer does not a "beater" make.

And the owner has a starnut in it...

There's a possibility the inside is lined with metal through... just putting it out there.

put track drops on my touring bike, cuz I can.

Today I came across an undergrad riding on a pretty sweet same year paddywagon on campus today; caught up to him and went right up next to him to say "nice bike" and he said "you too" with a chuckle while looking down at mine.

I just picked up my wife from the airport and treated her to her favorite home cooked meal anticipating her to come through the door. Consomme, beef wellington topped with bearnaise and greens, topped off with heaping helpings of red velvet yam cake; all made from scratch.

Like the saying goes, even if you could, you probably shouldn't. Short - distance mode?

it's the only bar i have right now :-P that or nitto rb-021

As a chef who is married to a vegetarian, I approve of this message, yet am jealous because my wife would never eat that.

Today I *****ed on Twitter about how much a SRAM groupset costs, and my friend who works on a bike shop texted me the price he can get it for me (what the shop pays; no markup). Still expensive, but tempting.

If you can afford it, go for it. What group did you have in mind?

Do it! I've considered getting an internship or mailroom gig there or something just to get cheap stuff. Their world headquarters is right by Division and Halsted, so it'd be worth a shot.

I have the money, (just the Apex group, nothing fancy) but don't know if I can justify the expense given I just bought myself a macbook air two weeks ago and we need a new couch and i have a little more credit card to pay off and and and...

Anyway, today I am really ****ing annoyed with my husband.:notamused:

Oof macbook airs are really expensive... but tempting; do want!

You can always go the way of 2nd hand groups or even slowly accumulate each part at a time on ebay; nothing wrong with them while saving yourself a couple more bucks.

today i finished my first build.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6114/...2964e796_b.jpg

Leader 725 frame / 105 fork
FSA Orbit headset
IRO drivetrain (46/18)
Ritchey WCS (alu) stem/post
Mavic OP rims w/ O8 hubs
San Marco Ponza saddle

Sexy. Very similar looking to what I'm looking at for my next build. Got a spec sheet for us?

Today, I had plans to go to a friends house to put his wheels on my then-wheel-less bike so we could ride. After swapping his tires/tubes off and my tires and tubes on, we found the front axle didn't fit in my fork. Ended up riding his Origin 8 Brutus, which was cool but really not a fun bike for going fast, far, or downhill. Then one of my friends spokes broke throwing his wheel off. Let him ride back to his truck on his Brutus so he could pick up his broken bike and I.

Also received my new wheel set, wrestled my tires on them(whilst pinching/puncturing a tube and having to go out and buy a new one), then took it for a short ride. Now I'm finally relaxing since I woke up at 6:30. Hoping to ride some more later.

Last night some guys in my dorm and I grilled up $100 worth of steaks, drank fancy root beer (dry campus), and ate cinnamon roll chocolate chip cookies. Later we had a 2 guitar, 1 banjo (me), and ukelele bluegrass jam session on the front porch. Too much good stuff :)

My girlfriend and I agree this sounds like the best night ever. Sounds like a blast.

Yeah, that sounds awesome.

Today I started packing. My girlfriend and I simultaneously received job offers from the aerospace company we both worked for before moving to Vermont. It requires moving back the the Hartford CT area where I grew up. It means our household income will increase 200%... no joke, the money is unreal. But I really really love Burlington, and we moved here to escape the more readily available hard drugs in western mass/nw connecticut that led me down a bad path. I'm on more solid ground now so I think I can stay strong. But I hate moving, and I'll miss the waterfront bike path here. Not sure if I'm excited or mourning... ugh

Today I cleaned the house and will soon be leaving to ride to a friend's housewarming party, featuring lots of fried foods because the first thing they bought when they got the new apartment was a deep fryer. There will also be excellent beer and fun people, because that's how we roll. This'll be the first time on my fixed gear in weeks and I'm excited.

Edited to add: Good luck, Das Stig!

My roommate plays banjo, and I grew up in a country/bluegrass community. Can't ever get enough man.

Congratulations on the job. I used to have issues with that scene too. If you want, I'll pm you my number so you have someone to chat with if the temptations get to you.

replace root beer with real beer and we're onto something

making up a weeks worth of work. kill me now

time to bikerastinate