Originally Posted by Dannihilator (Post 13297791)

Today I had a rather eventful day. To sum it up: stuck up roadie with a madone with full red group on my ride in, explaining to me why it is such a vast superior system to what I was running(the 930). Let the guy go, 2 miles down the road there he is stopped on the side of the road with a no longer functioning rear shifter. Started to come down in buckets. On the way home, I had 2 very lucky moments, first was on the homebound route the one section of road started to flood at 2 spots. The 2nd I didn't notice until I got home and wiped down the chain and noticed the only thing holding the quicklink on the chain together was a full pin and less than a third of a pin on the inside half of the quicklink. Threw a new one on there and all is now good.

Originally Posted by jimmytango (Post 13297894)

Glad you made it. Did you help the roadie?

Originally Posted by Dannihilator (Post 13297923)

As much as I could, not much one can do with a no longer functioning roadshifter except cut the chain and single speed home or to a lbs.

Originally Posted by BP88 (Post 13298356)

Jaytron, keep your front brake on and make sure that it's maintained and adjusted regularly. Riding fixed is something that takes a little time to adjust to; eventually it becomes second nature. If you want to learn to skid you may want to lower the gearing on your bike; unless you have buff legs. I personally don't bother skidding because I don't like eating through tires faster than I need to.

Originally Posted by Jaytron (Post 13298365)

I'm running 48/17 now, I should be ok with skidding I think, we'll see. I'm definitely going to keep that front brake on there. I probably won't skid much even if I learn because I want to save my knees from blowing out, haha.

Originally Posted by carleton (Post 13298544)

I think I'm turning into one of those people.

Originally Posted by rustybrown (Post 13298548)

With quads like that, probably not.

Trimming fat, must be happy with your mass.

Second look, verging on being one of those people. :)

Quads really filled out to the max?

Originally Posted by Hothead286 (Post 13298288)

A man with a towel is clearly a man to be reckoned with.

Reference anyone?

Originally Posted by cc700 (Post 13299276)

at least you don't live in a windy city


stayed up late installing my VO rando rack and trying to modify an army surplus bag to fit on it. i'm most of the way there i just need to sew on some velcro straps, accessory pockets, and the decaleur loop, then a better closure system. then i have to replace the cardboard i cut with plastic. so i basically haven't done anything.

Originally Posted by misskaz (Post 13299240)

Hitchhiker's Guide, duh.

Today I had a 20mph (with gusts up to 40mph) tailwind on the way in to work. It was great except the waves from Lake Michigan were crazy and took over the lake front path, so I got soaked even though it wasn't raining. And the ride home will be brutal.

Originally Posted by misskaz (Post 13299240)

Hitchhiker's Guide, duh.

Today I had a 20mph (with gusts up to 40mph) tailwind on the way in to work. It was great except the waves from Lake Michigan were crazy and took over the lake front path, so I got soaked even though it wasn't raining. And the ride home will be brutal.

Originally Posted by cc700 (Post 13299276)

at least you don't live in a windy city

Originally Posted by Jaytron (Post 13299403)

Ack, did you have extra clothes at least?

Today was my second commute on fixed. It's much better today, no "surprise you can't coast idiot" moments today.

Originally Posted by Jaytron (Post 13299403)

Today was my second commute on fixed. It's much better today, no "surprise you can't coast idiot" moments today.

Originally Posted by misskaz (Post 13299522)

Not me, but just to show what was going on this morning: http://s1.proxy05.twitpic.com/photos.../411218812.jpg

Originally Posted by Scrodzilla (Post 13299550)

Wow. Dude's a trooper.