lololololol. Sounds like an awesome morning.

Today I finally got my girlfriend to go on a bike ride with me. 6 miles is better than nothing I suppose.

Same problem here. She hates going for long rides.

It's time to cut some things loose. :innocent:

50 mile beach front ride to Long Beach for some BBQ
http://images.instagram.com/media/20...18d3c393_7.jpg

http://images.instagram.com/media/20...b995676e_7.jpg

Also, Vittoria Zaffiro tires are total ****
3 tires in 3 weeks. All blew the bead out.
Rated for max PSI of 130. Run them at 105. Bull****.

Today I didn't ride my bike at all and spent the day floating around in the ocean.

Awesome.

Today this happened.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6175/...eefea812_b.jpg

discovered i could use a nickel to hold the back of a chain ring bolt, while successfully using the Sheldon method to center my chainring.

Today one my Australian Shepherds I brought over to my house bit one of my housemates in the arm and punctured skin. What a dick.

What are we looking at here?
Today I did a 3 hour session here:
http://i423.photobucket.com/albums/p...0/103_3987.jpg

Came home, finished cutting grass, then put in 30 miles on the 930.

Whoops... should of clarified.

I said bye bye to the rear brake.

I was like, "Uhhhh....you mounted your rear tire backwards?"

TOMORROW (not today unfortunately), I am going to hit my 1000 commuting miles mark. Started it sometime in late July.

Looks awesome. Sometimes I wish there was more here than just open cornfields.

Also, 50 miles is a pretty long ride on that set up. Kudos.

That looks like sooo much fun! Spokane y u no on beach!??
:lol:

What are the repercussions from mounting a tire backwards? Just curiosity.

http://www.mjstrauss.com/wp-content/...ion_2-copy.jpg

But seriously. If I'm informed correctly the grooves in tires are to channel water away from the center of the tread as it rolls. Theoretically, mounting it backwards would do the opposite but from what I've heard you really can't hydroplane a road bike so it shouldn't matter too much.

Your bike will tend to roll backwards more easily.

Epic, that's what I figured. Seau, makes sense.

Today I: babysat an adorable 9 month old, offered my house to a friend of mine who is a recovering alcoholic that can't keep a job apartment or relationship for more than 2 months, played a concert where 50 people showed up cuz most of our friends were a mile away at the Weezer show, got paid $10 for the show, and the dude who's currently living on my couch decided he didn't wanna come help me with my drums after all. Ups and downs I guess.

I find it amazing though that I can let someone live with me for free for weeks at a time on multiple occasions, "loan" him money on multiple occasions (quotes because I never get it back), go out of my way to get him jobs that he always gets fired from, call in favors to get him apartments/roommates, and he can't take two hours out of his life to come help me after he ****ing said he would. I don't know whether to be angry or disappointed. I'm debating kicking him out and turning my back, but I can't bring myself to do it.

::EDIT:: I normally don't b*tch about helping people, but I've spent three years helping this guy, and I don't know what more I can do. My wife is even telling me I'm too nice at this point.

toss that fool.

It is so ****ing hard for me to do things like that. I've never in my life turned my back on someone.

You are enabling your friend. This is harmful to you, your wife and family, and most of all, your friend who you are trying to help. He will continue to abuse your friendship as long as there are no consequences for his actions.

this couldn't be more true.

in the long run, youre not doing him any good either. its his job to get his ass back in the game, and you can only guide him so far.