Today was the first time in quite awhile that I went for a road ride. Was lucky in that when wiping the bike down, found a nice big cut in the tire.

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Today I got this stuff. Thanks for the centipede Scrod.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...s/af05ad54.jpg

do those have RG brands on them? y u no like skid patches (46/16)

Oh yea, today I found out I'm going to be the grader for the introductory fluid mechanics class next semester. Lol. Should be fun. I'm going to draw smiley faces!

Even on the those that fail?

Got a snake w/ my order :lol:

Maybe I'll draw them a slanty face or a sad face.

Today I researched XACD bikes, because of yummy's build.

Hey Jay, were you successful in the suppage? I'm curious to know how it worked out.

Today was awesome. Work was cake, and afterward I hung out with the most amazing person I know, napped, read a couple books about the history of my neighborhood, and am going to bed at a reasonable hour. Yeah, today rocked.

today I put on a front 105 brake.

baut this:
http://i.imgur.com/sHIBp.jpg
need to know: tiemeyer or yamagucci?

after some research, i'm thinking it's definitely tiemeyer, perhaps triple triangle, but defininately not a yamaguchi unless yamaguchi made crownlug forks there.

like:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mt028vXVKl...RA+cup+043.jpg
or
http://www.pedalroom.com/bike/tiemey...rack-bike-1160

Nice! Does it say "Garner" on the steerer there?

yes. 135x26 which i'm assuming are the ht length and threading diameter. jason garner? doubt it would be lucy.

today my Rush frameset finished bidding on eBay, went for a bit lower than I hoped ;(

yeah no one is buying track bikes. i don't buy them thinking i'll sell them. trend is dead, and cheap visps are readily available to people with no taste.

yes i loved my visp.

I didn't even pull the cog out of the bag, but I didn't notice any RG branding on the actual cog. One is for a friend(running some stupid tall ratio like 53/16) who thinks the cog looks cool. :lol: The other is for me to swap things around with. I was originally running 46/16 and wanted a little lower, switched to 46/15 and it felt a little too low. Now I'm running 46/17 and it's fun but I'm not sure that I'll like it once it warms back up, so I figure I'll try 46/16 again. It gives me 8 skid patches that I won't use since I don't skid.

I'm in a similar boat. I run 46/16 right now and would like to get a fixed/fixed hub so I could run both xx/15 and xx/17 on the same wheel. I figured I need a new hub since I can't even replace the cog at the moment (****ing goofy formula spline technologiez).

And why no skid? I do it because its fun and I run a thickslick on the back, so I don't feel bad for destroying a cheap tire.

Partially because I haven't found a reason to; I've had no problem just slowing myself down for 98% of situations, and using my front brake for the rest. Partially because I'm running Gator Hardshells, and at $50/piece, I'd rather not have to buy new ones any time soon. Also partially that I simply haven't taken the time to teach myself. :lol:

today I went to ship a frame Parcel Post (1 employee 5 days before xmas at USPS) - get up there (normal leader box) and they want $79 to ship it because it's oversized...

I leave, take it to UPS and ship it so it'll arrive Friday, get insurance, and pay $35

A great way to learn would be to take the brake off. Terrible advice, but it would literally force you to learn. But with a Gator Hardshell on back, I'm with you in saying **** skidding.

And partially because you have no damn foot retention.

We never pay more than $35 to ship a frame via USPS Parcel Post w/ insurance in the US. I have a feeling that was the price for Priority Mail.

Working on it, I promise!

Yea I paid less than $30 with insurance last time I shipped a frame using Parcel Post. Priority can definitely get expensive.

I paid about $21 to ship a frame parcel post, but I don't think I insured it.

I still don't understand why you sold it. Mine is my fav now, best FG I've ever owned. I can't even imagine selling it.

Finished my paintings, went to class for the final critique. Everyone thought my painting was a prison piece :(

You should have just made it a 'buy it now'. Better to have to list something a few times and get what you actually want for it than let it go for too little.

Also, listing and final value fees are lower for BIN than auction style listings. I had no trouble getting my BIN price when I sold my extra Leader 721tr frame. It only cost me 50 cents to list it at that price, so even if it didn't sell, that's all the money I'd lose.