evenes (guy with the Yeti cross bike) showed me this:

That's beautiful... I wrote this reply while it was still spinning....

Holy tolerances. That thing is sex.

Belongs in porn!

are BBs supposed to spin like that? i thought the friction was needed for some sort of grip

Today I helped Jandro finish up his 722ts, and we took it around SF for a bit. I'm sure he'll chime in with pictures n stufffssss.

Ok but that isnt really necessary in a BB. Also consider that in road application you may want to use a thicker grease in the BB since rpms are low and lots of crap gets throw that way

what! where was my text?

:C We need to organize a BFSSFG bay area cruise or samsing.

In it!

total deja vu with this conversation...

PM your cell. I'll text ya next time. Some Rapha dudes and I are doing a test ride for a route tomorrow. It's posted on SF fixed. ~20 mile loop around the city with beer at the end of the rainbow. Mmmmm, beer.

Today I/we(Jaytron): Finished building my 722. I'll update my build thread with more picks but here are are a couple to wet the pallet.

Ready to try my first tape job:

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3...129_195237.jpg

The stable:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-V...130_011529.jpg

p.s. DO NOT BUY Swobo seat posts. Their one-bolt system blows hardcore. Mine keeps slipping (no matter how hard I tighten it) into a nose-tiled-up position. Heading to the bike shop on my lunch break to get a better one (two-bolt) tomorrow. Good thing it was free.

Can I show up with my sw8t fixxie and be able to keep pace? I looked at the route and it has more elevation changes for a ride than I'm used to. The reason I ask is that one time I showed up to an SFFixed ride and everyone else was on a road bike and had partial or full kits. I kept pace for a bit, but dipped early because it was too much effort for me to keep up.

/weak rider

r u guys gonna make out?

They said it was a test ride (implied casual pace, also a night ride), and I think a few of them are taking their fixed gears out.

u jelly?

actually kinda. seems like a fun bunch to ride wit.

Jandro, are you a Rapha dude?

Today I rode my first commute (other than bringing it home) with my new Mission Workshop Rambler. Woo. Forgive the crappy PhotoBooth pic and ugly office background.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7150/6...7c0f05383b.jpg
Photo on 2012-01-30 at 09.31 #2 by kazbo, on Flickr

you're a girl. EVERYTHING you do is okay.

In the sense that I wear a lot of their clothing, go on their group rides, know everyone that works there (SF Cycle Club), did the Festive 500 challenge, and have a mug in the shop with my face on it, yes. In the sense that they sponsor me or employ me in some way, no.

That's pretty cool.

HIPSTER!

(I love my MW Sanction ;) )

srsly, do the "lap belts" really help anything?
i never got one any any of the bags i have/had

i could see for walking.. but on the bike?

If you have a rapha mug with your face = youre in rapha

Taking the bag home last week, I didn't bother putting on the waist belt (it's a separate thing). The load felt wobbly and unstable. This morning I used it for the first time and it was way better. I also felt like my back/hips were carrying more of the load, giving my shoulders a break. About the same weight in the bag for the two rides, although it was definitely packed better this morning and I'm sure that was part of it. I think the bag is pretty big on me (although not too big) and that might make the waist belt more of a factor as well. The chest strap doesn't adjust small enough to do me any good but the waist belt does.