Normally I prefer to go solo. I've been schooled by him on a trail ride though and haven't heard heard the end of it until today. When I got schooled on the trail ride it was a bit hard to keep the pace of a 27 pound trail bike when your pedaling a 36 pound freeride bike on a trail.

The guy is alright, if he was a total dick then I wouldn't have let him tag along,, just had to call out his bluff because he resides in the southern part of the county, which is flat and I'm in the northern part of the county which has the elevation.

There is one person who I have literally told to go and shove it, who has called my bikes gas pipe bikes. I have worked on his bike in the past, it was a horrible experience he built his bike from a low grade aluminum tubeset and did not check the alignment of the frame when he put the headtube on.

Those were the two longest posts I've ever seen from you.

I tend to keep things to a minimum.

@dan: *pat pat shoulder*

tomorrow i: have to go back to the real world now. im gonna miss you guys. =*< thx for these 2 days.

Oh yea... I was wondering why you were all over these forums these past couple of days.

bye bye :'(

:C What's the real world?

Does that mean no burritos?

I enjoy your consistency.

:-(

today I did my taxes

Today I found out that my bill for school is not $2000, because my Pell grant finally went through, and I now only owe a few hundred. So stoked

So weird, I have never ran into people like this on any of my group rides. Maybe I'm just lucky? The only thing even close was some new dude moved here and joined our San Francisco -> Mountain View commuter group. He was a tri dude and wasn't used to riding in groups. He was surging and weaving and being generally annoying, but after a couple curt warnings, he got the picture and smoothed out his style in the pack.

Sorry, Dan, maybe just **** luck? Good job dropping his dumb ass though! You were on a fixed, I assume?

Today I set my alarm an hour and a half earlier to wake up and study for a quiz. I spent that 90 minutes online and took my sweet time getting ready. Oops..

On a better note, according to FedEx and USPS both of my packages are out for delivery! Scrambler V3 and Exustar straps from Scrod. :thumb: The straps got here a lot faster than I expected! Hopefully both packages are here when I get home from class. *crosses fingers*

I do the same thing, but only so I can stay in bed for that extra hour and a half.

Sometimes I feel like being on a fixed causes one to have to 'earn' his or her respect around other cyclists who appear more 'serious.'

today I drove to a bike trail across town that I haven't ridden in probably 5 years. some steep/curvy areas and it was raining half the time, some regrets about showing up brakeless as I skid down an area by accident (couldn't stop completely and the turn was still way faster than I liked).

anyway about 4.5 miles from my truck on the way back I got a flat and realized I left my levers in my passenger seat (after I removed the tube mind you). walked that sum***** back in cleats and gave my new rims some "character". jesus

So many times they automatically assume youre a newbie to cycling or never do any kind of demanding riding. It gets damn annoying at times, especially when on a demanding ride

ironically enough, I have found there to be an inversely proportional relationship between trash talking/"hot stuff" attitudes and one's racing cat or general level of experience on the road.

Today, I fixed a shifting issue on my road bike where the rear derailleur would slip and shift up on occasion.

cable tension?

Not exactly. I did not have the correct screw to mount the cable to the frame, so I rolled it in electrical tape and fit it in for the time being. Found the correct screw and now things shift like they should! lol

Today I paid off one of my school loans and feel great about it. 2 more to go. Working on another at the end of the year.

Also booked my ticket home this weekend to check out the truck. They dropped the '49 Chevy off yesterday and I am amped to see it. Guess it has caused quite a stir at the house my old man was saying.

Oh yeah, I also decided I am picking up RB021s in 2 weeks. Getting rid of my Cateye Wireless computer and going to a Knog Nerd I think.

I guess I have been conditioned differently because there is a guy in my usual roadie group that rides a custom Seven Ti fixed gear almost exclusively. He is an absolute animal - everyone respects him. When you get dropped badly, we call it getting "Chang'd" (his last name). He also does this with a HUGE freight pack that's at least 20lbs. I'm convinced he is not human.

lol nice macgyver fix.

Today I'm studying for an exam at 2pm. I have no idea what I'm reading. :o