Today I:
#9226
i smell bacon
Joined: Mar 2010
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Bikes: Geekhouse Deerfield, GT Edge Ti, Spooky Skeletor, TET Track, Ritchey P-650b, Bridgestone MB-3
I believe I'll have a car in the summer. Living in Seattle, working in Everett. Hmph.
I checked the mass transit schedule and it says it takes 1.5 hours to get from Seattle to Everett. Might as well just ride. -_-
I checked the mass transit schedule and it says it takes 1.5 hours to get from Seattle to Everett. Might as well just ride. -_-
#9227
Your cog is slipping.



Joined: May 2009
Posts: 26,053
Likes: 100
From: Beverly MA
Bikes: EAI Bareknuckle
Today I put my Michelin Pro4 tires on the Kagero and went out for a ride. I instantly hated them. They were slippery as all hell and even after riding for a while, my front wheel slid out while going around a fast corner - pefectly dry road, no sand, etc - and I (somehow) barely avoided eating ****. As soon as I corrected myself, the bead popped off the rim and the tube blew out.
Moral of the story? **** Michelin Pro4s. The roadies can have them and all their hype.
Moral of the story? **** Michelin Pro4s. The roadies can have them and all their hype.
Last edited by Scrodzilla; 02-15-12 at 04:29 PM.
#9228
#9229
Goes to 11.

Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 2,548
Likes: 4
From: Wichita, KS, USA
Bikes: 2015 Soma Double Cross
Today I put my Michelin Pro4 tires on the Kagero and went out for a ride. I instantly hated them. They were slippery as all hell and even after riding for a while, my front wheel slid out while going around a fast corner - pefectly dry road, no sand, etc - and I (somehow) barely avoided eating ****. As soon as I corrected myself, the bead popped off the rim and the tube blew out.
Moral of the story? **** Michelin Pro4s.
Moral of the story? **** Michelin Pro4s.
#9230
Your cog is slipping.



Joined: May 2009
Posts: 26,053
Likes: 100
From: Beverly MA
Bikes: EAI Bareknuckle
I didn't. I was too pissed at my bike.
#9231
sniffin' glue
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 3,177
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From: Seattle
Bikes: Surly crosscheck ssfg, Custom vintage french racing bike, Bruce Gordon Rock & Road
You like hiking and backpacking and such? If so i will have to tag along when you go....the only thing I might miss a car for sometimes. I usually rent a car a few times a year to do some trips.
#9233
i smell bacon
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 5,574
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Bikes: Geekhouse Deerfield, GT Edge Ti, Spooky Skeletor, TET Track, Ritchey P-650b, Bridgestone MB-3
Yeah about an hour on the commuter train.....no idea how long it takes driving in traffic.
You like hiking and backpacking and such? If so i will have to tag along when you go....the only thing I might miss a car for sometimes. I usually rent a car a few times a year to do some trips.
You like hiking and backpacking and such? If so i will have to tag along when you go....the only thing I might miss a car for sometimes. I usually rent a car a few times a year to do some trips.
I think I heard the drive is about 30-40 in traffic? Honestly that's what I drove for my internship last summer and it sucked. -_-
Maybe I'll alternate biking/driving days.
#9234
THE STUFFED


Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 12,671
Likes: 21
From: San Francisco, CA
Bikes: R. Sachs Simplicity; EAI Bareknuckle; Madone Gen 8
Today I put my Michelin Pro4 tires on the Kagero and went out for a ride. I instantly hated them. They were slippery as all hell and even after riding for a while, my front wheel slid out while going around a fast corner - pefectly dry road, no sand, etc - and I (somehow) barely avoided eating ****. As soon as I corrected myself, the bead popped off the rim and the tube blew out.
Moral of the story? **** Michelin Pro4s. The roadies can have them and all their hype.
Moral of the story? **** Michelin Pro4s. The roadies can have them and all their hype.
#9235
I live in San Leandro, and go to school in San Jose.... i commute by public transportation... THAT ****ing sucks... ~2hr commute
#9236
Today I was ready to troll all of you with a threadless stem adapter on my lo pro...
but then I realized it doesn't fit.
:|
but then I realized it doesn't fit.
:|
#9237
shims on a stem adapter... lol, make sure to use bar shims too
1 inch shimmed to 1 1/8, adapted to threadless, 25.4 shimmed to 31.8.
doesnt get more janky... lol
but ignore all of this cause i just realized the lo pro is 1inch, and i assume your adapter is 1 1/8...
meh
#9239
THE STUFFED


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From: San Francisco, CA
Bikes: R. Sachs Simplicity; EAI Bareknuckle; Madone Gen 8
#9240
Exactly. I had a 730am class last semester. NEVER AGAIN.
pretty much, catch the 500am bart train and get to school at 615, due to the lack of commute traffic. yet, you catch the very next train, which makes you miss that same bus, and you get there at 745am due to the abhorrent amounts of ****ing traffic.
pretty much, catch the 500am bart train and get to school at 615, due to the lack of commute traffic. yet, you catch the very next train, which makes you miss that same bus, and you get there at 745am due to the abhorrent amounts of ****ing traffic.
#9241
Exactly. I had a 730am class last semester. NEVER AGAIN.
pretty much, catch the 500am bart train and get to school at 615, due to the lack of commute traffic. yet, you catch the very next train, which makes you miss that same bus, and you get there at 745am due to the abhorrent amounts of ****ing traffic.
pretty much, catch the 500am bart train and get to school at 615, due to the lack of commute traffic. yet, you catch the very next train, which makes you miss that same bus, and you get there at 745am due to the abhorrent amounts of ****ing traffic.
then another one from stinson beach to san jose.
then san jose to LA.
Last edited by muckymucky; 02-15-12 at 05:27 PM.
#9242
let's be the first to do it in america. then we can call it BIKEWAY 1. and in 10 years bikeway will be a verb.
#9243
or we could start with more bike lanes?
lol... but in all seriousness, i could bike there in the same amount of time, if there were no stop lights and and it was a straight shot, haha
lol... but in all seriousness, i could bike there in the same amount of time, if there were no stop lights and and it was a straight shot, haha
#9246
i smell bacon
Joined: Mar 2010
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Bikes: Geekhouse Deerfield, GT Edge Ti, Spooky Skeletor, TET Track, Ritchey P-650b, Bridgestone MB-3
Dat saddle position...
#9248
red/blue lines: where a non-setback seatpost would be relative to the saddle rails
orange line: where usable rails end at front
green line: length to end of rails relative to non-setback seatpost
orange line: where usable rails end at front
green line: length to end of rails relative to non-setback seatpost
Last edited by TheRealFaux; 02-15-12 at 07:02 PM.
#9249
carnita burrito, 100 pushups, 30min fast ride on the rollers.
was called on the carpet today to be told that i'm the #1 pick for the hostage negotiation team. but i still have complete the two week academy in May. 24/7 random mess with you/stress you out/push your buttons/try and get you to snap. heh, bring it, the state can't possibly torture me to the degree my fraternity did to get in.....
was called on the carpet today to be told that i'm the #1 pick for the hostage negotiation team. but i still have complete the two week academy in May. 24/7 random mess with you/stress you out/push your buttons/try and get you to snap. heh, bring it, the state can't possibly torture me to the degree my fraternity did to get in.....
#9250
i smell bacon
Joined: Mar 2010
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Bikes: Geekhouse Deerfield, GT Edge Ti, Spooky Skeletor, TET Track, Ritchey P-650b, Bridgestone MB-3
Flites have short, awkwardly placed rails. I maintain that they do not belong on zero setback seatposts unless they're slammed all the way back.





