Gigantor, I wouldn't be surprised if you need a new chain. ride it the ground and replace all the things after

today I am thinking of colorways for my frame. I think I want to do some sort of iconic color scheme that would relate to something. I just wish I was a x men or star wars nerd, would be a lot easier
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Today I placed third in a Strava segment I created. 2mph separates first from tenth. I am pretty stoked though, because in every segment I've placed I'm the only dude not rocking multiple gears.

Today I started to ride with clipless pedals...it feels good tho' but still thinking about it, just because I ride my bike for daily to college...

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today im gettin ready for for barrio logan

$1000 purse for the cat3/4 race (wtf?)
$750 purse for the cat 3 race tomorrow at Dana Pt.

these courses are good for me and if I can get some results (read: balls) then im buying a new mtb w prize money.
last year my teammate won barrio and placed 2nd at Dana and walked away w like $700 for 2hrs of bike racing

Dude, that's an awesome prize pool. GOOD LUCK and be safe out there. Road races are the nuts.

Today I'm finally done with zone 2 week, and I'm starting a real training plan. Finally get to do some real riding.

Yup. I definitely need a new chain.

Bought the bike in November, haven't replaced it since. Honestly if I had just taken better, more regular care of everything, the wear wouldn't be so bad.

Today I'm uploading my vacation pics. Thought you guys would like this one. (Amsterdam, that's me on a very-much-not-fixie rental bike -- it's got a three-speed IGH.)

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Also, not quite a squirrel I don't think, but... (Edit: this pic is from Brussels)

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Beautiful city.. You lucky. Biking around that city is my dream. (and spain, france, UK, Japan).. DAMN, must make moneys.

Someone come bike-tour Europe with me when I graduate.

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From this day forward I will call my Free Spirit my FiXjeFiET (capitalization is crucial).

Today I will:

1. finish digesting nuked White Castles.
2. ride hard for 90 mins or so
3. eat pelmeni
4. get coffee
5. volunteer @ non-profit bike shoppe
6. hit swimming pool for quick dip
7. load up touring bike for overnite bike ride.

Sounds like a perfect day...

My list also includes volunteering at the bike co-op today... we just opened a new location on the north side which is 5 minutes from my house so my first ride of the day won't be long.

Supposed to be nice later this afternoon so a little ride is also in order.

Already have my coffee and am enjoying it from the confines of my man cave.

today I am riding out to the velodrome (about 27 miles from my place, but not exactly a convenient way there) to watch a guy ride around it for 24 hours for Histiocytosis
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what. why.

Just yesterday a teacher at my school tried to run 100 miles. He got to 66, but he was doing it on a quarter mile track.

what. why.

Think he just wanted some place people could come out and donate and actually see him ride? Not sure. They've set up live music to play throughout most of the day too

Even when I could run for hours, running on a track would kill me after a mile. I hate them

only if you agree to eat a lot all the time

Today I reset the threaded receptacle plates in my shoes. The SIDI website leads you to believe this is going to be fairly easy. It turns out it's a monster pain in the butt. The insole is 2-3mm thick plastic and is glued down with some sort of super-strength glue that is almost impossible to pry up. I think if I need to do this again I'll just buy new shoes. Lesson learned, be very liberal when applying grease to cleat screws.

Then I added padding to my Toupe since it had a dead spot in the foam on the left side and riding on the hard plastic shell was killing me. This task actually went great. Pulled off the cover, added a small amount of donor foam from an old insole and glued it back together. Works pretty well so far too.

After that I went for a ride to a new town I've never been to before. "Economically depressed" would be an apt description of the areas I rode through. There was also a chicken processing plant in town that produced a very unique smell that was present for several miles around the plant.

Now, I'm going to watch community and take a nap.

um. yes.

Brought another Brooks Pro back from beyond the grave. This one from 1967:

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Today I am buildin a rocking chair.

Nice...

Keeping and eye on things here at the shop and enjoying some of the goodies from the Budapest deli that is right across the street.

Bought some lard for seasoning some vintage cast iron picked up and am enjoying some fried bacon and spicy Hungarian sausage...

Some kid's gonna be really lucky (after I get the stem wedge unstuck).
I kinda wanna get one of these for myself and put my 160mm stem in it.

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barrio logan crit cat 3/4: 4th, $100 and a couple pts.

The course is technical and hilly, which is good for me.

I had a bad start and spent the first 1/3 of the race trying to move up without much effort by filling in little gaps, etc.
The race was pretty well strung out and I soon realized I would have to jump up one of the hills to gain significant ground, which I did about halfway.

I spent a lot of time near the front and held my position well in the last couple laps, giving me a great spot to sprint from: 5th wheel, about 150m up a 4-5 grade from the top.

I had two choices:
1) Cut the corner sharper and jump immediately out of the draft
2) Swing wide and try to slingshot at a higher speed

I mistakenly chose 2), just like everyone else. It was enough to cause me to coast after 3 or 4 pedal strokes.
I crossed the line with plenty of sprint left but its aight.

If I can get atleast another $100 tomorrow than Ill for sure spend $5-700 on a sick used hardtail xc style mtb

Still waitin on my package from usps. They are super slow this week. what gives?

take it to the 31, weekend warrior

Today I really wanted to ride. I woke up at 7:00am and promptly fell back asleep until 1:00pm :( I then had to drive around and get my girlfriend

Today my dad bought me a road id, since it was around this time last year I got ran over :rolleyes:

u meant 33 right? what's the 31?

If so than I did first :D.