today i realized that my stretched lobes make a whistle when i go a certain speed :)

today was a long day. solo'd for a bit around green lake and called it a night. merf.

what size are your lobes? i thought i was going crazy when i heard my 1inch lobes make a slight whistle noise going down big hills.

I got solid wooden ones a few months ago, but before that I had tunnels and I don't miss the noise at all.

Today I:
 

Tonight I helped some short woman at the Bikerowave. She had crashed her bike and then given a frame by her friend. Well, that friends's frame is a 62cm Centurion LeMans with all the Shimano 600 except for the front wheel. I am ready to purchase this bike. It is yellow too!

That's awesome. I wish I could get deals like that.

Only 0g still, debating whether i wanna go to 5/8 or not

I dont hate it oddly
Ive been eyeballing these purdy labradorite ones on bodyartforms but i wish i could see them in person first

Kaz / Bryan , help! Today I'm jonesin' HARD for a breakfast burrito. But I'm in the west loop and all I have is Burrito Beach.
Know of any righteous breakfast burrito spots in greektown or the loop?

Sorry man, I have no idea. I'm in River North/Mag Mile and don't tend to venture into the loop very often.

Thanks a lot. My stomach still hurts from hunger and now I'm laughing which hurts more. :(

re: stretched lobes: only got up to 0ga. never noticed it on the bike, but on a motorcycle with a halfhelmet...yeah.

also, being the only bike commuter at work, i should expect it. but, again today:

"hey, bike guy, you know it's going to rain right?"

"um, yeah?"

"well?"

"well what? it's water, not tarantulas. if it starts raining tarantulas, then i've got some hard choices to make."

:)

Yeah people love water. Water in their pools, water at the beach, water to drink or bathe in or shower with. Water water water.
But as soon as a few drops of it fall from the sky... RUN FOR IT!! HIDE!! LOOK OUT!!!
:rolleyes:

Today I'm happy because last night I took apart my wife's Schwinn's headset and degreased and regreased the bearings. The stem needed a few good raps with a mallet to break it free (little rust down there, TWSS). But yeah, always wondered what was inside of that head tube. Now I know. And now the wife has a much safer/better bike. I can't believe I didn't look at it sooner. It wasn't tightened enough to begin with, so the bearings were visible even before I took anything apart. They were bone dry too, and dirty. Luckily those old Schwinn bearings are built to last.

http://farm1.staticflickr.com/142/32...1470f8fb65.jpg

crappy photo but here it is. not in my possession quite yet

http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/u...t/photo-96.jpg

That's hot.

Today I'm waiting for the A/C guy to show up. Also hot.

:lol:

had that exact frame, colorway and all, before.

likin' the bike.

in the words of Led Zeppelin, "bring it on home".

No idea man. I try to avoid the loop.

try mcdonalds

@ hairnets hnnnnng at everything to do with that bike

Today I got offed a job at my LBS. Pretty stoked for wholesale prices.

Which one?

Wanna be friends?

Today I rode street and did some building.

Where at in WI? Will you be spending any time there?

Chris

Former No Brakes ATL. Now Woodward cyclery.

:lol:

Today I received the following...
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The seatpost is legit. Lightweight, solid, easily adjustable. Daddy likey.
The bell is alright. It sustains longer than I pee after a hard night of beer-drinking though. Seriously. I don't want it on my bike. I put it on the wife's Schwinn stem instead but it's just temporary. She might prefer her Incredibell too. No big deal though. I can get $5 or $10 on craigslist if I keep the original packaging and whatnot.

Also sold a stem on CL today. That's the 2nd one I've sold this week. Sold my stock bullhorns the other day too. Just $10-$15 per item but still, adds up. Helps fund other purchases.

All my friends got pretty excited about that too. lol

met up with a high school buddy i haven't seen in 24 years.

whoa.

old now.

So I finally have some free time today, and I didnt know there was a fgfs subforum now, i clicked on it, and freaked out because i didnt recognize it

Today I finished packing the car and all our gear... Just have to load the bikes in the am and we will be ready for a month in pdx.