God damn dude, its a horrible feeling. Let us know if theres anything we can do to help.

a couple more possible spoke cards. Still looking for an image for the = sign. I want to use some bikers flying into the air although I may end up having to use a jollyroger or some other sign.

update: my friend's fine, just a hurt face with four stitches in it. he was likely concussed because he was unconscious for about seven minutes after he hit the ground. i think a pothole bent his fork and his wheel stopped.

moral of the story: be careful and always always wear your helmet. if he wasn't wearing his helmet he likely would have drain bramage was the unprofessional opinion i heard.

bought a Pinarello, stripped a stack bolt on my fixie, set up my Cateye computer, one of my Gatorskins blew overnight after 2 weeks of owning them. Bead completely separated from the tire. Continental was e-mailed two days ago, no response yet. Calling them today.

Here's another one for you. I was intentionally hit by some grumpy old man in his Acura MDX yesterday while waiting for the light to turn green. I turn around and tell him not to move. As soon as I pull my phone out, he bolts. I had to chase him 4 blocks to get his plate number.
So I tell my story to an officer at the police dept and he turns me away because I wasn't injured and he said it wasn't his district. wtf?! i had to go to another police station to file a report. some cops man, i just don't know..

^^thats "aweosme"

today i went and tried to pull the perfect shot with my friends new 'spresso machine


now, im must go buy one :/

tour de fat is happening saturday and i am quite excited to go, I also entered a raffle to win one of the felt fat tire limited edition bikes but i didnt win

Today I lead a very soggy 35 mile group road ride. Being the only fixed rider of the bunch, I made sure to make the geared riders suffer.

Today I finished the $50 Bianchi. It only took less than $40 in parts and it rides like new. Take that, bike co-op that said I couldn't get anything rideable for $100.

today/tonight i'm building up a "ghetto" single speed MTB right now out of an old specialized hardrock.. actually tearing down would be a better word lol. shifting was rough in the front and not even working in the back so i was like, ok SS time.

Stripped off the shifters and front derailleur, using the rear D for the chain tensioner. if the bike didn't have sugino biopace rip off chainrings i might be able to SS it proper w/o a tensioner but the rings make the tension vary too much.

bought the bike for $35, dont want to spend a dime on it and gonna try to flip it as a ghetto single speed for 80ish..we will see what the market is like for them

Nice job. Sorry about your sisters bike, I'm glad you found something new.

Today I:

1. Slept in

2. Mowed the yard

3. Built up the new rear wheel for my Serotta while waiting for the mail (expecting a package that I have to sign for, the mail came but the package didn't )

4. Warmed up on the rollers for about ten minutes, then rode to the hospital and back: 16.5 miles, 65 minutes, managed to do all of the hills sitting down @ 50+ rpm except for the one steep hill that I couldn't ride up a month ago - now I can ride it standing up - I must be getting stronger

5. Laundry

6. TBD

I hate this!

Today I'm going back to the gym to hit some weights. Hopefully I don't die. lol

rode to palisades park with friends, did some grilling, napping, hiking and generally enjoyed the beautiful afternoon, then rode back, now figuring out some dinner

Cruised around for a bit with the lady, ate some excellent food, tuned up a couple of wheels, bought a couple of crank-related tools.

today i drank (and am continueing to drink) an awesome selection of russian river brews

Today I rode this route.

https://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=4604111

Gorgeous weather for it.

locked myself out of my apartment.
drank too much bourbon.

My sister brought over her ****ty old cruiser and I threw a new chain on it. Took her and the wife out to Sonic for cherry limeades and ice cream. We ended up burning too much daylight and the girls weren't equipped, so I ran over to the dollar store and bought a couple flashlights and some duct tape. My wife was TERRIFIED riding home.

Also converted my mountain bike back from a SS to a 1x7. Discovered something about the bike that I thought was pretty neat: it's got chainstay-mounted u-brakes, and the brake boss on the drive side actually has a pair of holes in it to act as a cable guide. I thought that was a pretty trick detail.

hey thats pretty cool

my 1x7 diamondback has the brake on the chainstays too

didn't sleep; just danced and road.

Well, today I rode on the road.

Took my first track class! Disappointed that there was no race practice, and knew most of the material (thanks internetz), but riding in a group of 30 was fun.
Ready to race!

Today I rode roughly 50 miles on a considerably hilly route and my entire body is ready for bed. Oof.