so just as i was about to resign myself to a morning of baking and watching netflix, the clouds broke and i had an awesome 35 mile ride

first ride with tights and leuky you were right, super grip with tights+shorts.
they were also awesomely warm and wind resistant

really needed that time to clear my head after yesterday..

Got t-boned on the roadie today and my frame isn't rideable a month after building it up. ****!

i believe it's called bonking.

blows. hope youre alright though

I'm fine just a few scrapes, but I better get a new frame out of this.

thats good

did the driver stick around for you to get his info or did he "not know" and kept on going?

He stuck around, checked to see if I was ok then gave me his info and I rode away as best as I could on my ****ed bike. Though after getting hit by a car i'm kind of in shock and didn't call the police to file a report. I hope I don't get screwed because of this.

Bought the sqrl some gear today. lycra and clipless are a go.

i dont have any experience with bike accidents, but as long as hes cooperative and follows through you should be alright.
i got rear ended by a guy on an offramp of a highway (in my car) and the guy knew he ****ed up, he gave me all his info up front and our respective insurance companies took care of everything.
got a good estimator and he basically totaled out my car so i got almost 2 grand in my pocket, just zip tied my bumper back on, no big deal

did you get his lic plate?
you don't know if the info you gave is accurate and you really should have called the police. Right now, if he gave bunk info, it's 'he-said-she-said'.

hopefully he's a good apple and does the right thing.

I've been hit so I've been through all that b.s. Police report is important as a matter of record, not so much in determining fault in this type of thing- at least in CALIF.

****er gave me a fake number. My glasses broke so I could barely make out his license plate but I hope I got it right and i'm heading to the police station.

Made some sauce.

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Today I found out i need new tires very very soon. :( So there goes the bike build before the new year. SMELLY PIRATE HOOKER!

Today my bike has been locked up on campus for 6.5 hours with 2 more to go. Oh god the anxiety.

Today I put in a fun 60 miles.

Had a major derp moment.
Saw my order status on new iphone, said i put my credit info wrong.
Must wait another 14-365 days.

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Got my new bars in. I couldn't decide which ones I wanted so I got 3. Time to test them all out and see which feels best. Luckily I had 3 rolls of wrap sitting around waiting to be used so I can wrap them all too.

That's awesome. Some men wear ties. You have towniebars. :)

Today i made some moves on a barter offer for an unnamed "clean fixie" on CL. wouldnt mind having it for the loss of a few old toys

I now follow Retrogression on the twitters. Woot.

Today I ripped the straps on my pack while carrying groceries home on my ride. boooo, not a great day.

Today I got my first flat in a LONG time... =(

I've had two in the last year. one from polo. I feel like I'm constantly due

Since the Metro is the best place in the world, then I don't see a second option. I'm pretty sure I'm hitting up that Braid show in Milwaukee.

On a related note, Today I saw Taking Back Sunday play Tell All Your Friends the whole way through. Bayside was really damn good too.

I used my gun more today. Love this thing.

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No room for a compressor?

Plenty of room, just wanted a cordless. This one just happens to be stronger than a lot of air impacts.

lol what? maybe cheap ones.. i have an MAC impact that puts out 400 to 500 foot pounds. used it when i worked in an auto shop.

edit: OOPS 625.
http://www.mactools.com/product/tabi...ct-wrench.aspx

http://www.ingersollrandproducts.com...rque-impactool

Oops!!!!