Yup. And we get insurance! Seriously though, I dig it. The most stressful thing all day was when I unboxed a 29'er it's rear wheel was out of true. It's a cakewalk! I'm sure it's going to get hard at some point, but for now, it's easy money.

This is how it always is. Clipless > everything.

MissionWorkshop Rondels. Or Chrome. Or DZR.

Yesterday while driving on Metropolitan Ave in Williamsburg, I stopped at a light next to dude on sweet pursuit frame.
Double-take: Stanridge HSP with stickers and some battle scars.
Triple-take: Oh hey, Dan Chabanov.

went clipless back in April. best-thing-ever.

the irrational fear (mine and online) regarding clipless is pretty funny in hindsight.

off work today and get to run errands on the bike. also looks like i have a buyer for my geared CX bike. haven't used it since my SSCX/commuter build and someone should be riding it.

I feel like I have less float with my new clips+straps setup than my clipless. (Of course, I do need new cleats so that's part of the problem.)

float on clipless setups is primarily a function of a cleat
you can buy cleats with 0 float for most pedal systems, but alot of people (myself included) like a little float.

i think that theoretically, a cage+strap system that is strapped down tight has 0 float.

Today I destroyed the GRE, which will make getting into graduate school way easier.

I want to build a second bike. nothing fancy just a cheap lock up bike for the store/food runs and more commuting. I only really take my ftp out if im riding for awhile after work and dont plan on locking up or if im with friends in a group ride. I dont wanna blow a ton of money on it so im debating if i should just buy a cheap BD bike (moto track or windsor hour) or look around ebay/cl for awhile and piece it by trying to find deals on parts.

Buy a cheap BD bike IMO. I'd only build if you have most of the parts already.

I built up a 72 Schwinn varsity as my 1x5 lock up commuter because it's a tank and rides so smooth, also with a little cleaning up it really looks like it hasn't been ridden much in its life before me, 40 dollars for a fully functioning bike (could use cables all around) is really not bad

In looking forward to buying a new bike, for the frame, I dismantled my road bike today. Bye Bye Bikesdirect Motobecane

general or subject?
congrats either way

my chem GRE scores were good. I was instructing a supplemental course to gen. chem at the time and studying so I was well prepared.
My gen GRE scores were avg.

seeing as how im working and have graduate school aspirations I should probably apply before my scores expire....
either way I will re-take the general.

Very very cool! Congrats, man!

Today I: received some SWEET art things from my sister for my birthday. They combine my two favorite things!



I is a happy brother.

That is really sweet. i love maps, im not really sure why

Damn. If your sister was ever out this way, Art Prize would probably treat her well. Those map-bikes are seriously awesome.

Whoah she made those Jandro??

yeah man those r cool.

so you do something interwebz/map related for your job correct?

Thank you for this. My regular reading of the BBC has been substantially improved.

It was the general test, no biochemistry programs require the subject test since it doesn't have good historical precedence.

I jumped from 53% to 80% in verbal, and 77% to 85ish% in math which equals a ~1365 on the old GRE scale, which puts me above and beyond any cut offs that schools have (which is usually 1100-1200)

This coupled with having a really good informal interview at a great university (I blew them away with my sciencing, and they totally want me to go there)... feels good man.

nice man.

i look forward to graduate school for intellectual and professional reasons. currently I plan on going in 2-3 years, but we'll see what happens.

It's nice to be called Dr.

Today was a good day. Got a free set of Wellgo SPD pedals. A customer got new Speedplays installed and didn't want the Wellgos. Now to get some shows and cleats and learn how to clip in/out. Also, I found out that I'm literally one of two people at my shop that knows how to properly install a cog and lockring on a fixed gear. The rest of the employees (sales and techs) are roadies that have never even ridden fixed. Crazy. Between the commute, an errand, and a quick spin on a Fuji Altamira during my lunch break, I got in a solid 50 miles today.

dbdh party but no race. work work work.

bought some giro privateers for cx season and a concor and hilarious stem/bar combo.

Already scoring deals and free stuff, nice! With the extra miles clipless should serve you well

Today i will ride this ill fitting fuji road bike to/from work..i already feel like im cheating

hehe ya maybe someday