I've been running double straps on my GR-9 pedals for a while. It worked well enough, but since there's no slot for the front strap to slide through they'd periodically flop around loose. So, I go to the hardware store and pick up some stainless bolts and nylock nuts. Come home, find out the bolts are too long. Like, way too long. Dremel can't get through the shank of the bolts. Bolt keeps popping out of the clamp as I'm going at it with a hacksaw. Annnd I screwed up one of the threads in the process.

In the end, a 10 minute job ended up taking me an hour. But hey, now I've got functional double straps and I finally found a legitimate use for my tap and die set!

TIL:

When you cut threads using a die, nylock nuts turn into regular nuts. And I am nuts.

Today I rode mellow group ride. Helmets in 90 degrees man, why?

Couple cuties out there tho. And free apps after, not the kind for fones.

Oh and I rode a shop bike. Royce Union Pomona. Crappiest bike on ride prize = all mine

today i convinced my wife to ride 40miles on a gravel road. she hates riding on gravel, and just wont do it most of the time.
put on the fattest tires i could find, with the lowest pressure possible. she did great... a new gravel grinder

Today I built my first wheel.

Today I hiked Mission Peak with the sqrl and went straight to Five Guys for a cheeseburger.

i can has?


i had my first five guys in like 2002 before they went out of DC metro area. i kind of think it's crazy i had my second in california and third in washington.

I kind of want to get a moonlander or pugsley and run it as a fixed gear.

My first dozen or so were in Washington state, then one in Phoenix, AZ, then a BUNCH more in Washington state.

nothing beats have a mouth full of five guys

**** that. I want a Krampus. Pretty much a 29er Pugsley.

yeah i love the krampus and want one. a complete is under two large

Man, I love almost everything Surly does these days.

At first I thought Surly had competitors in the ultra fat tire bike market, but I was mistaken. :lol:

Salsa has tempting fat tire rigs, but I think Surly reigns supreme.

i like surly a lot - have a steamroller now, my 1st ss mtb was a 1x1, & have ridden/lusted after pugs. but if you think they don't have any fat bike competition, you need to widen your horizons...

http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-1322081...5_2216_3446022

Maybe you could link the manufacturer. Jesus.

ooops...my bad, meant to. jeebus.

http://www.fatsandbike.com/ultedeti22.html

ew dude

lol

right up there with a big bag of juicy hot dick's

burgerbukkake

ill show u some bukkake....






... wait no i wont

Spider tires are giving me the willies!

Still sick, but I'm not calling off again. Found out there's a train station two blocks from my house, and I can get dropped off a mile from work. Makes the commute easier, but I feel like a loser taking a bike on the train...