Today I:
08-15-12 | 08:29 PM
Goes to 11.
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From: Wichita, KS, USA
Bikes: 2015 Soma Double Cross
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.
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.
08-15-12 | 08:42 PM
The space coyote lied.
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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
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
08-15-12 | 09:08 PM
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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
put on the fattest tires i could find, with the lowest pressure possible. she did great... a new gravel grinder
08-15-12 | 10:14 PM
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From: Plymouth, MI
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Today I built my first wheel.
08-15-12 | 10:15 PM
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Painfully average.
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Today I hiked Mission Peak with the sqrl and went straight to Five Guys for a cheeseburger.
08-15-12 | 10:43 PM
Banana-tastic!
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08-15-12 | 10:43 PM
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08-15-12 | 10:51 PM
Still kicking.
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From: Annandale, New Jersey
Bikes: Bike Count: Rising.
I kind of want to get a moonlander or pugsley and run it as a fixed gear.
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08-15-12 | 10:55 PM
The space coyote lied.
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My first dozen or so were in Washington state, then one in Phoenix, AZ, then a BUNCH more in Washington state.
08-15-12 | 10:56 PM
sɹɐʇsɟoןןnɟsʇıbɟɯo
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From: seattle, too many links
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nothing beats have a mouth full of five guys
08-15-12 | 11:00 PM
Ths Hipstr Kills Masheenz
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yeah i love the krampus and want one. a complete is under two large
08-15-12 | 11:02 PM
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Bikes: Litespeed Catalyst, IRO Rob Roy, All City Big Block
Man, I love almost everything Surly does these days.
08-16-12 | 01:23 AM
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Salsa has tempting fat tire rigs, but I think Surly reigns supreme.
08-16-12 | 06:46 AM
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08-16-12 | 06:51 AM
Goes to 11.
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From: Wichita, KS, USA
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Maybe you could link the manufacturer. Jesus.
08-16-12 | 07:00 AM
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08-16-12 | 07:25 AM
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08-16-12 | 09:20 AM
i smell bacon
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08-16-12 | 09:51 AM
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burgerbukkake
08-16-12 | 09:59 AM
The space coyote lied.
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Spider tires are giving me the willies!
08-16-12 | 10:05 AM
Hi, I'm Bryan.
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From: Chicago
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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...