Today I:
10-04-12 | 05:48 PM
Your cog is slipping.
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 26,053
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From: Beverly MA
Bikes: EAI Bareknuckle
I know I do. 
10-04-12 | 06:14 PM
ceejay
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 215
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From: Carlsbad, CA
Bikes: Mercier Kilo Deluxe
thanks scrod
posting the complete in the proper thread
10-04-12 | 06:26 PM
Still kicking.
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 19,659
Likes: 47
From: Annandale, New Jersey
Bikes: Bike Count: Rising.
Today I had a fun, but soggy 48 miles.
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Appreciate the old bikes more than the new.
Appreciate the old bikes more than the new.
10-04-12 | 06:47 PM
Just smang it.
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 2,295
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From: Bellingham
Bikes: Felt F1X, Kilo WT, Dawes Deadeye
Today I went to an LBS in the little town of San Rafael, Costa Rica where I'm living for the semester. I saw this guy hanging up on the wall:
I hadn't seen another track bike the whole time I've been here so I asked the shopkeeper about it. He said it was his bike when he used to race. He trained in Cuba and has raced throughout North America including Quebec, Pennsylvania, San Jose, and a few other places. The bike was a Specialized lugged steel frame with Dura Ace components. It was high up so I couldn't tell everything. He gave me the name of a coach at the San Jose, CR velodrome and said if I mentioned him, he might let me try out a bike on the track! He said his racing career has been over for a while but apparently he was pretty good in his day. According to my host family his father was a mechanic for some Costa Rican national bike racing team.
I hadn't seen another track bike the whole time I've been here so I asked the shopkeeper about it. He said it was his bike when he used to race. He trained in Cuba and has raced throughout North America including Quebec, Pennsylvania, San Jose, and a few other places. The bike was a Specialized lugged steel frame with Dura Ace components. It was high up so I couldn't tell everything. He gave me the name of a coach at the San Jose, CR velodrome and said if I mentioned him, he might let me try out a bike on the track! He said his racing career has been over for a while but apparently he was pretty good in his day. According to my host family his father was a mechanic for some Costa Rican national bike racing team.
10-04-12 | 07:41 PM
Senior Member
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 69
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From: San Francisco
Today i was bored
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10-04-12 | 07:47 PM
i smell bacon
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 5,574
Likes: 1
Bikes: Geekhouse Deerfield, GT Edge Ti, Spooky Skeletor, TET Track, Ritchey P-650b, Bridgestone MB-3
Oops.
10-04-12 | 07:51 PM
THE STUFFED
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 12,671
Likes: 21
From: San Francisco, CA
Bikes: R. Sachs Simplicity; EAI Bareknuckle; Madone SLR9 Gen 8
10-04-12 | 07:53 PM
Senior Member
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 9,948
Likes: 400
From: PHL
Bikes: Litespeed Catalyst, IRO Rob Roy, All City Big Block
twss
10-04-12 | 08:47 PM
Hi, I'm Bryan.
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 2,650
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From: Chicago
Bikes: 2010 Focus Mares
Margaritas at 4, beers from 4-8, more margaritas at 9, bed? NEVER!! Oh, and I went to a bike shop and looked around.
10-04-12 | 08:50 PM
We win all charity rides
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 3,369
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From: Central Michigan University/ GR, MI
Bikes: BMX, fixed gear
10-04-12 | 08:53 PM
We win all charity rides
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Posts: 3,369
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From: Central Michigan University/ GR, MI
Bikes: BMX, fixed gear
10-04-12 | 08:54 PM
Cat Enthusiast
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 2,227
Likes: 0
From: Plymouth, MI
Bikes: All City Nature Boy
10-04-12 | 08:55 PM
Fixie Infamous
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 10,480
Likes: 28
Like I can't hold the phone with one hand? C'mon man.
10-04-12 | 08:57 PM
Brown Jersey Winner
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 8,797
Likes: 13
From: The Bad Woods.
10-04-12 | 09:00 PM
Fixie Infamous
Joined: Dec 2011
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Yeah... blows. Big time.
10-04-12 | 09:18 PM
Senior Member
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 907
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From: Portland / ME
Bikes: CAAD10/Wabi
what was your technique? I've got the same seat post I'd like to do this with.
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10-05-12 | 06:01 AM
Your cog is slipping.
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From: Beverly MA
Bikes: EAI Bareknuckle
10-05-12 | 07:54 AM
soft pedal zen
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 530
Likes: 14
Bikes: Absolutely
upgraded my commuter bike
10-05-12 | 08:42 AM
i smell bacon
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 5,574
Likes: 1
Bikes: Geekhouse Deerfield, GT Edge Ti, Spooky Skeletor, TET Track, Ritchey P-650b, Bridgestone MB-3
10-05-12 | 09:18 AM
Brown Jersey Winner
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 8,797
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From: The Bad Woods.
last night i had a dream that i found vintage campy hubs that some how used those spokes you tighten on the hub side (cant remember what they were called)
/randombikedreams
today i go to king of prussia mall and buy all the clothes!
/randombikedreams
today i go to king of prussia mall and buy all the clothes!
10-05-12 | 10:35 AM
sɹɐʇsɟoןןnɟsʇıbɟɯo
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From: seattle, too many links
Bikes: fixed gear recumbent trike
YMMV IANABM
10-05-12 | 10:44 AM
sqrl
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 1,168
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From: Chicago
Bikes: bieks
Today a cyclist was killed because he swerved to avoid getting doored and ended up under the wheels of a semi.
This is on my route for my daily commute. If I hadn't overslept this morning and ended up taking the bus for part of my commute, I very likely could have been in the area right when this happened - either seen it, or come upon the scene afterwards... I'm really hit hard by this.
This particular stretch is absolutely a nightmare to ride. It's technically an official Bike Route and a striped bike lane, but the road surface is absolutely a mess, with patched and repatched potholes and poorly repaired utility work. (The road is so torn up that you can't even see the bike line striping anymore.) Add to that the fact that it's right in front of a high school, so there are kids running across the street and tons of cars dropping off their kids at school, not paying attention at all. And big old school buses blocking the bike lane.
I hate how the article says the cyclist "turned suddenly to avoid an open car door" - when we all know the car door opened suddenly in front of him. THAT was the unexpected action that caused the death but they write it as if it was the cyclist who behaved erratically. GRAR.
Now this man - and who knows, we share the same commute, it's possible I'd recognize him or have passed or been passed by him before - is dead. Because some driver was too distracted/thoughtless/stupid to look before opening a door. Sigh.
This is on my route for my daily commute. If I hadn't overslept this morning and ended up taking the bus for part of my commute, I very likely could have been in the area right when this happened - either seen it, or come upon the scene afterwards... I'm really hit hard by this.
This particular stretch is absolutely a nightmare to ride. It's technically an official Bike Route and a striped bike lane, but the road surface is absolutely a mess, with patched and repatched potholes and poorly repaired utility work. (The road is so torn up that you can't even see the bike line striping anymore.) Add to that the fact that it's right in front of a high school, so there are kids running across the street and tons of cars dropping off their kids at school, not paying attention at all. And big old school buses blocking the bike lane.
I hate how the article says the cyclist "turned suddenly to avoid an open car door" - when we all know the car door opened suddenly in front of him. THAT was the unexpected action that caused the death but they write it as if it was the cyclist who behaved erratically. GRAR.
Now this man - and who knows, we share the same commute, it's possible I'd recognize him or have passed or been passed by him before - is dead. Because some driver was too distracted/thoughtless/stupid to look before opening a door. Sigh.