TIL the hooked side of tire levers, which we all know is good for hooking the first lever to a spoke, is also the perfect size to pick up the chain with, and cleanly hold it off the cog while pulling the rear wheel out of the frame. I can't believe I got my hands or gloves greasy so many dozens/hundreds of times holding the chain up with my fingers, when a tire lever works so perfectly. I'd almost say this is a better use for that hooked end, but I never even thought about doing it until today. Did everyone else already know that? Hopefully that trick helps out someone else, too. That was the first completely clean rear-tube-change for me without gloves, and probably the quickest too.

Today I built four wheels with goddamned bladed spokes. :bang:

Rep said definitely track, possibly an urban fixed gear. Also, race tandem and loaded touring are coming back.

Hope its a race bike.

Today I took the train to work at the last minute instead of riding because I was running late. Then I realized I was wearing a cycling cap on a vehicle that wasn't a bike.

**** yo' rules.

Also lost a bid on a sweet S-Works Langster frame. Sad face.

I wear one all the time, and I haven't been taken off into the night by cloaked/hooded figures yet. Girls ask me about them all the time, especially at the bar, which is one of the main reasons I occasionally wear one when I haven't even touched my bike that day.

dude.... you're one of those guys?

Campy caps with a full dura-ace drivetrain lolololol

i dont think you do, wait till novemenberer

Nearly 12 hours after it went out for delivery, but it came. Off to the bike shop tomorrow.

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=300301

+1

I ****ing hate getting roped into bike conversations every time I go out to the bar.

You realize the UPS driver has an entire route of scheduled deliveries to make every day and wasn't just hired to drop off your bike, right?

Bull****

Occasionally. If I'm out in public in one, 95% of the time I was, or am currently, on the bike. The other handful of times, I just grab one on my way out the door because one of them is always pretty close to my door.

I do indeed. But when you've had to work from home all day to sign for the package it's nice if it comes sooner rather than later. :)

just woke up, questioned the universe

i dressed as a dead cyclist (zombie eye makeup, full kit, mtb shoes, bashed/bloody helmet and blood on legs) once on halloween at the bar. i got pretty much every different type of reaction possible

Scrod's been answering complaints from people *****ing about shipping for so long, he's forgotten what it's like to be one of the chumps.

HOW'S THE VIEW FROM SUGAR MOUNTAIN?

:lol:

Hell, I'm sitting around waiting for a shipping confirmation, so that I know I can start stalking my package along its journey.

Today I had a good ride on the dmr.

Ordering close to a holiday weekend requires an additional touch of patience.;)

Today I went to order some goodies online, only to find that my bank account connected with my debit card was quite literally 15 cents short of the order total. Now I have to wait for funds from my savings account to go through :(

When stuff like that happens I usually just say **** it and go into overdraft.

Bike Parts > Owing a bank money

i've got my UPS guys cell # and he's got mine

#bromance
#whatcanbrowndoforyou

:tandem:
In the same boat, or on the same bike....................started a Paypal transfer Thursday, money gone from bank account Friday and is still lost in the ozone today.

finished packing all my stuff that's gonna get put on the van line to seattle tomorrow. no bikes for at least a week now. wompppp.

Yeah I saw it and tried to put the transaction through but it declined. I'm a sad panda.

it's probably better to not go into debt to buy bike parts

Three floydssssssssssssssssss

my entire check in luggage is beer