Today was a really cool, chill day. My mom took the day off of work, since she never sees me or my brother anymore with us off at school, so we just got to hang out. Went to breakfast, which ended up being free, then the museum for a new Titanic exhibit they had, and then came home to whip up some dinner. One hell of a wednesday.

today was really wet outside

Today I had a nice solid 40 miles.

Buddy of mine picked up a frame jig the other day. Neither he nor I have much of an idea what we're doing, but how can it really be to make a frame?

Today we figured we'd start by trying to fit two tubes together. I'd laid maybe with his TIG in the past, but never with anything round and never with anything this thin (but still ******** thick on a bicycle scale).

The left is pretty much the second thing I've ever [arc] welded, and the right is the third. I have a newfound appreciation for the amount of fitment (and sanding, and sanding, and filing, and sanding) needed to get a good weld.

http://i.imgur.com/855j5x3l.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/1c1KNS8l.jpg

I have a long way to go, but this is encouraging.


long story short, I'm entering the realm of all kinds of bicycle related mayhem. Tomorrow: fillet brazing and the beginnings of a tall bike. Pumped.

How were those 50 mph wind gusts?

blew my car half a lane over on the highway in half a second

I tried riding, all that happened was getting knocked around and tearing like a baby. Kudos to him though I guess.

The winds were not that bad here...

Lucky you, almost ripped the doors off the golfcarts we use on campus

They cancelled my Motorcycle Safety Course because of the bad weather (looks fine to me!) so now I have to wait two weeks to get my license.

It's been windy here in FL, too. I almost got blown towards a curb while negotiating a turn yesterday on the moto and had to push off the curb with my foot. Scared the piss out of me.

thats bs, i literally did mine in the rain both days, trial by fire (or wetness)

which site are you doin it? i had to schlep from idiot island all the way to BX at 6 am

Finally got my appetite back today. Haven't been able to keep anything down since Sunday.

Quick way to lose some weight, haha, but being sick sucks.

Yeah, Mott Haven BX.

take me back chicago

sigh i miss welding

i'm naturally decent at TIG, but horrible at everything else (I've done brazing, oxy, MIG and stick)... wish i had some detailed shots of the tall bike I TIGed for my final project.

yesterday i bought a sweet a/v receiver and a 5.1 surround sound speaker set

time to upgrade from my laptop speakers and make my living room nicer

Biked to work for the third straight day today. We just moved so it's 5 miles away now.

Loving every second of it, it's literally a dream come true for me.

We still have a car and it has it's uses. But I will say that for me, driving to work every day was poisoning my soul. We aren't meant to drive.

Today I'm doing business policy homework until tomorrow morning. It is going to be a LONG night.

Right there with you, bud. I'm doing physics all night.

maybe theyre gettin soft, but my favorite guy there was Jinn i think his name was, hes got a blacked out ducati monster 999 that was mean as ****

he helped me pick between triumph or ducati lol

way more interesting than business policy though!

Today I decided I'm going to spring for some GP4S. Deciding if I want 23mm or 25mm now..

25's.

Today I did hill repeat loops. 1:50, 25mi, 3,500ft with this stupidness at the end. The last 1/5th of a mile has an average grade of 21.8%

Gave notice at work. Feels good man! New job starts on the 4/1.

classical mechanics?
electricity and magnetism?
optics?
electronics?
quantum mechanics?

please specifiy, for my sake and for the sake of all the nerds on this forum.

probably astrology

This.

Today the last bit of parts for the Dolan came in. Finishing it up tonight. Maybe will post pictures.

get to pick up my ouzette!

can't wait!

Today my estimated delivery time from FedEx got pushed back to tomorrow. *cue 24hrs of refreshing tracking page

**** that. I mean, on the one hand, it looks fun in the way that any challenge is fun. But, I come from a place where you can ride 63 miles with 35 feet of elevation (according to Strava, which isn't the most accurate thing in the world.), and where my all-time biggest climb is 473 feet. I had bigger in Austin, but here, where 99% of my riding has been, it's flat. Therefore, I say **** that.

63 mile day. http://app.strava.com/activities/43529562

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=303019

The two feet into Indiana that I went was enough for me.