Today I tried SS mountain biking.

today i avoided the groups at work standing around and yammering wild speculation about Boston. we don't have internet in the facility, so all the info was from radio sound bites.

discovered some gravel inside a year old scar from a bike biff. luckily managed to cut it out without too much trouble, the wife gets mad when i do my own stitches.... :)

I fixed up my uncle's old Hardrock. What a mess it was and thank goodness for Triflow.

Official badass of bfssfg^

heh. not really. just a skill I picked up after a bad situation.....

I don't think BFSSFG designated badass would have an entirely celeste bike.



























or would he?

Aw yiss.

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today i listed the stumpjumper on craigslist.

Oh yeah...

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43 miles on it and managed to stay dry again...

you've got really long, skinny legs.

I'm glad your stuff showed up.

Now maybe the post office will have time to deliver my pedals that have been at the "USPS Sort Facility" in Atlanta since 3:46AM Wednesday.

Fried chicken

went out to a bar on a Friday night for the first time in years.

now i remember why i don't.

Me too.


Done with the front, weighs 678g. I should be in the money for sub 1600g.

right on...should be solid! what rims....?...hard to tell in the pic...
i built a set recently @ 1200g
stan's 340 rims, am classic (micro 58, rd205) hubs, dt comp spokes w/ alloy nips 24h/24h

Weights???

You sure like to make a target of yourself.:p

I think I would destroy anything that light.

They're KinLin XC-279s. 23 wide, 28 deep, averaged 465g a piece. Not too bad at 70 bucks a rim. Nicest machining I've ever seen by far.

Just realized that everyone through a hissy fit about a 17 pound breakless track bike, but no one doubted a sub 15 geared road bike.

yall motha ****as need jesus.

i have a sub 15 geared road bike. why doubt.

i stick by my vote

snow commuter
fencing
beating people in full armor with period weapons
works in a prison
cuts rocks out of already healed wounds like splinters

the list just keeps growing

nah...not with a solid, handbuilt wheelset...you'd be fine!
you could always go 24h/28h if you were worried....i use ird cadence aero's a lot, also...strong and stiff...they're at 465g also...kinda on the narrow side though..that's my only gripe.
i ran 24h/28h cadence aero rims laced to zipp hubs on my bianchi...weighed around 1300g and rode hard...i was around 250lbs when i rode them, also.

fo shizzle....my s-works tarmac weighed 14lb 12oz bone stock.

Yeah, I think my spoke choice was the issue. Definitely should have went drive side Races on the A23s. I was getting major brake rub. Had to leave my calipers damn near open just to ride them.

people hate on dt and always go sapim...but comps are the best spoke going imo...revolutions are badass, but are way more finicky.
i've used sapims in the past, also...but comps are my go-to.

I honestly don't care. I would likely destroy a geared road bike in short order.

Raced an alleycat today. Did some illegal stuff every other block. Finished 6th, two minutes behind my friend who finished 1st. My avg speed was 17.8mph during the race. By comparison, my avg speed while working as a courier is ~11mph.
Top 10 list here:
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Today I received my fenders, yay! Unfortunately they were waiting for me at home while I rode home in the rain. Also finally got my tool kit good to go, you can see my awesome Avengers pencil bag I turned into a saddle bag :) I played bikes behind the couch while wife and her friend watched twilight :notamused:

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keep looking at the Crud's for my Rumrunner beater....hmmm.......

"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." - Robert Heinlein