drivetrain - 1; wool slacks - 0
11-01-04 | 10:52 PM
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drivetrain - 1; wool slacks - 0
I was riding home today in the rain in dress clothes (as if this wasn't miserable enough), and was mashing up a good-sized hill when my pants came uncuffed enough to get caught in the chain. Suck. I actually avoided taking a spill, but came pretty close as the chainring ate my pants. My knee hit the handlebars pretty hard without my foot coming unclipped, I'm still not sure how that happened... I didn't think it could reach.
I know its not a fingertip, but I just needed to b**** about it, a ruined pair of grey wool dress pants after spending 11 hours gone at school just sucks.
Maybe they will make comfy cutoffs.
11-01-04 | 10:56 PM
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From: Knee-deep in the day-to-day
Originally Posted by ryan_c
I know its not a fingertip, but I just needed to b**** about it
Sorry about the pants.
11-01-04 | 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by glomarduck
try bicycle clips next time
11-02-04 | 12:02 AM
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I'm wondering where you found a good sized hill in Chicago. I'm assuming it was a bridge.
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11-02-04 | 12:05 AM
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The lake used to reach my neighborhood, so theres a "ridge" of sorts.
OK, maybe not GOOD sized, but good for Chicago. Short but a fair angle. Mash-worthy.
OK, maybe not GOOD sized, but good for Chicago. Short but a fair angle. Mash-worthy.
11-02-04 | 12:09 AM
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Fair enough.
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11-02-04 | 12:48 AM
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Bikes: I built the Bianchi track bike back up today.
Not always true - I threw a chain with a pair of carhartts. Brought the bike to a skid stop, and left several little chips out of the bottom of the bike 
11-02-04 | 01:05 AM
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maybe your chain wasn't tight enough or your axle slipped. Mine took a huge chunk out of the carhartts no problem.
No fun either way. Too bad the capri pants popular for guys in europe haven't caught on here
No fun either way. Too bad the capri pants popular for guys in europe haven't caught on here
11-02-04 | 01:12 AM
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From: Sci-Fi Wasabi
Bikes: I built the Bianchi track bike back up today.
Nah - I know it was the pant leg. I felt it pull, it just didn't rip...
11-02-04 | 06:58 AM
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Maybe you should just "Manpris" them and be just like ACDC's Angus Young.
