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Old 09-23-04, 02:31 PM
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San Francisco roll call!

I have a feeling there's a bunch of SF people trolling around here...

Who's in the bay area? Let's go on a ride some time!
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I was born there. Does that count?
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I just moved to the Mission from Oakland a month ago. I'm always down to go on a ride. I was planning on riding in Critical Mass tomorrow night, but I might have to miss it because of work.
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Originally Posted by unaesthetic
I have a feeling there's a bunch of SF people trolling around here...

Who's in the bay area? Let's go on a ride some time!
I know at least 3 of us here are SF, Harryhood, SillyGirl and myself, we love to go on rides. Near and far.
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Another fixie here in SF.

BTW saw a fixie 'mass' at the Valencia street fair last Sunday. About 20-30 mainly brakeless fixies were riding in a big bunch. Anyone know anything about it?
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Yeah, that was Critical Ass - didn't you notice how many of them were almost naked
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SF here too. Ride? sure! Hellyer (san jose) velodrome on Saturday? I'll be going...
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SF here too. Ride? sure! Hellyer (san jose) velodrome on Saturday? I'll be going...
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I tried going down there with some friends and the guy never showed up, we emailed and setup it up with him and the dude bailed. So instead we rode down on the the bike path to the model airplane strip it was alright, but better than driving 1-1/2 for nothing. But i still want to go sometime, maybe not this weekend, going to see the pixies.

Speaking of which i have 2 tix, (100bucks) just want my cash back, if any one wants em. Saturday show at Greek Theatre!
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Originally Posted by unaesthetic
Yeah, that was Critical Ass - didn't you notice how many of them were almost naked
I saw them. It was pretty funny. Weren't all on fixies tho, as far as I could tell.
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Not s/s, but I hit Tamarancho and China Camp with some regularity, and am always looking for ride partners. I'm intermediate, and typically ride the 'Rancho loop in about 2.5 hours from downtown Fairfax.

Leave me a private message if interested...
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I shouldn't have actually proposed a ride seeing as how I have a broken wrist and my wheels aren't built up yet haha.. well.. give me a month or so and I'll be coming back strong. I'll be sure to pick up on this thread again.
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Originally Posted by ostro
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I tried going down there with some friends and the guy never showed up, we emailed and setup it up with him and the dude bailed. So instead we rode down on the the bike path to the model airplane strip it was alright, but better than driving 1-1/2 for nothing. But i still want to go sometime, maybe not this weekend, going to see the pixies.

Speaking of which i have 2 tix, (100bucks) just want my cash back, if any one wants em. Saturday show at Greek Theatre!
I saw em at coachella a few months back.. it was awesome!
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oh yeah, SF is where it's at. riding brakeless here is like driving stick here. if you can do it in SF, you can do it A N Y W H E R E!!!

unaesthetic, i saw you once at Dolores Park. you pulled up to the playground while this punk band was trying to set up their gear. definitely noticed your bling bling wheels (RIP).

i live near d. park and ride on an orange KHS. get your wheels going and i'll see you on the street.

i'd be down for an organized ride too some time.... straight to zg.
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Originally Posted by harryhood
oh yeah, SF is where it's at. riding brakeless here is like driving stick here. if you can do it in SF, you can do it A N Y W H E R E!!!

unaesthetic, i saw you once at Dolores Park. you pulled up to the playground while this punk band was trying to set up their gear. definitely noticed your bling bling wheels (RIP).

i live near d. park and ride on an orange KHS. get your wheels going and i'll see you on the street.

i'd be down for an organized ride too some time.... straight to zg.
ah.. awesome.. small world. yeah i remember that day, it was like juuuust after i got done building those wheels. i had a good week of riding those before they got ripped off. i see a few orange khs' around.. one every day outside herbivore. how'd you know it was me?

and yeah, once i get these wheels built (and uh.. have wrist surgery) - we'll have to roll down to zg for a few beers!
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Originally Posted by unaesthetic
i see a few orange khs' around.. one every day outside herbivore. how'd you know it was me?
how'd i know it was you? the unfortunate postings that went up like a week later describing your stolen wheel set...

i haven't seen too many other orange KHS's around actually...

zg for sure. i'm there quite often.
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sf here... but i'm riding a s/s mtb right now... but hopefully in few weeks will be riding something more efficient....
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have bart ticket will travel...i'm always down to bang around the city....
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Frisco home of alcatraz. actually i go to school in portland now, but i hella still got sucka free in my blood. born and raised, surfed and skated. FRISCO!!!
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in berkeley.

i mostly ride my track for going to and from work, and errands.

for fun long rides though, i mostly ride my road bike. because i like to go up the hills and be all like ZOOOM!!!!!! and ****. i just replaced the chain on my roadie...my, what a difference a chain makes!

i'd be down to meet up for a long road ride...mt. tam, mt. diablo, somewhere else....
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come to think of it, i'd also be down for a fixed ride...but only if there's a specific destination in mind. christ, it'd just be nice to meet some other bike nerds here.
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I used to live in Duboce Triangle, now I'm in San Bruno. I just rode around downtown, the embarcadero, and marina again last week and what fun it was. I'd forgotten what a blast it is. I don't have my fixie anymore though but now that I've sold my mountain bike... Where's Lucklust? I rode with him a while back. Too bad I'm busy tomorrow night, I'd love to ride CM again.
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F Line takes me right into SF, but I'd be up for some fixed riding with other Berkeley folks.
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Orange KHS aero here, american cyclery? hmmmm....
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Anyone riding critical mass tonight?

I wanna go but due to the wheel thing it looks like I'll be sitting this one out.. anyone have a spare set of cheap fixie wheels lying around?
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I was thinking about it, it's the first CM since I've lived in SF. But I have to work until 5 and I need to do laundry.

Sorry unaesthetic, no extra wheels here.
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