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Old 02-11-15 | 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by hairnet
Do what's comfortable. My B17 is almost flat on the rear, just slightly angled down with the nose angled up (maybe the ends would show level if I measured with a level). Of course, check that the height is correct or else it will always be hard to find a sweet spot.
Originally Posted by franswa
I set mine to level with the level itself resting on the very back of the saddle and the nose. Works for me with no effect on my soft tissue.
Awesome, thanks guys!
Obviously everyone is slightly different, but ill see how it feels
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Old 02-11-15 | 04:32 PM
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Today I returned to BF after a very lengthy hiatus. Got spoiled with packages from Ballast Point and Bird Rock coffee by sqrlfriend, and am currently lurking the SD Craigslist for jobs/apts. Do I have any BF buddies fromSan Diego with any leads on the above? [MENTION=164476]Scrodzilla[/MENTION] [MENTION=89773]TMonk[/MENTION] [MENTION=180928]Leukybear[/MENTION] HALP PLZ. Or anybody else in SD, really.
What's your preferred/ qualified means of earning bike money?
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Old 02-11-15 | 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Leukybear
What's your preferred/ qualified means of earning bike money?
Willing to do essentially anything. I have a background in copy writing/editing, construction and I did some wrenching on bikes for a ****ty big box store. I currently work as quality assurance for an insurance reporting company, and like it - so office jobs don't really bum me out either. Any tips are much appreciated! Hoping to make the move before the end of the summer.

EDIT: I also spent time as a coffee service tech - basically troubleshooting and fixing anything coffee went into or out of (much more complicated than it sounds) and QC'ing cafe procedure/barista stuffs.

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Old 02-11-15 | 05:07 PM
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I seriously don't miss Buffalo.
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Old 02-11-15 | 05:27 PM
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I seriously don't miss Buffalo.
You moved? It's been snowing for ten days straight and the city hadn't touched my street with a plow for 6 days of that.
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Old 02-11-15 | 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by solipsist716
You moved? It's been snowing for ten days straight and the city hadn't touched my street with a plow for 6 days of that.
I haven't had to put on anything long all year yet. It's been 80 here for the last week. The only thing I really miss is Wegmans.
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Old 02-11-15 | 06:09 PM
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The only thing I really miss is Wegmans.
What's so great about Wegman's over any sw grocery?
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Old 02-11-15 | 06:13 PM
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Got the frame back from powder coating, and decal'd....
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Old 02-11-15 | 06:51 PM
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we have one wegmans on this island, and its the ****ty hood grocery only old people go to
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Old 02-11-15 | 07:15 PM
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When I lived in Ithaca, Wegmans was the bomb. They had a huge buffet/food court up in that mother****er with like 500 different kinds of food ready to eat.
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Old 02-11-15 | 07:26 PM
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Wegmans is in fact the bomb.
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Old 02-11-15 | 07:48 PM
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**** Wegmans, I miss Ralph's.
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Old 02-11-15 | 08:01 PM
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**** Wegmans, I miss Ralph's.
ices?

today i discovered this:

i can die now.
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Old 02-11-15 | 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Mumonkan
ices?

today i discovered this:

i can die now.

Pre-chewed cookies?
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Old 02-11-15 | 09:41 PM
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Got the frame back from powder coating, and decal'd....
Damn...looks great.
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Old 02-11-15 | 09:46 PM
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Going to have to send my Dolan Pre Cursa frame back to the UK due to numerous paint and weld flaws. Its almost like no one inspects the frames before they ship them.
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Old 02-11-15 | 09:49 PM
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Bought a 23t rear cog for my fixed gear.
I was riding 40 miles round trip to work and back 3 days a week. SO I had my bike geared pretty stupid 60/19.
Now living in the city doing a lot more city riding and only being a little under 20 mile round trip to work I decided to go up in the back.
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Old 02-11-15 | 10:01 PM
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Damn you Wegman's and your awesomeness for completely derailing my job search.

But yeah, I'm gonna miss that.
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Old 02-11-15 | 11:49 PM
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today i discovered this:
You've been missing out this entire time; almost 3 years I believe since they first introduced it.
The red label has a better texture imo if you like bits of cookie still in mix.
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Old 02-12-15 | 12:33 AM
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Super bummed today.
Pasela PT's are not up to the task of daily commuting as-is w/o any aftermarket UV protection. 8 months of sun going to and from work for was all too much for it; I store my bike inside my office.
I even bought a $20 bottle of pedro's bike lust but it was too little too late.

Farewell sweet prince. All good things must come to an end I suppose.
I still got my money's worth and then some FWIW.


*That's not a dent in the rim, it's a reflection on the hi-polishness.
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Old 02-12-15 | 04:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Mumonkan
ices?

today i discovered this:

i can die now.
You should try the ice cream.
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Old 02-12-15 | 04:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Leukybear
Super bummed today.
Pasela PT's are not up to the task of daily commuting as-is w/o any aftermarket UV protection. 8 months of sun going to and from work for was all too much for it; I store my bike inside my office.
I even bought a $20 bottle of pedro's bike lust but it was too little too late.

Farewell sweet prince. All good things must come to an end I suppose.



odd, paselas are on my commuting bike, ive put thousands of miles on them commuting, offroad, in the rain, snow, cold, hot, sun, wind for about 2 years now


and the only thing thats wearing on mine are the tread

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You should try the ice cream.
WHAT?!
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Old 02-12-15 | 06:38 AM
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So i just double checked my Saddle, The middle part is completely flat, 0' on the bubble. The nose is off by a few degrees forward and the seat back has quit a bit of an angle just by itself. Which part of my saddle should be parallel to the ground? i noticed a bit of slipping forward this morning, but it wasn't stressing out my wrists or arms.
The place your sit bones sit on.
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Old 02-12-15 | 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by 50voltphantom
Damn...looks great.

Thanks man!
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Old 02-12-15 | 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by AristoNYC
Going to have to send my Dolan Pre Cursa frame back to the UK due to numerous paint and weld flaws. Its almost like no one inspects the frames before they ship them.
Sucks. What is up with them? Did you ever read this? Dolan Pre Cursa? or cursed? Story begins | Red Baron's Log
Its old but still you would figure they would up their game.

Edit- *staying on topic*
Today I...feel fat! I hate snow. Ny snow that is. It needs to go away so I can start riding more often. I also finished getting everything for my bb17, cant wait to put it together!

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