Bike Forums - Today I (v2):

was it dark? a lot of times even with my 1300 lumen light on max power things just jump out at you, especially at high speed and you kinda just gotta eat it.

great to have those mtb skills in the quiver in those scenarios!

sometimes in the day time when im going up the major ride corridor for the nyc area dudes will suck my wheel for a while and i give zero ****s about flying around **** in the road without giving them warning.

maybe that makes me a dick, oh well.

seau grateau

08-14-15 04:09 PM

Nah, tailgating is a dick move no matter what the vehicle.

TMonk

08-14-15 04:22 PM

I don't think that makes you a dick at all. I do the same thing: If a rider just starts riding my wheel for an extended period without asking, I'm not going to give any courtesy in return. What it does is make you a little pompous - ridin' that moral high horse.

Conversely, If I come across a small group of riders going at a similar speed, I'll ask if I can join in before, every time. "You guys mind if I join/sit in?" Most people are friendly when cycling, or at least appreciate the common courtesy.

Nagrom_

08-14-15 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by hockeyteeth (Post 18075037)

Did you tune your Tracker? Seriously, though. Seeing how recklessly rich morons drive their sports cars around on twisting canyon roads makes me think twice about ever riding a bike on those scenic roads.

Ditched the tracker for various reasons. Safety being one of them haha.

I have a new project in mind, more of a daily driver too.

Nagrom_

08-14-15 04:33 PM

Also I have positively concluded that my bmx bike messes up my knees. :(

SpeshulEd

08-14-15 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by SpeshulEd (Post 18072520)

Today I was on a conference call while riding my bike to work. I dropped the call and was fiddling with my phone to rejoin when I hit a parked car.

One of those days...

Going along with this, last night I went out for a friends birthday. We were sitting at the bar and I was in the mood to drink so I told the bartender to experiment and make me whatever. An $80 bar bill later and I was heading home, feeling good. Until I crashed on my face. Huge road rash scar on my left cheek, bruised shoulder, cuts all over my right arm.

Needless to say, I'm a little sore today.

Mumonkan

08-14-15 04:49 PM

now this makes perfect sense:

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Originally Posted by Mumonkan (Post 18073028)

just tell people you were and you missed first and got second as you slid face down across the finish.

it was the evo? if you look at carbon wrong it must be incinerated and replaced with the newest iteration immediately.

think its time for a willy-er

will your

weiner

**** it.

SpeshulEd

08-14-15 05:11 PM

Hahaha

TenSpeedV2

08-14-15 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Mumonkan (Post 18075955)

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Normally, that would be a great idea......however.....

http://i.imgur.com/WjL68ng.jpg

That is my post.

rex615

08-14-15 09:04 PM

I think he meant to attach it to the down tube or the seat tube, you know, where cages usually go.

TenSpeedV2

08-14-15 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by rex615 (Post 18076736)

I think he meant to attach it to the down tube or the seat tube, you know, where cages usually go.

http://i.imgur.com/BQKSm5o.jpg

No room on the seat tube as you can see. Down tube is aero tubing. This is an older pic of it.

rex615

08-14-15 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by TenSpeedV2 (Post 18076748)

No room on the seat tube as you can see. Down tube is aero tubing. This is an older pic of it.

Oh, nevermind, I see what you mean about a dedicated track bike.

Ass rockets it is then.

jlafitte

08-14-15 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by TMonk (Post 18075997)

Crazy ride last night.

I did a local shop ride last night to be social, and do something different. It was just a few of us; the leader (a shop employee) and some college kid were pretty fast, so it was fun.

Toward the end we are coming down Kearny Villa, a flat, fast, long and open road with a tailwind. Three of us are pacelining at ~30mph. While I'm on the front, taking a slightly extended pull, we come up on some big rocks in the bike lane, like softball-sized. By the time I had noticed them, I was already going through, fortunately I didn't hit any. Other two are tight on my wheel.

The third rider (shop employee, ride leader) hit one and went down. After a couple min. of laying down and calming down a bit, it was clear he had a broken collarbone - swelling, redness, and a clear protrusion from a displaced bone. Fortunately there wasn't significant damage to his bike or his body otherwise.

I feel kinda bad that I didn't notice them sooner, but sometimes they (road obstacles) just come up on ya. The whole time we had been pointing out obstacles and riding courteously. I don't feel personally responsible or guilty at all, just bad for the guy

Heard that... couple months ago I was on a night ride and saw the dude ahead pointing out the monster truck tires lying in the middle of the shoulder. Kinda didn't register for a second, brain was trying to process the wtf. Managed to swerve out of the way but still endovered, too heavy on the front brake. Was able to limp about 75k home afterwards.

jlafitte

08-14-15 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by TenSpeedV2 (Post 18074853)

Broke my saddle rail water bottle mount while messing with taking it on and off so much. I have a second different mount, but it will not fit with the aero post. To anyone considering riding a dedicated track frame on the street - you may want to rethink this. Simple things such as a water bottle for a nice long casual ride? You will need to come up with an alternative.

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http://img1.etsystatic.com/000/1/604....237659437.jpg

Ricky Ricer

08-14-15 11:30 PM

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Bought a 725 frame for a new (to me) build

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Muffin Man

08-15-15 02:04 AM

oh man

seau grateau

08-15-15 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by TenSpeedV2 (Post 18076748)

http://i.imgur.com/BQKSm5o.jpg

No room on the seat tube as you can see. Down tube is aero tubing. This is an older pic of it.

Obviously you need another bike.

Mumonkan

08-15-15 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by TenSpeedV2 (Post 18076696)

Normally, that would be a great idea......however.....

hose clamps have no problems bending around shaped tubes

you could also just go nuts with a roll of electrical tape. bikepackers do it, if its good enough for them its good enough for riding the street

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Originally Posted by Ricky Ricer (Post 18076924)

Bought a 725 frame for a new (to me) build

sry for your loss.

rex615

08-15-15 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Mumonkan (Post 18077167)

sry for your loss.

Ouch

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Originally Posted by Mumonkan (Post 18077167)