thanks guys

it felt like 50. every time it was suddenly an emergency which never happens. dfq was that all about?

Ouch!
Try Gorilla tape and pliobond.(worked for me)
At least you'll have a back up pair.

Got a $50 ticket for running a red on my bike. Yup, that totally happens now in NYC.

It really is good work, i am impressed by how professionally done it looks. You are a good storyteller. Looking forward to reading the next one.

Questions, how do you get pics like this?
Do you set the camera up with a timer?
Did you have a camera crew follow you around?

a crew would be cool, then i could get those cool rapha-esque shots from in front of me as im sweating bullets and hating life on climbs

but yeah i had the camera propped up on a log there and put a timer on, i forgot my remote trigger at home and didnt realize till i got there.
those two shots i had to hit the timer, run back down the hill in my slippery ass road shoes and try not to die on all the rocks covered in wet leaves to get into position, at least 5 times for both shots

Ohhhh I know that one, can't seem to find it either. Never been in there but it sure looks nice.

This...
..made me smile.

The effort was worth the great shot.

Not today but yesterday, worked on the Langster.
Used Scratch X and wax, installed brakes and levers, may have to change the calipers. Headset still needs analysis because it is't behaving nice. Had a wheel set from a CL purchase with Campagnolo Hardox Strada , oris that Strad Hardox, with Chorus hubs for a freewheel. Changed the rim offset to support a SS configuration instead of a freewheel block.

Waiting on BB and freewheel to finish it of. They should be her I the next coupe of days.
[IMG]P1030346, on Flickr[/IMG]

Hey, I was forced to run over half a lap due to a flat, had to try to make up time somehow.

Excellent! Added to #bieklife bookmarks folder. More please.

Nice

Did my first "real" track racing this weekend at Hellyer, the first event of their winter beginner racing series. Surprisingly large turnout, I think almost 50 people total between C, B, and A. Started out in B, won both scratch and points by kind of a longshot so they asked me to move up to A. Got 2nd place in points there, but then exploded during elimination after several laps and finished 8th. Still, pretty rad being moved up to A my first time racing, even if it's a beginner session -- everyone else in A had a LOT more serious bike and gear setups and had raced before, and I hung on pretty well.

... replaced my freewheel and rode around Cleveland on a spectacular 65 degree day.

#braap

Nice! I'm hoping to start doing some track riding soon, after I get some work/moving related stuff knocked out in the next month and put the finishing touches on my bike (mostly just need to get some smaller cogs for appropriate gearing options).

Got back from a Hallowedding in San Diego! Too bad I couldn't visit Retrogression on Sunday. Rode around town on those bike-share bikes instead because cool tark bikes are stupid.

Awesome ! Don't worry about your bike, it's the engine that matters most, especially in track racing. There was a young Cat 1 guy down here that raced over a year on a box stock Bianchi Pista, and completely dominated the rich kids on their carbon wunderbikes.

Thanks, yeah, not planning on upgrading anytime soon. It's an Aventon Mataro frame that I built up with mostly spare parts from my street fixed gear bike, plus a decent (Ellipse) wheelset that I got a great deal on. Definitely inspired me to throw in more interval training to my routine, at least 2x per week.

Got my nifty 'Phil Equipped' stickers in the mail. I can fit one right between the lower bottle cage boss and the 4130 Natch sticker on my seat tube with a 1/16" to spare. Stupid stuff like this excites me.

Went on a 20 mile night ride with 3 buddies from my school. Towards the end of the ride we passed a heavily tatted dude riding a fixed gear on the sidewalk. 20 seconds later he rode up fast on our left side and leapfrogged our line, clearly challenging our collective masculinity. My friend who is a crit racer, and therefore the coolest of us all, went ahead and smoked his ass right then and there, pulling far ahead on his own fgb. I decided to conserve my energy, employing a strategy from everyone's favorite sports anime, and suck the challenger's wheel for a quarter-minute while he exhausted himself. It totally worked and I got to smoke some ass too and feel really cool. Fixie kid if you're reading this I am faster than u

I hope you gave tat-man "the look" before you dialed and droped.

Langster (post#14762) - Installed the BB from the mail pouch, Adjusted the front brake for better actuation after fixing the HS (installed the upper bearing cage upside down, DUH). Installed the cranks. Waiting for the freewheel.

And hopefully you yelled "STRAVA" when you passed him.