I'm jelly.

Spent the day running errands on the Rush. Weather warm and the miles long.

Gonna miss this bike when I store it for the winter.

pretty sure ill be getting a lightly used rohloff/son wheelset at the end of the month for less than the price of the rohloff hub. ****yes.

I had ordered a Look AC 364 from an authorized local dealer. After driving an hour to the shop, I was severely disappointed with the lack of detail on the frame. For $1K on a frame pulled out of the box you'd expect: precise/evenely cut integrated seat tube collar, centered lugs, no rust, and non janky welds at the bottom bracket - not to mention the cheap looking chrome used.. I had no problem paying the 15% restocking fee as the AC 364 looked similar to a knockoff. If you have an eagle eye for detail, stay away from the Look AC 364! The pictures/info on looks website are far from what is actually shipped to customers/shops and not worth the hefty price tag.

I have in delivery Campy pista hubs on Mavic open pros to match Campy pista cranks/bb. I also found a vintage Campy seat post on CL that will be polished up in coming days. Due to not accepting the janky Look AC 364, I ordered a Wabi special! The information and support Mr. Snook offered over the phone is greatly appreciated after my disappointment with the Look frame set.

**Cliff notes: I ordered a Wabi special in anthracite, silver Chris King headset, Nitto classic dropbars, and Campy pista hubs on silver Mavic open pros (32h x2 front and rear). Delivery and pictures next week, I cant wait!

You're not giving up on the Steamroller already?

Or you've just been bitten by fixed bike N+1? ;)

Am curious to hear how you like your Phils BB with the Campag crankset...

Great. We will be expecting a ride report once you have had a chance to ride it some.

Today is day 12 of 12 at work without a day off. Working both jobs today as well. Boss mode installed.

Hey IamSam! I am definitely not giving up on the steamroller. The company I am with has requested my presence near one of the facilities back in TX. I've decided to turn the steamroller into a dirt machine with black components, knurly tires, and dirt drops for the many trails located near the area I will be moving to. Saving the nice components I had planned for the steamroller to be used on a road only fixed machine.

I had the Supercorsa Pista in mind, but couldnt justify the $2,000+ price tag. Saw the look AC 364, and thought it would be of comparable quality for 1/3 of the cost.. but boy was I wrong. As of now, the steamroller is the only bike on my stand. I would like to keep the collection down to two, but I am also interested in a touring bike for cross state/country rides with a few buddies of mine back home in TX. Dirt fixed, road fixed, and possibly a touring gearie. So.. only three, thats normal right? :P

i do not miss this life. everything just becomes chaotic blur after while, and "to'dos" are done on any spare second you have so there is no break ever

ill call it "character building"

Today I laced up a new wheelset
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Please tell me if I messed up before I take it to the bike shop to be trued

I like that you even lined up the hub logos with the valve hole.

My office volunteered at the animal shelter yesterday. What an experience!! I've never felt so good and so bad all at the same time. It was definitely hard not to bring home another animal, but after a few tears I managed.


Seriously, go adopt a dog. Any life you give it will be such an improvement over its current situation. Plus they're cute!


This was the first dog I walked, he was quite eager to get outside, but once outside, he walked by my side perfectly the entire time. Very well behaved. Shelter dogs have so much love and no one to give it to. This guy had been in the shelter since the end of October, owner surrender...it's a no kill shelter as long as the dogs are healthy, but each day in the cage they become a little bit crazier and harder to adopt. I still tear up when I think about him, if we could take in another dog, I totally would have adopted him.
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This was the second dog I walked. He was a huge pit mix, beautiful blue color...and those eyes! When we were walking he'd nudge my hand with his nose so I'd pet him. So cute.
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I posted pictures of this little guy on Facebook and a friend of a friend does pug rescues, so he and another pug in the next cage over might be going to a better home this weekend!
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Look at his little face, he's such a big looking tiny dog, so cute.
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And this little min-pin. My first dog I got in college was a rescued min-pin. Such a great dog, I can't imagine how anyone could give one up.
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SO awesome, yet so sad.
This would be me if I volunteered there.

Nice post Ed... very awesome and sad indeed.

<3 doges.

Look great from here. TB14's are so classy

Haha, that show was so great.

I totally wanted to bring them all home with me.

wrong. all wrong.

send them to me so they can be properly disposed of.

Good job. I don't think I could do that. Walking away and leaving them behind would be soooo hard.

I have a friend who works at a shelter, he says it's pretty depressing. On one hand he said its cool to see animals go to a new home, but on the other it's terrible to see so many end up at the shelter.

I frequently watch a rat terrier who was a shelter dog. She's super smart, affectionate and is house broken -- I cannot for the life of me figure out why someone gave her up. I often wish I had more time to devote to owning a dog myself, I would most certainly adopt a shelter dog.

I don't know any statistics but I assume after the holiday season a lot of dogs that people irresponsibly *bought* get given away.

Kid wants a dog, buy it. Kid doesn't take care of it, give it away.

Thanks but if you look closely, the front hub logo is a bit off which is annoying to me

That's an expensive shipping cost for disposal.

Complete rebuild required.

thats ok, ill cover the shipping costs. we have to protect the planet by any means necessary.

I might have to, the guy who works there said that the spokes may be too short

damn. i just had a dope ass buffalo tofu steak sandwich with lettuce and tomato, drenched in more buffalo sauce and coated with nutritional yeast

dat vegan foodpr0n.