There might be some Darwin awards in the coming weeks!

Today I rode my Cannondale for the first time.

Pleased.

http://i.imgur.com/g4Dobnah.jpg

I now have a 24.5 spoke hole wheel. Put new rim tape on this morning at work and I'm good to go now.

race me breh

Today I worked 3 jobs and rode 26 miles. I am tired.

Lol

Your rim looks flared at the brake track near the puncture. Bet it pulses.

I thought so too.

Yeah that was me. It would have been fine except the Mikes Bikes guy to my left came in way too close. Dude was rubbing my handlebars and he almost took me out. I think you were totally fine where you were [MENTION=224802]Muffin Man[/MENTION] :thumb:

Ohw. My. Gawd.

That's brutal.

Nah, that'll buff right out.

Took my new iPhone with me on a ride and these are the first pics. Had to do a bunch of editing.

Can't seem to load more than one attachment at a time :(

i commend you on your rather colonial facial accoutréments

today i think i scored another TM event in coloRADo second week in Sept.

must plan adventures.

Epic facial hair!!!!!!

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Today I saw probably the most trashed wheel that wasn't taco'd or in a crash of course it was on a Huffy and of course the guy riding it was pissed as hell at us because we refused service because the bike was in such disrepair and the wheel probably couldn't have effectively been trued, it had more hops than "Hoo Lawd".

If you don't take care of your own bike to that point and take it to a professional to have work done you cannot then get angry at them for not wanting to put hands on an unsafe bike. The mechanic didn't ride it into the ground, I didn't ride it into the ground, so no need to be angry at us. If you fart and it really stinks that isn't my fault for noticing it.

Today I did this...


https://www.dropbox.com/s/danh0hooek...d.001.jpg?dl=1

https://www.dropbox.com/s/tvdtqfwbqv...d.002.jpg?dl=1


...in preparation for this...


http://media.cdn.ribblecycles.co.uk/...d_1_zoom_1.jpg



...so I can do this...



http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/201...729910_600.jpg

Replaced rim tape yesterday and didn't notice any pulsing on my ride today, so I think I'm ok.

Today I started debating with myself about bike #5. Found a nice condition 2011 Felt TK3 in white (which I love) in my size, about an hour from me. It has these odd HED BlackDog handlebars that I would immediately try to sell. Do I need another bike? I have 4 currently. Do I need a cheaper version of the bike I already ride the most? He has all the original parts for it, and only added a freewheel cog so he could go fixed or free. He apparently added a rear brake as well even though it really is not designed for one. That would be off first. Do I do it?

Your wheels were already 11sp compatible? Lucky.

The 5800 105 group is amazing -- I actually like it better than my 6800, it just shifts a little bit crisper imo

I just bought 6800, cranks brakes and all.

D'oh!

:)

today i am a different age than i was yesterday.

You can give that right back to Homer, 6800 is definitely better than 5800 when adjusted correctly. Best looking shimano brake calipers in a long time.

Best bang for the buck 5800 definitely does give it a run for its money though. Although there's nothing wrong if you're able to score some 6800 for a couple buckaroos more.

Happy day of birth.

Riding with a friend and got double flats and one of our spares had a hole in it. I'm sitting on the side of the road waiting for him to go to a bike shop a mile away and bring back tubes.