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05-15-13, 09:04 PM
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Calves look sexy without any hair imo.
I just put the CAAD on the stand, and everything if fine, except for the wheels being like a mm or two out of true. Considering what happened, I'm so lucky that what damage I got was all that happened to me. I only trashed my helmet, a little road rash, and out of true wheels.
I just put the CAAD on the stand, and everything if fine, except for the wheels being like a mm or two out of true. Considering what happened, I'm so lucky that what damage I got was all that happened to me. I only trashed my helmet, a little road rash, and out of true wheels.
05-15-13, 10:09 PM
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GOD DAMMIT WHAT THE ACTUAL ****.
for the caps lock filter...?
for the caps lock filter...?
05-15-13, 10:15 PM
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It's the umbilical cord.
Hope your guys' dicks dont start from the middle of your stomach.
Hope your guys' dicks dont start from the middle of your stomach.
05-15-13, 10:20 PM
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Well, neither of mine do.
05-15-13, 10:33 PM
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Today I went on a less than spectacular ride with some roadies. Rode out 14 miles, turned around, about 2 or 3 miles later I noticed a wobble in my NDS pedal. I was thinking that maybe I was tired and my pedal stroke was really bad, or maybe the pedal bearing was going bad.
Then it got really wobbly so I pull over and notice my NDS crank arm is loose, no problem I have a tool kit! But guess who's allen tool stops at 6mm? No worries, one of my roadie friends has to have a legit multitool with an 8mm, not the 3 I was with at the time. Maybe the 1 friend that took a longer route, lets wait for him. He does have a multitool, yay, the day is saved! Unless he took off the little 8mm sleeve for his topeak tool, ****.
Limped home, had to stop every mile or so to jam my chain tool and rubber band into the bolt to tighten it just enough to not fall off, arg!
TL: DR: rode bike, crank arm bolt came loose, no tool, limped home, rage.
Good note, I went to McDs for lunch, got me one of these;
Totally going in my bottle cage.
Then it got really wobbly so I pull over and notice my NDS crank arm is loose, no problem I have a tool kit! But guess who's allen tool stops at 6mm? No worries, one of my roadie friends has to have a legit multitool with an 8mm, not the 3 I was with at the time. Maybe the 1 friend that took a longer route, lets wait for him. He does have a multitool, yay, the day is saved! Unless he took off the little 8mm sleeve for his topeak tool, ****.
Limped home, had to stop every mile or so to jam my chain tool and rubber band into the bolt to tighten it just enough to not fall off, arg!
TL: DR: rode bike, crank arm bolt came loose, no tool, limped home, rage.
Good note, I went to McDs for lunch, got me one of these;
Totally going in my bottle cage.
05-16-13, 01:53 AM
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today i fried a grilled cheese with dijon mustard on one side and mayo on the other. forgot who was talking about doing that, but its so good. ive been doing it for like 3 weeks. THANK YOU
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05-16-13, 04:26 AM
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yummygoeey needs one of those badly !
05-16-13, 06:24 AM
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This is a useful question. Is there some special technique that makes it so that you get road rash on your calves but not other places? I've had plenty of experience crashing but I never thought I was doing it wrong.
This seems like it would be too hard to accomplish fixed and I don't think I've ever had time to unclip, so I was always just trying to keep the bike from twisting up and not hitting my head.
This seems like it would be too hard to accomplish fixed and I don't think I've ever had time to unclip, so I was always just trying to keep the bike from twisting up and not hitting my head.
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05-16-13, 07:10 AM
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05-16-13, 08:40 AM
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This is a useful question. Is there some special technique that makes it so that you get road rash on your calves but not other places? I've had plenty of experience crashing but I never thought I was doing it wrong.
This seems like it would be too hard to accomplish fixed and I don't think I've ever had time to unclip, so I was always just trying to keep the bike from twisting up and not hitting my head.
This seems like it would be too hard to accomplish fixed and I don't think I've ever had time to unclip, so I was always just trying to keep the bike from twisting up and not hitting my head.
You can either try to sit up, try to roll, or try to fold a leg underneath you. None of those options are fun.
05-16-13, 09:24 AM
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When I started skateboarding way back when, learning to fall properly was important to keeping yourself from breaking. The same when I started judo classes, the first thing they teach you was how to fall so as to not get hurt when someone throws you across the room.
Thus far, in most of my bike crashes, it happened so quickly (damn diagonal railroad tracks) that I didn't have time to think about it. But maybe all my previous experience in falling has helped me on a subconscious level and I just automatically keep my wrists and elbows tucked in, absorbing the impact on my hip and shoulder, etc.
In that bicycling.com link, the way Thomas deliberately goes over the handlebars, seems like a really good way to break a collarbone. I'd think it best to do it motorcycle style and just lay it down.
Thus far, in most of my bike crashes, it happened so quickly (damn diagonal railroad tracks) that I didn't have time to think about it. But maybe all my previous experience in falling has helped me on a subconscious level and I just automatically keep my wrists and elbows tucked in, absorbing the impact on my hip and shoulder, etc.
In that bicycling.com link, the way Thomas deliberately goes over the handlebars, seems like a really good way to break a collarbone. I'd think it best to do it motorcycle style and just lay it down.
05-16-13, 09:58 AM
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Back when I skated everyday I practiced falling just by running on grass or carpet pretty much full speed, then rolling. Do a few on the right shoulder then a few on the left shoulder.
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05-16-13, 10:11 AM
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Tuck and roll makes sense when you are out in front of your bike. For me, a fishtailing situation has been more common where the bike was more or less in front of me and I was basically fighting to the last for a recovery. This has meant that I end up on my side with my hip into the ground.
05-16-13, 10:13 AM
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Yeah, sometimes you gotta lay it down if your bike wanders too far from parallel to direction of travel or vertical to the ground. Try to keep your arms in and enjoy the slide.
05-16-13, 10:40 AM
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Practice makes perfect. My friend was riding a (classic) vespa when a lady crossed 2 lanes of traffic to hit an on-ramp and basically t-boned him... he was wearing a fullface (thank god) and a t-shirt (no) and perfected the "ejected over the trunk, tuck and roll" and had a road rash spot the size of a quarter. Because skateboarding. I would not have believed it had i not seen it.
Oh, and the driver tried to run, then bribe him. No dice.
Oh, and the driver tried to run, then bribe him. No dice.
05-16-13, 12:11 PM
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word....
also falling gracefully and staying loose is the number 1 way to reduce the severity of your injuries upon impact. It is better to bend then to break, as the saying goes.
However you do need some advanced notice that you are about to crash before you can employ your skills, but even 0.5" is really enough time. 2+ seconds is totally luxurious, and many road pileups start with that much notice where you're like "god damnit, I'm doing down..."
having experience in other spots/physical activities absolutely helps. personally I grew up eating **** on dirt jumps w my bmx, wrestled for 2 yrs in high school, and did aggressive in-line skating during middle school, mainly street, so like a lot of guys, I have tons of experience eating ****.
also falling gracefully and staying loose is the number 1 way to reduce the severity of your injuries upon impact. It is better to bend then to break, as the saying goes.
However you do need some advanced notice that you are about to crash before you can employ your skills, but even 0.5" is really enough time. 2+ seconds is totally luxurious, and many road pileups start with that much notice where you're like "god damnit, I'm doing down..."
having experience in other spots/physical activities absolutely helps. personally I grew up eating **** on dirt jumps w my bmx, wrestled for 2 yrs in high school, and did aggressive in-line skating during middle school, mainly street, so like a lot of guys, I have tons of experience eating ****.
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