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Old 01-28-14, 08:20 AM
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A friend posted this on fb today...

Banana Hammock...for the low low price of $55.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/175222880/banana-holder

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Old 01-28-14, 08:38 AM
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Today I won't be riding my sweet new carbon bike.



Also, wind is 20+ mph, so wind chill is close to zero.
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Old 01-28-14, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by GENESTARWIND
do you also do auto repair? or just body work?

i worked in a shop for awhile and was going to mmi in the past. Wish i finished....man i really wanted to just fix things for a living and instead because of some really stupid mistakes in the past im stuck cooking things which isnt so bad because apparently im good at it lol.
We do our own mechanical here but it's mostly just swapping suspension/radiators/condensers. No real diagnosing or block work.

Mmi is kind of a waste of money or at least a lot of the people we've hired from there have been clueless. Apprenticeships are the way to go when getting into a trade.

Today my commute had a flat so I took the tarck bike into work, hopefully it doesn't rain.
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Today my boss just pushed me too far and I walked out. Wonder if I still have a job. Not a single **** was given.
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Originally Posted by Dannihilator
Was starting to wonder....
Yea, time has been in shorter supply lately. Toss in a new girlfriend a few months back, and there isn't much time at all. Hopefully I'll be able to get back in here more often and whatnot. Wanted to get myself a road bike, and I'm sure that the fine people around here could help out a ton
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Old 01-28-14, 05:15 PM
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Got burned twice and some redneck dickhead truck guy tried running me off the road. Then my car got booted.

Such beer
much inebriate
wow
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Old 01-28-14, 07:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Street rider
Yea, time has been in shorter supply lately. Toss in a new girlfriend a few months back, and there isn't much time at all. Hopefully I'll be able to get back in here more often and whatnot. Wanted to get myself a road bike, and I'm sure that the fine people around here could help out a ton
hey it can still be done!

i work 40-45 hrs/week, spend most nights with my gf and still manage to ride 10+ hrs/week!

some guys still manage to remain competitive w careers and a real family w children. how they manage, i've no clue...
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Originally Posted by thewilson
Today my boss just pushed me too far and I walked out. Wonder if I still have a job. Not a single **** was given.
sue him......
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Old 01-28-14, 07:38 PM
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Today I toyed around some on the dmr and am thinking about learning 270's.
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Old 01-28-14, 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Huffandstuff
Today my commute had a flat so I took the tarck bike into work, hopefully it doesn't rain.
And it rained of course, been dry for almost two weeks but had to rain today. Was one of the sketchiest rides I've done in a while since the Kilo has just been used on the trainer for quite some time now and with a fresh rain, I had almost no traction. Rear wheel kicked out for a second when taking a corner.
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12 hour work day! Woop wooooo--
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ate **** on my way to work, pedal hit the edge of the sloped corner. Was going pretty fast and it picked my rear wheel off the ground enough for me to slide out. chewed up my right arm pretty good and almost took off the ratchet for my right shoes top strap :| its half gone now... suprised it still works lol.
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Today I am working with Swift Industries on a new secret project. I also just did a frame paint and decal layout for another company. I have had such an amazing start to 2014 and I am so pumped on both of these projects.
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Excited to learn more about that!
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Originally Posted by seau grateau
Met a pretty down lady at the bar. Gave her my number, got a kiss on the cheek when she left. It's amazing, the power of healthy eating and a positive disposition on a man's luck.
you go girl

Today some dingus dropped 800 pounds of green coffee on my right foot.
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Youch!

Today I put in 26 miles
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Today, I averaged 19.8mph on my way home...think I'm getting back in the swing of things.
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Today I managed to sleep in till 3pm, then later I had dinner and watched Total Recall.
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Today the new shop officially opened it's doors for the first time and had an absolutely awesome day.

Some pics of our new digs can be seen here.
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Today the new shop officially opened it's doors for the first time and had an absolutely awesome day.

Some pics of our new digs can be seen here.
Awesome, good luck with everything. I'll have to stop by if I can ever make it down to SD.
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Today the new shop officially opened it's doors for the first time and had an absolutely awesome day.

Some pics of our new digs can be seen here.
Is it weird that I'm so happy for and proud of you guys? We've never even met! Kudos nonetheless.
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Thanks Kaz! We're all like some sort of (slightly dysfunctional) family here so it makes sense.

It was an insane amount of work (which took about a month longer than expected) but Angie & I are really proud of how it turned out, especially considering we literally did everything ourselves. It's so crazy how what started as a small little online shop selling t-shirts back in 2009 turned into what you see in the pics.

It's much more than a "dream come true", it's a testament to what can be accomplished by setting goals and working your ass off around the clock to achieve them.

The BFSSFG community has always been really supportive of RG and we appreciate it 100%.
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Thanks Kaz! We're all like some sort of (slightly dysfunctional) family here so it makes sense.

It was an insane amount of work (which took about a month longer than expected) but Angie & I are really proud of how it turned out, especially considering we literally did everything ourselves. It's so crazy how what started as a small little online shop selling t-shirts back in 2009 turned into what you see in the pics.

It's much more than a "dream come true", it's a testament to what can be accomplished by setting goals and working your ass off around the clock to achieve them.

The BFSSFG community has always been really supportive of RG and we appreciate it 100%.
Best of luck in the new location.
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im lookin fwd to that partay! il cruise by on sat for a bit
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Got good news on the elbow. No surgery needed and I'm supposed to start bending it 4 to 5 times a day. No weight bearing for a 4 or so weeks.

Don't even have a cast. This is so foreign to me.
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