mit track?
#32
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From: boston
so i went to mit tonight. i was a blast. we had about 10 peeps show and we did heat races and relays. i held my own sorta ehh. its goin down every thursday and the more heads that show the more fun it is. also lots of nice bikes to check out.
#34
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From: boston
yeah it was a lot of fun. i had never raced before and most the guys there were veterian messangers or had been ridign for a while. but they didnt care who came. a dude showed up of a mountain bike and raced and all was good. im still tryin to catch my breath though.
#36
BikeJunky

Joined: Jan 2004
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From: People's Republic of Bikeopolis
Bikes: Santa Cruz Superlight, Redline Proline 24, Felt F45, Fuji Cross Pro, Specalized M2 Stumpjumper, Surly CrossCheck, Atala track
You guys are killing me! I feel so traped! Can't wait until June when I move back to Brookline! I will bring "liquid speed" to compensate for my lack of bike speed. Just keep it rollin until I get there.
#37
Originally Posted by hangthedj85
what's up man? It's Kyle. When are you coming back to Boston?
#39
MIT has a functioning fission reactor in the middle of campus. Right across the street from the functioning cyclotron, apparently they need (or needed) the reactor to power the cyclotron. You know, right in the middle of the city. lol. I miss MIT.
#40
The funny thing is that the city of Cambridge has an ordinance against transporting nuclear material through the city, raising the question of how the MIT reactor is supplied.
#42
They've got a fission and experimental fusion reactor. Both are research vessels (the fission reactor doesn't produce electricity) but I believe only the fissile fuel is considered as nuclear material. Typical fusion reactor designs use radioactively benign hydrogen isotopes and even in operation emit relatively low level of radiation.
#44
"I love lamp"

Joined: May 2004
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From: Dirty Jersey
Bikes: 06 Fuji Track with upgrades, 06 Redline Flight Monocog, 01 Trek XO1, 2003 Cervelo P3, 2006 Bianchi San Jose monstercross
Hey if anyone goes to this let me know what the track is like and how it is riding the turns; from what I understand its just the regular running track right. I ask this because the community college 2 miles from my house has an asphalt track that no one uses and reading this post made me think of starting my own races there. I am just kind of wondering how long the sprints are and stuff like that, sounds like it would be a good time.



