rubbish heap two Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Well, just got a cyclometer on my bike. In today's intervals I hit 37mph on the first sprint, but in every one after that got ~35mph. Not bad... but still not good enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thismachinekills Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 put an electra straight 8 together at work today, dope ride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoiseuth Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 hahaha. more paramount. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yinz n'at Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 wait til you guys see my sweet 18 speed i got for 50 bucks today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 I don't know why such silly things make me happy, but adding these white Hudz to my bike has me all geeked like I'm five years old and I just got the Smokey and the Bandit Firebird Hot Wheels car... Hey Rubbish... were you racing tonight? What happened in that sprint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Joker - no I didn't do PIR tonight. I guess a bad crash in the 3/4's meant the 1/2/3's had to be taken off the field. There was a damn 3/4 crash last week too.. and a few others in the past month. Ugh. I'm either gonna do Eric K this Saturday or Icebreaker this Sunday. PS That is one ballin bike. The cockpit looks burly as hell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 I might do Icebreaker as well. Gotta see what my paycheck looks like first. The result the crash looked bad. Yeah, we hadba lap to go in our race but Candy called it quits. After seeing that guy sprawled out on the tarmac... I was fine with going home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Word. If I do Icebreaker it'll be my first real crit. that course is a nice warm up spin from my place as well, so it's always nice not to have to drive for a couple hours to go race. Hope it's fun. I already do most of my intervals at that course. I'm still not super confident about riding those corners fast in a group though, but I have no idea what the speeds will be pre-sprint, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoiseuth Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 that is a serious bike joker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acer910 Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 thats a sick bike. im glad im not the only one who loves odd color combinations :D has anyone read this book/zine? http://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/books/2077/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubberbandBanks Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Joker Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Acer... never even heard of that book. Jay-Z don't ride a bike... c'mon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Another Thursday, another fast group ride. We did 25mph with a strong headwind, and when we looped around, got 29-30mph pacelines with a tailwind. Felt good today, helped the group bridge some gaps and chase down some breaks. About 1/4 into the ride I found myself in the front after a descent with a strong cat 1 teammate and a few other guys taking pulls... got myself in over my head on that one because the head winds at that point were killer and my legs were feeling it. I had to drop back into the main group and get comfortable in the middle, but atleast the "accordion" effect isn't that bad when all the guys in front of you stand up and you can catch a nice draft seated in the drops. I love that. Sit far back on the saddle and mash. Once again got dropped at the "sprinter's hill" 3 or 4 miles from the finish of the 27 mile loop. It's a nice 5% grade just long enough that you get really sick of standing while the top is in sight. The cat 1/2 guys all thrash that hill and end anyone else's chances of staying on with some 20+mph climbing... Either way, nothing beats "racing" without paying. So much damn fun. Should be pretty rested and recovered before Sunday's crit if all goes well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShaneCo. Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Snotty rides that thing pretty tough i gotta say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoiseuth Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 some asshole stole the cover off of my toptube pad last night while the bike was parked outside a bar. so many things wrong with that statement, i know, but it still sucked when i realized it nearly all the way back home. ive had that pad since i was riding my 16 inch red schwinn predator. then i woke up with a hangover. sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thismachinekills Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 thats what you get for using a top tube pad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Yeah, eff top tube pads... I rode SRAM for the second time today. The shifting was crisp as hell but I think I like Shimano better for hood comfort and not so into the double tap. Ugh, wish I had Campy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acer910 Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 yup. so the bike shop says my rear hub is crazy loose and my bottom bracket (i think?) is loose. can i fix that myself or is it worth paying 20 bucks to fix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knim_One Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 eh my hub was loose (noticed while riding far from home base) and i stoped at REI real quick and they fixed it for free, its pretty simple. still though prob worth 20 bucks to have them do it if u dont have the time/tools. the bike will ride better. if u dont have 20 bucks to spare u can do it yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acer910 Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 REI? whats that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dowmagik Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 http://www.rei.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acer910 Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 oh shit. we dont have those. all we have is a shitty "outdoor" shop that specializes in fly fishing and climbing even though the closest mountains are 5 hours away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knim_One Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 yea but fly fishing is the only sport better then cycling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 Fly fishing and sport in the same sentence? That's like saying liver with onions and tasty in the same sentence. Shit makes no sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAR Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 I like chopped liver and onions.... :( I bought a 73 (74?) Nishiki Olympiad during the winter. All steel, 10 speed, and Shimano gear, it's great. It needs a tune up, but I'll get that done right before I go to Israel. I love it. edit:It's the one in the forground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acer910 Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 did you tag that rock? and i love liver and onions, and fly fishing is alot more challenging then you think...... the same could be said about running. i mean, who the fuck runs for fun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knim_One Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 kickstands! flyfishing my be more of an art then a sport though, sry about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acer910 Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 does anyone else wrap the cables underneath the wrap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japillahan Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 so at the risk of sounding newb-ish... im doing my damdest (damnedest, damndest, dammdest...hmmm) to try and learn about building/fixing bikes but due to my as of yet undiagnosed learning disorder i have a hard time with it...as i do with everything else.. so how did y'all learn about bike stuff? granted i realize that people on here have been doing it for years, but did anyone take any classes? apprenticeships? etc? i got some people im learning off from im probably just impatient (i am) and want to know now) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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