Toshi's ride pics thread

[Quadari]

What do you guys know about cycling clothing? Why is it that some jerseys (for example) are like $80 while others are like $30. (Same for shorts). Is there really that much of a difference?

[Barbaton]

mwahahaha

i have broadband

:dancing:

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Barbaton
mwahahaha

i have broadband

:dancing:

awww, and i'm in NH for 2 days on dialup.:(

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
What do you guys know about cycling clothing? Why is it that some jerseys (for example) are like $80 while others are like $30. (Same for shorts). Is there really that much of a difference?
I don't know about jerseys, but for lycra shorts the quality really does make a difference. I once bought really cheap shorts from Performance, and they were horrible. They only had 4 panels (or some ridiculously low number like that) so they didn't fit well, the seams weren't flat and rubbed little lines into my legs, and the lycra itself was grainy in texture. Ug. Anyways, I'm back now from dc, just in case anyone was wondering. :D How was MIIB, Thad?

[Barbaton]

It was good. Funny, and more so when they finally deneuralized Tommy.


Insc check arrived yesterday. With what I got after the deductible I'm probably gonna have to save for a little while. :(


-t



Originally posted by Toshi

I don't know about jerseys, but for lycra shorts the quality really does make a difference. I once bought really cheap shorts from Performance, and they were horrible. They only had 4 panels (or some ridiculously low number like that) so they didn't fit well, the seams weren't flat and rubbed little lines into my legs, and the lycra itself was grainy in texture. Ug. Anyways, I'm back now from dc, just in case anyone was wondering. :D How was MIIB, Thad?

[Quadari]

hey guys,

just got back from Denver this afternoon. It was really nice out there. (Toshi-I saw you zipping onto Mass. Ave. on the evil, but you went by to fast to say hi)

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
hey guys,

just got back from Denver this afternoon. It was really nice out there. (Toshi-I saw you zipping onto Mass. Ave. on the evil, but you went by to fast to say hi)
Ah, so everyone was away. RM and Dewolfe have seemed really dead the last two days. That's funny that you spotted me because a little further down the road (past the law school) BostonBullit flagged me down. I'd never seen a pic of his face so had no idea who he was until he explained. :eek: :D Anyways, the Evil is resting at Ace until Wed night (to get those newfangled lever blades installed at long last), but if anyone wants to go on a road ride I'm game.

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi
if anyone wants to go on a road ride I'm game.

I'm definitely up for one just as soon as Mr. Lemond gets here. Should be any day now...
:-)

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Barbaton

Insc check arrived yesterday. With what I got after the deductible I'm probably gonna have to save for a little while. :(


I knew they'd finally produce this. One of the best Ideas (at least for us big guys) that ever came to the f-ing sport.

http://www.fisherbikes.com/bikes/bike_detail.asp?series=twoniner&bike=Supercaliber_29

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
I knew they'd finally produce this. One of the best Ideas (at least for us big guys) that ever came to the f-ing sport.
The image didn't work. :rolleyes: Everytime I redo my fas site (http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~tjclark/) it seems to get even simpler. I'm bored, I have time to kill: what should I do to it (now that I have the unified look ;) between it and the local site)?

700c wheel bike pic:

http://www.fisherbikes.com/images/bikes/bikes_medium/supercaliber_29.jpg

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi
Everytime I redo my fas site (http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~tjclark/) it seems to get even simpler.

I think next time you shouldn't have any images. Just lines of text. Not even links, just write out the url in text so that people have to copy and paste it in. :D

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
I think next time you shouldn't have any images. Just lines of text. Not even links, just write out the url in text so that people have to copy and paste it in. :D
How about I make it a Word document instead, and make people download it to see what's new? :rolleyes:

I have PS 7, btw, Ari. :D Grab these two (http://tjclark.ath.cx/files/ADOBE%20WARNING.txt%20(How%20to%20keep%20adobe%20p hotoshop%206%207%20illustrator%209%2010%20from%20s ending%20serial).txt) files (http://tjclark.ath.cx/files/Adobe%20Photoshop%207.dmg), and use this serial number (http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&threadm=WwRx8.3914%24Om1.61805%40telenews.teleline .es&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fq%3DAdobe%2520Photoshop%25207%2520serial% 2520number%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26sa%3DN%26tab%3Dwg). (Note that the installer won't let you do a easy install since a few of the files are corrupted. If you custom install piece by piece you can get most everything installed save for Examples and some other sections which I'm sure you'll figure out. Also, don't install Adobe Online, or at least follow the instructions in the first link. The installer didn't seem to make a /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Web folder, maybe because I didn't install Adobe Online, btw)

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/miscellaneous/photoshop7.jpg

[Barbaton]

you engineering guys seen this?

http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mbicycle.html


-t

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Barbaton
you engineering guys seen this?

http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mbicycle.html


-t
Something similar was posted in another thread, explaining trail. I'd love to try one of the positive trail or rear wheel steer bikes. For a cash prize I think I could muster up enough strength to lock both brakes and hop all the way down the hall ;).

Aggh, can't get back to sleep. First I couldn't sleep due to Ian's love for loud violin concertos late at night and my obsessive inability to not be able to listen to any classical without mentally transcribing it, and then now this. Oh well, at least it's not like I have work to do tomorrow. :rolleyes:

[Barbaton]

we should build one.


-t


Originally posted by Toshi

Something similar was posted in another thread, explaining trail. I'd love to try one of the positive trail or rear wheel steer bikes. For a cash prize I think I could muster up enough strength to lock both brakes and hop all the way down the hall ;).

Aggh, can't get back to sleep. First I couldn't sleep due to Ian's love for loud violin concertos late at night and my obsessive inability to not be able to listen to any classical without mentally transcribing it, and then now this. Oh well, at least it's not like I have work to do tomorrow. :rolleyes:

[Barbaton]

hehe. just noticed that I've been an advanced rider.


:)

[Quadari]

Last friday, when I was in Colorado, we went hiking in the mountains about a 45 minute drive from Boulder. The road is uphill all the way there and downhill all the way back and there were a bunch of riders (on both mountain and road bikes) going up and down when we were driving. There was one guy, however, that was crazy. On our way back into town after the hike (downhill) we saw this guy on a road bike up ahead of us who seemed to be going pretty fast. We caught up behind him and were basically tailing him for a while. We were going 50 mph and this guy was keeping up ahead of us just cruising down this hill. It was pretty crazy.

[Toshi]

Only 78 (or 128? hmm) to go until you're a Pro Rider, Thad. And innumerable hours of brown nosing until you get a custom title. :D

Ari, did you grab PS 7? Or did you already have it thanks to HSA? If so, please let me know ;) as although it's cool to run a beta, running the release version would make me much more comfortable.

Finally, everyone look here: http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24446

The Paramount Cycle discount is official.

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi
Ari, did you grab PS 7? Or did you already have it thanks to HSA? If so, please let me know ;) as although it's cool to run a beta, running the release version would make me much more comfortable.

Got it but haven't installed it.

As far as i know we don't have 7 here at work, but if I do find something out I'll let you know.

[Toshi]

How about that HRO repertoire? :D Just about everything on there was on my ballot, and the big trumpet pieces abound: Pictures is huge, Mahler 5 is huger, the Ravel is a standard audition excerpt, and the Tchaik isn't half bad to play, either. :D :D :D

[Quadari]

did it get posted somewhere? I haven't seen it yet!

[Toshi]

Oct. 25 Dr. Y Conducting
Mendelsshon Midsummer's Night Dream
Mahler 5th Symphony

Dec. 6 Dr. Y Conducting, Ya-Fei Chung Solo Piano
Debussy Nocturnes
Ravel Piano Concerto in G
Dvorak 8th Symphony

Feb. 28 Kevin Leong and Ben Vogt conduct
Overture [tba} Ben's pick
Cto. Competition Winner
Tchaikovsky 5th Symphony

April 4 Gil Rose conducts
Kabalevsky Overture to Colas Breugnon
piece [tba]
Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition

May 2 ARTS FIRST Jameson Marvin Conducts
Vaughn Williams Dona Nobis Pacem

[Quadari]

wow...that's some heavy duty war horses:
Dvorak 8
Tchaik 5
Mahler 5

Only sad thing is that we're not playing any american music. I voted for all the Copland, but apparently no one else did. :(

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
wow...that's some heavy duty war horses:
Dvorak 8
Tchaik 5
Mahler 5

Only sad thing is that we're not playing any american music. I voted for all the Copland, but apparently no one else did. :(
Oh no, I hope I don't get assigned 1st on Pictures. I am in the process of selling my piccolo trumpet (which I never play -- that one rehearsal for Petrushka was the closest I came to using it) and one of the pictures requires picc. Oh well, I'll pass off the part to Mike or Toby (or more likely, will get assigned 1st on Mahler and will suffer lame parts on the other pieces this year).

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi
or more likely, will get assigned 1st on Mahler

Just as long as you don't play it like Berlin ;)

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
Just as long as you don't play it like Berlin ;)
Hey now, no making fun of me just because I really dislike their style. :eek: If I keep on skipping practice days (skipped 6 days last week :eek: due to travel) I'll have nothing to crow about myself, tho.

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi


700c wheel bike pic:

http://www.fisherbikes.com/images/bikes/bikes_medium/supercaliber_29.jpg

29 inches TWENTY-NINE INCHES!!!!

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben


29 inches TWENTY-NINE INCHES!!!!

ok, nevermind... apparrently regular 26inch wheels are actually closer to 23 and 29inch wheels actually are 700cS, which are about 27.5inches. My faith in the cycling industry has been shattered.

[WTGPhoben]

:D

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
:D
http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/miscellaneous/random/huh.gif

I just made the DBR guy an offer for his bike, so there may be some xc trailriding goodness in my near future. :D

[Barbaton]

so I was at international bike today, and the dude recommended an intense uzzi SL. Any opinions? He's also apparently pissed at Santa Cruz cause they don't have their **** together and haven't gotten their frames out on time this year.


Toshi, which intense were you previously the proud owner of?

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Barbaton

Toshi, which intense were you previously the proud owner of?

I'll beat him to the punch and tell ya it was the uzzi sl

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Barbaton
so I was at international bike today, and the dude recommended an intense uzzi SL. Any opinions? He's also apparently pissed at Santa Cruz cause they don't have their **** together and haven't gotten their frames out on time this year.


Toshi, which intense were you previously the proud owner of?
Intenses are expensive -- no way you'll make a $1400 cutoff. But you probably already knew this. Anyways, I had an Uzzi SLX. Zonic Man here had an Uzzi SL which he broke; then again, he would have been much better suited with the SLX from the start, and he is abusive to bikes.

The DBR guy just accepted my offer btw. :D Both Ari and I will have new (old) toys to enjoy.

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben


I'll beat him to the punch and tell ya it was the uzzi sl
Close, but no cigar :rolleyes:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/miscellaneous/random/huh.gif

[Barbaton]

boy their tazer ht looks funny without a seat tube. i guess it must be strong enough.

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Barbaton
boy their tazer ht looks funny without a seat tube. i guess it must be strong enough.
You probably don't want a bike like that (or like my Evil) with a really slack seat tube angle, because it will make a horrible xc ride.

[Barbaton]

yeah, i know. I was just looking through the catalogue. it's for dual slalom, isn't it?

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Barbaton
yeah, i know. I was just looking through the catalogue. it's for dual slalom, isn't it?
My bad. It is a ds rig, yes. Isn't it tempting to take a freakish bike and set it up for xc, tho? :eek: :D I was considering a Schwinn Straight 8 downhill frame before I snapped up the Intense, and if it had front derailleur capability I would have been all over it. And that would have been a big mess. :D

[WTGPhoben]

so what's all this hubbub about HUCA getting psyched about racing MTB? I know we're lazy (and some of us are trials riders in disguise), but I'm feelin' we could bike fast for prizes, eh?
(or at least convert some of those pavement dwellers to fat tires)

thoughts?

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
thoughts?
In the fall when they solicited comments on their mtb racing plan I said I'd race if there was dh or trials. ;) I've had enough xc, tho.

[Quadari]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
so what's all this hubbub about HUCA getting psyched about racing MTB?

Where did you hear this?

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari


Where did you hear this?

keith wrote:

either toshi or I would be the people to talk to. The problem with us is
that, we don't do this whole "organization" thing very well. I'd say the
best thing to do as far as getting all those roadies involved is to get me
their email addresses, and we can add them to the list and have some
HUMBA-HUCA bonding specific
rides. At any rate, the only way they're going to know what's up with us
is if they just get on the list. We don't do nearly as high a volume as
HUCA, so It shouldn't bother anyone.

~keith


On Tue, 9 Jul 2002, Thad Sze wrote:

>
> what do you guys think of this exchange? I'm probably not the right
> person to be dealing with it.
>
>
> Thad
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2002 12:37:35 -0400
> From: Amy E. Kerdok
> To: Thad Sze
> Subject: Re: [HUCA-Summer]Mountain biking anyone?
>
> Cool... I think HUMBA and HUCA should talk, as there was alot of interest
> in MTN bike racing this fall to round us out more as a team. I'm a mtn
> biker turned roadie, but still love to mtn bike :), and think all can
> benefit from learning the balance skills needed in mtn biking and the pedal
> stroke consistency needed in road riding.
>
> Are you a good contact person from HUMBA that perhaps we could work on
> joining forces with?
>
> Amy :)
>
> At 12:11 PM 7/9/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>
> >we do have some people who compete, but we don't really have enough to be
> >that formal about it yet. Part of the reason for the hesitancy may be
> >that HUMBA started because the HUCA people were kinda cold about MTB.
> >Anyway, I'll keep you aware of rides, and we're always looking to expand
> >if you know of interested people. If we get enough we could formalize a
> >race team.
> >
> >Thad
> >
> >On Tue, 9 Jul 2002, Amy E. Kerdok wrote:
> >
> > > Ya I am aware of HUMBA. But at the last meeting of the year for HUCA when I
> > > suggested we combine forces and also have a MTB racing team, folks were
> > > hesitant... so Niki said she'd talk to HUMBA about it. In the meantime,
> > > folks just want to learn what mtn. biking is about and I said I'd help out.
> > > It's not an official thing or anything - just some fun rides. But thanks
> > > for the info!
> > >
> > > Amy :)
> > >
> > > At 11:01 AM 7/9/2002 -0400, you wrote:
> > >
> > > >I don't know if you know, but there is a harvard mountain bike club as
> > > >well. Someone is riding almost every day, usually to the Fells but also
> > > >occasionally Lynn and urban messing around. We have a list, which you
> > > >should join, but since a lot of people are touchy about email, we usually
> > > >use a ridemonkey thread to announce rides, etc. the link for that is
> > > >http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16951
> > > >
> > > >I'm in the process of replacing a stolen bike right now, but as soon as I
> > > >have a ride I'll be back on the trail. if you want, I'll make sure you
> > > >get on the email list as well.
> > > >
> > > >See you out there,
> > > >
> > > >Thad
> > > >
> > > >On Tue, 9 Jul 2002, Amy E. Kerdok wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi there gang. I was hoping to start up a weekly mountain bike ride.
> > > > >
> > > > > Unfortunately Friday mornings work best for me, despite that
> > conflicting
> > > > > with the other ride. Depending on the interest, this can either be a
> > > > > beginner ride (or at least have some specific beginner weeks) or a more
> > > > > advanced go out and take out your weeks frustrations in the mud kind of
> > > > ride.
> > > > >
> > > > > In any event, I will be leaving from outside of Diesel Cafe in
> > Davis Square
> > > > > at 6:30 on Friday morning to head to the Fells with whomever else
> > wants to
> > > > > join me. Time is flexible, so if you want to come, but prefer
> > > > > later/earlier, just let me know!
> > > > >
> > > > > Amy :)
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > _0
> > > > > '\ \~
> > > > > ( ) / ( ) /^\
> > > > > ````````````````````````````````
> > > > > Amy E. Kerdok
> > > > > [... snip, snap, pop]
> > > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > > huca-summer mailing list
> > > > > huca-summer@hcs.harvard.edu
> > > > > http://lists.hcs.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/huca-summer
> > > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > _0
> > > '\ \~
> > > ( ) / ( ) /^\
> > > ````````````````````````````````
> > > Amy E. Kerdok
> > > [... contact info snipped]
> > >
> > >
>
>
> _0
> '\ \~
> ( ) / ( ) /^\
> ````````````````````````````````
> Amy E. Kerdok
> [...]
>

[WTGPhoben]

some of the HUCA crowd emailed thad about doing some rides, and in classic HUCA form they want to get all serious(translate: get up before 10am). Some racing would be fun but we need a bit of interest, and I'd prefer if it didn't just become an offshoot of HUCA.

EDIT: but I'd be psyched to meet some more riders as long as we don't have to get up at the crack of dawn:)

[Quadari]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
but I'd be psyched to meet some more riders

Maybe some of them will be female...;):thumb:

NO...bad ari. :nono:

[Barbaton]

i agree that we shouldn't become integrated into them. 6:30 am is rediculous. :)

[Barbaton]

actually, any one want to go for a ride with the roadies? I always felt weird cuz i didn't know any of them. I know it's awfully early. i'm sure it's much more fun if it's not december and dark and 15 degrees...

[Barbaton]

...and it could be a good opportunity to meet these interested people.


(sorry, forgot that part. :) )

[Toshi]

Keith had the idea of making our own forum site because the ridemonkey name would scare off the huca hotties. :eek: Ok, maybe he used different wording. Anyways, I'll try and get vBulletin Lite running on my computer by tomorrow night, then you guys can play around with it.

[WTGPhoben]

I don't know about getting up at 6:30am, but does anyone wanna go play after work, say 6ish?

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
I don't know about getting up at 6:30am, but does anyone wanna go play after work, say 6ish?
Sure. Forums are up, btw: http://tjclark.ath.cx/forums/index.php

:D

[Quadari]

http://store.yahoo.com/redlightrunner/apmooftshir.html

[Barbaton]

I've been wondering what the moof thing was all about. also toshi's team fat sig...

[WTGPhoben]

i'm assuming you're not talking about an XC ride... cuz you have no bike.

[WTGPhoben]

hey toshi... you could register humbaweb.com :D

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Barbaton
I've been wondering what the moof thing was all about.

It's an old apple thing. The cow-dog, or was it a dog-cow? Was the little icon used in the Page Setup window to show whether the page was aligned landscape or portrait, eg.

[Quadari]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
I don't know about getting up at 6:30am, but does anyone wanna go play after work, say 6ish?

What sort of ride are we doing today?

[Toshi]

Clarus is a dogcow:

http://developer.apple.com/products/techsupport/dogcow/

I'm an honorary member of Team Fat since I'm not really fat yet I'm still slow. :D

[WTGPhoben]

Keith wants to go trail riding, what say you monkeys?

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
Keith wants to go trail riding, what say you monkeys?
Ok. I'll tough it out on the Evil. :rolleyes: You are all going to be waiting for me on the climbs -- not only will I have only the middle ring to use, but I have the chain length short enough such that I can't shift into the largest cog. :eek: Plus I have to keep the seat down to avoid bending yet another seatpost (I bent the Ritchey at about 4 inches... :eek: ).

Now it's time to run off to find some CD-R discs, so I can restore from backup after my machine gets rooted due to all of this lovely php/mysql cruft running on it. :D

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi
Clarus is a dogcow:

http://developer.apple.com/products/techsupport/dogcow/


:eek: wow. once again proving that some people have way to much time on their hands.

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi

(I bent the Ritchey at about 4 inches... :eek: ).



Hey, that's my seatpost!!:mad: You:monkey: !

:D :D

[WTGPhoben]

ok... So I'm leaving work at 5, but my bike is at home. so I'll meet you mof's as the parking lot in porter just after 6 with my car. Post if you're coming so I know who to wait for. (and feel free to tell others, such as than)

[Toshi]

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=312897

it looks as if i'm going urban riding instead. darn. :rolleyes: :D

[Barbaton]

yeah. i meant road ride. i still gots that one. :)

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
i'm assuming you're not talking about an XC ride... cuz you have no bike.

[Barbaton]

we can serve it off of my otherwise useless linux box if you don't want to risk your system.



Originally posted by Toshi



Now it's time to run off to find some CD-R discs, so I can restore from backup after my machine gets rooted due to all of this lovely php/mysql cruft running on it. :D

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Barbaton
we can serve it off of my otherwise useless linux box if you don't want to risk your system.
Thanks, I may take you up on that. As long as I can sleep with the computer turned on (and I managed last night :rolleyes: ) all will be well.

[WTGPhoben]

ari, am I gonna get some trailridin' love from you?

[Quadari]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
ari, am I gonna get some trailridin' love from you?

hmmm....today is actually probably not so good for me (as are all mon. and wed.) because I have somewhere to be at 8:00. Also there's a Let's Go BBQ tonight that I want to attend.
Sorry. :rolleyes:

On the good side my new bike should be here soon. <crosses fingers>

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Toshi
it looks as if i'm going urban riding instead. darn. :rolleyes: :D
The urban ride as planned in the thread never happened, as the people supposed to go riding had excuses. I just went out for a 45 minute trot around Allston tho, and didn't kill myself. :D I was trying to, tho: I now can do baby wall rides on those cement barrier deals (getting both tires up on it). Committing to a wall ride when you have no transition is scary. :eek: :D How was your xc ride, Keith?

[Quadari]

well...I got really excited when I saw the UPS truck around 6 on DeWolfe st. today, but no bike was to be had. Perhaps tomorrow is my day...

[Toshi]

I'm going to hang out at the dirt jumps for a couple of hours. Bye, have fun at work everyone :D

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi
I'm going to hang out at the dirt jumps for a couple of hours. Bye, have fun at work everyone :D

:eviltongu damn you, and your non-working :monkey: ways.


;)

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi
How was your xc ride, Keith?

fast, and lonely.:rolleyes:

I need to do some work on my drivetrain though, it's shifting kinda funny

oh yeah, and email me your thoughts on that HUCA-HUMBA email

[Quadari]

How was the dirt-jumping?

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
How was the dirt-jumping?
Fun. I spent about two hours out there by my rough count, jumped a lot, practiced rolling fakie down the face of jumps then spinning around, and met a few more bmxers. There are a lot of them. :eek: It's pretty tough to jump with the Super T -- it soaks up everything. Of course, it was very handy when I nose-cased the landings, which I did a few times. :D The rigid fork should be in the mail soon.

Did your road bike arrive? Oh yeah, I switched the tires on the Evil to 2.6" Gazzalodi Duals that I picked up on this board for a good price (~$30 cheaper than retail + shipping) and they're awesome. They are larger than any other tires I've run, including those downhill Maxxis ones I had for a bit. :eek: :D :thumb: (<-- I want smilies on my board :( )

[WTGPhoben]

tried to hook up with the ragers today, but just missed em, so I flew solo again. Nice and fast, and only had issues with 3 sections on the loop. soon I'll bew gettin it nonstop:D.

so I hear playing in the dirt was good yesterday?;)

[WTGPhoben]

http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~berkoben/pics/humba/staffstuff/avatar.jpg

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~berkoben/pics/humba/staffstuff/avatar.jpg
Oh gawd that's scary :eek: :eek:

:D

[k-thug]

how's it going everybody? :D

[Toshi]

Originally posted by k-thug
how's it going everybody? :D
Hi Keirse. :eek:

[Quadari]

Originally posted by k-thug
how's it going everybody? :D

Hola! Congrats on your first post. How's life in sunny Florida?

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by k-thug
how's it going everybody? :D

took you long enough:D
you missed out on a lot of strange happenings:

I dropped the ledge at the fells, and survived (we have video proof)
I dropped the ledge at the fells and died (we have pictures)
Thad got his ride ripped off
Toshi went dirtjumper
Ari got a road bike

the world came to an end
(that was the day I put toshi's super T on my bike, hehe)

[WTGPhoben]

oh, and how about some more opinions on the avatar?

[Quadari]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
oh, and how about some more opinions on the avatar?

Yeah, it is a bit scary.

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
took you long enough:D
you missed out on a lot of strange happenings:
I think he's been following along, just not posting. I caught him checking out ridemonkey at work a few times :eek: :D

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi
I think he's been following along, just not posting. I caught him checking out ridemonkey at work a few times :eek: :D

So he's a covert sneaky :monkey:.

Either that or he's ashamed of being a :monkey: .

[Toshi]

I think it's the latter. Non-ride notice: I, my roommates and jhan are going to grab dinner in Chinatown and then possibly see MIIB. Meet at Out of Town News at 6:15 if you want in.

[k-thug]

heh heh keith I saw the pics of your fall...ouch! :stupid:
I wish I had taken that job in Boston since all you guys are up there now...Tallahassee is kind of boring in the summer
I'll have to post some pics of my new (well, new to me that is) bmx bike. it's phat

[Toshi]

So I finally ate dirt at the dirt jumps. I was feeling good today -- I hit them up before and after my meeting with my prof at the med school -- and was clearing all three with some regularity. Apparently I got too good at carrying speed into the third, because I started to land down on the flat. And even tho the Super T is still on the Evil, that's not good (especially since I was carrying speed because I learned to really point the bike down the transition). So on one pass I sailed down into the flat, landed on the front wheel, bottomed out, and then proceeded to skid on my side. Remind me to wear those fancy forearm pads that I bought next time. :rolleyes:

[Barbaton]

heehee

thought you'd appreciate this, toshi.


http://www.msnbc.com/news/779614.asp

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Barbaton
heehee

thought you'd appreciate this, toshi.


http://www.msnbc.com/news/779614.asp
Ari, too. :D I already forwarded the same article from news.com to the hro open list.

Oh yeah, MIIB was reasonably entertaining. :thumb:

[Toshi]

Keith, can you ask Dave about the fork if he's back?

[Quadari]

Alright, so I spent all day inside. Which means that I want to RIDE RIDE RIDE tomorrow. Are people up for a ride tomorrow morning? Say 10am? I'd like to go a little early so that I can come back and have the rest of the day for other activities.

(oh, by the way, this is my 100th post. :cool: :dancing: )

[Toshi]

Want to go dirt jumping, Ari? :D :eek:

[WTGPhoben]

I'm going to fells tomorrow. Want to be at the fells by 12:30, so if anyone wants to come, I can pick people up at 12:00. let me know, or I'll just go straingt to fells.

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
I'm going to fells tomorrow. Want to be at the fells by 12:30, so if anyone wants to come, I can pick people up at 12:00. let me know, or I'll just go straingt to fells.
Don't come by looking for me. I'll be at the jumps. The DBR will be shipped on Monday, btw. :D

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/bikes%20and%20parts/DBR/Images/11.jpg

[Quadari]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
I'm going to fells tomorrow. Want to be at the fells by 12:30, so if anyone wants to come, I can pick people up at 12:00. let me know, or I'll just go straingt to fells.

Cool...that sounds good to me.

Want to come pick me up at DeWolfe?

I'll probably wake up around 11 tomorrow, so post or email me to let me know.

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari


Cool...that sounds good to me.

Want to come pick me up at DeWolfe?

I'll probably wake up around 11 tomorrow, so post or email me to let me know.
Keith sez he'll be around at 12:40.

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Quadari


Cool...that sounds good to me.

Want to come pick me up at DeWolfe?

I'll probably wake up around 11 tomorrow, so post or email me to let me know.

yo... just woke up. I'm down to ride tho. I can be there any time after 12:30. I emaled you my phone # so you can call me

[Toshi]

My own forums have smilies and links now! woohoo.

http://tjclark.ath.cx/forums/index.php

Read all about it here (http://tjclark.ath.cx/forums/showthread.php?threadid=16). I wrote some new code of my own, and snagged the html layout of the smilie box from this very site. What else would be interesting to add?

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi
My own forums have smilies and links now! woohoo.

http://roam135-42.student.harvard.edu/forums/index.php

Read all about it here (http://roam135-42.student.harvard.edu/forums/showthread.php?threadid=16). I wrote some new code of my own, and snagged the html layout of the smilie box from this very site. What else would be interesting to add?


lookin good. All you need to do now is write some software that lets us view RM and your board at the same time:D

[Quadari]

since I have achieved the most exciting honor of posting >100 times, it's time to start finding an avatar. Anyone have any ideas?

Also, once I decide on one, how do I get it set?

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
lookin good. All you need to do now is write some software that lets us view RM and your board at the same time:D
I use two browser windows even for surfing rm -- drag the arrow icon into the other window. This way the search results page doesn't constantly get reloaded.

As for an avatar, I don't know.

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi

As for an avatar, I don't know. You could always use a picture of yourself...

:D

Worst picture ever.

[WTGPhoben]

well, I submitted an avatar today (to do that you just email it to freak@ridemonkey.com) here's the preview:
http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~berkoben/pics/humba/staffstuff/avatar.gif

[Quadari]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
well, I submitted an avatar today (to do that you just email it to freak@ridemonkey.com) here's the preview:
http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~berkoben/pics/humba/staffstuff/avatar.gif

:) I like the added quote.

[Quadari]

The Rye Airfield (http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=24963) says it's only an hour north of Boston. Field trip to see this competition?

[Toshi]

Yeah, Keith, drive us up to Rye Airfield. :D :rolleyes: :D

I had my first day of "work" today, btw, and hit up the dirt jumps afterwards. The small line poses little challenge to clear now, although I did manage to fall in spectacular fashion more than a couple of times (only once or twice on the small line, tho :rolleyes: ). The middle line is a whole other beast. I met yet another monkey at the jumps, on a mtb no less, and he was doing the middle line very smoothly. Impressive. He's Nate -- Jester here on RM. Anyways, I worked up the guts to try the middle line a handful of times, and cleared it occasionally, and had some really painful crashes too. Thank you, forearm pads. Too bad you can't protect me when I land on the rear tire. :eek:

[Toshi]

Also, let's go hit this wallride at Alewife up sometime: http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=319203

http://63.136.85.56/dougenikphoto/temp/dsc_2535_500.jpg

[WTGPhoben]

I've seen that. It's pretty phatty

[WTGPhoben]

I just got a salsa brake booster, stripped off the ugly yellow rubberized paint, buffed it to a mirror finish, and now I can't flex my rear triangle if i tried.

and just when I was starting to think i wanted discs...

[WTGPhoben]

oh yeah, and anyone up for ridin tomorrow?
EDIT: tomorrow=tuesday

[Quadari]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
oh yeah, and anyone up for ridin tomorrow?

I'll let the UPS tracking do the talking:
Jul 16, 2002 6:00 A.M. Somerville, MA, USA Out for delivery

I'll be up for some road riding!!!!!:) :) :)

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Quadari


I'll be up for some road riding!!!!!:) :) :)

I could swing that, but you're gonna need to build that badboy first. you can probly con toshi into doin it up for you.

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
I could swing that, but you're gonna need to build that badboy first. you can probly con toshi into doin it up for you.
Yeah, I'm back from the med school already. Short day; it's almost like the school year, as I had two hours of lecture then zipped on home.

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
I'll let the UPS tracking do the talking:
Jul 16, 2002 6:00 A.M. Somerville, MA, USA Out for delivery

I'll be up for some road riding!!!!!:) :) :)
I just checked on mine: "Scheduled Delivery: Jul 22, 2002" :(

Oh well, I have a feeling that I'll be free all day next Monday anyways ;) (this week's "work" is really just a week long seminar, and I still have nothing real to do while the study treads water pending ethics board review)

[Toshi]

Keith is famous:

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=25320

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=320142#post320142

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi
Keith is famous:


Aww, toshi you're so sweet. I can't wait till i get some incriminating pics of you, although I'm gonna need video to catch you huffing and puffing in my dust.

[WTGPhoben]

yay!

[Quadari]

Well the bike just showed up! So now it's time to skip out of work early!
:D :D :D :D

[WTGPhoben]

looks like I found someone to ride fells at 6. so no road ridin for me.

[Toshi]

You'll never get video of me, Keith -- I'll still be too far behind, out of camera range. :D There, is that better? ;)

Ari, come on by if you want to use any of my tools/stand. I have rehearsal at 7:30ish, tho.

Random note: I am finally getting rid of the Super T. Really. I'm 90% sure that I'm going to trade with ummbikes for a non-qr20 z1 mcr set to 80 mm :eek: :thumb: , and a 9 mm disc front wheel. The rise in the dirt jump goodness factor will be appreciable.

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi
Ari, come on by if you want to use any of my tools/stand. I have rehearsal at 7:30ish, tho.

:) Already built it up and went riding on it! I did come by and borrow your pedal wrench though.

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Quadari


:) Already built it up and went riding on it! I did come by and borrow your pedal wrench though.

how is it? how is it? how is it???


In other news: I rode with an expert class racer today in the fells. Holy s#!t he was fast (until we hit the tech, where I made up some of the ground I lost every time he could go fast). You can stick a fork in me, 'cuz I'm done. It was a tasty ride though. I think this whole racing thing is starting to appeal to me.

Other things that are starting to appeal to me: 6" disc up front?
With the new booster in the back the braking power up front just isn't cuttin it. Either I need another booster for the front, or I'm just gonna have to add another pound to my bike. ugh. I might as well just borrow toshi's evil.

[WTGPhoben]

check this out:

>> PART I <<
http://bikemagic.com/news/article.asp?SP=&v=1&UAN=2739

>> PART II <<
http://bikemagic.com/news/article.asp?SP=&v=1&UAN=2741

[Quadari]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben

how is it? how is it? how is it???

It's really nice. It looks great and is nice and smooth and very quiet. Overall it was a fun ride. I still need to do a little more adjusting of the seat, handlebars, etc. to make it fit perfectly but it works!

Sorry I don't have any pictures. No one seems to have a working digital camera.

[Barbaton]

let me know when you're taking it out again. maybe I'll go with.


Thad

[Barbaton]

what about one of those hope mini's. they're light and I hear they work well.

-t


Originally posted by WTGPhoben



Other things that are starting to appeal to me: 6" disc up front?
With the new booster in the back the braking power up front just isn't cuttin it. Either I need another booster for the front, or I'm just gonna have to add another pound to my bike. ugh. I might as well just borrow toshi's evil.

[Quadari]

Toshi -

did you check out all the new stuff that apple released today? pretty neat.

[Barbaton]

drool. too bad 10.2 isn't a free upgrade, though.

nice ipod works for windows...

Originally posted by Quadari
Toshi -

did you check out all the new stuff that apple released today? pretty neat.

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Barbaton
drool. too bad 10.2 isn't a free upgrade, though.

Yeah. Or at least a cheap one like 10.1. Maybe I'll try to "find" an "evaluation copy." ;)

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Barbaton
drool. too bad 10.2 isn't a free upgrade, though.

nice ipod works for windows...
Quartz Extreme is going to rock! :D Anyways, maybe we can pool our funds and buy a humba copy, eh? ;)

[WTGPhoben]

Hey Dewolfe boys. I'm comin by the sq. so I'm gonna drop by and see ari's ride. You'd better be there:eek:

[Quadari]

<---- Turning into roadie. :eek:

(I got up at 6, yes that's a.m., and went riding before work.)

biking...so...fun... :)

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
<---- Turning into roadie. :eek:

(I got up at 6, yes that's a.m., and went riding before work.)

biking...so...fun... :)
Good lawd, how can you wake up that early? I had the late night reading bug (thus the reading list (http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=25562) thread) and didn't turn in until late. Now I'm acting as if it's the school year :eek: and skipping out on the first "lecture" of today's seminar. (my excuse: had to retrieve a package from Mailboxes, Etc. which didn't need to be shipped after all :rolleyes: ) Also, did Keith come by after all? He certainly didn't stop by to see my headless Evil.

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi

Also, did Keith come by after all? He certainly didn't stop by to see my headless Evil.

I did stop by, but ari was nowhere to be found

HOping to do the rage thing tonite. let me know if there are any takers

[Quadari]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
I did stop by, but ari was nowhere to be found


What time did you come? I was out (at tutorial) until 9:45ish, but then home after that.

Originally posted by Toshi
Good lawd, how can you wake up that early?

I don't know. I really wanted to ride. Plus I go to bed at the latest midnight almost every night.

I took the aero bars off for this morning ride to give it the more "clean" look. Last night I also found the instruction manual for the bike computer online and then discovered that the computer had been set to the wrong tire size (slightly) meaning that I was actually going faster than I thought.

[Quadari]

Should I try this on my next ride?

http://www.grahamwatson.com/2002/tdf/tdf3/tdf3/5.jpg

(From Stage 7 of this year's TDF. The rider is David Etxebarria)

[WTGPhoben]

INSANE!

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
Should I try this on my next ride?
It looks as if it would put a bit of pressure on the ol' crotch area :eek:

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi

It looks as if it would put a bit of pressure on the ol' crotch area :eek:

yeah...might hurt just a bit. :think:

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
yeah...might hurt just a bit. :think:
You should try it and tell us how it feels. :D

[WTGPhoben]

Killington is running a big race wknd with DH, slalom, and XC. next wknd. Anyone interested in going? It'll be a blast:D

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
Killington is running a big race wknd with DH, slalom, and XC. next wknd. Anyone interested in going? It'll be a blast:D
If I have a fork by then I'll go race beginner slalom. Else, I'll go just to watch. :D Either way, count me in. :D I love going to races; the atmosphere is just so cool.

[Quadari]

Anyone up for a road ride tomorrow afternoon, after work?

oooh oooh...I am.

[WTGPhoben]

yay! we're going to killington! I'm looking into accomodations (translate: campgrounds) as we speak.

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
Anyone up for a road ride tomorrow afternoon, after work?

oooh oooh...I am.
Sure, why not. I'm thinking of skipping out on the final day of my seminar. hmmmmmmm :eek:

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi

Sure, why not. I'm thinking of skipping out on the final day of my seminar. hmmmmmmm :eek:

Sweet. What time shall we leave? 5:30? Where do you want to go?

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Quadari

Sweet. What time shall we leave? 5:30? Where do you want to go?

oooh oooh, me too.

[Barbaton]

love too, but I can't. Maybe another over the w/k end?

Originally posted by WTGPhoben


oooh oooh, me too.

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Quadari

Sweet. What time shall we leave? 5:30? Where do you want to go?

is it ossible we could leave just a tad later? I have to pick up a keg for my buddy after work, but then I want to ride, so just after 6 maybe?

[Quadari]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben


is it ossible we could leave just a tad later? I have to pick up a keg for my buddy after work, but then I want to ride, so just after 6 maybe?

Sure, a little after 6 works. We could just bring the keg along with us :p. Or maybe fill our Camelbacks with it?

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
Sure, a little after 6 works. We could just bring the keg along with us :p. Or maybe fill our Camelbacks with it?
Hmm, I'm due to pick up the headless Evil from Ace about that time. (Incidentally, I'm supposed to be dropping it off right now. :D But I digress.) I'll just have to show up a bit early and pester them.

[WTGPhoben]

ok, so I'm going to go on the keg run, and then I'll stop at either toshi's or ari's, depending on who's home at the time. This, with luck should be about 6:15. I have my bike on me so we can ride out as soon as I get there.

[Quadari]

sweet. sounds good. (this is all assuming, of course, that it doesn't rain.)

now we just need to decide where we are going? Takers on riding the minute man trail? I'm up for basically any suggestion.

[WTGPhoben]

I'm spending about 250 on a wheel...

The specs:
Mavic 517, silver (they stopped doing the funky colors!)
DT swiss competition spokes, butted 14/15
Alloy nipples, black
chris king disc hub, black (just in case)

hopefully, I'll have everything and get a chance to build it up before race day.

[Barbaton]

you could do the concord-carisle loop and stop for yummy ice cream at kimball farms.

:p


Originally posted by Quadari
sweet. sounds good. (this is all assuming, of course, that it doesn't rain.)

now we just need to decide where we are going? Takers on riding the minute man trail? I'm up for basically any suggestion.

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Barbaton
you could do the concord-carisle loop and stop for yummy ice cream at kimball farms.
I vote for this route. :D I rode to Concord once and it was a lovely ride.

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi

I vote for this route. :D I rode to Concord once and it was a lovely ride.


I'll do whatever

[Toshi]

That wheel spec sounds sweet, btw. :thumb: Do any of you guys actually read books? :eek: If so, please comment on my reading list (http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=25562)

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Barbaton
you could do the concord-carisle loop and stop for yummy ice cream at kimball farms.

:p


alright, sweet. Does anyone have a map of the route. (For those of us who like maps...)

[WTGPhoben]

Just got a campsite for our weekend racing excursion. My good tent holds 2 comfortably, can anyone supplement with another, or do I have to break out my ghetto tent?

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
Just got a campsite for our weekend racing excursion. My good tent holds 2 comfortably, can anyone supplement with another, or do I have to break out my ghetto tent?
Sorry, all of my tents are back in Washington. I suspect others will have the same problem.

[Quadari]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
Killington is running a big race wknd with DH, slalom, and XC. next wknd. Anyone interested in going?

Hmm...sounds like fun. BUT, next sunday, the 28th if my 21st birthday. So I'm probably going to be sticking around in town.

So really, does anyone know how to go where we are going today?

[Quadari]

What do you guys think of the weather prospects?

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
What do you guys think of the weather prospects?
I live in Washington. I like rain. Ok, that's going a bit far...

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/miscellaneous/quincy%20312%20-%20Fall%202000%20to%20Spring%202001/all_wet.jpeg

[Quadari]

true...but i don't want to get my nice new shiny bike all wet! :D

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
true...but i don't want to get my nice new shiny bike all wet! :D
bah. We ride anyways. I would be going to the bike shop to pick up the Evil right now, 'cept Keith just walked in the door.

[Quadari]

alright...i'm leaving work now.

I B home, yo. Come get me...

[Toshi]

The Unyielding Evil, as the bike shall henceforth be known, is quite the handful. Ow. I didn't even try to jump off the stairs at the end of the bridge, as I feared that I'd break myself. The bike certainly is worlds easier to manual, however. After sitting down in a sketchy parking lot in Allston having "deep" philosophical thoughts I went mad and looped around the lot practicing manuals. While not consistent at them, I found that on a good manual I can coast the length of a parking spot, which is probably 15 or 20 feet. It's a start. :rolleyes: :D

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi
The Unyielding Evil, as the bike shall henceforth be known, is quite the handful. Ow. I didn't even try to jump off the stairs at the end of the bridge, as I feared that I'd break myself. The bike certainly is worlds easier to manual, however. After sitting down in a sketchy parking lot in Allston having "deep" philosophical thoughts I went mad and looped around the lot practicing manuals. While not consistent at them, I found that on a good manual I can coast the length of a parking spot, which is probably 15 or 20 feet. It's a start. :rolleyes: :D

the next step can be taken today in lynn woods. Dave wants to go around 1, so get your lazy behind out of bed:eek: :D

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
the next step can be taken today in lynn woods. Dave wants to go around 1, so get your lazy behind out of bed:eek: :D
Hey, I've been playing roller hockey for two hours! No calling me lazy, at least not today :eek: :D

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi

Hey, I've been playing roller hockey for two hours! No calling me lazy, at least not today :eek: :D

ok, ok... you're not lazy. We'll be ther in an hour or less.

[Quadari]

Ari's physics tip of the day: drafting is cool.

So I went riding this morning (out to Bedford and back) and on the way back I was passed by these two guys who were going about 7 or 8 mph faster than I was at the time. I caught up to them and pulled in behind the second guy to draft off him. Low and behold, suddenly I could go much faster than before and had to do barely any work. It was cool.

How was Lynn?

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
How was Lynn?
Fun. :D Craig and David Hembry joined Keith, Dave and me, and we hit up most of the good trails, including the abbreviated Bow Ridge. There was much dropping and upping goodness to be had by all. It's too bad my camera's still being held hostage -- today would have made for some good shots. I borrowed a v-brake from Keith, btw, and will true your front wheel before returning it. ;)

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi
I borrowed a v-brake from Keith, btw, and will true your front wheel before returning it. ;)

Alright, cool. So you don't need to borrow my brake now?

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
Alright, cool. So you don't need to borrow my brake now?
Nope, I'll be set. Thanks (assuming your non-response wasn't negative ;) ) anyways. :D

[Quadari]

no...definitely wasn't negative. It was more of a didn't have time to respond before I saw your post, response.

[stringcheese]

.

[Quadari]

Originally posted by stringcheese
.

I agree. :D

[WTGPhoben]

anyone wanna play roadie today? (ari I'm looking in your direction.) I wanna put down some miles, maybe some hills.

[Quadari]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
anyone wanna play roadie today? (ari I'm looking in your direction.) I wanna put down some miles, maybe some hills.


damn. you just missed me. I left at about 11 and went for a ride out to Concord and back. ~40 miles. It was cool. And there are some decent hills out that way. We'll have to do it again soon sometime.

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Quadari



damn. you just missed me.

...and you'd probly be glad I did. i was feeling masochistic today, so I did 5 Arlington heights --> Belmont ctr, wave at the watertower when you get to the halfway point, intervals. I'm gonna go drive the mileage later tonight, and I'll let you know how much grueling hillclimb pain I subjected myself to.

[Quadari]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
I'm gonna go drive the mileage later tonight, and I'll let you know how much grueling hillclimb pain I subjected myself to.

You just need to get a biking computer. They're lots of fun. You get all sorts of great info. For example my top speed today was 31.4 mph. (Tour de France here I come ;) )

And I've ridden this bike for 116 miles already! (less than a week!)

[WTGPhoben]

originally posted by quadari...You just need to get a biking computer. They're lots of fun. You get all sorts of great info. For example my top speed today was 31.4 mph. (Tour de France here I come )

I have one, but I broke the cable (3x) and I can't find anywhere that sells em.

But I did the mileage, and it was a total of 13.2mi, that's 6.6mi of uphill in .6, 1.3 and 1.8mi intervals, given that the beginner class race is only 8mi, and only half of it is uphill, I think I'm in good shape.

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben


I have one, but I broke the cable (3x) and I can't find anywhere that sells em.

But I did the mileage, and it was a total of 13.2mi, that's 6.6mi of uphill in .6, 1.3 and 1.8mi intervals, given that the beginner class race is only 8mi, and only half of it is uphill, I think I'm in good shape.
I have one in my toolbox. $10 "shipped" when you come pick it up. ;) :eek: :D It's a Cateye Enduro 3, and I think the Evil guys would shoot me if they saw a computer on the Imperial. However, maybe it would look good on the DBR, tho... hmmm, next thing you know I'll be wearing a heart rate monitor. Again. :rolleyes: :D

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi
next thing you know I'll be wearing a heart rate monitor. Again. :rolleyes: :D

:heart: ...nah

[Quadari]

What do you think of this one?


http://ariel.ath.cx/Avatar.gif

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
What do you think of this one?


http://ariel.ath.cx/Avatar.gif
It looks a bit vertically stretched, but it scares me much less than Keith's. :D I kind of want to make the white space around mine transparent...

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Toshi
I kind of want to make the white space around mine transparent...
?

http://roam135-42.student.harvard.edu/images/miscellaneous/random/moof.gif

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi

?

http://roam135-42.student.harvard.edu/images/miscellaneous/random/moof.gif

The transparent is kind of cool, but why is Clarus now orange?

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Quadari

The transparent is kind of cool, but why is Clarus now orange?

bad clarus, no color changing... MOOF!

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari


The transparent is kind of cool, but why is Clarus now orange?
I think the color in your crt is off. :eek: ;) I felt like messing with him. So orange doesn't work, tho?

(The DBR is "Out for Delivery" as of 5 am! :D)

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi

I think the color in your crt is off. :eek: ;) I felt like messing with him. So orange doesn't work, tho?


He looks like he was out in the sun a little to long. :) i like the original color better.

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
He looks like he was out in the sun a little to long. :) i like the original color better.
Better now? :D I'm eager to get rid of the white border around Clarus.

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi

Better now?

Yeah, I like that one.

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi

Better now?

he's got red-eye now

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
he's got red-eye now
It's the Evil Eye, painstakingly added by hand. :D The gif is on its way through the ether to Freak now, so it should be up in a day or three. The DBR still isn't here, tho... else I'd be doing a lap or two of the Fells now.

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi
The DBR still isn't here, tho... else I'd be doing a lap or two of the Fells now.

well, It had better be there by the time I gett off work, cuz I'm comin over, and I wanna see some tasty hardtail goodness.:D

[Quadari]

I think we should see how many "Re:" s we can get in the subject. :cool:

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
I think we should see how many "Re:" s we can get in the subject. :cool:
Go us. Ari, it figures that the day after I delete your tip on how to keep apps from showing up in the dock I need it... could you pass that info my way again? Thanks. (I want Net Monitor to not take up space, as well as Sharity.)

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi
Ari, it figures that the day after I delete your tip on how to keep apps from showing up in the dock I need it... could you pass that info my way again?

This is from the LaunchBar help file. I assume the same sort of thing applies to whatever other apps you want.

In order to get rid of the dock icon, LaunchBar has to be run in "background mode". To turn on this background mode you have to open the LaunchBar application package (Control click the LaunchBar program file in Finder and choose "Show Package Contents"), navigate to Contents/Info.plist, and open the Info.plist file with TextEdit, e.g. via drag & drop onto TextEdit. At the end of this file find the line containing <key>NSUIElement</key> and change the line below from <string>0</string> to <string>1</string>. Finally you have to save these changes and to restart LaunchBar.

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari


This is from the LaunchBar help file. I assume the same sort of thing applies to whatever other apps you want.


Thanks. It worked in the general case. :D

[Toshi]

It arrived. And my Evil has leaky brakes. Time to run off to the shop. :D

After-ride/pizza update: the DBR fits me, looks to be in great condition, and seems about ideal but for a slightly slack head angle. Maybe that will suit me just fine, coming from the raked out Evil and Intense, tho. :rolleyes: We shall find out tomorrow: I have a rehearsal from 7:30 so I'd like to be on the road by 4:30 for the afternoon ride, in addition to the morning one. ;) Any takers? Sorry about the early time, but there's nothing I can do.

Oh yeah, thanks, Ari, for the use of your front wheel. I returned it if you didn't notice. :D Unfortunately I seem to have pulled the front brake pads out of their holders when trying unfruitfully to wedge the tire between the brake arms, but since I didn't want to rummage through your stuff to find pliers I left everything as it is. Sorry. :eek:

[Barbaton]

y'all doing a road ride this afternoon?


Thad

[WTGPhoben]

I wanna ride with thatDBR, but I dunno If I can get out of work b4 5. I have my car and my ride with me tho, so I'm ready to go (and basically in thew sq.) as soon as i clock out.

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Barbaton
y'all doing a road ride this afternoon?

I'd be up for one. Can't do anything to long because I have a bunch of work to do tonight, but a nice quick one would be fun.

[Toshi]

Ugh. It looks as if the only riding I'll be doing today is what I just did (riding to the Star Market to buy groceries :D ). Too hot, and I have to be around dw to let Dan Chen in -- he's flying back from DC today. But on the upside, the DBR is a great Porter Sq. conveyance, and still fits well today. :D

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi
Ugh. It looks as if the only riding I'll be doing today is what I just did (riding to the Star Market to buy groceries :D ). Too hot, and I have to be around dw to let Dan Chen in -- he's flying back from DC today. But on the upside, the DBR is a great Porter Sq. conveyance, and still fits well today. :D

a certain long haired hippie is very disappointed in you. Letting some chump into dewolfe is no excuse for not riding:mad: :eek: ;)

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Barbaton
y'all doing a road ride this afternoon?


hmmm...seeing as it looks like a monsoon is about to hit, a ride might not be in the cards for today.

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Quadari


hmmm...seeing as it looks like a monsoon is about to hit, a ride might not be in the cards for today.

dave and I *almost* went riding. We got as far as his driveway before it really started to look bad.

we should be on for tomorrow tho.

[Toshi]

I'm considering selling my 8" Hayes and putting on 6" mechanicals (probably Avids) in their place. This is because Brian Peterson of Marzocchi fame strongly advises against running 8" Hayes on a non-qr20 Z1. Does this sound like a sane idea to you guys? (I can't run a 6" on the front and an 8" on the rear, for sake of my own vanity :D :eek: )

Hey, it looks like Dave just joined. :D :thumb:



Funny RM PM in response to Keith's "Sell me some Hope Minis" thread in the Buy and Sell:


RideMonkey wrote on 07-23-2002 06:05 PM:


Toshi wrote on 07-23-2002 03:58 PM:
Originally posted by RideMonkey
Yeah really can't the guy ask for some disks? I pondered selling mine but decided against it. Legitimate thread i don't know why there were so many obnoxious replies.
it's 'cause he's one of my riding buddies, i'm trying to get him to buy avid mechs, and because there's a monsoon outside and i can't ride. :D and because i'm just obnoxious. :eek: :D

-t


Yeah I figured.

I hate you guys :angry: :angry:

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi

Funny RM PM in response to Keith's "Sell me some Hope Minis" thread in the Buy and Sell:


it's 'cause he's one of my riding buddies, i'm trying to get him to buy avid mechs, and because there's a monsoon outside and i can't ride. :D and because i'm just obnoxious. :eek: :D

-t


Yeah I figured.

I hate you guys :angry: :angry:
[/quote] [/QUOTE]

hehe

[WTGPhoben]

and fancy that, when you delete a thread, your posts go with it.

bye bye posts:nopity:

(wow, without this thread we'd all be toast)

[Toshi]

What about my brake downgrade plan tho? Also, anyone up for a Fells run at about, say, 8 am tomorrow? :D :devil:

[WTGPhoben]

I'll meet you there if I can get to work by 10, but I thin kafternoon is gonig to be better for people in general

[Toshi]

'twas a good ride today. :thumb: I think I'm going to make this a daily thing (riding at the Fells at 8), or at least until I get sick of it. :D

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi
'twas a good ride today. :thumb: I think I'm going to make this a daily thing (riding at the Fells at 8), or at least until I get sick of it. :D

Now you sound like me! Except that I was getting up at 6:30 and riding. Maybe I'll join you some day. ~What time did you get back?

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Quadari


Now you sound like me! Except that I was getting up at 6:30 and riding. Maybe I'll join you some day. ~What time did you get back?

9:45 to the square

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
Now you sound like me! Except that I was getting up at 6:30 and riding. Maybe I'll join you some day. ~What time did you get back?
We were back at dw by 9:50. The loop itself (with the Reservoir section as per our usual practice) only took about 1:30, if that.

[Quadari]

...and the dbr held up despite it's rachety rear wheel? :D

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
...and the dbr held up despite it's rachety rear wheel? :D
Chris King hubs are where it's at. :D I even was getting used to the racket... :eek:

My camera is finally back, by the way, so Keith, you need not bug your mother about that SLR. Recharging batteries in the campsite may prove to be a hassle, tho. :eek:

Check out my net usage; mirroring videos for people must make me an unpopular guy at the noc:

[Barbaton]

anyone want to check out wheelwork's big sale friday morning?

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Barbaton
anyone want to check out wheelwork's big sale friday morning?
Yes, I'm game. :D

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Barbaton
anyone want to check out wheelwork's big sale friday morning?

woop! I'm in. What time shall we go?

[Toshi]

As noted above, my camera is back. So just in case you haven't seen enough of the DBR already :eek: here are some more shots of it (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/bikes and parts/DBR/index.html). My favorite:

http://roam135-42.student.harvard.edu/images/humba/bikes and parts/DBR/Images/8.jpg

[Toshi]

So I went into Ace today... and after my brakes were bled, it was discovered that a) the hose has a leak, and b) the caliper has a leak. What a mess. If it proves to be infeasible to rebuild the caliper I really will be running Avid mechs this weekend.

Also, as I mentioned to Ari in the street, let's ride tomorrow an hour earlier (meeting at the Governor's Road entrance to the Fells at 7 am). The earlier time isn't only for sadistic reasons; it's also so that Ari can make it to work at 9.

[WTGPhoben]

7am, ARE YOU KIDDING???!!!!!! Fu(k, why don't you go join HUCA or something? I think I'm gonna be lazy tonite, so I guess I should ride in the morning, but I dunno how late I'm gonna be out so I'll post when I get in and let you know If you should wait for me.

Ari, don't you work for lets go? That's not an institution that exactly requires set hours man.

[WTGPhoben]

score one up on that front. I guess we're going to have some hot pics/vids from killinton, eh toshi?

[Quadari]

Toshi-

what time shall we leave DW tomorrow?

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
Toshi-

what time shall we leave DW tomorrow?
I figure 6:40 will be adequate. I'm much faster (on the road at least ;) ) on a properly sized bike, after all. :eek: :D

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi

I figure 6:40 will be adequate.

Alright. I'll meet you in front of DW then.

goodnight all.

[WTGPhoben]

I'll be there ~7:10 tomorrow (I don't believe I'm doing this)

[Quadari]

Great ride this morning guys! Lots of fun.

Toshi-where are the pics? What do you expect me to do here at work, work? :D

[Toshi]

First off, a warning: I am going to delete this thread at the end of the summer, so that we can start a new one (without my name in the title). So when your post counts drop precipitously, this is why. Why I plan on deleting it is because my computer's ip will be different, and I don't feel like updating the myriad of links in this thread.

Click on the picture for pics from this morning's ride. There were so many photos that I split the page up into sections for better readability. :D But first, I must highlight this movie:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/july%2025,%202002%20Fells%20ride/Pages/movies/MVI_1463.jpg (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/july%2025,%202002%20Fells%20ride/Pages/movies/MVI_1463.AVI)

Actually, in all seriousness, Keith had a good day, cleaning everything in sight. Ari was attacking the climbs like a road rider ;) too, cleaning many tricky sections. I, on the other hand, was just glad that my falls weren't captured on camera. :eek: :D

The page (click the pic):

http://roam135-42.student.harvard.edu/images/humba/july%2025,%202002%20Fells%20ride/Images/14.jpg (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/july%2025,%202002%20Fells%20ride/)

Oh yeah, one other note: my rear tire went flat riding home, and Ace wasn't quite open yet. Unfortunately, right after Ari left for work, I realized that I'd only brought my ID with me. Being too lazy to change the tube in the street (especially since I'm going to throw that Conti tire I have laying around on the rear for a bit more air volume) I walked the bike from Ace Wheelworks back to DW. :eek:

[Barbaton]

what is this ****?


http://www.msnbc.com/news/785267.asp

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi
Oh yeah, one other note: my rear tire went flat riding home, and Ace wasn't quite open yet. Unfortunately, right after Ari left for work, I realized that I'd only brought my ID with me. Being too lazy to change the tube in the street (especially since I'm going to throw that Conti tire I have laying around on the rear for a bit more air volume) I walked the bike from Ace Wheelworks back to DW. :eek:

dude, sorry about that! Glad you made it home okay.

Also, when you delete the thread my post count is going to drop to like 4. That's going to be funny. Why do you need to delete it? We could just leave it be and start a new one!

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
when you delete the thread my post count is going to drop to like 4. That's going to be funny. Why do you need to delete it? We could just leave it be and start a new one!
Ok, I'll just leave a note at the beginning and end saying that the urls need to be modified to work. At this point your post count will drop to 31 actually. ;)

Anyone up for the 6:30 am huca Fells ride? I think I'm going to do it, even tho today's ride evidently took a lot out of me (I just passed out on my bed for several hours).

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi

Anyone up for the 6:30 am huca Fells ride?

Are people allowed into the Fells at 6:30am? :)

is this with the huca people? How many of them are there? that might be fun. Get some new blood in there.

are we still headed to the wheelworks sale at some point?

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
Are people allowed into the Fells at 6:30am? :)

is this with the huca people? How many of them are there? that might be fun. Get some new blood in there.

are we still headed to the wheelworks sale at some point?
I am still planning on heading out to the sale tomorrow morning, after the ride. After all, if they open at 10, and we're leaving from Davis (!) at 6:30... :eek: maybe I'll do two laps. ;) Ok, maybe not.

From huca-summer:

Hi there gang. Am still trying top get folks out on the trails! Will be
heading to the Fells tomorrow (Friday) at 6:30am, and welcome beginners or
whomever to join me. Meet in Davis Square by statues (In front of Denise's
ice cream).

Amy :)

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi


Anyone up for the 6:30 am huca Fells ride?



you're all INSANE INSANE INSANE!!!!!

same deal applies for me as yesterday, I'll post If I'm going. and If I do go, I'll meet y'all at the park entrance on gov'nors ave at say... 6:50. I assume it will take that long to get there with waiting around for people and all. crazy crazy bastards.

[WTGPhoben]

INSANE!

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Quadari


Also, when you delete the thread my post count is going to drop to like 4. That's going to be funny. Why do you need to delete it? We could just leave it be and start a new one!

maybe you could get the H-bomb to let you keep the same ip. I bet they could work that for you. you do work in computer services

[Quadari]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
maybe you could get the H-bomb to let you keep the same ip.

or you could just use (quasi-illegaly) DynDNS.org (or some other DNS forwarding thing) like me! Then you always have the same address, forever and ever.

Oh, and what time shall we leave from DeWolfe? If we're supposed to be there at 6:40 how about leaving at 6:20? Too early? Too late?

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
or you could just use (quasi-illegaly) DynDNS.org (or some other DNS forwarding thing) like me! Then you always have the same address, forever and ever.

Oh, and what time shall we leave from DeWolfe? If we're supposed to be there at 6:40 how about leaving at 6:20? Too early? Too late?
hmm. I don't want to get in trouble with the noc. We're actually supposed to be at Davis Sq at 6:30, so I figure that we should be on the road by 6:15. Ugh.

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi
I figure that we should be on the road by 6:15. Ugh.


:dead: alright. hopefully you'll see my tired ass outside then.

[WTGPhoben]

you crazy kids have fun. This dude is gonna be less than awake.

Toshi, would you be so kind as to pick us up some food for the wknd. I'm ot gonna have time to shop (or get directions, were going to 855 coolidge state park rd, plymouth, VT)

[WTGPhoben]

In other news, I finally got to the rage thurs night ride... It was all going along fine until the back of the group met up with the ranger. As soon as the front got word, we were all bookin it out of there like high school kids running from the cops at a kegger. Fortunately the ranger did not have his usual ticket proffering statie with him, so everyone got out scot free.

Riding the hiking trails in the fells is illegal?:eek: ;) hehe

[Barbaton]

i'm gonna hit the sale in the morning. I'll post when I'm up. should be around 9-9:30. Gimme a call or post if you want a lift out there.


-t

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
you crazy kids have fun. This dude is gonna be less than awake.

Toshi, would you be so kind as to pick us up some food for the wknd. I'm ot gonna have time to shop (or get directions, were going to 855 coolidge state park rd, plymouth, VT)
k, I'll pick up some food if you tell me what to get. Powerbars, what else? I don't want to lug around a jug of water on the T...

Today's early morning ride was a success, btw. Good times for all, but only two pictures: http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/july%2026,%202002%20Fells%20ride/index.html

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/july%2026,%202002%20Fells%20ride/Images/1.jpg (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/humba/july%2026,%202002%20Fells%20ride/)