Toshi's ride pics thread

[Toshi]

word of the day: gah. why? a) still moderately hung over, b) narlus reports, as an owner and lynn woods rider, that the giant dh isn't what i'm looking for. so back to square one.

[Barbaton]

Originally posted by Toshi
word of the day: gah. why? a) still moderately hung over, b) narlus reports, as an owner and lynn woods rider, that the giant dh isn't what i'm looking for. so back to square one.

You know you want the VP-free :) (isn't it a little spooky that if you google for 'santa cruz vpfree' it says " are you sure you don't mean 'santa cruz vpp free.' i think it's spooky)

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Barbaton
You know you want the VP-free :) (isn't it a little spooky that if you google for 'santa cruz vpfree' it says " are you sure you don't mean 'santa cruz vpp free.' i think it's spooky)
google is spooky in that way. http://www.google.com/search?q=goats+e&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

DID i mean goatse? :eek: :dead:

hehe, anyway i do like the concept of the vp free mucho. the late availability is a huge turnoff tho. hmm. hmmmmmmmm

[Barbaton]

Originally posted by Toshi

DID i mean goatse? :eek: :dead:

hehe, anyway i do like the concept of the vp free mucho. the late availability is a huge turnoff tho. hmm. hmmmmmmmm [/B]

that could be a good thing tho. give you time to save your pennies as i've recently discovered is necessary with santa cruz :rolleyes:

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi
google is spooky in that way. http://www.google.com/search?q=goats+e&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

DID i mean goatse? :eek: :dead:


Hopefully you didn't mean goatse, which is no longer up. :dead:

The real question is, why were you searching for "goats e" in the first place?

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
Hopefully you didn't mean goatse, which is no longer up. :dead:

The real question is, why were you searching for "goats e" in the first place?
hehe. i've actually never seen goatse, thankfully. but it's a slashdot legend, along with the "penisbird"

http://www.google.com/search?q=penisbird&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

:D

[Quadari]

Originally posted by Toshi
hehe. i've actually never seen goatse, thankfully. but it's a slashdot legend, along with the "penisbird"

http://www.google.com/search?q=penisbird&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

:D

Yes...aparently a whole bunch of the slashdot code is written to try and prevent people from secretly posting links to either goatse or tubgirl.

Here's the link that I read it from:
http://boingboing.net/2004/01/16/goatsecx_taken_offli.html

Have you seen the Goatse prime generator?

It uses the original Goatse picture, which I don't know if I should post here...

But if you search google for "goatse prime" then you'll find it.

[Toshi]

aghagh

in non-goatse news :D i went dirt jumping today, and actually got the balls to hit a decent size double. in other words, i have graduated from the kiddie jumps. this double was about the size of the middle line at the fenway jumps if that helps. yay me. the little bmx kiddies were impressed that i didn't kill myself.

[Toshi]

no pics from today's riding. springfest, eh?

anyway, hit up post canyon so some good north shore style trailriding, then hitting some drops/walking some drops and wimping out, then some dirt jumping. ahhh, a full day :D

oh, and i have decided that i don't want a vp free. specs are finally up on santa cruz' website and all sizes have the same 32.3" (i think, might be off on the final decimal) standover. not cool. i definitely don't want a tall bike, just one with lots of travel :D

one cool bike narlus/tim has pointed me towards is the knolly v-tach. heard anything about this bike, guys?

http://www.knollybikes.com/features.html

it has the same crazy evil-like seattube angle, but has decent standover and looks sweet. only problem: $2600-2800 for the frame only. hmmmmmmmm. swinging an entire build in the 3 months that i have left at my current job might be tough.

a nice big pic not inlined as to not screw with the page's formatting: http://www.knollybikes.com/photos/vtach_large.jpg

[Toshi]

eh, i have decided that the knolly definitely is too expensive. maybe if i was canadian :devil: (no, seriously, it's priced in loonies or toonies or whatever the canadian dollar is)

another one under consideration: transition dirtbag, which unfortunately shares the same rear suspension setup as my old and unloved stinky. geometry is different, however, and it's a local company. finally, $1650 for the frame AND a 888R, not bad, eh?

http://www.transitionbikes.com/DirtBag.cfm

http://www.transitionbikes.com/images/DirtBagFinalStudio_LARGE04.jpg

hmm, i wonder if the frame is made in taiwan even though the company is based out of seattle... :confused:

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi
eh, i have decided that the knolly definitely is too expensive. maybe if i was canadian :devil: (no, seriously, it's priced in loonies or toonies or whatever the canadian dollar is)

another one under consideration: transition dirtbag, which unfortunately shares the same rear suspension setup as my old and unloved stinky. geometry is different, however, and it's a local company. finally, $1650 for the frame AND a 888R, not bad, eh?



hmm, i wonder if the frame is made in taiwan even though the company is based out of seattle... :confused:

hey, the taiwanese are people too.

and 10lbs. Thassalotta bike frame.

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
hey, the taiwanese are people too.

and 10lbs. Thassalotta bike frame.
plus i probably identify with the taiwanese more than joe sixpack, eh? :D would still like to support usa or canadian schmoes if possible, tho (i'm waiting to hear back from them on the country of origin q).

yeah, 10 is a lot. but that's lighter than a big hit, for instance, and quite a few lighter than some of the big bikes i've seen on the trails here, giant dh, banshee scream, (big hits), bullits, rm6/rm7s...

[Toshi]

ahha

this is awesome: http://www.digave.com/videos/red-web.mpg

[Toshi]

new pics from today:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/urban%20slices%20-%20april%2028,%202004/Images/9.jpg

urban slices (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/urban%20slices%20-%20april%2028,%202004/)

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi
new pics from today:

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metal stairs pic wins

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
metal stairs pic wins
i'm actually more fond of this one:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/urban%20slices%20-%20april%2028,%202004/Images/5.jpg

gallery link again for the lazy (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/urban%20slices%20-%20april%2028,%202004/)

all were at f/1.4 in case that wasn't clear :D hehe

[kingLatency]

I like the bricks one and the railing with bolts one. The bricks one would be a LOT better at, say, f/4.

http://akahn.homeunix.net:1337/camera/canon2.jpg

[Toshi]

Originally posted by kingLatency
I like the bricks one and the railing with bolts one. The bricks one would be a LOT better at, say, f/4.
cool, you got it :thumb:

yeah, i agree. effect is overdone :D . but then again, when i set out this morning my goal was to shoot a whole "roll" all wide open, so i did.

[kingLatency]

Right, since you haven't explored low DOF before. :p

[Toshi]

Originally posted by kingLatency
Right, since you haven't explored low DOF before. :p
i've also explored infinite dof before, with all the f/16-on-the-fisheye shots from the road trip. my opinion is that out of focus areas are where true art is expressed. :devil: er, yes. or something like that heh

[Toshi]

i just figured out that i could quit my job today and be able to pay rent and sorta eat until august 1, when my current apt lease runs out. no new bike if i do this, but work is really getting on my nerves as of late... :dead: so it's tempting. we'll see how long i last.

[Toshi]

recently read books:

"the demolished man" by alfred bester. read it if you like sci fi! one of the earliest and best, ranking up there with philip k. dick's works

"the universe below" by william broad. somewhat dry despite a conversational/novelistic style, but a good way to catch up on the happenings in the deep sea exploration that has accelerated since the end of the cold war

"blind man's bluff" by a bunch of authors (sonntag, drew, et al.). very entertaining non-fiction about the submarine happenings during the cold war.

still on the shelf is wilbur smith's "monsoon". eh, not so hot on the pirate-novel concept, but maybe i'll launch into it tomorrow

[Toshi]

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=84422

read thread and comment productively :D

other thoughts floating around in my head: i did a few pretty biggish jumps today. not quite big, just biggish. heh. definitely pushing the limits, and haven't broken myself yet.

also, staying at home and watching "eastern standard 2" is a perfect saturday night for me, at least after last weekend's binge :thumb:

[kingLatency]

It's cool that you're progressing.

[Toshi]

Originally posted by kingLatency
It's cool that you're progressing.
ya. somehow i overstepped my progression today :eek: . on a jump i'd hit last week i totally ate it, slamming down HARD on my butt/hip. i now have a full spectrum of colors showing on my butt. go me. no pics, sorry :D . maybe i should look into getting some full body armor... naw.

but on the other hand i hit a few more of the things i'd wimped out in the past. today's ride was with 3 other :monkey:s btw. good stuff.

[Barbaton]

so keith and i went on a suprisingly (for me) brutal road ride yesterday. out of shape and lots of headwind. grrr. went out through watertown and belmont out to concord and back. very sore.

current favorite song: robert earl keen's "feeling good again"

bizarre vendor behavior question of the day: why is symantec playing "conjunction junction" to me over the phone while i'm on hold?

fricking windows. nothing like getting hit with more than one new worm simultaneously.

have a great day...

[Toshi]

sorry about the worm problems, thad.

btw boston people, i may be heading out to boston for the weekend. thursday - sunday probably. will update as more info flow in :D

also, what do y'all think of this? :eek:

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=83786

i am very tempted.

[Toshi]

forget that turner. canfield on the mind, now :eek:

anyway, i'll be in boston from thursday afternoon through sunday morning. call 509 771 0827, eh

new pics from today, too, not even remotely riding related. which is just as well since the bruise is gearing up for the hard fight

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/ocean%20portraits%20-%20may%205,%202004/Images/7.jpg

ocean portraits (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/ocean%20portraits%20-%20may%205,%202004/)

[Quadari]

So I just discovered that you can buy old kozmo.com bags online...

http://www.chromebags.com/kozmo.html

Pretty cool, eh?

You can be an icon for all that was dot-coms!

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Quadari
So I just discovered that you can buy old kozmo.com bags online...

http://www.chromebags.com/kozmo.html

Pretty cool, eh?

You can be an icon for all that was dot-coms!
ooh. that is cool... but $60? :eek:

thad/barbaton:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/trips/arts%20first%20-%20may%202004/Images/32.jpg

rest of pics here (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/trips/arts%20first%20-%20may%202004/)

[kingLatency]

That's cheap for Chrome. That's a ****in' expensive brand. I remember looking on eBay once and finding Kozmo bags with special insulation and specially shaped for pizzas. That was cool.

Toshi, you're in town this weekend, right? Wanna ride?

[Toshi]

Originally posted by kingLatency
That's cheap for Chrome. That's a ****in' expensive brand. I remember looking on eBay once and finding Kozmo bags with special insulation and specially shaped for pizzas. That was cool.

Toshi, you're in town this weekend, right? Wanna ride?
that pizza bag sounds sweet. i'd get fat(ter) if i bought one tho :D :dead: . sadly, i was in boston this past weekend, thus the pic of thad-who-lives-in-cambridge... sorry.

[Toshi]

linkage:

http://decomalakoff.free.fr/nos_video_fichiers/Photo%20008.avi

and evidence of my being social:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/springtime%20phonepix%20catchup%20-%20may%209,%202004/Images/2.jpg

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/springtime%20phonepix%20catchup%20-%20may%209,%202004/Images/1.jpg

[kingLatency]

You get a new web cam or something? ;)

[Toshi]

Originally posted by kingLatency
You get a new web cam or something? ;)
it's my d30 set for 64000 iso

actually, it's the nokia 3650 i've been carrying around since last june. low light == lotsa noise

[Toshi]

i am only a couple of days away from getting a canfield! :eek: :D just got off the phone, gonna call later tonight to finalize details.

[Barbaton]

Originally posted by Quadari
So I just discovered that you can buy old kozmo.com bags online...

http://www.chromebags.com/kozmo.html

Pretty cool, eh?

You can be an icon for all that was dot-coms!

One of my officemates got one at the MIT flea for a lot less than that. :D

[Toshi]

so my portland friend apparently is in a foul mood towards me. no nights on the town in my near-future. :dead:

==> boredom. which has led me to revive my old pinkbike forum login and bump up some old (2001! and 2002) posts :D

http://v10.pinkbike.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=517&highlight= on ridemonkey, mtbr, and pinkbike's forums

Originally posted by Toshi
Originally posted by Toshi
I dislike mtbr's atmosphere to the point that I don't even scan it anymore. Unless I'm really bored. Anyways, ridemonkey.com has much nicer people (if you ignore Mudhog and Zonic Man) and a cleaner-looking format. No slam on the Pinkbike BB, but whatever software they're using just looks nicer, and has features like "go to first unread post" that save time.
interesting how things have changed. pinkbike is now on vbulletin just like ridemonkey, mudhog and zonic man are banned from RM, and i still don't scan mtbr. furthermore, pinkbike seems to be totally unmoderated and overrun... where have radek and ito gone? :x

http://v10.pinkbike.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=2721&highlight= on where to buy the (unreleased) evil imperial frame

Originally posted by Toshi
Originally posted by a13x
lol. yea Ben over at Unreal will have em for sale. Check our website kyle, you will find answers to all your pressing questions there (or soon enough).

http://www.evilbikes.com *news*

thx.
wow. alex used to post here [ed: here being pinkbike]. and once upon a time, the imperial wasn't yet released :o

http://v10.pinkbike.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=3609&start=15, on how do people pay for their gear

Originally posted by Toshi
Originally posted by Toshi
Hard work pretty much sums it up. I work during the school year, doing tech support for the psych and anthro departments, play occasional paid gigs on trumpet, and last summer I worked like a dog for Palm (as in Palm Pilot), and was rewarded accordingly.
a life update: i continued working tech support for the next two years, graduated, and now do everything from plugging in computers :oops: to programming :P for a hotel chain. and i still only have the same amount of money to put away towards bikes, as rent, food, and general living is so much more expensive than being in school, in the dorms...

:cry:

life is tough, i tell ya

there are more, too. login to pinkbike and search for username Toshi if you're bored as well :D

anyway, the oldest post i could find by me had a rare (and lost!) pic of my stinky. it actually looked quite clean and nice... :( ah, how times have changed:

[Toshi]

picked it up today. all scratched and beaten, but then again my "new" frame will be the same. :D as long as it works...

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/seattle%20grey%20-%20may%2015,%202004/Images/6.jpg

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/seattle%20grey%20-%20may%2015,%202004/Images/7.jpg

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi
picked it up today. all scratched and beaten, but then again my "new" frame will be the same. :D as long as it works...


<insert fork rebuild advice here>

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
<insert fork rebuild advice here>
i need to figure out how to fix scratched stanchions :( . what i've gathered is that clear nail polish followed by 1600 grit sandpaper with liberal lubrication during the sandpaper phase is the way to go

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi
i need to figure out how to fix scratched stanchions :( . what i've gathered is that clear nail polish followed by 1600 grit sandpaper with liberal lubrication during the sandpaper phase is the way to go

that sounds like a good plan, but I would leave well enough alone unless you're leaking oil. Nail polish is not going to have the resilience of the enamel/magnesium (or whatever) coating and you're going to get yourself into a vicious cycle of re-fixing it over and over as polish wears off, losing a bit of the original enamel each time. If you're leaking oil tho, you've got nothing to lose.

Also, the polish isn't going to stick unless the scratch got all the way through the enamel coat.

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
that sounds like a good plan, but I would leave well enough alone unless you're leaking oil.
fair enough. i'll wait to see if it loses oil.

i might as well report on today's ride since there are no pics. er, hmm. we did 2 full runs at post canyon, rode some old stuff, some new stuff, and had a great time despite really loose, dry, ball-bearingish dirt. i am consistently bottoming out my fork, which shouldn't be happening since i have heavy springs in there. i am also consistently hitting the biggish :D drops, and in particular hit the 6-7ish footer once on each run without preliminary wimp-runs-to-the-edge-with-brakes-locked.

i think the monster + canfield should cure my bottoming out problem :devil:

[endtroducing]

holy crap tosh.....that thing is GORGEOUS.

[Toshi]

Originally posted by endtroducing
holy crap tosh.....that thing is GORGEOUS.
it's not mine yet! but that's the very frame that i should be sporting in a week or two. :D

[Barbaton]

Originally posted by Toshi
it's not mine yet! but that's the very frame that i should be sporting in a week or two. :D

I thought you were getting the one in that lovely baby blue...

:D

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Barbaton
I thought you were getting the one in that lovely baby blue...

:D
changed my mind. polished is king :cool:

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Toshi
changed my mind. polished is king :cool:
speaking of which i just gave chris canfield my cc number. i'll have it built up by the weekend after this upcoming one :eek: :D

[Barbaton]

I picked up the bike. Here're some LQ, not particularly in focus pics (it dark in here). Sorry the angles are weird...apartment is small.

pic1 (http://people.deas.harvard.edu/~tsze/blur/DSCN1236.JPG)

pic2 (http://people.deas.harvard.edu/~tsze/blur/DSCN1237.JPG)

pic3 (http://people.deas.harvard.edu/~tsze/blur/DSCN1238.JPG)

pic4 (http://people.deas.harvard.edu/~tsze/blur/DSCN1239.JPG)

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Barbaton
I picked up the bike. Here're some LQ, not particularly in focus pics (it dark in here). Sorry the angles are weird...apartment is small.


WTGPhoben: mmm pretty
Toshi: I could break that.
WTGPhoben: I bet it's real light and snappy
Toshi: I wonder if I could crush it with my Canfield...
WTGPhoben: only if you can catch thad first.

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Barbaton
I picked up the bike. Here're some LQ, not particularly in focus pics (it dark in here). Sorry the angles are weird...apartment is small.

pic1 (http://people.deas.harvard.edu/~tsze/blur/DSCN1236.JPG)

pic2 (http://people.deas.harvard.edu/~tsze/blur/DSCN1237.JPG)

pic3 (http://people.deas.harvard.edu/~tsze/blur/DSCN1238.JPG)

pic4 (http://people.deas.harvard.edu/~tsze/blur/DSCN1239.JPG)
awesome! people.deas does not resolve for me btw so i can't see pics :(

[Barbaton]

Originally posted by Toshi
awesome! people.deas does not resolve for me btw so i can't see pics :(

hmmm. odd. you should be able to replace the people with www and get to the same place.

[Barbaton]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
WTGPhoben: mmm pretty
Toshi: I could break that.
WTGPhoben: I bet it's real light and snappy
Toshi: I wonder if I could crush it with my Canfield...
WTGPhoben: only if you can catch thad first.

not too hard to catch me these days. :( gimme a month. :rolleyes:

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Barbaton
hmmm. odd. you should be able to replace the people with www and get to the same place.
it works today :confused: . what are those goofy deas sysadmins up to? :D

[Barbaton]

Originally posted by Toshi
it works today :confused: . what are those goofy deas sysadmins up to? :D

worked for me when I posted last night. sure your dns wasn't broke? :p


i might be hitting the fells after work ~4ish, if anyone wants to join me.

[Toshi]

did you go to the fells? how is this newfangled vpp business?

a rare pic of me, snapped this morning in colorado

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/trips/one%20last%20colorado%20trip%20-%20may%2020,%202004/Images/2.jpg

[Barbaton]

I did ride the fells yesterday and have realized the following.

1. It's a long way to the fells if you miss the college ave turn off the rotary and instead follow rt 16 to the krispy kreme in everett

2. the bike is much better than i am. and much better than my old one. even out of shape and technically rusty as i am, it was charging up things that I never used to do.

3. i suck a lot less when i haven't whacked the rebound damping on the fork to ON with my knee

4. orange marks on trees are not in fact lazy substitutes to MB loop signs. briefly ended up on a hiking trail. oops.

5. VPP works great, though i may tune it so that the rear is a tad more active. i haven't ridden it enough to know if it's too tight, or just doing what it's supposed to do. it responds well dropping off of rocks, etc, but no pedal bob on the climbs.

6. i'm afraid that the CODA pedals that I still had from my old bike still suck.

7. it's a long way back from the fells if you assume that the sign pointing college avenue to the left is actually right. in fact, it puts you on boston ave.

those are the observations so far. i'll try and go out again this wkend and maybe only get lost twice.

-B

[Barbaton]

hey, that was my 100'th post. :)

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Barbaton
I did ride the fells yesterday and have realized the following.

1. It's a long way to the fells if you miss the college ave turn off the rotary and instead follow rt 16 to the krispy kreme in everett

2. the bike is much better than i am. and much better than my old one. even out of shape and technically rusty as i am, it was charging up things that I never used to do.

3. i suck a lot less when i haven't whacked the rebound damping on the fork to ON with my knee

4. orange marks on trees are not in fact lazy substitutes to MB loop signs. briefly ended up on a hiking trail. oops.

5. VPP works great, though i may tune it so that the rear is a tad more active. i haven't ridden it enough to know if it's too tight, or just doing what it's supposed to do. it responds well dropping off of rocks, etc, but no pedal bob on the climbs.

6. i'm afraid that the CODA pedals that I still had from my old bike still suck.

7. it's a long way back from the fells if you assume that the sign pointing college avenue to the left is actually right. in fact, it puts you on boston ave.

those are the observations so far. i'll try and go out again this wkend and maybe only get lost twice.

-B

you wanna ride this afternoon after my final?

[Barbaton]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
you wanna ride this afternoon after my final?

Yeah, in principle. I may be supposed to have dinner from my blk grp. I'll try to figure that out while you're in your final, if you want to give me a call when you're done.

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
you wanna ride this afternoon after my final?
yo keith, done anything cool with that 10D of yours lately?

in other news, i am going insane waiting for my frame... :eek:

edit: plus, in my continued bike-whore-ness, i am buying this avalanche 9x3" shock (http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=85816&highlight=avalanche) to provide another option to the manitou swinger (9.5x3", i think) that's coming with the frame. why? they're supposed to ride differently, as the swinger is a spv shock while the avy is not, and the avy is reputedly bombproof and perhaps a better match for the monster t. also, the 0.5" difference in eye to eye length might change the geometry favorably, and if it doesn't, craig@avalanche can alter it since he and the company are cool like that. finally, it's a smoking deal, and i like konadude since he's an engineer and grad student. :eek: :D

[Toshi]

read addition to above post :D

and, also, this video is painful to watch

http://decomalakoff.free.fr/nos_video_fichiers/Photo%20008.avi

(the guy walked away with only a broken nose. :eek: :dead: )

[flymybike]

Holy crap!!!
That is a great mis-judgment of speed. Opsy.. Glad he's alright.
Where is that? It looks like some fun stunts!

[Toshi]

Originally posted by flymybike
Holy crap!!!
That is a great mis-judgment of speed. Opsy.. Glad he's alright.
Where is that? It looks like some fun stunts!
unfortunately i don't know where that video was taken. it's the biking equivalent of the forwarded, photoshopped pictures of the shark jumping to "eat" the diver hanging out of a helicopter. except that it's real, of course.

[flymybike]

Toshi - If you get the Avy, just send it back to get it lengthened. If you put it on your Canfield with a 9" i-i it will bottom out on your seat and your pedaling position, sag, will be in the wrong position to pedal good. Plus your head tube angle will be WAY slack. The F1 has been fine tuned over the last four years to get perfect pedaling performance at the correct sag position. If you change it you won't like it.

Formula 1 - GO!

[Toshi]

Originally posted by flymybike
Toshi - If you get the Avy, just send it back to get it lengthened. If you put it on your Canfield with a 9" i-i it will bottom out on your seat and your pedaling position, sag, will be in the wrong position to pedal good. Plus your head tube angle will be WAY slack. The F1 has been fine tuned over the last four years to get perfect pedaling performance at the correct sag position. If you change it you won't like it.

Formula 1 - GO!
ok, will do. i was kind of hoping it wouldn't bottom out, and then the 9" i2i would have given the bike a unique lowrider look... :devil: :D

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi
yo keith, done anything cool with that 10D of yours lately?



This is all I got (adams waltz, my design and about 50% my construction):

http://www.phoben.com/photos/people_and_places/2004/04-05-10/images/CRW_5777_RT8.jpg

theme was wizard of oz. (for the record the shutter on this was 6 sec, and it's about 5 pics spliced, not really meant to be HQ).

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
This is all I got (adams waltz, my design and about 50% my construction):

theme was wizard of oz. (for the record the shutter on this was 6 sec, and it's about 5 pics spliced, not really meant to be HQ).
cool. what were all those glass plate/mirror things for?

[Toshi]

ah, i realized that i haven't told my paypal story here:

i check my credit card and bank balances online, using yodlee incidentally (http://www.yodlee.com/m/l/). so i go to check everything on monday morning, knowing that i paypaled $750 for my job last week to help purchase a domain name. much to my surprise i see three new paypal charges of $80, $760, $790, and even stranger, they're on the credit card that i don't use for paypal.

i immediately check my own paypal account, and the charges don't appear anywhere. so i call up paypal, and it turns out that some schmoe signed up for a new paypal account a few days ago with my credit card info and mailing address (probably obtained through my website or a telephone directory). :mad: :dead:

a few more phone calls to american express and paypal and one signed affidavit (stating that the charges indeed were fraudulent) later, and the charges still haven't been reversed... fraud departments work slowly.

moral of the story: check your account balances often!

[dw]

this is a sweet thread Toshi!

How the heck have you been anyways?

Dave

[Toshi]

Originally posted by dw
this is a sweet thread Toshi!

How the heck have you been anyways?

Dave
hello mr. weagle!

i need single speed info from you :eek: :D . i've been pretty well -- graduated, moved out west, got into med school for this upcoming year (UWashington), and am working a dead end job in the meantime in order to afford toys like the anticipated canfield. how's evil and your life? i heard you got married...? (edit: congrats :cool: ) yet the company is still cranking out new frames left and right.

[Toshi]

stolen from another thread from this morning:

http://eris.gnarf.org/~sege/christianpfeiffer-bechyne2003-short.wmv

the part on the mototrials bike, about halfway through, is definitely the coolest.

[Toshi]

today was all about the bike even though it was cloudy and raining with the same forecast tomorrow. no, i didn't go riding, so no more ride pics yet again. but i did do maintenance, and nothings more fun than pics of bike parts, right?

er, right, guys? :D

anyway, without further ado: simplify (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/biking/bikes%20and%20parts/simplify%20-%20may%2022,%202004/)ing my evil.

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/biking/bikes%20and%20parts/simplify%20-%20may%2022,%202004/Images/0.jpg

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/biking/bikes%20and%20parts/simplify%20-%20may%2022,%202004/Images/3.jpg

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/biking/bikes%20and%20parts/simplify%20-%20may%2022,%202004/Images/5.jpg

oh, and my fork's broken. :dead: it feels AWFUL after the first two inches of travel. methinks something is amiss inside, and the bike shop mechanic agrees. i'm hoping to get a crash replacement out of it -- it's clearly my fault since i've been bottoming it regularly and i don't intend to bs marzocchi about it, but i've been a faithful customer.

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi
today was all about the bike even though it was cloudy and raining with the same forecast tomorrow. no, i didn't go riding, so no more ride pics yet again. but i did do maintenance, and nothings more fun than pics of bike parts, right?

er, right, guys? :D

anyway, without further ado: simplify (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/biking/bikes%20and%20parts/simplify%20-%20may%2022,%202004/)ing my evil.

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/biking/bikes%20and%20parts/simplify%20-%20may%2022,%202004/Images/5.jpg

oh, and my fork's broken. :dead: it feels AWFUL after the first two inches of travel. methinks something is amiss inside, and the bike shop mechanic agrees. i'm hoping to get a crash replacement out of it -- it's clearly my fault since i've been bottoming it regularly and i don't intend to bs marzocchi about it, but i've been a faithful customer.

If you pop off the caps and give the push rods a slide you can tell in 2 sec whether its the internals of the stantions. (I'm guessing it's the stantions either being shifted or mushroomed)

also, why'd you push the chain out with the guide? It seems you ould want to push it up into the frame (slightly less smooth running but more out of the way.

and... Thad and I rode again today. Looks like we're gonna be in tip top shape soon enough.

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
If you pop off the caps and give the push rods a slide you can tell in 2 sec whether its the internals of the stantions. (I'm guessing it's the stantions either being shifted or mushroomed)

also, why'd you push the chain out with the guide? It seems you ould want to push it up into the frame (slightly less smooth running but more out of the way.

and... Thad and I rode again today. Looks like we're gonna be in tip top shape soon enough.
ah, good point. i will go do that now.

about the guide, pushing up wouldn't have taken enough slack since the natural chainline is very close to the chainstay as it is, without the derailleur in the way and all...

cool about the ride. no pics? no artsy pics either?

update: it's the cartridges. stanchions feel fine actually :confused:

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi
ah, good point. i will go do that now.

about the guide, pushing up wouldn't have taken enough slack since the natural chainline is very close to the chainstay as it is, without the derailleur in the way and all...

cool about the ride. no pics? no artsy pics either?

update: it's the cartridges. stanchions feel fine actually :confused:

bent pushrod maybe?

anyway, here's the artsy (http://www.phoben.ath.cx/cgi/pgal/galbuild.cgi?range=1518&style=gal1) pics:

http://www.phoben.com/photos/people_and_places/2004/04-05-22/images/CRW_5845_RT8.jpg


we were too busy riding for pics this time.

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
bent pushrod maybe?

anyway, here's the artsy (http://www.phoben.ath.cx/cgi/pgal/galbuild.cgi?range=1518&style=gal1) pics:
yeah, may well be that. argh. marzocchi or the shop will take it apart no matter what i do, so i might as well just strip it down and prepare it for shipment.

i think this pic is very successful:

http://www.phoben.ath.cx/photos/people_and_places/2004/04-05-22/images/CRW_5841_RT8-2b.jpg

[Toshi]

marzocchi said "send it back in" and still had me on their records for the previous repair work :eek: so i stripped the fork down and sent it on its merry way. in two priority mail boxes taped together, heh

:(

[Toshi]

today i present a musical offering

[fugue 1, not posted any longer]

[Barbaton]

so I was wondering why the 5th E hasn't been as active as I thought it had been, and it turns out that the pressure in the IFP chamber had fallen. I brought it back up to 50 PSI, what the Santa Cruz (http://www.santacruzmtb.com/bicycles/blur.php?setup=1) site says it should be for my weight and it's a bit better.

I'm confused, though, since the Progressive lit (http://www.progressivesuspension.com/pdf/5th-Air-Setup-Guide.pdf) says that the IFP pressure shouldn't be below 75 psi. Anyone have any thoughts? I don't wanna break this thing. :confused:

[WTGPhoben]

To prove that we actually are still riding back east, we got our bikes a little muddy today and took pictures (www.phoben.com/cgi/pgal/galbuild.cgi?range=1531&style=gal1) of them.

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
To prove that we actually are still riding back east, we got our bikes a little muddy today and took pictures (www.phoben.com/cgi/pgal/galbuild.cgi?range=1531&style=gal1) of them.
nifty. but none of riding! do you not bring the camera on the trail?

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi
nifty. but none of riding! do you not bring the camera on the trail?

We're trying to minimize the stopping and dicking around part (for the moment) to see if we can whip our fat asses into shape.

[WTGPhoben]

and totally unrealted... I figured out (mostly) how to do noise reduction in P-shop. and found a sweet action that does a very good job at it.

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
and totally unrealted... I figured out (mostly) how to do noise reduction in P-shop. and found a sweet action that does a very good job at it.
switch to lab mode, gaussian blur on a and b channels? :D

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi
switch to lab mode, gaussian blur on a and b channels? :D

talk to me about this lab mode. (my current version is 7.0)

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
talk to me about this lab mode. (my current version is 7.0)
image -> mode -> lab i think. it separates out luminance and color. blur on the color and edges (luminance generally, except for sharp color boundaries which don't occur in nature all that often) stay sharp and color noise is dissipated.

[Toshi]

considering selling the evil :eek:

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=87567

also, got the 4th bike mount for the sportworks today :thumb: . yay me

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Toshi
considering selling the evil :eek:

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=87567

also, got the 4th bike mount for the sportworks today :thumb: . yay me
36-18 works on the evil without a tensioner, as it turns out, so i'm not going to sell the evil for pennies on the dollar after all. :eek:

now to go ride, as i bought a lovely rigid fork for it, for the grand sum of $15. :thumb:

post ride update: the bike feels really good single speed, rigid, one brake. nothing rattles, everything feels very solid. however my riding is horrible. can't manual, can barely bunnyhop, have forgotten how to do 180s, and i realize now that i've been far too reliant on brakes before... :dead:

[WTGPhoben]

I consider myself pretty damn good with photoshop, how did I not learn about this "lab color" mode before? With LC, color correction is a snap, and noise reduction also works sooo easily. Genius I tell you.

anyone wantto ride tomorrow? Trail or road is cool with me.

[Toshi]

i'm 22, but i feel old.

at least my back does. time to take some tylenol pms (as in multiple pm pills, not pms :eek: ) and sleep off the effects of two days of urban riding on the evil. or is it street? or jibbing? i get so confused sometimes :D heh

weekend good-manual count: 3/100 or so. not good. but those 3 were beauties. too bad the rest of them sucked. gotta work on that.

oh, and i did my first real wallride on a vertical wall today. got a foot or two up with the rear wheel, i hear. it was frightening!

[Toshi]

new pics from today. not of biking :D

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/reflections%20-%20june%201,%202004/Images/0.jpg

the rest here (http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/reflections%20-%20june%201,%202004/)

[Barbaton]

y'all have probably already seen this but i thought it was cool. enabling dormant firmware features in the D-Rebel so it restores features they took out of the 10-D: cool (http://www.bahneman.com/liem/photos/tricks/digital-rebel-tricks.html)

[Toshi]

Originally posted by Barbaton
y'all have probably already seen this but i thought it was cool. enabling dormant firmware features in the D-Rebel so it restores features they took out of the 10-D: cool (http://www.bahneman.com/liem/photos/tricks/digital-rebel-tricks.html)
ya, that's been kicking around for a while. as the slashdot comments note, it doesn't change the physically different control layout or sequence-shooting capabilities of the 300D vs. the 10D tho. (or the plasticky body, my main complaint with the lil' dslr :D)

[WTGPhoben]

here are a few pics of college mischeif that I just posted:
how'd "they" do that? (http://www.phoben.ath.cx/cgi/pgal/galbuild.cgi?range=1551&style=gal1)

unfortunately the bldg was really badly backlit when I took 'em.

http://www.phoben.com/photos/people_and_places/2004/04-02-27/images/photocopy.jpg

oh, and not that anyone cares, but my website should be much faster now that the galleries link directly to the pics instead of to a cgi that finds them

[Toshi]

Originally posted by WTGPhoben
oh, and not that anyone cares, but my website should be much faster now that the galleries link directly to the pics instead of to a cgi that finds them
:thumb:

here's my contribution for the night:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/biking/bikes%20and%20parts/the%20sum%20of%20all%20trends%20-%20june%202,%202004/Images/0.jpg

caption: "the sum of all trends"

why brakeless? rear brake rubbing is driving me insane, plus i'm stealing the hayes for the upcoming big bike. still upcoming. come on, canfield :confused: . i have 6" avid mechanicals for the evil sitting in a box.

why the brake rotor? rusted in bolts. time to make a trip to the bike shop... :dead:

riding-related factoid: riding brakeless really does help manualling. i have been riding street, and, more often, in the parking lot :D , so my manuals were starting to feel ok, but i felt way too reliant on the brakes to bring the nose down. a brakeless session just now cured that feeling, with only minor casualties to report from the pavement.

[WTGPhoben]

Originally posted by Toshi



why the brake rotor? rusted in bolts. time to make a trip to the bike shop... :dead:



try soaking them down with a bunch of liquid wrench and letting it simmer for a couple hours. If that fails, dremel the screw heads into something you can grab with a vise grip and they'll be out in a jif (although you'll need new bolts)

[Toshi]

ever wondered how my imperial would look with a monster T? wonder no more:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/biking/bikes%20and%20parts/a%20rolling%20cliche%20-%20june%206,%202004/Images/0.jpg

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/biking/bikes%20and%20parts/a%20rolling%20cliche%20-%20june%206,%202004/Images/1.jpg

it actually rode pretty well, even though the handlebar height felt odd.

[Toshi]

this file will only be up for a few days, but it eventually will show up in /music once i complete the well-tempered clavier or get bored with the project:

my take on fugue 2, c minor (http://tjclark.ath.cx/Fugue%202%20in%20C%20minor.m4a) from the wtc, book 1. quicktime 6 required.

[Toshi]

the avalanche has landed. mmmmmmm

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/biking/bikes%20and%20parts/avalanche%20-%20june%207,%202004/Images/0.jpg

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/biking/bikes%20and%20parts/avalanche%20-%20june%207,%202004/Images/1.jpg

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/biking/bikes%20and%20parts/avalanche%20-%20june%207,%202004/Images/2.jpg

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/biking/bikes%20and%20parts/avalanche%20-%20june%207,%202004/Images/3.jpg

[Toshi]

1600 posts!

anyway, the canfield brothers report that everything (frame, wheels, crankset/guide) should ship tomorrow. :D :drool:

in other news, my sportworks is sagging dangerously low thanks to being abused on rough roads with 4 35+ lb bikes (two of which probably were 45+ lbs)... so i guess i have to find a local welder? not sure what else to do.

[Toshi]

hmm. so apparently it is not possible to add attachments to existing posts. interesting. maybe it's my popup blocker in safari...

anyway, here is a pic from craig@avalanche of the fitment of the shock on a canfield f1 frame:

[i'm over quota for my attachments?! this is annoying]

from my webserver this time:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/biking/bikes%20and%20parts/canfieldwithavy.jpg

[Barbaton]

So I just used the last of my Finishline lube. Anyone got any preferred suggestions on what I should get next or should i get more of the same. always seemed a little light weight...

[Toshi]

So I just used the last of my Finishline lube. Anyone got any preferred suggestions on what I should get next or should i get more of the same. always seemed a little light weight...
i've always been a fan of triflow, just because it smells so bananalicious :blah:

the sportworks was officially declared dead today, and accordingly it was returned to the morgue at rei. maybe i'll try to buy it back for a pittance during the garage sale...

:dead:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/biking/bikes%20and%20parts/goodbye,%20sportworks%20-%20june%208,%202004/Images/1.jpg

[Toshi]

a few updates on the state of my bikes:

z1 finally showed up at marzocchi yesterday, after 16 days in transit. usps says priority mail takes 2 days. :dead: . gonna get it rebuilt, $65 including new seals, and have xtra heavy springs waiting for it at home to prevent further bottomage

monster t also has xtra heavy springs. altho i don't think it even needs it, since was only using 150 or so mm of the 175 total with it on the evil. given that fs should distribute forces more evenly (no?) the current spring weights of medium in one leg, heavy in the other, should work ok methinks

i asked the canfield bros to ship the frame + rear wheel and the front wheel separately rather than waiting for them to meet somewhere between utah and colorado. so maybe by next weekend? hmm. in any case i'm not riding at all this weekend since i'm heading up to seattle to witness my cousin's high school graduation. :thumb: for that and free food courtesy of the parents.

addition: i've also managed to return every single bit of my hitch rack for a full refund. :eek: so basically i got to use the rack for a year, for free. i feel kind of bad, but i certainly spend enough money at rei otherwise to make up for it, i suppose

[stevew]

addition: i've also managed to return every single bit of my hitch rack for a full refund. :eek: so basically i got to use the rack for a year, for free. i feel kind of bad, but i certainly spend enough money at rei otherwise to make up for it, i suppose

REI is there to be taken advantage of. My younger brother used to work at returns when he first started working there. If there was even a possibility you bought it at REI, you got a refund or store credit. People returning beat to sh!t stuff and 90% of the time getting store credit/refund.

[Toshi]

REI is there to be taken advantage of. My younger brother used to work at returns when he first started working there. If there was even a possibility you bought it at REI, you got a refund or store credit. People returning beat to sh!t stuff and 90% of the time getting store credit/refund.
hmm. well, at least there was no question of whether i bought the rack at rei, since i have my member number memorized, the files came right up on their system, and i still have the order confirmation emails. :D thanks for the reassurance of sorts, heh

[Barbaton]

Since this is supposed to be a pics thread and i never have my camera maybe i'll just describe the photographs i wish i'd taken.


imagine if you will a young father, staring exhaustedly into space in front of the registrar's office, lightly holding a stroller containing a young girl. imagine also, that he is wearing cargo shorts and a purple hawaiian print shirt, visible under his now open yet still resplendant crimson robe with black bands. he's still wearing his little square fuzzy hat.


it was a great picture. maybe next time i'll have a camera. :thumb:

[Toshi]

Since this is supposed to be a pics thread and i never have my camera maybe i'll just describe the photographs i wish i'd taken.
hmm. you get effort points, but... :D

btw the canfield bros have charged my credit card, so i think/hope/assume that the frame is on its way :drool: . oh yeah, and i have a gmail account. got an invite a few days ago from a friend. which one of you guys wants to claim the first invite that i am assigned? :think:

[TWISTED]

What's a gmail account?
You still gonna be gone, not able to ride this weekend?
I'm gonna try to head out to pc with Ryan.

[Toshi]

What's a gmail account?
You still gonna be gone, not able to ride this weekend?
I'm gonna try to head out to pc with Ryan.
http://gmail.google.com/ . it's a free, 1 gb email account, still in beta so you can't just sign up. you have to be invited.

yeah, i am going to be gone this weekend, have fun at pc :thumb:

[TWISTED]

It sounds like your Canfield is own it's way. If it shows up soon maybe you can build it up in time to race ski bowl at Mt. Hood sat.
I might go, hadn't thought about it for sure but probably should go.

[Toshi]

It sounds like your Canfield is own it's way. If it shows up soon maybe you can build it up in time to race ski bowl at Mt. Hood sat.
I might go, hadn't thought about it for sure but probably should go.
good point. if it shows up during the week, i could definitely have it ready to go by saturday...

[Chuckwagon]

REI is there to be taken advantage of. My younger brother used to work at returns when he first started working there. If there was even a possibility you bought it at REI, you got a refund or store credit. People returning beat to sh!t stuff and 90% of the time getting store credit/refund.

That's unethical. People who do that are responsible for a portion of the price the honest folks pay for stuff.

Maybe they do it because they can't afford to buy new stuff. Maybe, If they didn't do it, the prices would come down and they could afford to buy new stuff.

[Toshi]

That's unethical. People who do that are responsible for a portion of the price the honest folks pay for stuff.

Maybe they do it because they can't afford to buy new stuff. Maybe, If they didn't do it, the prices would come down and they could afford to buy new stuff.
i agree, but that price is already paid up front, as rei isn't cheap. at least i'd rather that rei have its uniform, lenient policy instead of having some stores take only pristine returns, others taking anything...

[Toshi]

random pics from the weekend:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/events%20and%20concerts/haley's%20graduation%20-%20june%2012,%202004/Images/7.jpg

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/rose%20festival%20-%20june%2011,%202004/Images/2.jpg

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/rose%20festival%20-%20june%2011,%202004/Images/3.jpg

and a cool pic from when my great (x2?) grandparents were missionaries in china:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/miscellaneous/clark,%20baker,%20cormack%20family%20history/Images/1.jpg

[Toshi]

keith, you're famous. again!

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1144766#post1144766

:D :dead:

[Barbaton]

keith, you're famous. again!

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1144766#post1144766

:D :dead:


hey! i'm in that pic. look like a total dork, too. :thumb:

[Barbaton]

random pics from the weekend:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/daily/rose%20festival%20-%20june%2011,%202004/Images/2.jpg




I think the one on the left is USS Lake Erie. I visited her sistership Hue City in 2000, during the tall ships thing. Cool boat. Guy on board told us the whole group's networked wirelessly, so they can use the weapons on the other boats if the crew is disabled. My roommate at the time was thinking of joining up since they were gonna pay for Med Sch but talking to the dudes who's jobs were to paint the boat over and over again and polish the ring on the gun made him think he didn't really want to...

[Toshi]

I think the one on the left is USS Lake Erie. I visited her sistership Hue City in 2000, during the tall ships thing. Cool boat. Guy on board told us the whole group's networked wirelessly, so they can use the weapons on the other boats if the crew is disabled. My roommate at the time was thinking of joining up since they were gonna pay for Med Sch but talking to the dudes who's jobs were to paint the boat over and over again and polish the ring on the gun made him think he didn't really want to...
ooh, i'd love to hack into their network. just give me a directional antenna, a laptop, and a zodiac :oink: hehe

(note to the echelon overlords: I'M JOKING, REALLY)

[WTGPhoben]

I know you're out there and have lots of answers...

tell me everything you know about air shocks... (propedal, SPV, etc, etc, etc...)

Here's the thread:
http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1145287#post1145287

[WTGPhoben]

So I just used the last of my Finishline lube. Anyone got any preferred suggestions on what I should get next or should i get more of the same. always seemed a little light weight...

Ice. wax.

[Toshi]

check it (my handiwork): http://www.livefromthestanley.com/

served up by an apple emac, os x, quicktime broadcaster, a canon dv cam (optura xi), with the stream reflected by playstream.com. this is why apple rocks -- quicktime broadcaster and darwin streaming server are FREE. i used DSS to test the stream reflecting bit. playstream uses quicktime streaming server which requires os x server, on the other hand.

[Toshi]

oh yeah, the z1 and the canfield came today, too. :eek: :D

[Barbaton]

wow. a mountain. i miss mountains.

still, cool tech tho. like appl :sneaky:

check it (my handiwork): http://www.livefromthestanley.com/

served up by an apple emac, os x, quicktime broadcaster, a canon dv cam (optura xi), with the stream reflected by playstream.com. this is why apple rocks -- quicktime broadcaster and darwin streaming server are FREE. i used DSS to test the stream reflecting bit. playstream uses quicktime streaming server which requires os x server, on the other hand.

[Toshi]

hmm. looks like i'm going to be bikeless this weekend. the wheelset and cranks for the canfield are mia at the moment, and i just dropped the evil off at the bike shop to get the rotor pulled and the hayes caliper fixed, plus unreal cycles forgot to send me brake levers when i ordered that avid... :(

[Toshi]

ahha

this guy has visited my site (http://tjclark.ath.cx/) at least 2 times. his ip address/fqdn is the best ever:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/miscellaneous/desktop%20pics%20and%20screenshots/bongforchong.jpg

[Toshi]

hmm. looks like i'm going to be bikeless this weekend. the wheelset and cranks for the canfield are mia at the moment, and i just dropped the evil off at the bike shop to get the rotor pulled and the hayes caliper fixed, plus unreal cycles forgot to send me brake levers when i ordered that avid... :(
the wheels and cranks/guide showed up today! and i went and bought a cheapo set of $20 alivio v brake levers and ghetto rigged a hayes adapter to work with the avids, so i'm in business :cool: . finally.

initial impressions, having not ridden it yet since the cable housing isn't ziptied down and the seatpost is uncut and about 200mm too long :D : it's visibly very long in wheelbase. standover clearance is adequate. the monster looks fitting. the chain is maybe a link short even tho i didn't take any links out, due to the long chainstays and the pulley system. the center of gravity looks very low. throughaxles in the rear are awesome x 3. race face's clamping mechanism seems like it is going to fail very quickly, and i am beginning to think it was a mistake spending $75 on it...

overall: mmmmmmm this is going to be fun! :thumb: :love:

[WTGPhoben]

the wheels and cranks/guide showed up today! and i went and bought a cheapo set of $20 alivio v brake levers and ghetto rigged a hayes adapter to work with the avids, so i'm in business :cool: . finally.

initial impressions, having not ridden it yet since the cable housing isn't ziptied down and the seatpost is uncut and about 200mm too long :D : it's visibly very long in wheelbase. standover clearance is adequate. the monster looks fitting. the chain is maybe a link short even tho i didn't take any links out, due to the long chainstays and the pulley system. the center of gravity looks very low. throughaxles in the rear are awesome x 3. race face's clamping mechanism seems like it is going to fail very quickly, and i am beginning to think it was a mistake spending $75 on it...

overall: mmmmmmm this is going to be fun! :thumb: :love:

c'mon, where are the pics? and what was the race face part, the seatpost? If, yes. I agree with your assessment. Your seat will shift. (I have one on my beater that I got with my original superliget)

[Toshi]

c'mon, where are the pics? and what was the race face part, the seatpost? If, yes. I agree with your assessment. Your seat will shift. (I have one on my beater that I got with my original superliget)
i'll have pics on tuesday. before then i'm going to swap out the rear brake (avid mech 6" for my hayes 8" being fixed on monday), the cassette (maybe go to 7 speed? :D hehe . 9-spd road cassette wasn't happening tho), the wheel (borrowed wheel with kenda 2.6 for my new/old wheel with minion 2.5), and the seatpost (raceface and giantseat to the evil, kalloy uno w/"normal" seat to the big bike). so have patience, the pics will come in a few days :D

unfortunately cambria bike says i'm out of luck as far as the race face goes b/c i cut it and it has scratches on it. not cool, since they suggested that very post out of the multitude of options available, after i told them this would be on a dh bike with a slanted seat tube... :dead:

[TWISTED]

Those Race Face seat posts, xyz's or something quickly start to spin in the clamp. They are great at first because the angle is infinitely adjustable but after a couple hard slams they wont hold their position. I've got two of them (didn't pay for them). I modified them by finding the angle I wanted then drilled and tapped a hole that uses a small allen bolt to lock them into position. Race Face fixed the problem, and then some with the Diabolus post, it's the beefiest on the market (I've got one on my dh).

[Toshi]

Those Race Face seat posts, xyz's or something quickly start to spin in the clamp. They are great at first because the angle is infinitely adjustable but after a couple hard slams they wont hold their position. I've got two of them (didn't pay for them). I modified them by finding the angle I wanted then drilled and tapped a hole that uses a small allen bolt to lock them into position. Race Face fixed the problem, and then some with the Diabolus post, it's the beefiest on the market (I've got one on my dh).
why oh why did cambria recommend the xy0 to me instead of the diabolus? oh well. at least it's good to know that there is a fix, at least for those with skillz with drillz

[TWISTED]

Wanna do some riding? I just got back from my mom's house, too late to hook up with everyone. You can ride my Zen. I'll ride my 9point5. Maybe the zoo trail?

[Toshi]

Wanna do some riding? I just got back from my mom's house, too late to hook up with everyone. You can ride my Zen. I'll ride my 9point5. Maybe the zoo trail?
sure, zoo trail sounds good. i can just ride my canfield :cool: . if you could loan me a set of flat pedals for the day that would be great...

[Toshi]

sorry for being so lazy :D

hehe

anyway, new riding pics (of tim/TWISTED) for once:

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/biking/random%20galleries/stairs%20of%20my%20world%20-%20june%2020,%202004/Images/1.jpg

http://tjclark.ath.cx/images/biking/random%20galleries/stairs%20of%20my%20world%20-%20june%2020,%202004/Images/2.jpg

[TWISTED]

Where's the pictures?

[Toshi]

i'm at work, bucko. "tuesday" == tuesday night, possibly early wednesday morning :D . actually it might be tomorrow night, since i don't think that my mass shipment of tubes (nashbar had some for $2.95) hasn't arrived yet.

[Toshi]

http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/canfield%20f1%20-%20june%2022,%202004/Images/0.jpg

http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/canfield%20f1%20-%20june%2022,%202004/Images/1.jpg

http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/canfield%20f1%20-%20june%2022,%202004/Images/2.jpg

http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/canfield%20f1%20-%20june%2022,%202004/Images/3.jpg

http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/canfield%20f1%20-%20june%2022,%202004/Images/4.jpg

prototype canfield f1 frame bought from chris canfield
manitou swinger 6 way
2001 monster t
mrp bones/xt shifter/ultegra
hayes 8" with grc blades
atomic dhrs laced to atomic 20mm and hadley 12mm x 160mm hubs
minion 2.5" slow reezay f and r
horrible, horrible race face xy0 post
31.8mm bar/stem combo by planet x

any questions? :D

[TWISTED]

dang! sheez purdee! i rilee like the color :dancing:







You might not have any trouble at all with that seat post if you keep it real tight and never slam your but down real hard.

Oh, I got a new bike today :thumb: (everybody officially hates me now). :mumble:

[Toshi]

dang! sheez purdee! i rilee like the color :dancing:

You might not have any trouble at all with that seat post if you keep it real tight and never slam your but down real hard.

Oh, I got a new bike today :thumb: (everybody officially hates me now). :mumble:
:D

yeah, i'm hoping that running the normal sized seat (the ginormous tioga was demoted to use on the evil) will keep the seatpost at bay...

what did you get? a san andreas? :eek: heh

[TWISTED]

I've already got a San Andreas (and 9point5, Rumble, Slix, Zen). I was going to kill myself doing drops on that little Zen xc so I put all the parts on a Sin. :evil:
Just put it together, haven't ridden it yet.

[Toshi]

ooh, cool :thumb:

what do you all think of this? http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=89807 july 9-21 at whistler with some monkies i don't know, for ~$1000, maybe a bit less since i'm not going to be with them for the cali-oregon oregon-cali legs... i could very well quit my job by july 8.

[Toshi]

so it's been settled. i put in my notice today, will work up through july 8, then off to whistler with punkassean (punkasssean? hmm) and co. from july 9 onwards. it shall be sweet. i have to buy some upper body armor tho, i think :think:

[Barbaton]

so it's been settled. i put in my notice today, will work up through july 8, then off to whistler with punkassean (punkasssean? hmm) and co. from july 9 onwards. it shall be sweet. i have to buy some upper body armor tho, i think :think:

don't hurt yourself too badly. I still want to ride with you if you're back in portland by the 23rd. :)

[Toshi]

hmm, y'all may have noticed that just about all the pic links are broken now. this is because my webserver went up in flames two days ago. rip powercenter pro 180 :dead:

i should be able to recover all the data, but not until i make the trek home, which may be several weeks from now

[Toshi]

did some wrenching on the canfield tonight, and now it feels 100% better than on the first ride. first off, i spaced the top roller all the way in (from the intermediate position it was at after my last dealings with it, and a far cry from the all-the-way-out position it initially was at). this screws up the chainline royally from the chainring to the top roller/sprocket, but it makes for a perfect chainline in the big cogs out back which i use 90% of the time.

second, i put on a 11-34 cassette. 34 >> 26 :D , and the short cage ultegra derailleur is taking up the slack just fine. i'm glad that the upper sprocket makes for a bike with next to no chain growth tho, or else i'd be screwed.

third, i put on the avalanche. it feels awesome, like melted butter. seriously, its whole feel, especially in the initial part of the stroke, is superb. its 550 lb-in spring feels somewhat softer than the 550 on the swinger 6 way. go figure.

finally, i put two firm springs in the monster, replacing the one busted and old firm, one "pro-wind" (read: lighter than medium) combo in there. i also found out that the preload had been dialed all the way in on one of the legs by one of my crackhead portland riding buddies. :D (zane! :dead:) hehe. no preload + firm springs == a smoother feel, much more like the avalanche.

the flat pedals already were on the bike from earlier this week, along with the wtb seat from the evil (with the evil getting the giant tioga). altogether these changes made the bike feel quite awesome, with a bottomless feel to the suspension, decent uphill gearing, and NO SKIPPING of the chain when putting the hammer down in large cogs in the rear

:thumb:

also, i am going to sell the extra springs and swinger shock. if anyone wants first dibs let me know here

[Toshi]

heh, check out the stats from my company's firewall. sites whose traffic is due to me are in bold.

Current Sample Period: 3 Days, 0 Hours, 30 Minutes, 46 Seconds

View Data

Report to view: Web Site HitsBandwidth Usage by IP AddressBandwidth Usage by Service

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1 66.151.158.177 41627
2 216.115.213.21 1357
3 216.115.213.30 1267 [these first three are all for gotomypc.com/expertcity -- the clients poll the server automatically.]
4 a.tribalfusion.com 665
5 update.nai.com 662
6 www.ridemonkey.com 516 awesome! :D
7 www.microsoft.com 489
8 gmail.google.com 442 awesome x 2! :D :D
9 ad.doubleclick.net 367
10 66.151.115.157 339
11 216.115.213.29 335
12 ctix2.cheaptickets.com 332
13 dev.mysql.com 296 i've been doing a little reading, as i'm considering writing a php/mysql "application"
14 www.orbitz.com 281
15 66.151.115.155 277
16 include.ebaystatic.com 273 -- hmm, someone is browsing ebay? not me
17 www.cheaptickets.com 272
18 toolbarqueries.google.com 264
19 webmail.aol.com 246
20 www.delta.com 224
21 www.google.com 219
22 66.35.250.190 177
23 66.162.64.27 145
24 www.mac.com 142 me again -- mac.com webmail :D :D :D
25 www.cdw.com 141 mostly me, but for legit reasons :(

[WTGPhoben]

look at him go!

http://www.phoben.com/photos/people_and_places/2004/04-06-24/images/CRW_6331_RT8.jpg

more (http://www.phoben.ath.cx/cgi/pgal/galbuild.cgi?range=1650&style=gal1)

[Toshi]

look at him go!

more (http://www.phoben.ath.cx/cgi/pgal/galbuild.cgi?range=1650&style=gal1)
coolness, you went riding :thumb: . i like the effect, but more flash to stop the motion at least at _some_ point would have been nice, too :D

[WTGPhoben]

coolness, you went riding :thumb: . i like the effect, but more flash to stop the motion at least at _some_ point would have been nice, too :D


that's all the love I could get out of the built-in. Next time I'll try a faster shutter and bigger aperature. (but not bad for a first go at it, eh?)

[Toshi]

that's all the love I could get out of the built-in. Next time I'll try a faster shutter and bigger aperature. (but not bad for a first go at it, eh?)
you have an external flash, no?

[Toshi]

i had absolutely no complaints about the canfield today. no skipping, 36x34t was an acceptable low gear, was even able to raise the seat a bit for the fire road sections. it felt good enough, in fact, that i did some new sections of trail that i hadn't before :thumb: and in doing so raise my personal drop height threshold by a few feet.

in other news, blong from RM is a really talented rider. another ex-trialser, he was tearing it up on the skinnies, and exhibiting speed and control that you'd expect from a pro dh racer. props to him.

[WTGPhoben]

you have an external flash, no?

the camera is annoyng enough to ride with without the accessories.

[Toshi]

the camera is annoyng enough to ride with without the accessories.
get a larger camelbak :eviltongu

[TWISTED]

in other news, blong from RM is a really talented rider. another ex-trialser, he was tearing it up on the skinnies, and exhibiting speed and control that you'd expect from a pro dh racer. props to him.
Second that. :thumb:



Any luck on finding that lead weight hidden on the front of your bike? :D

[Barbaton]

picked up the bike from wheelworks this afternoon (was in for it's 20000 mi checkup). there's oil all over the stanchions. hopefully, it was just a spill while they were doing whatever they were doing. looking forward to riding it again tomorrow. :drool:

[Toshi]

picked up the bike from wheelworks this afternoon (was in for it's 20000 mi checkup). there's oil all over the stanchions. hopefully, it was just a spill while they were doing whatever they were doing. looking forward to riding it again tomorrow. :drool:
riding... on a weekday? how is this possible? :D

[Barbaton]

riding... on a weekday? how is this possible? :D

indeedily doo. every tues and thurs @5:30. any lurkers wanna go, let wtgphoben or i know.

[Toshi]

for sale: http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1164880#post1164880

[Toshi]

http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/july%204th%20weekend%20at%20post%20canyon%20-%20july%204,%202004/Images/9.jpg

http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/july%204th%20weekend%20at%20post%20canyon%20-%20july%204,%202004/Images/0.jpg

http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/july%204th%20weekend%20at%20post%20canyon%20-%20july%204,%202004/Images/6.jpg

spent the weekend camping at the local ride spot. :thumb:

the rest of the pics (http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/july%204th%20weekend%20at%20post%20canyon%20-%20july%204,%202004/)

[Toshi]

i am the minigolf champion! at least on the arcade front page, the minigolf high scores page apparently takes the oldest as tiebreaker :mad:

http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/minigolf.jpg

[Barbaton]

thought you photoshoppers would like this, in case you missed it...

link to thread (http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=90964)

[Toshi]

nice catch. i'd skipped that thread since i thought it would be lame pics of konas with super monsters etc.

[Quadari]

thought you photoshoppers would like this, in case you missed it...

link to thread (http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=90964)

Wow....some of those are almost disturbingly strange.

Also...re: Putt-putt.

That's a ridiculously low score there, Toshi. I think I had 154 after hole 7.

[Barbaton]

Wow....some of those are almost disturbingly strange.

Also...re: Putt-putt.

That's a ridiculously low score there, Toshi. I think I had 154 after hole 7.

hey, ari, you still around? long time no post. :) keith and i are going out pretty regularly if you ever want to ride.

[Toshi]

hehe, i had hole in ones for the first 10 or 11 holes that round, i think :eek:

[Barbaton]

hehe, i had hole in ones for the first 10 or 11 holes that round, i think :eek:


heh. i just played for the first time and got a 113. a little room for imporvement, i think.

[WTGPhoben]

30 miles, 9 peaks, 3 days.

pictures (http://www.phoben.ath.cx/cgi/pgal/galbuild.cgi?range=1658&style=gal1)

http://www.phoben.com/photos/people_and_places/2004/04-07-05/images/CRW_6428_RT8.jpg

[Toshi]

ooh, you have some nice stuff there! :thumb:

i like these ones especially:

http://www.phoben.ath.cx/photos/people_and_places/2004/04-07-05/images/CRW_6357_RT8.jpg
http://www.phoben.ath.cx/photos/people_and_places/2004/04-07-05/images/CRW_6391_RT8.jpg

good use of flash in the group portrait, too. you really need to come up with a better navigation system for your galleries tho. :nono:

[WTGPhoben]

ooh, you have some nice stuff there! :thumb:


good use of flash in the group portrait, too. you really need to come up with a better navigation system for your galleries tho. :nono:

But can you tell the other place I used the flash the same way (But did abetter Job) ?

what's wrong with my navigation? If I think you're right, I might even fix it

[Toshi]

nope, couldn't tell about the flash. which one? why navigation is bad: you force people to click repeatedly in the left bar, and they must move their mouse each time. having the behavior of clicking on the picture bringing up the next one in the gallery (a la ken and ari's sites, i think) and/or having arrows in the picture frame as in my site would be better.

[WTGPhoben]

nope, couldn't tell about the flash. which one? why navigation is bad: you force people to click repeatedly in the left bar, and they must move their mouse each time. having the behavior of clicking on the picture bringing up the next one in the gallery (a la ken and ari's sites, i think) and/or having arrows in the picture frame as in my site would be better.

your value judgments hinge on the fact that a user wants to look at all the pictures. Ipersonally don't like your navigation because I only look at pics for which the thumbnail looks like the pic will be cool, so I do a lot of extra clicking when the thumbnails are on a separate page. you are correct that clicking the pic to move on to the next one would provide the best of both worlds.

the other flash pic is the first one. I used the flash to fill some of the shadows on the subject's face

[Toshi]

at least make your thumbnails bigger then. i view all of them since i can't make heads or tails of the image from the thumbnail (pinkynail?) provided. :D

[Toshi]

leavin' for whistler this afternoon. should be back somewhere from the 19th-22nd :cool:

[Quadari]

Keith, Thad? Anyone else?

Just wondering who is around in Boston since I've sort of lost track of people.

I've been doingn some riding by myself so I thought I'd see if any of you guys were around.

[WTGPhoben]

Keith, Thad? Anyone else?

Just wondering who is around in Boston since I've sort of lost track of people.

I've been doingn some riding by myself so I thought I'd see if any of you guys were around.

We're here, and riding every tues/thurs ~5:30pm. you should definitely come and play with us.

[Quadari]

We're here, and riding every tues/thurs ~5:30pm. you should definitely come and play with us.

Hmmm...that WOULD be fun, but you know work and all. Stupid work. :mumble:

You guys do any riding on the weekend? I haven't actually been offroad in quite a while (read >1 year) so that could be fun, and of course I'm always up for some on road action.

[Barbaton]

Hmmm...that WOULD be fun, but you know work and all. Stupid work. :mumble:

You guys do any riding on the weekend? I haven't actually been offroad in quite a while (read >1 year) so that could be fun, and of course I'm always
up for some on road action.

We work too, but pretty close to campus, and we usually drive. If you're working close enough we might be able to swing it. I'm always up for the weekend, though lately Keith's been wandering around in the woods.... :monkey:

[Quadari]

Any of you guys up for a bit of riding tomorrow (Saturday) morning? (Preference would be road, but I could be convinced otherwise)

:cool:

[WTGPhoben]

Any of you guys up for a bit of riding tomorrow (Saturday) morning? (Preference would be road, but I could be convinced otherwise)

:cool:

I could be convinced of an easy road ride tomorrow morning, but Thad and I were palnning on going trail riding at blue hills tomorrow so if you think you have it in you, it would be best if you rocked that with us.

of course anyone else out there who's listening is welcome. Pace will probably be moderate. Just give us a reply.

[Barbaton]

c'mon ari, you know you want to get dirty. :stupid:

hopefully no one will fall on their head and dent their helmet like i did yesterday. really wish you could've gotten pics, keith.

I could be convinced of an easy road ride tomorrow morning, but Thad and I were palnning on going trail riding at blue hills tomorrow so if you think you have it in you, it would be best if you rocked that with us.

of course anyone else out there who's listening is welcome. Pace will probably be moderate. Just give us a reply.

[Quadari]

Thad and I were palnning on going trail riding at blue hills tomorrow so if you think you have it in you, it would be best if you rocked that with us.

That sounds cool. What time are you guys planning on going. I have a birthday party I'm going to in the evening but other than that I'm free all day.

Also, what are the logistics? I don't have a car so if I could hitch a ride with someone that would be awesome.

[WTGPhoben]

That sounds cool. What time are you guys planning on going. I have a birthday party I'm going to in the evening but other than that I'm free all day.

Also, what are the logistics? I don't have a car so if I could hitch a ride with someone that would be awesome.

I'm clear any time after 10, and I got wheels. Thad can make the final call on the time (and call my cell to tell me what that decision is, in case I don't check email before then). I'd be partial to meeting people n the square if that's cool w/everyone.

[Barbaton]

I'm clear any time after 10, and I got wheels. Thad can make the final call on the time (and call my cell to tell me what that decision is, in case I don't check email before then). I'd be partial to meeting people n the square if that's cool w/everyone.

I vote 10:30 at Keith's place at Adams. Ari, do you have numbers for either of us?

[Quadari]

I vote 10:30 at Keith's place at Adams. Ari, do you have numbers for either of us?

10:30 sounds good to me. I don't think I have either of your numbers. Why don't you just email me... (You can look up my email on post.harvard, where, btw, you guys should list your emails...)

[WTGPhoben]

10:30 sounds good to me. I don't think I have either of your numbers. Why don't you just email me... (You can look up my email on post.harvard, where, btw, you guys should list your emails...)

consider yourself emailed... and I am in the alumni Directory.

[Barbaton]

went to a good restaurant last night if any of you need date spots in Boston. Sonsie on newbury. Crab and brie stuffed mushroom appetizer was great, as was the pork tenderloin and poached peaches with blue cheese. Grilled salmon was good too but a bit too spicy (chili rubbed, etc). They have a good chocolate bread pudding for desert. overall... :thumb:

we'll see how well i can ride today after eating like that...

[Quadari]

Continuing in the restaurant vein...I went to Il Bico in Kenmore square this past weekend. It's a little italian place with very good food at very reasonable prices. It's also always almost empty, which is weird. So people should try it to make sure it doesn't go out of business.

[Barbaton]

so i figured out the mystery of the spontaneous shifting while both pedaling and back-pedaling on the ride today. I thought it was the derailleur, but it turns out that I bent a link at some point when the chain fell off the granny gear. nothing a 12" c-wrench and a vice grip can't fix, though :evil:, since i didn't want to take another two links out of the chain... :mumble:

[WTGPhoben]

so i figured out the mystery of the spontaneous shifting while both pedaling and back-pedaling on the ride today. I thought it was the derailleur, but it turns out that I bent a link at some point when the chain fell off the granny gear. nothing a 12" c-wrench and a vice grip can't fix, though :evil:, since i didn't want to take another two links out of the chain... :mumble:

and what lesson have we learned from this?
shimano. chains. su@k.

buy sachs (now sram), bike happy.

[Toshi]

hi all. am back. pics soon :D

[Toshi]

a selection of goodies from whistler:

a quicktime vr panorama (http://tjclark.ath.cx/WhistlerGarbanzo.qtvr) (right/shift click and save! as the mime types are screwy on my host) / highlights (http://tjclark.ath.cx/whistler%20highlights%20-%20july%2021,%202004/) / all the pics (http://tjclark.ath.cx/whistler%20all%20-%20july%2021,%202004/)

i ran into many RM members:

Sean (punkassean) (http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/whistler%20all%20-%20july%2021,%202004/Pages/22.html)
Aaron (el chimichanga?) (http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/whistler%20all%20-%20july%2021,%202004/Pages/6.html)
Echo (no pics, only met him)
Chris (Yeti DHer) (http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/whistler%20all%20-%20july%2021,%202004/Pages/38.html)
Jared (? don't know his s/n)
Sarah Marie (same) (http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/whistler%20all%20-%20july%2021,%202004/Pages/25.html)
Kristin (kristin, i think)
Andrew (mobius) (http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/whistler%20all%20-%20july%2021,%202004/Pages/23.html)
Dan (dbr) (http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/whistler%20all%20-%20july%2021,%202004/Pages/8.html)
Sanjay (Metal) (http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/whistler%20all%20-%20july%2021,%202004/Pages/43.html)
and probably many more whose names i can't remember now. :D 'twas all good in any case.

a few of my favorites from the trip:

http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/whistler%20highlights%20-%20july%2021,%202004/Images/2.jpg

http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/whistler%20highlights%20-%20july%2021,%202004/Images/7.jpg

http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/whistler%20highlights%20-%20july%2021,%202004/Images/9.jpg

http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/whistler%20highlights%20-%20july%2021,%202004/Images/11.jpg

http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/whistler%20highlights%20-%20july%2021,%202004/Images/12.jpg <--- that's me! :D

[TWISTED]

Rad pics Toshi. :thumb:
You have really outdone yourself with this exceptional collection of photos.


Sean DOES look like a punk ass. :D

[Toshi]

thanks, tim. did you catch the one of jason (http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/whistler%20all%20-%20july%2021,%202004/Pages/41.html)? :D

[TWISTED]

thanks, tim. did you catch the one of jason (http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/whistler%20all%20-%20july%2021,%202004/Pages/41.html)? :D
You mean this photo?

[Toshi]

heh :dead: :D . what did he fall on?

[TWISTED]

heh :dead: :D . what did he fall on?
I haven't heard the full story yet. We've been playing phone tag since he got back. I bet he was going big! An unsuccessful attempt at the Tower of Power? :(

I'm going to roll around downtown if you want to hook up.

[Toshi]

i'm taking it easy on my hands until saturday's hood/welch/whatever group ride. plus i'm lazy and it's hot :D ...

[TWISTED]

i'm taking it easy on my hands until saturday's hood/welch/whatever group ride. plus i'm lazy and it's hot :D ...
Oh. I know, I'm on the look out for sweaty hot chicks cooling off in the fountain. :thumb:

[Toshi]

sweet jeebus

http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/102.jpg

[Toshi]

went riding at mt. hood today. unfortunately tim (Skookum) broke his ankle (? uncertain what exactly is broken) in a freak accident near the top.

http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/timberline%20-%20july%2024,%202004/Images/0.jpg

http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/timberline%20-%20july%2024,%202004/Images/7.jpg

[Toshi]

i went ramp-pronging with thad today :thumb: . good stuff

http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/ramp-pronging%20with%20thad%20-%20july%2025,%202004/Images/3.jpg

http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/ramp-pronging%20with%20thad%20-%20july%2025,%202004/Images/16.jpg

the rest of the images here (http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/ramp-pronging%20with%20thad%20-%20july%2025,%202004/)

[Toshi]

check this out, especially the end :eek:

http://www.ridepei.com/video/crankworx.mpg

[Quadari]

Check this out:

Aparently our current president enjoys trying to not fall off his $3,100 bike.

Google News Link (http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=bush+mountain+biking&btnG=Search+News)

[Toshi]

Check this out:

Aparently our current president enjoys trying to not fall off his $3,100 bike.

Google News Link (http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&ie=ascii&q=bush+mountain+biking&btnG=Search+News)
"31-hundred-dollar" hehe

thoughts of the night, inspired by st:tng episodes 5.21 (the perfect mate) and 2.10 (the dauphin)
http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/sentiment.jpg

[Toshi]

the swinger is now on eBay

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3691492733

[Toshi]

i am disconnecting my cable modem, so call me if you need anything (such as where/when to meet up, thad) in the next few days: 509 989 1755

[Toshi]

anything look weird about this picture?

http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/not%20again%20-%20july%2031,%202004/Images/1.jpg

yes, the window is broken:

http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/not%20again%20-%20july%2031,%202004/Images/2.jpg

but more than that i now have half a fork :dead:

http://s91590527.onlinehome.us/not%20again%20-%20july%2031,%202004/Images/0.jpg

same rack failed on the highway. same window was broken again. i hate thule.

[TWISTED]

Sorry to see that Toshi. I hope your luck turns around for you in your next location. :)

[WTGPhoben]

more pics, not biking, but definitely of the great outdoors...

This is Camel's hump in VT.

http://www.phoben.com/photos/people_and_places/2004/04-07-25/images/CRW_6524.jpg

http://www.phoben.com/photos/people_and_places/2004/04-07-25/images/CRW_6570.jpg

The rest (http://www.phoben.ath.cx/cgi/pgal/galbuild.cgi?range=1695&style=gal1)

[Toshi]

heh, nice animation of jack there :thumb: . no wonder you get the hippie chicks, you're all outdoorsy :D

[Toshi]

speaking of being outdoorsy, have you watched "touching the void", keith? it's quite good, just watched it now. makes me want to go climbing :dead:

[Quadari]

same rack failed on the highway. same window was broken again. i hate thule.

Man... that's horrible. :(

How'd the window get broken? (again.)

[Toshi]

Man... that's horrible. :(

How'd the window get broken? (again.)
i think the pedal went through the window when the bike swung down, secured by its rear wheel after the skewer snapped.

[zane]

Hey toshi- where you been lately? I tried to get a hold of you for PC on saturday, but your phone goes straight to voice mail.

That really blows about your truck, I'd call thule and give them a piece of my mind:mumble: .... Hopefully a replacement window isn't too expensive.

[Toshi]

Hey toshi- where you been lately? I tried to get a hold of you for PC on saturday, but your phone goes straight to voice mail.

That really blows about your truck, I'd call thule and give them a piece of my mind:mumble: .... Hopefully a replacement window isn't too expensive.
last time this happened (a year ago) it was ~$300 :( . 509 989 1755 should work, except that i'm in the boonies with my parents now in coos bay. reception is spotty here. i moved out of my portland apartment on saturday so will be out of action for a while...

[zane]

That's the number I tried, but you must've been out of reception. Hopefully you'll be around to ride before you head up to seattle....

[WTGPhoben]

speaking of being outdoorsy, have you watched "touching the void", keith? it's quite good, just watched it now. makes me want to go climbing :dead:

nah, haven't seen it... but I did finally code one of your hundreds of suggestions into my galleries. Now if you hit the vote buttons, you'll jump to the next pic just as if it was a "next" button. I was going to just let you click the picture, but I've done enough to discourage voting already.

random toy of the day: the "lens pen" does a super job of cleaning lenses.

[Quadari]

Keith, Thad, anyone else -

Are you guys doing your normal Thursday ride tomorrow? There's a strong chance that I could tag along. :cool:

[WTGPhoben]

Keith, Thad, anyone else -

Are you guys doing your normal Thursday ride tomorrow? There's a strong chance that I could tag along. :cool:


yep. riding as usual

[Toshi]

the swinger is back on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3692693913

now $0.99 starting bid, $125 reserve, $200 buy it now.