So are the days of our lives...
09-18-14, 08:02 AM
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Silly T-Shirt day at work. One guy wore:
"I don't always test my code, but when I do, I do it in PRODUCTION"
"I don't always test my code, but when I do, I do it in PRODUCTION"
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09-18-14, 08:05 AM
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While I would not, I also would not think legitimate sports involved drinking beer/eating bacon while doing them or wearing tutu's and costumes as regular sportswear. Like I said earlier, I wouldn't poor anything on a cross rider going by, but it kind of seems to me that they've tried to create a party as much as create a race. That is all well and good, but it also them seems odd to get mad when the monster that you've created steps slightly over the line
Originally Posted by grolby
Only in the PNW. Here in New England, we don't need to pretend that we "have a sense of humor," or "don't take ourselves too seriously" in order to justify racing bikes for fun. We know the way cyclocross is supposed to work, which is to go out in a ****ing freezing field and ****ing kill each other on bikes, and if somehow that's not "fun" enough for you without putting on a ****ing tutu or dressing up as a goddamn chicken, then **** you and go move somewhere that doesn't snow so we don't have to ride through your pot smoke every friggin lap. Friggin PNW cyclocross scene, geez.
09-18-14, 08:10 AM
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In non CX-related events, today I said "**** it, I can't take it anymore" and rode my bike into work today. It was FINE, I'm FINE, I'm so sick of being off the bike and it felt great. I'm seeing my orthopedist tomorrow, maybe I'll get the official clearance to ride, but I don't care anymore, my clavicle feels great. I think I'm going to get a talking-to from my wife, but I can take it. It's worth it.
Okay, it is a little CX-related. I rode my cross bike.
Okay, it is a little CX-related. I rode my cross bike.
09-18-14, 08:32 AM
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In non CX-related events, today I said "**** it, I can't take it anymore" and rode my bike into work today. It was FINE, I'm FINE, I'm so sick of being off the bike and it felt great. I'm seeing my orthopedist tomorrow, maybe I'll get the official clearance to ride, but I don't care anymore, my clavicle feels great. I think I'm going to get a talking-to from my wife, but I can take it. It's worth it.
Okay, it is a little CX-related. I rode my cross bike.
Okay, it is a little CX-related. I rode my cross bike.
09-18-14, 08:40 AM
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doesnt mean I have to like them! actually golf is fun.
besides, I don't even own a tutu, much less a cx bike.
09-18-14, 08:57 AM
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09-18-14, 08:58 AM
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09-18-14, 09:28 AM
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09-18-14, 09:45 AM
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So, checked out a cross race last night (was told the course was more mountain bikey than cross). What a scene and people (spectators and racers) seemed to be having waaaay more fun than at a crit. Lots of beer, lots of screaming (positive things), a DJ with a sound system on a trike, more beer, etc.
Yes, yes it is. Also, quite frustrating at times.
Yes, yes it is. Also, quite frustrating at times.
09-18-14, 10:20 AM
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Got a used 3T Stem off ebay for 30 bucks. Got it and the thing looks new.
If one were patient and diligent in their search a pretty good road bike could be built for under 1k.
If one were patient and diligent in their search a pretty good road bike could be built for under 1k.
09-18-14, 10:38 AM
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A little bit ago, maybe 2004 so maybe the prices aren't applicable, someone showed up at Bethel with a super light and reasonable bike (carbon frame, somewhat aero wheels, no ridiculous parts). I think it weighed in the 12-13 lbs range. Guy spend $1200 on it. Only thing is it took him a while to build it. He leveraged his position as a shop employee to snag good closeout deals, score some unwanted take off parts, and put together a sweet bike.
Heck I raced on take off cranks, pedals, derailleurs, and Ergo levers for about 3 years - it's when I went to 170 cranks because I couldn't afford anything except "free". A customer gave me his complete drivetrain when he went from 8s to 9s - derailleurs, cranks, shifters, his chain/cassette weren't usable. I managed to get a bunch of SPD-R pedals for free since they were impossible to clip out of and everyone who had them switched to something else (eventually I did too). I used them for a long time, close to 10 years, but I had to hit my shoe with my fist to unclip (or crash, seems that crashing unclipped them fine). Etc.
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09-18-14, 11:07 AM
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09-18-14, 11:18 AM
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Streaming it on youtube to the phone. Not sure I can watch him ride around in a circle non-stop for an hour though. Will check in periodically.
09-18-14, 11:41 AM
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He better break it considering this is what the current record was set on.
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In non CX-related events, today I said "**** it, I can't take it anymore" and rode my bike into work today. It was FINE, I'm FINE, I'm so sick of being off the bike and it felt great. I'm seeing my orthopedist tomorrow, maybe I'll get the official clearance to ride, but I don't care anymore, my clavicle feels great. I think I'm going to get a talking-to from my wife, but I can take it. It's worth it.
Okay, it is a little CX-related. I rode my cross bike.
Okay, it is a little CX-related. I rode my cross bike.
My first surgeon told me I could do whatever I could tolerate from day 1 post surgery. That guy was confident in his plate-affixing skills!
09-18-14, 11:54 AM
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Looks like Trek had an army of lemmings plaster logos all over the velodrome. Good thing, since they've been unemployed since 2010.
09-18-14, 12:19 PM
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Yeah, but I'm not plated or pinned this time around, I'm reliant on whatever sticky stuff my body has made over the last 6 weeks. Still, things have been very stable since day 1.
09-18-14, 12:24 PM
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Was cool watching the record attempt. Hope to see more in the future from the big TT guys.