Who are you? Where do you ride?
08-30-06, 05:10 PM
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Hey, I'm Danno, and I'm an alco... wait... cyclist, yeah, yeah that's it!
I live in central-cal I guess, closer to SoCal though. I ride all over Santa Barbara. I do Mountain Drive about once a week. And Gibraltar once or twice a month.
I live in central-cal I guess, closer to SoCal though. I ride all over Santa Barbara. I do Mountain Drive about once a week. And Gibraltar once or twice a month.
08-30-06, 05:47 PM
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My name is Andy. My wife & I moved to Redondo Beach several years ago & I thought it would be fun to get a bike to cruise on the local beach paths: little did I know it would lead to this! She never got into the cycling thing (prefering tennis) but 6 bikes later I'm loving it.
I've been in the screen printing business for over 20 years & own a shop in the Venice/Mar Vista area. I'm blessed with being able to commute straight up Dockweiler Beach and back, hardly dealing with traffic at all in this vast metropolis.
My weekend rides consist of northern loops up to Santa Monica and southern loops into Palos Verdes, switching off between Sat's and Sun's. I spent a long time riding alone, but now have a regular riding partner which is great. We did the Cool Breeze metric a couple of weeks back- I put a red star on my bib# but unfortunately didn't see any others.
I've also helped influence a couple of good friends to get into riding and expect to be spending more time with them up in the Santa Monica mountains.
I've never done any strict group riding & I'm not very fast, but like to think I've got decent handling skills after all the miles I've piled up. Whats most important to me is that I just keep doing it week after week and, apparently, year after year.
I've been in the screen printing business for over 20 years & own a shop in the Venice/Mar Vista area. I'm blessed with being able to commute straight up Dockweiler Beach and back, hardly dealing with traffic at all in this vast metropolis.
My weekend rides consist of northern loops up to Santa Monica and southern loops into Palos Verdes, switching off between Sat's and Sun's. I spent a long time riding alone, but now have a regular riding partner which is great. We did the Cool Breeze metric a couple of weeks back- I put a red star on my bib# but unfortunately didn't see any others.
I've also helped influence a couple of good friends to get into riding and expect to be spending more time with them up in the Santa Monica mountains.
I've never done any strict group riding & I'm not very fast, but like to think I've got decent handling skills after all the miles I've piled up. Whats most important to me is that I just keep doing it week after week and, apparently, year after year.
08-30-06, 06:24 PM
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I live in Long Beach. I do most of my riding there, although I sometime ride in irvine when I have breaks between classes. This is me at the tour de sewer 2006:
The somewhat pearshaped belly shows why I need to ride more. I believe I was the only person to do the ride on a fixed gear. Correct me if i'm wrong.
The somewhat pearshaped belly shows why I need to ride more. I believe I was the only person to do the ride on a fixed gear. Correct me if i'm wrong.
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08-30-06, 07:05 PM
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look at all the "new" socal-ers!!!!!! hope we get to know ALL of you a LOT better and you join us on future tour de sugar shorts rides!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by Fangu
My name is Andy.
I've been in the screen printing business for over 20 years & own a shop in the Venice/Mar Vista area.
I've been in the screen printing business for over 20 years & own a shop in the Venice/Mar Vista area.
08-30-06, 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by sivat
This is me at the tour de sewer 2006:
I believe I was the only person to do the ride on a fixed gear. Correct me if i'm wrong.
I believe I was the only person to do the ride on a fixed gear. Correct me if i'm wrong.
Did they still have that one big climb with the rest stop at the top in the middle of the ride?
I did Tour de Sewer once back in the mid nineties. I think I still have the T-shirt....I don't think they've changed the ride logo over the years.
I can't believe I found this old framed photo...
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08-30-06, 10:14 PM
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08-30-06, 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted by The Fixer
Hey it's great you did that ride on your fixed gear.
Did they still have that one big climb with the rest stop at the top in the middle of the ride?
I did Tour de Sewer once back in the mid nineties. I think I still have the T-shirt....I don't think they've changed the ride logo over the years.
I can't believe I found this old framed photo...
Did they still have that one big climb with the rest stop at the top in the middle of the ride?
I did Tour de Sewer once back in the mid nineties. I think I still have the T-shirt....I don't think they've changed the ride logo over the years.
I can't believe I found this old framed photo...
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08-31-06, 12:45 AM
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Originally Posted by sivat
I wish i could tell you, but I only did the short ride. I had a wedding to go to that afternoon and my girlfriend wouldn't let me do the 30 mile. Next year though.
08-31-06, 08:16 AM
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This year they had a 15, 30 and metric century.
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Originally Posted by sivat
I believe I was the only person to do the ride on a fixed gear.
welcome to the socal forums and to BF! hope to see you at some group (aka Tour de Sugar Shorts) rides soon!!!!!
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08-31-06, 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by sivat
I believe I was the only person to do the ride on a fixed gear.
welcome to the socal forums and to BF! hope to see you at some group (aka Tour de Sugar Shorts) rides soon!!!!!
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08-31-06, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Surferbruce
i live in mar vista right near a screen printing shop, i can't think of the name right now(apple-something?), but i bet it's yours. is your place on venice bl. ? my usual rides sound like a carbon copy of your routes.
you got it: Venice & Beethoven, so we're neighbors. Swing by and say Hi if you're around during the work week.
best,
Andy
08-31-06, 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Fangu
Hi Surferbruce-
you got it: Venice & Beethoven, so we're neighbors. Swing by and say Hi if you're around during the work week.
best,
Andy
you got it: Venice & Beethoven, so we're neighbors. Swing by and say Hi if you're around during the work week.
best,
Andy
08-31-06, 10:51 AM
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I am Paralegal and a writer. I want to be a novelist though short stories are what usually emerge when I sit down to write.
About four months ago I started riding again after a 10 year break . When I was a teenager I did some pretty spectacular touring abroad and logged hundreds of miles in and around my home town back east. But I abandoned the bike when I moved to L.A. This past spring I decided that I had been out of the saddle long enough. Now my weekends are spent mostly trying to keep up with the OC Rebels and come October I'll be riding with the Blue Cross Rebels Team in the MS150 Bay to Bay Charity Tour. During the week I cheat traffic by leaving my car at home. I take the Metro to LAX and ride my bike from the Aviation Blvd. Green Line Station to Santa Monica where I work. If anyone wants to join in the commute they are most welcome. It's an exciting 14 mile little jaunt. A perfect wake up.
About four months ago I started riding again after a 10 year break . When I was a teenager I did some pretty spectacular touring abroad and logged hundreds of miles in and around my home town back east. But I abandoned the bike when I moved to L.A. This past spring I decided that I had been out of the saddle long enough. Now my weekends are spent mostly trying to keep up with the OC Rebels and come October I'll be riding with the Blue Cross Rebels Team in the MS150 Bay to Bay Charity Tour. During the week I cheat traffic by leaving my car at home. I take the Metro to LAX and ride my bike from the Aviation Blvd. Green Line Station to Santa Monica where I work. If anyone wants to join in the commute they are most welcome. It's an exciting 14 mile little jaunt. A perfect wake up.
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08-31-06, 11:07 AM
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HEY! Fangu! You're a Dockweiler commuter?! I usually take Aviation, but keep an eye out for me sometime. I'll be the bleary-eyed schnook on the black steel frame Miyata 110 with a rack trunk.
08-31-06, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Kendell Porter
I am Paralegal and a writer. I want to be a novelist though short stories are what usually emerge when I sit down to write.
Just think of a novel as a long short story, and you'll be good to go.
08-31-06, 02:08 PM
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Thanks, Mo.
I do something similar. I view a novel as a series of tightly connected short stories.
I do something similar. I view a novel as a series of tightly connected short stories.
08-31-06, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Kendell Porter
HEY! Fangu! You're a Dockweiler commuter?! I usually take Aviation, but keep an eye out for me sometime. I'll be the bleary-eyed schnook on the black steel frame Miyata 110 with a rack trunk.
In the mornings, I'll be the one picking sand out of my teeth as the SBW/ La Grange A-ride blows past.
Aviation must pack some vehicular thrills! Take care....
08-31-06, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Fangu
Aviation must pack some vehicular thrills! Take care....
What exactly is the SBW/La Grange A-Ride?
08-31-06, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by The Fixer
Is that the Litespeed that you still own?
08-31-06, 04:18 PM
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Is that the Litespeed that you still own?
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09-01-06, 09:58 AM
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Hi... we just moved to the SF Valley (from LA) a couple months ago, which is when I decided to get back into biking. I live near Riverside and Van Nuys, so my typical 20-mile loop has been some variant of the Woodley, Woodman, Plummer, Osborn, and Laurel Cyn "bike routes". Boy do I hate stop lights. I suppose I will check out the SFVBC rides soon. Anyone else nearby?
