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Forum: Road Cycling
09-09-10, 11:58 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,104
Posted By gr@sshopper

I blew the bead out of a Gatorskin at 110...

I blew the bead out of a Gatorskin at 110 psi.......
Forum: Road Cycling
08-15-10, 02:10 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 4,319
Posted By gr@sshopper

really like my specialized bg ridge.

really like my specialized bg ridge.
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
04-26-10, 10:02 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,156
Posted By gr@sshopper

nah, I've got to work saturday afternoons. I'm...

nah, I've got to work saturday afternoons. I'm late as is, but the boss is cool with it. Got to see just a tiny bit of warm ups. Maybe I'll tell him I ran out of gas or something this week.
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
04-25-10, 02:12 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,156
Posted By gr@sshopper

So the first class got postponed to today. Had a...

So the first class got postponed to today. Had a good time! Just me a one other person in the class. Went over basic riding positions, got set up on the bikes, etc.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-06-10, 12:48 AM
Replies: 335
Views: 33,044
Posted By gr@sshopper

My Kona Kapu is dead sexy. That's all I need in a...

My Kona Kapu is dead sexy. That's all I need in a bike. The jackass pedaling is what's keeping everything I ride slow.
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
03-19-10, 06:36 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,156
Posted By gr@sshopper

Just got an email, and signed up. Thanks for the...

Just got an email, and signed up. Thanks for the heads up!
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
03-14-10, 01:56 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,156
Posted By gr@sshopper

Thanks guys. There doesn't seem to be an intro...

Thanks guys. There doesn't seem to be an intro class for March or April, so I was thinking on the accelerated, then the intro when it opens up. I've done montrose, but don't really like the constant...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
03-13-10, 08:40 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,156
Posted By gr@sshopper

Getting Started on a Track

I'm a roadie and mtber. Ride in quick group rides, occasionally race cross country.

My boss wants me to get a license and ride with him at the carson velodrome. So, questions.

1) Think I...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-14-10, 11:44 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,699
Posted By gr@sshopper

Dammit. I'm late to the party. Could you...

Dammit. I'm late to the party.


Could you get off the train earlier and go up into the San Gabes?
Forum: Road Cycling
01-10-10, 08:49 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,613
Posted By gr@sshopper

Crap - none of my sunblocks are without.

Crap - none of my sunblocks are without.
Forum: Road Cycling
01-10-10, 08:47 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,613
Posted By gr@sshopper

Great! Thanks for the information. It's going...

Great! Thanks for the information. It's going straight into the trash.
Forum: Road Cycling
01-10-10, 08:18 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,613
Posted By gr@sshopper

Well, bag was in my apartment, so I'm guessing no...

Well, bag was in my apartment, so I'm guessing no high heat issues. It's a bell, but a cheap performance one.
Forum: Road Cycling
01-10-10, 01:48 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,613
Posted By gr@sshopper

Melted Helmet

I was out of town for the week, can home, pulled my helmet out of the bag it lives in, and this is what I found.

...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-06-10, 01:35 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 941
Posted By gr@sshopper

Well, if we count mtn biking, i've ridden home w/...

Well, if we count mtn biking, i've ridden home w/ a broken seat, with no seat (less riding, more standing), no back brakes, no front brakes, no brakes, broken stem clamping bolts.

I've had to bail...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-05-10, 04:06 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 4,518
Posted By gr@sshopper

Looks like an incycle/scvelo bike. Where were...

Looks like an incycle/scvelo bike. Where were you/where's the pothole? Help out the socal brethren.
Forum: Road Cycling
12-22-09, 02:23 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 836
Posted By gr@sshopper

worked from 0600 to 2245. Had a nice ride...

worked from 0600 to 2245. Had a nice ride planned, but that didn't work.
Forum: Road Cycling
12-17-09, 05:55 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 746
Posted By gr@sshopper

right, but does using a smaller chainring move...

right, but does using a smaller chainring move the load closer to the fulcrum? Is this what the OP's friend is thinking? smaller chainring = less force?
Forum: Road Cycling
12-17-09, 04:36 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 746
Posted By gr@sshopper

Ok, stupid question. Can you think of a crank arm...

Ok, stupid question. Can you think of a crank arm as a lever? The bottom bracket is the fulcrum, the chain ring would be the load. Moving the load closer to the fulcrum means less force but movement...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-18-09, 10:55 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 3,746
Posted By gr@sshopper

Found your problem. You're looking for real...

Found your problem. You're looking for real content on BF
Forum: Road Cycling
11-17-09, 08:05 PM
Replies: 938
Views: 67,690
Posted By gr@sshopper

Come on man, we've all seen your power numbers,...

Come on man, we've all seen your power numbers, what did you expect would happen? I'd look at a motorcycle frame as a replacement.

Seriously though, that does suck. I thought you bought the bike...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-13-09, 09:55 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,283
Posted By gr@sshopper

I actually cary a 5 piece band on bob trailer.

I actually cary a 5 piece band on bob trailer.
Forum: Road Cycling
11-13-09, 02:41 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 4,827
Posted By gr@sshopper

Up the 39 from Azusa and then along the 2 aways....

Up the 39 from Azusa and then along the 2 aways. quick and dirty on mapmyride put it at about 30 miles from 700 to 8100 ft. Nearly froze going back down.
Forum: Road Cycling
10-29-09, 05:22 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 780
Posted By gr@sshopper

38 bucks ups ground. One of the local shops will...

38 bucks ups ground. One of the local shops will pack and ship for 75.
Forum: Southern California
10-23-09, 01:56 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 404
Posted By gr@sshopper

Great! thanks.

Great! thanks.
Forum: Southern California
10-23-09, 11:16 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,461
Posted By gr@sshopper

I thought that it would have been fine last time...

I thought that it would have been fine last time I was up there. I really don't recall any dirt sections. There are a couple of points that the team cars couldn't pass the peloton, but it seems like...
Forum: Southern California
10-23-09, 11:07 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 404
Posted By gr@sshopper

Van Nuys to Santa Barbara

Hey guys - I'm thinking about the VanNuys to Santa Barbara ride (http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/ca/van-nuys-west/365095958) on Sat. Any reason not to drop down to the coast at Castaic?...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-13-09, 04:25 PM
Replies: 151
Views: 33,529
Posted By gr@sshopper

Wait. They were a high quality, respected...

Wait. They were a high quality, respected manufacturer a step ahead of their french counterparts? Not a france basher, but I don't usually look to france for quality manufactured goods. Other than...
Forum: Northern California
09-30-09, 07:40 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 785
Posted By gr@sshopper

Good 3 hr loop near Walnut Creek

I'm going to be at the blue grass festival on Saturday, and was hoping to get a ride in on Sunday morning before leaving my friends place in Walnut Hill.

Something maybe 40 or so miles?

I'm...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-28-09, 11:45 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,841
Posted By gr@sshopper

Yup. My nuts are hiding in my abdomen. Holy crap,...

Yup. My nuts are hiding in my abdomen. Holy crap, just the picture makes me nearly wet myself.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-07-09, 11:14 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,643
Posted By gr@sshopper

Old man, go ride your mountain bike in the woods...

Old man, go ride your mountain bike in the woods for a while - when you get dropped, you go harder, and harder, and harder. Until - trying to make up time - you loose control on a descent and...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-30-09, 10:47 PM
Replies: 310
Views: 53,658
Posted By gr@sshopper

that's funny - the fork was one of the things...

that's funny - the fork was one of the things that attracted me to it.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-30-09, 02:02 AM
Replies: 310
Views: 53,658
Posted By gr@sshopper

I just picked up an 08 Kapu. No really distance...

I just picked up an 08 Kapu. No really distance on it yet, but what I've done has been nice.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-28-09, 11:29 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 4,693
Posted By gr@sshopper

I blame hipsters. I had a guy try to sell me a...

I blame hipsters. I had a guy try to sell me a brava frame for 200. And he thought he was doing me a favor
Forum: Road Cycling
08-19-09, 12:22 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 945
Posted By gr@sshopper

I'm trying to get a Kona Kapu.

I'm trying to get a Kona Kapu.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-17-09, 01:56 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,872
Posted By gr@sshopper

I had a Nuevation hub shatter on a ride. By some...

I had a Nuevation hub shatter on a ride. By some freakish accident, I was in town, and not on one of my frequent "way out of cell range" rides. If it had been 30 minutes earlier, I would have had a...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-04-09, 01:57 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,990
Posted By gr@sshopper

Very little makes me as angry as seeing a gel...

Very little makes me as angry as seeing a gel wrapper or punctured tube lying around.
Forum: Road Cycling
07-27-09, 05:27 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 17,703
Posted By gr@sshopper

I had a shop offer me an insane deal on a tarmac...

I had a shop offer me an insane deal on a tarmac w/105 last year, sales guy said close out, then I saw there was a chip on the inside of one of the chainstays. Specialized had called it concealed...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-22-09, 04:43 PM
Replies: 108
Views: 5,884
Posted By gr@sshopper

I'd flail about with a u lock in my hand and hope...

I'd flail about with a u lock in my hand and hope that I connected once or twice (too soon?)
Forum: Road Cycling
07-21-09, 07:02 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,559
Posted By gr@sshopper

Man, I misread the title.

Man, I misread the title.
Forum: Road Cycling
07-21-09, 02:10 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 4,219
Posted By gr@sshopper

SoCal Drivers in rain scare the piss out of me....

SoCal Drivers in rain scare the piss out of me. I'd hate to see them in snow. I won't start a ride in the rain. I will keep riding in the rain, but will change my route if it is in a higher traffic...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-17-09, 03:24 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 785
Posted By gr@sshopper

Umm. OP shouldn't have been on sidewalk, but...

Umm. OP shouldn't have been on sidewalk, but still doesn't remove blame from motorist, no?
Forum: Road Cycling
07-17-09, 03:01 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,552
Posted By gr@sshopper

umm. What?? I think your order of operations is...

umm. What?? I think your order of operations is wrong?
Forum: Road Cycling
06-25-09, 03:20 PM
Replies: 200
Views: 25,789
Posted By gr@sshopper

yes, but it does seem that the "daily deal" is...

yes, but it does seem that the "daily deal" is lower than the regular price - it may be a $900 frame, in actuality.
Forum: Road Cycling
06-22-09, 11:50 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,148
Posted By gr@sshopper

Buddy and I did a loop from CA 39 to CA 2 to CA...

Buddy and I did a loop from CA 39 to CA 2 to CA 138 (Azusa to Wrightwood) on Saturday. It was something like 13,500 ft and 117 miles. He cut back, I didn't. He was playing very active tennis on...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-09-09, 05:45 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 2,907
Posted By gr@sshopper

Road Morph. Blew through $30 in CO2 one weekend...

Road Morph. Blew through $30 in CO2 one weekend in goathead season, and said enough.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-29-09, 06:45 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 461
Posted By gr@sshopper

Don't think that the tubing cutter cuts at the...

Don't think that the tubing cutter cuts at the top of the tool, rather than at the cutting wheel. You'll find you have a bit more saddle to bar drop than you intended.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-26-09, 01:51 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 941
Posted By gr@sshopper

I had my neuvation rear hub shatter on sat. Mile...

I had my neuvation rear hub shatter on sat. Mile 59 of a 60 mile ride, and right next to LBS. Great timing on the flange breaking, but it did still break...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-11-09, 09:47 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 820
Posted By gr@sshopper

WTF?? Training on the MUP?!?! (great...

WTF?? Training on the MUP?!?!

(great picture, btw)
Forum: Road Cycling
05-10-09, 09:17 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,480
Posted By gr@sshopper

I really like the specialized bg ridge gloves -...

I really like the specialized bg ridge gloves - bought em to use when mtn biking, but I now use em for everything.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-10-09, 11:57 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 4,143
Posted By gr@sshopper

Does the great Trek Bicycle Manufacturing...

Does the great Trek Bicycle Manufacturing Corporation have a ton o cash? How many teams ride treks?

Or do they have an All our eggs in one basket strategy?
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