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Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
09-30-20, 10:44 AM
Replies: 24,587
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Posted By the sci guy

that's hilarious. small world, eh? that bike...

that's hilarious. small world, eh? that bike appeared in every search i ran for a cannondale for the last 2 weeks probably :lol:
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
09-30-20, 10:26 AM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

omg did you buy that one i kept seeing on...

omg did you buy that one i kept seeing on facebook marketplace?
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
09-26-20, 10:26 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

Today I rode bikes to get tacos ...

Today I rode bikes to get tacos


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Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
09-24-20, 03:54 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

:lol: amazing and true. it was an ACS from...

:lol:
amazing and true.
it was an ACS from your shop - served me well for a little over a year - never had that happen before. My new one from y'all is supposed to arrive today. :thumb:
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
09-23-20, 12:16 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

Today I, well, a few days ago really, ordered a...

Today I, well, a few days ago really, ordered a new freewheel because the one I had decided it wanted to be free....in both directions.
Needless to say it made pedaling an issue.

Video taken from...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
08-14-18, 11:20 AM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

Haven't been around in a while so I'm just seeing...

Haven't been around in a while so I'm just seeing this - I'm looking myself for the eventuality - but right now my #1 (https://www.bikeforums.net/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=1) is a VW Golf...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-09-18, 03:06 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

Today I counted 19 teeth on my 18 tooth freewheel.

Today I counted 19 teeth on my 18 tooth freewheel.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-02-18, 04:02 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

What did you ride? any word on your bikes?

What did you ride?
any word on your bikes?
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-21-17, 02:09 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

nooooooooooo

nooooooooooo
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
11-13-17, 01:24 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

:thumb:

:thumb:
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
08-31-17, 11:11 AM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

Monday I was evacuated by boat from my house. The...

Monday I was evacuated by boat from my house. The water was deep enough the boat pulled right up to my front door and was floating.
All my bikes are in the garage in possibly as much as 5 ft of...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
08-02-17, 08:34 AM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

you see that new All City Cosmic Stallion or...

you see that new All City Cosmic Stallion or whatever yesterday?
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
07-26-17, 05:34 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

Finally got some new tires for the commuter:...

Finally got some new tires for the commuter: Kenda Tires | Bicycle | Kwick Tendril (http://bicycle.kendatire.com/en-us/find-a-tire/bicycle/commuter/kwick-tendril/)
http://i.imgur.com/WiTCxio.jpg

...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
07-02-17, 04:17 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

Nice. Does Dallas have one? The Houston one...

Nice. Does Dallas have one?

The Houston one is like 3000 people or so at this point. It's insane. I've yet to do it myself because it's not easy for me to get to downtown, but I follow it on...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-27-17, 06:54 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

congrats! welcome to the wonderful world of home...

congrats! welcome to the wonderful world of home ownership! it sucks.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-21-17, 06:07 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

Yeah I'm really active with Bike Houston and with...

Yeah I'm really active with Bike Houston and with our local district. I know all the ordinances and laws. I never doubted he was wrong and just being a huge dick.
Houston is so broad that cycling...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-21-17, 12:03 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

Today I had a conversation with a jerkoff on my...

Today I had a conversation with a jerkoff on my commute to work

On my ride to work, I get out of the park and ride the sidewalk for about 200 yards until I get to a side street, at which I cross...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
05-21-17, 04:36 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

It makes me happy to see people talk like this...

It makes me happy to see people talk like this and keep their lives clean. I'm not really a drinker mostly because to me almost all beers taste pretty awful. I only drink wheat beers or similar - and...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
05-10-17, 08:43 AM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

No I was coming out of that ridiculously narrow...

No I was coming out of that ridiculously narrow path between the concrete barrier of the bridge at the wooden fence. It's an entrance/exit to the park I ride through.
Circled on the map below:...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
05-09-17, 01:58 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

Today was my first bike to work in about 7 weeks...

Today was my first bike to work in about 7 weeks since my knee injury.
I managed to clip a wooden fence, bike stopped dead, twisted the bars around, and tossed me into the cement side of a bridge...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-20-17, 10:02 AM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

because of the way it's lined up with the fence...

because of the way it's lined up with the fence it looks like the saddle has a.... ring in an explicit bodily area
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-12-17, 09:36 AM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

Today I am serving jury duty. It's municipal...

Today I am serving jury duty. It's municipal court and if I'm not selected to hear a case I should be outta here by 1.
Fingers crossed!

Also the guy sitting next to me is sleeping and snoring....
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-11-17, 08:59 AM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

Yesterday I finally had my knee surgery consult -...

Yesterday I finally had my knee surgery consult - so turns out that groove your patella sits in at the end of your femur - yeah mine is flat, so that's why my kneecaps basically just float around....
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-20-17, 09:32 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

Spirit charges for carry on - not sure about a...

Spirit charges for carry on - not sure about a personal item which is what your backpack would be - assuming it's a small school-like pack and not a large travel pack. I've never flown it but I know...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-18-17, 11:05 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

Today I started building a lego modular building...

Today I started building a lego modular building I've had in the closet for about a year, while watching march madness. It's the most wonderful time of the year!
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-14-17, 11:08 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

Did you get it done? Maybe they could use an...

Did you get it done?

Maybe they could use an inanimate carbon rod instead

http://i.imgur.com/kAVnAFe.jpg
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-14-17, 08:59 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

I actually have a consultation set up for about 3...

I actually have a consultation set up for about 3 weeks from now to discuss it in more detail. A number of years ago when this same thing happened with my left knee another orthopedist in a different...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-14-17, 01:40 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

jesus. that has always been my worst fear and I...

jesus. that has always been my worst fear and I can't even imagine it. makes me cringe just thinking about it.
i was told a long time ago to try exercises that stry to strentghen the inside thigh...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-14-17, 12:50 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

i was born with lateral sub-luxating kneecaps....

i was born with lateral sub-luxating kneecaps. they float higher off the joint than normal knees, and the way my ligaments attach around/over it are off to the outside of the knee, so given the right...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-14-17, 11:13 AM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

Today I had about a cup's worth of bloody fluid...

Today I had about a cup's worth of bloody fluid removed from my knee. Orthopedist said i likely didn't tear any ligaments or tendons or chip bone, but definitely did some sort of soft tissue damage...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-11-17, 08:34 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

Today I dislocated my left knee while bowling....

Today I dislocated my left knee while bowling. I've always had trick knees but usually it's my right knee that dislocates. I'm able to recover from that after 10 minutes. But tonight it was my left...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-10-17, 09:04 AM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

Well I'm glad that at least that i didn't get a...

Well I'm glad that at least that i didn't get a bum set - which is how it usually seems. But sucks that it seems to be an issue with an otherwise good looking lever.

I did a crap job taping...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-10-17, 08:56 AM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

did you find a solution?

did you find a solution?
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-10-17, 08:37 AM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

$$$ plus i need silver

$$$ plus i need silver
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-10-17, 08:09 AM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

Yesterday I starting wrapping my new bars (thanks...

Yesterday I starting wrapping my new bars (thanks Scrod!) with new tape, and those Cane Creek SCR-5c levers are just incredibly uncooperative. The hoods don't roll up, like, at all. The top you can...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-08-17, 08:14 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

Today my levers and tape arrived and I want to go...

Today my levers and tape arrived and I want to go put everything together so I can ride tomorrow but it's pretty late and I'm watching tv with my wife so I'm torn.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-06-17, 10:03 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

We used a website where people could donate money...

We used a website where people could donate money to our honeymoon as our requested gift/registry. We'd lived together for 3 years already and didn't have a house so the usual registry stuff was...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-06-17, 04:34 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

i was mostly being facetious. mostly.

i was mostly being facetious. mostly.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-06-17, 02:08 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

Maybe so, but not as much as when you're single,...

Maybe so, but not as much as when you're single, and not enough that it has helped us. This was the first time in 3 years we didn't have to pay, and it was only because of the interest on our...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-06-17, 12:52 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

Yeah you'll soon realize the wedding is for...

Yeah you'll soon realize the wedding is for everyone else, not for you. the only thing that matters to you is the lil piece of paper you sign that says you're legally married.

we did our wedding...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-06-17, 12:31 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

and then it's over in a few hours and you won't...

and then it's over in a few hours and you won't remember half of it and you probably won't get to eat hardly any of the food you spent thousands of dollars on and carefully curated for the menu...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-06-17, 08:41 AM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

yeah but my arm got really tired

yeah but my arm got really tired
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-05-17, 09:26 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

Today I took y'allz advice and cut 2cm off my...

Today I took y'allz advice and cut 2cm off my stem

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2894/33275183695_cd57b800ab_c_d.jpg
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
02-15-17, 09:53 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

I was an elementary school teacher for the first...

I was an elementary school teacher for the first 7 years of my career - so I know what no bonus and crap pay is like. Ive only been in this job three years an bonus eligible for two.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
02-15-17, 11:18 AM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

today i got my bonus from work (only 5% - times...

today i got my bonus from work (only 5% - times are tough) and it's most likely going straight to property taxes. adulting blows.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-31-17, 11:50 AM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

what how is that a thing? how could you possibly...

what how is that a thing? how could you possibly not have noticed hitting something that would have done that? insane.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-27-17, 12:43 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

I used to make segments on MapMyRide and use them...

I used to make segments on MapMyRide and use them to better myself. But i switched to strava for tracking instead as I like the app better and the social medi aspect of it. however i stopped paying...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-25-17, 03:34 PM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

yes.

yes.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
01-25-17, 11:11 AM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

live tweeted my commute to work. strava didn't...

live tweeted my commute to work. strava didn't like the constant stopping and switching between apps, so it just decided to **** off after 1.1 miles and didn't record my route.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
11-01-16, 08:10 AM
Replies: 24,587
Views: 2,617,783
Posted By the sci guy

I'm not too sure about that.

I'm not too sure about that.
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