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n_claw

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Hey point3, it's been a while! The bike shop I work for at MLK & Othello (Whistle Stop Co-op Bike Shop & Cafe) is going out of business. We're trying to clear out some of our inventory before ...

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Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:16 am

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RIP Val Kleitz

n_claw

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Val, so grateful for the delight of your acquaintance and the many lives (and spokes!) you touched.
Peace and comfort to all.
be pouring one (or several) out in memory this eve.

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Tue Aug 02, 2011 8:57 am

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hit and run on cyclist, dexter, anyone we know?

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n_claw

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jesus christ, i go outta town for a week and 23+ fellow bananarchists get arrested and 2 cyclists die. i'm staying it town for a while, i guess?

dear bike community: i still love how you come toget ...

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Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:18 am

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Brooks stolen off other Jeff's bike

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n_claw

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goddamn son-of-a-biscuit!
add me to the long list of folks whose saddles/seatposts have been stolen.

bike was locked up outside job, the peeps at Underground Tour usually keep an eye on it for me ...

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Tue Jul 19, 2011 7:13 am

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SEA to OLY by peninsula

n_claw

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thanks y'all! such a small world--only time I've ridden to Oly was with the Rev (Jesse).

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Mon Jul 18, 2011 10:07 am

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SEA to OLY by peninsula

n_claw

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Hola beasts! I hear that riding to Oly by way of the peninsula is lovely (if hilly) and less shitty (fuck Spanaway!) than the flatter route I've taken in the past. What route would you recommend? I tr ...

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Sat Jun 11, 2011 10:59 am

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2011.06.11 ALL-GIRL Alley Cat, Girls of Summer

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n_claw

Replies: 86
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and/or what did you break on your bike? I have basic first aid kit for bike/rider with me.

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Fri Jun 10, 2011 8:55 am

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2011.06.11 ALL-GIRL Alley Cat, Girls of Summer

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n_claw

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fuck it, i'm in. alex, i plan on giving you stiff competition for DFL. was going to PDX this weekend but this cold makes me poor company for my PDX-brethren.
logically, now that i'm immune-compromise ...

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Thu May 12, 2011 3:17 pm

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bye bye david hiller

n_claw

Replies: 14
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Going out

Aww. Seems like a good note to end on. David is a quality human. a fierce intellect, a jackass cyclist**, seemingly tireless in his devotion to bettering cycling for everyone, and one of ...

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Fri Feb 11, 2011 11:26 am

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Ladies; Give me your saddle reccomendation.

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n_claw

Replies: 20
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Well, then! Thanks for your input!

Seemed worth de-lurking for :P apologize for writing a book, but I'd hate to see anyone as desperate about saddle pain as I was!

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Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:29 am

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Ladies; Give me your saddle reccomendation.

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n_claw

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for my fixies: fizik vesta or terry damselfly. the damselfly has the added bonus of looking like a GARGANTUAN VULVA--vagina bike! it's so much fun to say! and perfect for bike porn, too.

for my tou ...

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Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:02 am

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Shimano shoes on clearance at Velo

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n_claw

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Split the soles on my Keens in multiple places + rounded out the screws on the left cleat + cleat worn to naught = new shoes.

Walked into Velo not expecting to find anything to suit the tight conto ...

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Wed Sep 08, 2010 4:02 pm

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In case you forgot...

n_claw

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oh no, did Anna have to ditch out because of her throat? I was really looking forwards to hearing/seeing her. Also, the phrase "the bicycling lifestyle" is PRICELESS <3

next up: the bi ...

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Thu Jul 15, 2010 1:31 pm

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another stolen bike: dirt-poor fiddler's edition

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n_claw

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sounds like an awfully convenient prospect for hobo cycle 2: analog boogaloo. any idea on size? and wheresat?

THE BICYCLE NOT THE DUCK. dammit derrick!

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Thu Jul 15, 2010 1:01 pm

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another stolen bike: dirt-poor fiddler's edition

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n_claw

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The phrase is: "Have you ever seen a duck that didn't look like it was having a good time."

Cue Derrick's duck rape story.

This was so much better before I misplaced my sense of humor ...

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Thu Jul 15, 2010 11:27 am

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another stolen bike: dirt-poor fiddler's edition

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n_claw

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Hey creatures, my super-awesome rad-jew/fiddler/music teacher housemate, Mai Li, recently received a road bike via our other housemate (Eric the ridiculously pale and unbearded, as you may know him), ...

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Tue May 25, 2010 7:31 am

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Seattle Likes Bikes: Fremont

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n_claw

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dear SDOT/Stone Way Hardware/Suzie Burke/etc, please remember for future fights about transportation infrastructure:

I (we) WON!!!

nice work, comrades.

I hope all of you smile while riding up ...

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Thu Apr 01, 2010 12:35 pm

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Can I have your old frame... again?

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n_claw

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We're going to have to go some place else for valentine's day next year.

Chaco Canyon does an amazing V-day dinner, or has in past years. went with my sweeties/their sweeties/etc one year. it was ...

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Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:10 am

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Fyxation Tires around town?

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n_claw

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......does that mean his real name is Nigaard?

Yes. This whole "Chris" thing is just a ruse.

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Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:01 pm

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Fyxation Tires around town?

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n_claw

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if i refer to them as my "froot loops" can i buy them?
i just want something for the rear in a stupid bright color that's wider and slightly grippier than my stelvios what i've got. i'm tir ...

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Wed Mar 10, 2010 4:08 pm

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Fyxation Tires around town?

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n_claw

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at the risk of getting called out as a girlpants-wearing hipster with pants that are on too tight: anybody in town have them in stock? I mean, I could call Mobius, but they're not open till 5, and thi ...

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Tue Feb 23, 2010 3:37 pm

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Seattle to Missoula By Bike

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n_claw

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it's out of order, but Bike4peace takes a similar route: http://groups.google.com/group/bike4peace/web

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Mon Feb 22, 2010 12:36 pm

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Where do you buy your shoes?

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n_claw

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my first pair of bike shoes were from recycled, they cost me $15 and were ridiculously uncomfortable, but worthwhile to try clipless on short dimes.

most recently, Keen's new "commuter" s ...

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Mon Feb 22, 2010 12:30 pm

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WTB: Somebody sell me a tiny road frame

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n_claw

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27". comes with wheels, which have been decently trued/tensioned by a certain Nygaard we are all familiar with. some paint chips, needs a crankset/stem/handlebars.

pm me if you're into it, i'd ...

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Mon Feb 22, 2010 10:10 am

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WTB: Somebody sell me a tiny road frame

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n_claw

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+1 sounds small for 5'5", but legs sometimes, they be short. If Jeff falls thru, I have a beautiful bright red Shogun, 80s touring rig w/ cantis and eyelets, ~49cm.

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Mon Feb 15, 2010 12:51 pm

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A vaguely serious request

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n_claw

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With Seattle's history of instituting any cycling infrastructure in a half-assed fashion i expect it to end up more like this:

sidewalk-curb-parking lane-"cycle-track"-curb. = crash-bang- ...

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Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:29 am

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A vaguely serious request

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n_claw

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so long as this doesn't come with a sidepath law (as in Oregon, where you are required to use whatever alternative the DOT provides, unless there isn't one), you can still ride in traffic (like grown ...

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Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:53 pm

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2010.02.04 - WAFFLE RIDE V: The Empire strikes back

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n_claw

Replies: 229
Views: 49585

waffle surrogate!

http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/sweet-iron-waffles/Location?oid=2991353

Oh, and a big ole ps from your local granola-loving hippy bike gangbanger: PLASTIC UTENSILS ARE NOT R ...

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Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:26 pm

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2010.02.04 - WAFFLE RIDE V: The Empire strikes back

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n_claw

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Scott, Jobies, someone: I expect one of you will answer your motherfucking phone when i call you from the I-90 trail, inquiring as to whether you are still at Waffle Park, or if E~ and i should head t ...

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Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:28 am

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Route: Seattle to Port Townsend

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n_claw

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don't go all the way to Poulsbo. Turn north at Suquamish and head through Pt Gamble. Much better bicycling conditions, and Pt Gamble is cute. THen if Hwy 12/Beaver Valley isn't doing it for you head t ...

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Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:21 am

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Route: Seattle to Port Townsend

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n_claw

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Ferry and through Poulsbo, etc, or ride up to Edmonds, ferry across and on?

I've only done ferry and through Poulsbo, but fuck if I know how to get to Edmonds in any reasonable fashion.

What say ...

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Sun Jan 24, 2010 10:23 am

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n_claw

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ps. this is fucking moses.

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Sun Jan 24, 2010 10:22 am

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n_claw

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and dinner, buy me dinner first :)

Get a room.

Don't you mean corndog?

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Fri Jan 22, 2010 12:53 pm

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n_claw

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i'm modest--more like 5.8, 6", really.

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Fri Jan 22, 2010 12:48 pm

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n_claw

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and dinner, buy me dinner first :)

Fine, but you're not getting dessert. and if you do, it's banana split with whipped cream!

oh god, so many dick jokes.

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Fri Jan 22, 2010 12:45 pm

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n_claw

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it is the internet--i can in no way shape or form take anything anyone says seriously on the internet. unless it's POLITICKAL. that's right, with a k!

err. anyways.

i promise that i'll tell you ...

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Fri Jan 22, 2010 12:24 pm

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Moustache rides - 2 cents

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n_claw

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it's true, im a hypocrite!

Oh my god, but I thought my genderbent bykedykin ways were why I'd been banished to the Bikery?!

:{

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Fri Jan 22, 2010 8:52 am

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n_claw

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Coincidence?

Sylvie and I have been bullshitting about this for some months, actually. But as I think you're all probably aware, Tweed Rides are the new "thing" for bike dorks who wear ...

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Thu Jan 21, 2010 11:49 am

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n_claw

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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3467/3229643663_1ba32b829f.jpg

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Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:15 am

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