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wakingjonas wrote:
dashap wrote:
henry wrote:
i'll be done by 11:00 and picking up the phone to join the madness.
Anyone got a number for another who might be joining later?
it might be easier for me to just try to meet later as well. maybe i'll just find somewhere to ditch my car and then do the noob flail until i see you, as i haven't met a lot of you yet.
Definitely go! It's always worth the effort, the lack of sleep, etc. and you find ways to navigate Friday with minimal sleep ... :)
Hey, thanks to all of you who came out and made the ride. As always, I had a good time. Hope you all did as well.
BTW, hope you kiddies who went south made it back okay. We almost went face first into a sage bush 'cos none of us northbound hipsters were uncool enough to run a headlight. It was great.
See you tomorrow for Critical Mass!
wakingjonas
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:55 pm
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J
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:56 pm
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Dude I had a headlight, I just refused to believe that the goddamn path would just stop like that. FOOL THAT I WAS.
At least my pants smell sage-fresh right noww.
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surlykat
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:56 pm
Joined: 05 Jul 2007Posts: 658Location: in the CD
I hope the rest of the ride went ok... as far as I can tell, that ride was cursed from the outset. (Who let Langston choose the destination?) Were there any more mechanicals after I took off (shortly after the derailleur explosion/single speed conversion stop)? Thank god for John's amazing and wonderful wife, who was there to pick my sorry ass up and take me home within about 20 minutes of the accident. With a fucking ice pack in the car. Also, thanks to Ro and Lucia for the first aid, and to MikeOD et al for the bike inspection. Have I ever mentioned how much I love this group and its community? You all are awesome.
Yeah, so my elbow's pretty busted up, but it's just a flesh wound... no major bleeding or broken bones. I definitely have a headache though, and my helmet is fucked. My head hit pavement like a coconut. Let this be a lesson, kids: wear a helmet. If you're particularly attached to your brain (as I am mine).
So my motto from now on: Hills are great. Hooray for the hobo trail. Forest forays under complete pitch blackness? Fine by me. Rides with no hills and just straight, perilously gravelly and uneven roads that go on for fucking ever? Count me out.
wakingjonas
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:59 pm
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the rest of the ride was remarkably smooth...well except for the road to nowhere that J mentioned
john
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:01 pm
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surlykat wrote:
as far as I can tell, that ride was cursed from the outset. (Who let Langston choose the destination?)
Yeah... that ride was about as successful as Langstons career.
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That picture doesn't show the half of it, either. The hip is nothing compared to the elbow.
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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:05 pm
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ew:
Foo
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:30 pm
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Man, that ride was fun but cursed. We had, what 4 mechanicals and Kat's injury by the time we hit the flight museum? That's like 2 1/2 months injury/damage quota in 90 minutes.
Rogelio
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:35 pm
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wakingjonas wrote:
ew:
Wonderful coloration; should be better once bruising sets in.
Time to see if I have donor dérailleur...
joby
Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:41 pm
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12 of us are still out riding!
The sculpture was great.
derrickito
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:01 am
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the buckaroo is still open
lantius
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:26 am
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and then six of us made it to the five point? minus pj diddy who turned around ad ate shit. fortunately he got to his friend's house, though with destroyed glasses and a nice lump on his noggin!
still a fantastic ride, I feel bad for those that got hurt, mechanicaled, or otherwise turned back. boo on langston and balls for not following through to the pit... not the most impressive thing ever, but a good ride and ambitious destination nonetheless!
Chris
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 1:04 am
Joined: 18 Aug 2007Posts: 222Location: Seattle (Downtown)
Despite the many, many pitfalls that beset us from the start, in the end it turned out to be quite the epic ride. Thanks for a great time and I hope that everyone made it home safely!
I mentioned this before, but... would anyone be so kind as to make a Google Pedometer link for this evening's trip?
Chris
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 1:05 am
Joined: 18 Aug 2007Posts: 222Location: Seattle (Downtown)
Oh, and I almost forgot: does anyone have the group picture from the Pit? Where Joby is shining like Jesus?
koos42
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 2:05 am
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surlykat wrote:
wakingjonas wrote:
That picture doesn't show the half of it, either. The hip is nothing compared to the elbow.
wow, hot... jk?
I'm still bruised on the hip a little after my similar fall 1 mo. ago (more due to my fucktardary than shitty road groove). My left wrist is still bruised, but gettin' better (I am a lefty :(, learning to be ambidext... nvm... personal). See how you feel tomorrow for CM... Prolly feel a lot like shit... run over... by a car... riding a tank... surfing on sandpaper....
John,
I guess I got off w/o those punches. HA! Take that Jonny "eye-liner" whatever-your-last-name is Depp.
Rest of the ride went awesome, except for Paul's glasses.
Did everyone make it home alright? We lost Happy Stick Person, didn't have his number... you okay? we waited a while
BTW, 5-point >> Beth's
O.T. Irish Coffee is best w/ whisky instead of irish cream
DJStroky
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 2:38 am
Joined: 25 May 2007Posts: 356Location: Downtown Tacoma
Chris wrote:
Despite the many, many pitfalls that beset us from the start, in the end it turned out to be quite the epic ride. Thanks for a great time and I hope that everyone made it home safely!
I mentioned this before, but... would anyone be so kind as to make a Google Pedometer link for this evening's trip?
Oh, and I almost forgot: does anyone have the group picture from the Pit? Where Joby is shining like Jesus?
Paul gots that one. Good luck getting it from him. He doesn't believe in posting his pictures online. Hope you're aight Paul!! Don't forget to show me yer bike tomorrow.
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Chris
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 6:09 am
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Sweet, thanks! The little loop around the pit was a nice touch. :-)
langston
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 6:33 am
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my apologies for anyone who didn't have fun, crashed, got lost or is hungover today. I was very disapointed that we had such bad luck getting south, but jebus y'all have some bad luck. I'd hate to see what happened if all y'all tried to commute by car, we'd have chaos!
I couldn't make the final leg to the pit, I only had so much time to be out last night due to a 5:30am alarm clock. I rolled in the door at 11:30 after leading the northbound pack back up the Green River Trail (not the awesome, backroad version we took down). I totally forgot the bike path ends there by 509!
I made my 6:30am bus and boy am I tired today. 70+ miles yesterday, ~140 for the week.
burgers at 2 Bells was a great idea, although a bit pricey. The quality was worth the price, but I couldn't afford to eat there often. Happy Hour ever?
TrikerTrev
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 7:03 am
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john wrote:
surlykat wrote:
as far as I can tell, that ride was cursed from the outset. (Who let Langston choose the destination?)
Yeah... that ride was about as successful as Langstons career.
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langston
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 7:10 am
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 5547Location: Columbia City
TrikerTrev wrote:
john wrote:
surlykat wrote:
as far as I can tell, that ride was cursed from the outset. (Who let Langston choose the destination?)
Yeah... that ride was about as successful as Langstons career.
ZMOG
eh, don't impose your views and opinion of success on me. I pay the bills, stay well fed and get to ride my bike. That's all the career I need, at this point.
zanimal
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 8:11 am
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langston
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 8:21 am
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zanimal wrote:
my work blocks all the fun image hosting I normally use, but I have a framed copy of the "MISTAKES" one on my desk. I've had it since college and love it.
ksep
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:18 am
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No mechanicals after Theresa's well-timed flat. I'm very impressed by teh Joby's navigation skills. Dave, did you peel off and take 4th Ave S. back to Seattle? There's a swirrly spot on Evan's map where we stopped to wait for you at 99 & Marginal... wait, wasn't it at Marginal & Hudson/Dawson?
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Happy Stick Person
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:27 am
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abamfici wrote:
No mechanicals after Theresa's well-timed flat. I'm very impressed by teh Jobies navigation skills. Dave, did you peel off and take 4th Ave S. back to Seattle? There's a swirrly spot on Evan's map where we stopped to wait for you at 99 & Marginal.
I was with you guys til first, then I peeled off... I thought everyone was headed to the bread dumpster so I took a shorter route through sodo to jackson and then home...
great ride, sorry I made ya wait...
that hill was retarded, Lee and teh Jobies have a whole new level of respect for doing it twice!
DJStroky
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:29 am
Joined: 25 May 2007Posts: 356Location: Downtown Tacoma
abamfici wrote:
No mechanicals after Theresa's well-timed flat. I'm very impressed by teh Jobies navigation skills. Dave, did you peel off and take 4th Ave S. back to Seattle? There's a swirrly spot on Evan's map where we stopped to wait for you at 99 & Marginal... wait, wasn't it at Marginal & Hudson/Dawson?
oops, maybe it was, I'm not sure
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Chris
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:05 pm
Joined: 18 Aug 2007Posts: 222Location: Seattle (Downtown)
Happy Stick Person wrote:
I was with you guys til first, then I peeled off... I thought everyone was headed to the bread dumpster so I took a shorter route through sodo to jackson and then home...
great ride, sorry I made ya wait...
that hill was retarded, Lee and teh Jobies have a whole new level of respect for doing it twice!
Good to hear that you made it back safely! Definitely takes priority over a 10-minute wait or so.
I agree that the hill was retarded, but I suppose that since our entire ride was on flat roads, it made up our climbing quota for the evening. :-) Joby and Lee, you guys have the 1337 climbing 5k1lls!
After having ridden with this group for approximately a month now, it seems to me that there is a real need for riders to have a way to contact each other, so that people can find the group if they get dropped or take a spill. Would it be possible to set up an e-mail address at Point83.com that people could send messages to, which would then be automatically forwarded to other people's cell phones? Just a thought...
langston
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:09 pm
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 5547Location: Columbia City
Chris wrote:
After having ridden with this group for approximately a month now, it seems to me that there is a real need for riders to have a way to contact each other, so that people can find the group if they get dropped or take a spill. Would it be possible to set up an e-mail address at Point83.com that people could send messages to, which would then be automatically forwarded to other people's cell phones? Just a thought...
we've experimented with www.dodgeball.com but I think people were irritated with mass text messages, and some folks get charged per mssg.
the dreaded ben
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:10 pm
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ah, telephones work as well.
Aaron
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:30 pm
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Chris wrote:
After having ridden with this group for approximately a month now, it seems to me that there is a real need for riders to have a way to contact each other, so that people can find the group if they get dropped or take a spill. Would it be possible to set up an e-mail address at Point83.com that people could send messages to, which would then be automatically forwarded to other people's cell phones? Just a thought...
or we could just fucking wait for people to catch up. Not leaving until everyone has arrived at the square (especially when we KNEW someone was almost there) would be cool as well.
zanimal
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:35 pm
Joined: 06 Sep 2006Posts: 135Location: West Seattle
Aaron wrote:
or we could just fucking wait for people to catch up. Not leaving until everyone has arrived at the square (especially when we KNEW someone was almost there) would be cool as well.
I didn't expect anyone to wait. The busses were really screwed up yesterday because of traffic.
I have an airplane on my bike now.
Aaron
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:40 pm
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zanimal wrote:
I have an airplane on my bike now.
I got a bunch of those in Canada and resold them (like hot cakes) at my shop. I want to get more!
henry
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:41 pm
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There are a million cool technological solutions we could do. With the breadth of nerdery in the crew our options are pretty much limitless.
But when it comes down to it, you just need to prepare yourself.
that was a great ride last night. i was exhausted when i finally made it back to ballard.
finishing off the last of my booze while watching the colbert report @ 2am, drinking a shit-ton of water, and then sleeping in till 11 am: ftw!
see you lovely kids tonight.
ps: so fucking bad with names, but here's the location of the essential bread dumpster we were talking about last night http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1278414
lantius
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 1:01 pm
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Aaron wrote:
or we could just fucking wait for people to catch up. Not leaving until everyone has arrived at the square (especially when we KNEW someone was almost there) would be cool as well.
i didn't know someone was almost there. you think i'd leave if i did?
langston
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 1:07 pm
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 5547Location: Columbia City
seth_seth wrote:
that was a great ride last night. i was exhausted when i finally made it back to ballard.
I was totally spent when I got back to W.Seattle. Riding to and from Bellevue before adventures to Kent turned out to be a recipie for exhaustion. The ride to work this morning was.... semi lucid. Fun riding with you yesterday, seth.
rlotz
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 1:13 pm
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henry wrote:
There are a million cool technological solutions we could do. With the breadth of nerdery in the crew our options are pretty much limitless.
I say we just put one of these in the someone's bag. Preferably someone who knows where they're going.
Is Kat drinking dish soap in that photo?
koos42
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 1:42 pm
Joined: 10 Jul 2007Posts: 367Location: ON YOUR LEFT! your other left.
seth_seth wrote:
ps: so fucking bad with names, but here's the location of the essential bread dumpster we were talking about last night http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1278414
Sweet! The link isn't actually working for me, but knowing the name and area will be quite enough for me to be able to find it.
Thanks
gsbarnes
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 2:01 pm
Joined: 15 Aug 2006Posts: 2666Location: No Fun Town, USA
seth_seth wrote:
that was a great ride last night. i was exhausted when i finally made it back to ballard.
finishing off the last of my booze while watching the colbert report @ 2am, drinking a shit-ton of water, and then sleeping in till 11 am: ftw!
see you lovely kids tonight.
ps: so fucking bad with names, but here's the location of the essential bread dumpster we were talking about last night http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1278414
I realize the Essential Baking Company is very close by, but I'm fairly certain any dumpster at this location or on the same property is not the one you're looking for.
Or does Essential have some special dispensation from the City of Seattle to locate their dumpster on the grounds of the Transfer Station?
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