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henry
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:18 am Reply with quote
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I want to hear all about how awesome the ride was.

Wtf is up with derrick? Why won't he lose some weight and get a job?

That goes for women too.


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langston
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:27 am Reply with quote
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henry wrote:
I want to hear all about how awesome the ride was.

The .84 ride was fun. My head kind of hurts though.



It was pretty awesome. We rode the SLUT (dane went boom, heh), went to REI, rode teh Ghettodrome, meandered up into Queen Anne, hung out up at the eastern overlook park, cruised up into Fremont to find the new park (still fenced off, but intruiging) and then roly poly'd into Ballard in time to go to the Calendar Release party. Not a lot of miles and only moderate amounts complaining & getting lost (trying to find the 99 flyover, find the new park, riding right past the bar, etc).
Good times.
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Seven
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:38 am Reply with quote
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There was nothing awesome about that ride.
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langston
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:42 am Reply with quote
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Seven wrote:
There was nothing awesome about that ride.


sorry it was too much for your vag to handle.
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J
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:43 am Reply with quote
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cobblestone hill and magic parking lot were asshole moves

sorry we don't all have little burley trailers to haul our gigantic wangers around in, princess langston

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langston
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:49 am Reply with quote
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J wrote:
cobblestone hill and magic parking lot were asshole moves

sorry we don't all have little burley trailers to haul our gigantic wangers around in, princess Mr. 75 Dollars


I route mine up my shirt, out the collar and store it in my messenger bag, cause I'm hip like that.

what was the magic parking lot? I didnt drink THAT much...
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Seven
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:50 am Reply with quote
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Mr. 75 Dollars wrote:
Seven wrote:
There was nothing awesome about that ride.


sorry it was too much for your vag to handle.


No, fuck that. I will go anywhere and do anything that THE GROUP wants to do. The attitude of "I don't give a shit what anyone else wants, I'm doing this and if you don't want to fuck off" is the fucking STUPIDEST thing I've ever heard in my whole fucking life. I don't care how long you've been riding point83, if you fucking think that is an acceptable way to lead this group you obviously have no idea what this group is about.
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:51 am Reply with quote
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Mr. 75 Dollars wrote:
henry wrote:
I want to hear all about how awesome the ride was.

The .84 ride was fun. My head kind of hurts though.



It was pretty awesome. We rode the SLUT (dane went boom, heh), went to REI, rode teh Ghettodrome, meandered up into Queen Anne, hung out up at the eastern overlook park, cruised up into Fremont to find the new park (still fenced off, but intruiging) and then roly poly'd into Ballard in time to go to the Calendar Release party. Not a lot of miles and only moderate amounts complaining & getting lost (trying to find the 99 flyover, find the new park, riding right past the bar, etc).
Good times.


It was a fun ride, though I remember a whole lot of bitching, especially as we wandered up Queen Anne, in one case up a very steep cobblestoned, potholed street.

Both rides this week went past the new park on Palatine, so no excuses for not knowing where it is.

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surlykat
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:18 am Reply with quote
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Ride? There was a ride?

I had grilled cheese with horseradish and pickles, and then I got my wallet which I had left at work. And then I went and had a blast at the Conor Byrne. Calendar party FTW! Shitty Thursday rides FTL.
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the dreaded ben
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:21 am Reply with quote
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how can you call the ride shitty if you weren't there.

you're like a child that wanders into the middle of a movie.
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surlykat
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:23 am Reply with quote
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oh hay, are you watching a movie? what's that man doing? why is he on top of that lady? daddy, what is that man doing to that lady?
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J
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:30 am Reply with quote
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langston: magic parking lot = going down a loop into a parking lot with big-ass speed bumps just to go back up the parking lot with big ass speed bumps and up to that park

in retrospect the magic parking lot was kind of awesome

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the dreaded ben
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:31 am Reply with quote
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a metaphor for life?
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langston
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:31 am Reply with quote
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Seven wrote:
Mr. 75 Dollars wrote:
Seven wrote:
There was nothing awesome about that ride.


sorry it was too much for your vag to handle.


No, fuck that. I will go anywhere and do anything that THE GROUP wants to do. The attitude of "I don't give a shit what anyone else wants, I'm doing this and if you don't want to fuck off" is the fucking STUPIDEST thing I've ever heard in my whole fucking life. I don't care how long you've been riding point83, if you fucking think that is an acceptable way to lead this group you obviously have no idea what this group is about.


In Soviet Union, bikes ride you.
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gsbarnes
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:03 am Reply with quote
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'Twas the shakedown cruise for my new (to me) 10-speed.

The seat is too low.

The derailleur stop screws needed adjusting (thanks, Ray).

I can climb Queen Anne with 10 gears using a rational route, but I'm way out of practice.

I need a better temporary bag solution (see thread elswhere).

I still don't trust the brakes, which is how I got dropped going down Queen Anne. But no worries, as I made it down just in time to avoid the overnight Fremont Bridge closure, and I was planning to head home, anyway. Plus on the way home I got a distress text message, so I would have had to bail regardless.

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lantius
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:14 am Reply with quote
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Seven wrote:
No, fuck that. I will go anywhere and do anything that THE GROUP wants to do. The attitude of "I don't give a shit what anyone else wants, I'm doing this and if you don't want to fuck off" is the fucking STUPIDEST thing I've ever heard in my whole fucking life. I don't care how long you've been riding point83, if you fucking think that is an acceptable way to lead this group you obviously have no idea what this group is about.

turns out THE GROUP generally doesn't have a clue what they want to do, other than mostly avoid hills and go to the same places they know and can agree on. hell, THE GROUP would rather stay home and watch tv and eat cheetoes than ride a bike.

popular democracy takes too long on a cold night. stfu and ride.
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laura
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:17 am Reply with quote
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lantius wrote:
stfu and ride.

Can I get an "AMEN!"
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henry
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:19 am Reply with quote
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Did i mention how fun the .84 ride was last night?

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langston
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:19 am Reply with quote
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henry wrote:
Did i mention how fun the .84 ride was last night?


did you break 12mph? I thought you and Aaron were mortal foes...
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henry
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:44 am Reply with quote
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Haha Aaron and I are not foes, but we also didn't see eachother last night. The reference to Friends of Aaron Goss was an edit to my post by lee (hi lee!)

We did break 12, but we didn't go far.

More than anything it made miss the good old days. Time for some cleaning around here ...

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jeff
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:46 am Reply with quote
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The good old days was like 100 years ago huh?
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lantius
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:49 am Reply with quote
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the good old days?
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Lutella
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:49 am Reply with quote
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Some good stuff from last night:

1. The escort service from REI
1.5 My new water- and windproof gloves from REI
2. The gorgeous cityscape as we looked out over Lake Union
3. Climbing steep hills on a fall night
4. Arriving at the pub on time for the party
5. The wacky band and twirling on the dance floor (thanks, Orion!)
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Lutella
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:51 am Reply with quote
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One more thing:
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henry
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:53 am Reply with quote
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lantius wrote:


YES!

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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:59 am Reply with quote
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jake was out last night, i was sitting right next to him. he would have been VERY VERY happy to hear that we had a TOS online.

but, i didnt want to bother him, he gets grumpier than henry on a hunger strike.
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koos42
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:59 am Reply with quote
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DONKEY CALK!!!
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koos42
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:06 am Reply with quote
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I quite enjoyed the ride up to Queen Anne. I was catching up with the group, and therefore know nothing of the complaining, but I did find myself bouncing my taint up some cobblestone cliff faces. The steeper the shit you're climbing the more satisfaction you feel at the top.

I did learn one important lesson last night...

Cold weather and hills make me want a flask that I can easily get at while riding... None of this opening my bag shit.
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MyNameIsJeff
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:16 am Reply with quote
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I had a pretty good time last night. The hills were a bit of a drag but every time I got to the top of another one I had to give my self a little "fuck yeah!"

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greggsomafixed
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:20 am Reply with quote
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I have an extra flask holster in my toolbox -

http://www.ahearnecycles.com/flask.htm

30 bucks gets it.

351-6595 if you want it.
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henry
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:21 am Reply with quote
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Hills are hard!

Gravel is hard!

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the dreaded ben
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:22 am Reply with quote
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you forgot cobblestone.
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henry
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:32 am Reply with quote
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Cobblestone is hardest!!

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lantius
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:36 am Reply with quote
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hey henry, i think your forum is over here now!
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chunts
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I have to give some credit to Joby because I don't think I would have the initiative to ride up queene anne myself for no reason, and I'm glad I did. It was a nice jaunt. the cobblestone hill where 1/2 the people were walking and the magic parking lot I could have done without, yeah, but on the whole, a lot of elevation gain makes for a nice hard ride when it's not so many miles, and at the end of the day I don't really care that much to actually complain about it or make it an issue.

on a downer note I'm about ready to write off westlake ave north of virgina as one of those streets to not ride on ever. between the slut tracks and cars passing on the right its just a disaster waiting to happen every time.
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With lifted feet, hands still,
I am poised, and down the hill
Dart, with heedful mind;
The air goes by in a wind.

Swifter and yet more swift,
Till the heart with a mighty lift
Makes the lungs laugh, the throat cry:--
'O bird, see; see, bird, I fly.

'Is this, is this your joy?
O bird, then I, though a boy
For a golden moment share
Your feathery life in air!'

Say, heart, is there aught like this
In a world that is full of bliss?
'Tis more than skating, bound
Steel-shod to the level ground.

Speed slackens now, I float
Awhile in my airy boat;
Till, when the wheels scarce crawl,
My feet to the treadles fall.

Alas, that the longest hill
Must end in a vale; but still,
Who climbs with toil, wheresoe'er,
Shall find wings waiting there.


hills are rad...

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Seven
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 12:29 pm Reply with quote
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lantius wrote:
Seven wrote:
No, fuck that. I will go anywhere and do anything that THE GROUP wants to do. The attitude of "I don't give a shit what anyone else wants, I'm doing this and if you don't want to fuck off" is the fucking STUPIDEST thing I've ever heard in my whole fucking life. I don't care how long you've been riding point83, if you fucking think that is an acceptable way to lead this group you obviously have no idea what this group is about.

turns out THE GROUP generally doesn't have a clue what they want to do, other than mostly avoid hills and go to the same places they know and can agree on. hell, THE GROUP would rather stay home and watch tv and eat cheetoes than ride a bike.

popular democracy takes too long on a cold night. stfu and ride.


You're right Lee, everyone who comes out in the winter would rather be sitting at home doing nothing. We only come out so that you can lead us around fucking aimlessly, with no clear destination, trying as hard as you can to show us what a great biker you are. No one comes out for a fun ride with fun people. Our only desire is to chase your stupid ass around. Without your perfect wisdom, we would would scatter to the wind like seeds of a dandelion.
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Seven wrote:
You're right Lee, everyone who comes out in the winter would rather be sitting at home doing nothing. We only come out so that you can lead us around fucking aimlessly, with no clear destination, trying as hard as you can to show us what a great biker you are. No one comes out for a fun ride with fun people. Our only desire is to chase your stupid ass around. Without your perfect wisdom, we would would scatter to the wind like seeds of a dandelion.


wait, wait, wait. were you even ON the ride last night?
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what did i walk into on this thread?
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