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for those up north, Rogelio and I have decided on the Latona Pub at 7-7:15ish.
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Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 5:58 pm
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[quote="Monie"]
fatasian wrote:
the mrs. just vetoed any bike riding tonight. quote]
and this is why I dont have a wife.
It's the only reason? Seems kind of like quitting to me.
key lime
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 5:58 pm
it never happenedJoined: 13 Mar 2008Posts: 1142Location: Wallenfjord
Monie wrote:
fatasian wrote:
the mrs. just vetoed any bike riding tonight.
Oh the disasters that will be missed.
and this is why I dont have a wife.
lols
quuxman
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 6:37 pm
Joined: 26 Jul 2005Posts: 82
My capoeira class is canceled of course. So see y'all at Westlake :-). I'm borrowing a friend's mountain bike, which had been locked up since it got cold. The U lock was frozen, but after breaking the key I managed to work it loose.
fatasian
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 6:42 pm
dick wang's fatherJoined: 26 Aug 2008Posts: 1707Location: devenshire
if you guys ever looked into the power dynamics of my marriage you would frown.
but in my defense i am a kept man who watches the kids and eats bon bons.
and i am disappointed, i do feel i could have been a contenda..
laura
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 6:46 pm
Joined: 22 Jun 2007Posts: 1050Location: wherever the dance party is
someone text me when you gang of ruffians start heading up Stone. I'll meet you at Stone & 45th.
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7:56pm EDIT: F-A-I-L.
north fremont is one big ole sheet of ice and i aint got no ice tires. every turn was a slide out or a full on fall. if i only had to ride straight, it would have worked. it's beautiful out right now and i am soooo envious. HAVE FUN! Stay upright.
ethan
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:07 pm
Joined: 21 Jan 2008Posts: 920Location: Maple Leaf
FAIL here tonight as well. Had the right tires for snow biking, but not the right footwear.
Just a few minutes from home, I realized I'd forgettng my damn neoprene booties, aaargh!!! At first I figured ahh what the heck, I'll tough it out (was kinda late, as usual) ... but then by the time I got downtown my feet were fuckin popsicles. :P So I turned around and headed home.
I'd meant to wear the hiking boots (since I did currently have flat pedals on the bike) but wore the porous bike shoes just outta habit I guess.
Anyway, hope tonight was another disasterously fun snow biking night!
That was one of the more awesome things I've ever done on a bike.
I did finally wipe out on the way down Stone Way, which was bound to happen after all my comments about not having fallen today. I'm so glad I put flat pedals on my MTB and can wear hiking boots on it now.
Hope everyone else got home safe.
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I wiped out about 30 feet from my place in the UD, laughed, pulled over and took the buckets off so I only had flats for the night. I made it safely to the race start and the drinks afterward, then ate shit three times between Leny's and home a mile away. The last wipeout is what I'll feel tomorrow - I was going a good clip and didn't expect to lose it at all. Awesome. I wouldn't have it any other way. Especially the drinking-a-liter-and-then-wiping-out-three-times-to-get-home part.
DFL for December!
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 12:36 am
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only pugscrash was with daniel featherhead's antics on westlake.
congratulations racers and winners! yaaaaaay! anti-congratulations to everybody who bailed instead of hanging out for at least a liter at leny's. booooooooo.
i think my next ride will be tuesday the 30th, so merry christmas to all ya'll that i won't see before then. thanks for coming out and making this bike club awesome.
quuxman
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 1:15 am
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I managed not to crash the whole night, but I was being pretty damn cautious.
There really should be a ride next Tuesday. Who's in?
gsbarnes
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:16 am
Joined: 15 Aug 2006Posts: 2666Location: No Fun Town, USA
Monie wrote:
fatasian wrote:
the mrs. just vetoed any bike riding tonight.
Oh the disasters that will be missed.
and this is why I dont have a wife.
No, no, the Washington State Supreme Court is why you don't have a wife.
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:47 am
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corpusjuris wrote:
The last wipeout is what I'll feel tomorrow
JESUS MOTHER FUCKING CHRIST MY SHOULDER IS KILLING ME. Anybody else nursing injuries this day?
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 2:31 pm
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im 100 percent surprised that i still have teeth today, i only had one fall last night and i managed to run off of the bicycle as it went out from under me. i just got back from riding out to the udistrict twice, some roads are dry, some are iced over solid. it's just now starting to refreeze a bit and getting dangerous again.
5 shots of liquor at schultzy lunch was fantastic
henry
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 2:34 pm
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Streets are bare and dry on the 46th floor. Forgot my flask, so brain is bare and dry too :(
dick wang's fatherJoined: 26 Aug 2008Posts: 1707Location: devenshire
"I raced in the preliminary December race and pulled a total Rosie Ruiz. Dropping back from the pack, I circled around behind the grandstand to the trail and hid, until I could just see the racers approaching.
Then, I hopped on my bike, and panting furiously, sprinted the last 50 yards or so of the course, arriving to amazement and cheers."
lovz it.
fourfingersdown
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 4:07 pm
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Pofessor Dave wrote:
"I raced in the preliminary December race and pulled a total Rosie Ruiz. Dropping back from the pack, I circled around behind the grandstand to the trail and hid, until I could just see the racers approaching.
Then, I hopped on my bike, and panting furiously, sprinted the last 50 yards or so of the course, arriving to amazement and cheers."
Derrick: "you all just got beat by a 52 year old man"
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derrickito
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 4:18 pm
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i followed that up with something about how great of shape he was in because of all that pot and yoga, and some kind of cat call whistle.
Are you telling me no one here is dishonest enough to say "I won September?" and get a ride in the Race of Champions?!
Props to the Professor for not only being doshonest enough, but clever too. ;-)
Padraic
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:32 pm
Joined: 16 Oct 2007Posts: 69Location: Capital Hill
Last night was ridiculous and rad. I think the professor deserves the trophy though. I crashed 3 times in about 30 seconds on the way out from Lennys.
The makers has been hitting the spot all day. I just finished off some delicious curry and made some fudge. And I'm enjoying a 6 pack of michelob cask ale. Not bad for a shit beer.
Cheers everybody.
rob
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:41 pm
Joined: 28 Jul 2007Posts: 1315Location: Columbia City
Cheers everybody indeed. I'm supremely impressed and awed at how well last night went. The entire idea screamed disaster, and yet:
* Over 30 people came to drink and cheer on the 2 races
* Professor Dave showed that he's cooler than you are
* No one got (seriously) hurt. (despite Derrick's "let's see what happens when I throw this firework over here" plan)
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