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joeball

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 8:24 am

Joined: 24 Jul 2005 Posts: 6037 Location: Ether

We ride new dirt in 9.5

henry

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 8:27 am

somewhat piggish Joined: 05 Aug 2005 Posts: 5415 Location: on porch with shotgun

I was totally going to ride tonight, but then some other computer told my computer that my new computer was going to get delivered today. I LOVE COMPUTERS!

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tehschkott

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 8:48 am

daywalker Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 6108 Location: Hatertown

I don't know what that dude in the above picture is riding, but I want one.

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btm

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 8:53 am

Joined: 02 Jul 2008 Posts: 493 Location: Rural Maine

tehschkott wrote:

I don't know what that dude in the above picture is riding, but I want one.

Those look like Black Rock City lights on the left, so it's most likely that you've gotta build one.

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tehschkott

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 8:55 am

daywalker Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 6108 Location: Hatertown

I'm not opposed to the idea at all.

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fatasian

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:04 am

dick wang's father Joined: 26 Aug 2008 Posts: 1707 Location: devenshire

pugleys big brother.

joeball

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:21 am

Joined: 24 Jul 2005 Posts: 6037 Location: Ether

the pugsley might not fit through the hole

MyNameIsJeff

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:48 am

BOOSH! Joined: 17 Jul 2007 Posts: 2042 Location: Nearest bar.

joeball wrote:

the pugsley might not fit through the hole

That's what she said.

The dude in the first post is obviously building one of these:

lantius

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:07 am

1337 Joined: 22 Jul 2005 Posts: 6705 Location: right over

i'm pretty sure he's riding "bounce for glory", a kinetic sculpture 'bike' that is driven by bouncing around an offset hub. it can even be equipped with pontoons and oars for nautical adventures!

henry

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:14 am

somewhat piggish Joined: 05 Aug 2005 Posts: 5415 Location: on porch with shotgun

Those kinetic sculptures are rad. We found out that our boat was in the middle of the staging grounds for the PT race this year, it was a blast.

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key lime

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:22 am

it never happened Joined: 13 Mar 2008 Posts: 1142 Location: Wallenfjord

tehschkott wrote:

I don't know what that dude in the above picture is riding, but I want one.

Given that he looks like he's having a blast despite the fact it's 20x wider than normal equipment and he's wearing a mask to avoid identification - I'd have to go with your mom.

zzzzzzziiinnng - oh never mind

lantius

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 12:28 pm

1337 Joined: 22 Jul 2005 Posts: 6705 Location: right over

i'm gonna try to catch up, i have to go home between work and the ride and swap some bikes and get my jean jacket.

mork the delayer

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:27 pm

Joined: 06 Apr 2006 Posts: 548 Location: Providence, RI

I endorse this ride, and will have to carefully consider my choice of attire.

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joeball

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:54 pm

Joined: 24 Jul 2005 Posts: 6037 Location: Ether

mork the delayer wrote:

I endorse this ride, and will have to carefully consider my choice of attire.

I made one of these in high school. I hand sewed fishing net onto an old mechanics jump suit. I spray painted and shredded a bunch of burlap and tied it on. I took it out to play paintball and had some one walk past and put their foot 12 inches from my hand. I was just lying near a fern. Once the group that walked past got a ways ahead they didn't know what hit them.

joeball

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:58 pm

Joined: 24 Jul 2005 Posts: 6037 Location: Ether

Oh and we ride in 4.

joby

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:36 pm

goes to eleven Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 3899 Location: The Cloud

I believe I have missed 5 consecutive Thursday rides.
The longest I've been away since "The San Jose Era".

But I'm coming out tonight if it kills me. Ride bikes!

fatasian

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 3:03 pm

dick wang's father Joined: 26 Aug 2008 Posts: 1707 Location: devenshire

joby wrote:

I believe I have missed 5 consecutive Thursday rides.
The longest I've been away since "The San Jose Era".

But I'm coming out tonight if it kills me. Ride bikes!

how do you prefer your death? neat, rocks or with a cola back?

joby

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 3:05 pm

goes to eleven Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 3899 Location: The Cloud

fatasian wrote:

joby wrote:

I believe I have missed 5 consecutive Thursday rides.
The longest I've been away since "The San Jose Era".

But I'm coming out tonight if it kills me. Ride bikes!

how do you prefer your death? neat, rocks or with a cola back?

Yes

tehschkott

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 4:06 pm

daywalker Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 6108 Location: Hatertown

Nitelite

No arguments.

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joby

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 4:08 pm

goes to eleven Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 3899 Location: The Cloud

We ride in TWO

SeditiousCanary

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 4:11 pm

sorry, can't make it! Joined: 26 Jan 2006 Posts: 2315 Location: Fremont Troll

Have Edelux and fat tyres, will not make it.

Dang work and short staffing! Once we get our full staffing levels back up, I'll roll down to the WLC for the send off.

MyNameIsJeff

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 4:12 pm

BOOSH! Joined: 17 Jul 2007 Posts: 2042 Location: Nearest bar.

What kind of dirt are we talking about here? Those without at least cross bikes need not apply?

joby

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 4:14 pm

goes to eleven Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 3899 Location: The Cloud

tehschkott

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 4:16 pm

daywalker Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 6108 Location: Hatertown

MyNameIsJeff wrote:

What kind of dirt are we talking about here? Those without at least cross bikes need not apply?

Sorta with Jeff here.

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joby

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 4:18 pm

goes to eleven Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 3899 Location: The Cloud

tehschkott wrote:

MyNameIsJeff wrote:

What kind of dirt are we talking about here? Those without at least cross bikes need not apply?

Sorta with Jeff here.

Probably the bike ride will be haaard, and you'd both be better of staying home.

Rogelio

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 4:23 pm

Joined: 31 Jul 2007 Posts: 3092 Location: Pos, aya, por la Corona-Alta-Madera y que no.

Should I roll 20's or 40's tonight? Cause I'm leaning towards 20's as per usual.

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ksep

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 5:19 pm

Joined: 27 Jan 2007 Posts: 1879 Location: Westlake

I heard we're going here.

Stupid cars. Why can't you handle dirt as well as bikes?

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derrickito

Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:26 pm

now with 50 percent more EVIL Joined: 22 Jul 2005 Posts: 10566

it's already friday here.

ksep

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:12 am

Joined: 27 Jan 2007 Posts: 1879 Location: Westlake

awesome route. new places, dirt trails, hobo holes in fences, full of teh win.

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envy3d

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:53 am

Joined: 05 Feb 2009 Posts: 70 Location: North Beacon Hill

That was a great ride, even with the off-roading...

lantius

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:40 am

1337 Joined: 22 Jul 2005 Posts: 6705 Location: right over

nearly 27 miles from wlc to home, tons of dark dirt making me wish i had charged my minewt. westcrest park is pretty awesome, as is loretta's. hope everybody made it home - we had a few good mechanicals with the double-flat and pump failure, plus a flat on e. marginal. i managed to break my chain down on the fremont trail and shortly after there was even an accidental ride off a loading dock. but no injuries. it also didn't sound like any of the dirt crashes caused injury, woot.

definitely andre knows how to roll this shit. a classic .83 ride, properly balanced between distance, new territory, and getting your drank on.

envy3d

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 2:18 am

Joined: 05 Feb 2009 Posts: 70 Location: North Beacon Hill

Someone rode off a loading dock and is fine?!? O_o

dashap

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 8:38 am

professor Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 1566 Location: central district

Lunar Landscape

the dreaded ben

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 8:55 am

Grumpy Greeb Joined: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 5329 Location: flavor country

dashap wrote:

Lunar Landscape

prof. dave, bringing the springsteen reference.

GingerMac

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 8:59 am

Joined: 05 Dec 2008 Posts: 167 Location: Ravenna

That was a great ride. It was a good night to be on a mountainbike. I was much impressed with the quality of food at Loretta's - that bacon cheeseburger saved my life.

Una dropped-off the end on the way out of South Park, but we had to head home anyways. Rogelio was a hero and kept us company 'till we found a northbound bus at Jackson. I think Una's limit for keeping up with a ride might be about 20 miles. Maybe I should start carrying human-branded energy snacks to give her 'round the 20 mile mark...

jimmythefly

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:25 am

Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 1491

That was excellent. I have never before seen a bread-dough fight. The fiberfix spoke worked all night. The dirt was swoopy fun. The downhill bomb was very fast, anybody hit 50mph? Loretta's battered fish is the way all things should be battered.

I drank a Joose (good heavens that stuff is like candy) and expertly threw the empty can, from my moving bicycle, into a trash bin.

Later I rode off a loading dock. I managed to get out an "oh fuck" to make sure nobody followed me down into into the darkness, though.

fatasian

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:41 am

dick wang's father Joined: 26 Aug 2008 Posts: 1707 Location: devenshire

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jimmythefly

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:43 am

Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 1491

We were riding east, toward where this picture was taken from.

I thought the grassy area was just a median in the parking lot, until I tried to go around it to the north. The trucks were not there last night.

-edited to add pic and remove google map link.

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tehschkott

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:57 am

daywalker Joined: 09 Nov 2007 Posts: 6108 Location: Hatertown

I hate google map links. Always fucks up my page formatting in firefox - tag doesn't wrap.

Cool pic Deven!

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ethan

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:27 am

Joined: 21 Jan 2008 Posts: 920 Location: Maple Leaf

good times. i remember walking into loretta's and being suddenly enveloped in the sweet smell of french fries. mmmmmmm, french fries....

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