Forum: General Discussion
10-19-2009, 07:31 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,733
Maybe not truly bike- specific but...
I found "Mountain Song" by Jane's Addiction to be great "coming down the mountain". That and Cake's "The Distance" always seemed to remind me of being on a bike. So not truly bike-specific but...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-10-2009, 11:26 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,067
Oooh...shiny
Saw one the other morning at the Beaverton TC on my way home. It's nice and shiny and didn't seem to have the MAX funk yet, but I am not really impressed. But until I get to ride, I'll reserve...
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Forum: General Discussion
07-27-2009, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,983
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Forum: General Discussion
07-27-2009, 12:32 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,983
Hot with a capital "F"
Am so not looking forward to commuting by bike these next couple of days. Unfortunately, the alternative, bus/MAX/feet, is not much better. That said, I lived in Arizona for about 3 years and what...
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Forum: Newbie Forum
07-09-2009, 08:48 PM
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Replies: 174
Views: 136,547
First...Kind of?
Since K'Tesh re-stuck the thread, here's my faithful steed.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2121/1822494118_b33ad4bc0e.jpg?v=0
A 97 or 98 steel Specialized Rockhopper. Add fenders, rack, pannier,...
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Forum: General Discussion
06-12-2009, 05:12 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,618
Relaxation
Otherwise known as scotch + cigar. repeat as needed. :cool:
Actually doing a helmet fitting/volunteering at the Sunset Community Bike Safety Fair on Saturday. Then...who knows.
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Forum: General Discussion
05-04-2009, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 3,128
co-workers
When your co-workers ask you for advice on bicycle commuting.
When you co-workers go, "You rode to work in this weather?" And you nod with a big grin on your face.
Your wife gets upset for you...
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Forum: Report your Close Calls
04-11-2009, 10:20 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,239
Yeah, what they said!
As much as I don't like to involve Johnny Law in my business, I too agree with that. I got clipped about 2 years ago, hit the rear wheel, spun me around, threw me off the bike. I rolled and came up...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-08-2009, 04:19 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,115
2 wheels good
I road all over North Seattle when I was much younger. I continued that when I came to college in NE, even bike commuting before it was "trendy". But time went on, I joined the rat race and tried...
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Forum: Tips & Advice
02-05-2009, 11:36 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,574
Let yourself heal
We usually tell folks to take it easy for 3-4 weeks post-appendectomy, give or take a week. More than anything how you feel will be the bigger barometer of when to get out to ride again.
Two...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-02-2009, 07:04 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,323
Not nearly as much as I wanted
For some reason I lost my joy of riding this year, subsumed by the grind of commuting and daily life. I think it ended up being around 1200-1300 or so. I stopped looking at the cyclometer - it's...
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Forum: General Discussion
12-14-2008, 11:33 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,688
Walking in a Winter...
Err, it was fun to walk out in the snow. Went out and it was coming down pretty hard and blowing well. I thought about pulling the bike out for a quick spin but I figured it was not the best idea. ...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-20-2008, 10:00 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,914
Not Worried!
Wasn't worried, just found it odd. Isn't the first time I've hit that light like this, but it is first time it triggered.
Cheers,
Tom
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Forum: General Discussion
11-19-2008, 04:39 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,914
Red Light Cameras?
I was on my way home this morning coming down NW 19th towards Burnside and the PGE Park MAX Station. As I'm close to the intersection (19th adn Burnside), moving at a good clip, the light changes to...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-14-2008, 01:42 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,816
Leaves in the Westside
Thought I would join in the chorus. :D
Just a word of warning to those folks on the West Side. There is quite a bit of leave-age along Milikan, pretty much all the way from begining to end. ...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-10-2008, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 3,962
How about West Side?
Nice pics! Shows a great representation of bike commuters. But NoPo ain't the only ones commuting by bike.
How about a West Side shoot, for us Washington Co. commuters? Not saying you have to...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-27-2008, 08:37 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 800
Me? Cynical?
So gas is under $3. It just means we can revert back to our old ways. Cheap large SUVs, increased driving and the return to ridicule of those deviant enough to use alternative means of...
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Forum: General Discussion
09-30-2008, 03:20 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,364
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Forum: General Discussion
09-30-2008, 03:07 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 4,211
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Forum: Tips & Advice
09-16-2008, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,362
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Forum: Tips & Advice
09-16-2008, 03:01 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,362
Pannier Help
So I've been using a Banjo Brothers waterproof pannier for the last year and its starting to wear. Badly. I've been out shopping and have seen nearly everything under the sun it feels like. I did...
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Forum: General Discussion
09-16-2008, 02:50 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,164
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Forum: Tips & Advice
09-16-2008, 02:39 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,921
Decisions
Thanks all for the discussion. Still haven't decided, but I think Schwalbes will get the nod. Next paycheck maybe...
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Forum: Tips & Advice
09-12-2008, 01:52 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,921
Schwalbes?
OK, I'm fed up. 3 flats in as many days:mad:. Not to mention the time to change out, but it always seems like it happens at the worst time. Like today: went flat as I hit the MAX. Tried to fix it...
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Forum: General Discussion
09-11-2008, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,698
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