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Not dub dub dub. Blah blah blah.
One of my favourite things about the Roller Derby is breakfast the next day.
Looks pretty similar to breakfast every other Saturday morn, but that does not mean it is any less enjoyable on the eye, or the palate.
Web sightings.
Slick Rick has left the building - here is his footage of the in hot pursuit of L'Makatron.
To add further cause to banning cyclists from the road completely - footage of - the podium rounded out with all non-couriers from memory.
They're either quick or couriers need to pull their socks up - or BOTH!
If you need a giggle to start you week - here's the AGAIN - and though technicallyI did not win - I did cover the course faster than anyone. Check out the race bike.
Some has it good - or at least good enough to see Paris-Roubaix in the flesh.
NR sent this through the start line, and yes we can see you Fabian!
History is history and it's all fascinating. Especially so when you know the characters involved.
Thanks Turbo.
best of craigslist > s.f. bayarea > Fixed Gear Death Trap Originally Posted: Sun, 16 Mar 18:33 PDT
Fixed Gear Death Trap
Date: 2008-03-16, 6:33PM PDT
I'm selling a complete fixed gear. It is totally ready to ride and will probably kill you.
I pushed it into a bike shop recently to have the rear wheel trued. At the bottom of my receipt it read, 'My advice, get a new bike.' So, I am. And maybe you are too! He was reserved enough not to use the words 'death' or 'trap,' but I'm not!
The frame is probably an old Raleigh that could have been worth something. It's rattlecanned and chipping rapidly. The paint is almost completely gone where my car's bike rack grips. There are, however, parts of the bike that are still entirely painted.
Looking a little deeper, the headset is completely fucked. Unless you can ride a unicycle, you can't ride this bike with no hands. I'm expecting something terrible to happen in the headset in the next few rides that will pitch me onto the pavement. For the right price, this could be you!
Also, the pedals were never supposed to house toe cages. So, the cages are kind of ruined and inoperable. Sometimes when I'm skidding, my front foot will almost slip out and I'll get all wobbly before righting myself. During these moments, my eyes are usually plate-wide with terror. This could be your terror!
There are still front and rear brakes installed, because it was always kind of a half-assed conversion. These could definitely be removed, though. The bike shop guy even tightened up the rear brakes for me. You could be the only fixie rider in SF with fully functional rear brakes.
But the brake cables are also completely shot, so I wouldn't count on it.
The handlebar tape is falling off and one of the plugs is missing.
Also, I don't remember what kind of cranks are on it but the pedals are super long. Every now and then when you're riding they slam off the ground and get more ruined. Again, there's some aspect of terror here.
The gear ratio is 52/20. The rear tire is flat and the Presta valve is broken off.
This bike is what my brother affectionately refers to as a 'time bomb.' Why? Because there's no track hub or cog. Actually, there's a freewheel with loctite in it. So far, I've been able to learn how to ride fixed on this setup without it falling apart. But someday it will. And when it does, someone is going to get fucking screwed.
I paid $80 for it 8 months ago in Buffalo. Considering we're in San Francisco, the asking price is $350. I think that's only fair.
Should I laugh? Should I cry? It's entertaining either way.
Thank JK
Part-time lovers.
CT sent in his complete project - frame courtesy of fyxomatosis.
and from Lance's corner of the world...
JT is hanging out in China in preparation for the games later this year.
As well as beating Brad McGee in a sprint, JT also finds time to train the NSWIS and is part of the ITU.
Don't ask us to explain either of them - just take our word for it.
VeloCity Tour - LA Encino.
It's been run and won!
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Squid might not be the fastest messenger in Manhattan on this - but he can truck more than anyone in less time!
Need a courier in Noo Yark?
Hey bro! Look who's leading Georgia!
Misappropriated from Cyclingnews (with love)
Hendy takes yellow in Georgia
By Kirsten Robbins in Gainesville, Georgia
Greg Henderson (High Road) was a wanted man at the finish
Photo ©: Jon Devich
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After falling shy of a win the previous day's stage two field sprint, New Zealand sprinter Greg Henderson assured his fans he would claim a stage during the Tour de Georgia. Henderson, backed by his High Road teammates did not disappoint the stage three finishing crowd in Gainesville when his team entered onto the finishing circuits lined up front and delivered him to the line in a victory salute.
According to the race winner, his team took him safely around the finishing circuits and in good position to sprint over the final climb. His winning sprint time bonus also assured himself the race lead by nine seconds ahead of Tyler Farrar (Slipstream).
"Well, with Papa Georgio [George Hincapie] leading you out, you're too scared to fail," joked the new race leader Greg Henderson who felt his early track season helped in his seated sprint downhill to the line. "I was on his wheel for 30 kilometres yesterday and the last 15 kilometres today. He's great because he's so smooth. He never surges on the uphill and you can trust him to get you into exactly the right position on the circuits.
"Coming over the hill, George just nailed it and Greipel dived down inside of me in the last corner: It was a drag race between us to the line," continued Henderson, describing the final two 100 meters. "The sprint was deceiving because it actually ended at the top of the hill. Even though we were going downhill, I couldn't press any harder on the pedals and it's hard for people to pace you on a downhill. So the race was really to the top of the hill."
Hendy's team-mate Greipel also got some kisses
Photo ©: Kurt Jambretz
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Henderson's teammate from Germany, Andre Greipel, took the lead out's final pull to the line and picked up second place on the day. According to Henderson in the post race press conference, Greipel is in equally good form, but that he earned the opportunity to be the chosen sprinter in Georgia based on his pre-season efforts.
"I've come off of some pretty good form at the moment and I sacrifice myself a lot for the team over in Europe, so they decided that it was time to give me a chance to win and so I am happy to be able to do that," said Henderson who recently helped his teammate Mark Cavendish win the Scheldeprijs-Vlaanderen in Belgium, placing seventh himself.
According to Henderson, having a victory in the Tour de Georgia is important with regards to the team's American license and affiliation with the country's cycling sponsorships and community. "It's always very important for Team High Road to win here in America because we are an American bike team," said Henderson, who had competed four years with the domestique Health Net squad before signing a contract with the former T-Mobile in 2006.
"It's important that we race strong and race well. Now, we have the stage win, we nearly had one yesterday and we have the yellow jersey and the sprint jersey, so things are going pretty good at the moment," continued Henderson. "I've raced in America, before I went to Europe for four years and I always get motivated when I come back here and race against the same guys I used to race with, catching up with old teammates, friends and not so friends in the peloton, it's good."
Winner of Philadelphia's formerly known USPro Championships in 2006, Henderson has his eyes set on a repeat victory later this season. "Philly is a really important race for our team and I'm on that schedule again, being a past winner there," said Henderson, who will be racing in the four days of Dunkerque and the Vuelta a Catalunya before travelling to Philadelphia.
People think couriers are crazy.
They definitely are off the radar - but singlespeeders make, and take that cake.
Wilson - prior to removing a few layers of skin from his deriere in the 16" 4X.
In action.
For more of the madness - BNC Bonanza!
Move this!
Bill has some verbage and optical deelite's on his site about tattoo's.
They certainly are not for everyone, but if there was a prize for biggest tattoo.... Turbo has just stepped onto the podium with what has to be one of the largest single pieces of artwork that flesh can carry.
Bill also has a few of the MOST USELESS MESSENGER ZINE shirts available.
Some wannabe had such a shirt on his person at Friday night's Roller derby.
Here's a great photo of him losing to the eventual winner - 12 year old Madeleine.
No joke - results/pictures coming.
The last time I was in Japan was 1997, and back then they had phones almost TOO small to use, with colour screens and cameras in them.
At the time the best you could get your hands on here in Ostraya looked like THIS.
This is how Japan handles the parking of racers in l'Cup d'Commute.
I never had meccano. I was always a lego kid. Still am.
Finally, another Andy who liked to wear pink.
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