It’s big. It’s dumb.
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April 22, 2010 at 2:57 pm #909442DirtParticipant
Kinda like me.
President Juarez helps me find my office while giving a bird a nice place to rest.
Component choice was kind of odd… thanks in part to me building it with stuff I had laying around the shop.See you around town.
Pete
April 23, 2010 at 1:10 pm #923376Mark BlacknellParticipantYou know, that top picture is exactly what’s wrong with Washington. All that time and effort to make a perch for a single bird!
(Very cool bike. Going to have to ask you for a test ride sometime.)
April 23, 2010 at 2:30 pm #923377DirtParticipantYou need to think with a bigger perspective, Mark. He resisted the French occupation, overthrew the Empire, restored the Republic, and used liberal efforts to modernize the country… all so that he could provide a perch for a single bird.
Thank you. Riding it in Fredneck with Grumpy, Tuba, Jabberwocky and Lydia the Tattooed lady at 0800 tomorrow. Also riding to CycleFest in Reston Towneee Centreee tomorrow afternoon. The second ride might get swapped for a Waterford Loop if you’re interested. Though I want to talk to Gary Fisher about all the great things he invented (Mountain bikes, 29ers, The Internet).
Dummy has a big ring now. The positioning isn’t perfect yet. The Brooks Saddle is more forward than my SpecialEd. Gonna have to swap that out. I’d also add that Brooks Saddle + tri-bars = OWWWIEEEEApril 23, 2010 at 6:43 pm #923378invisiblehandParticipantcool bike dude.
April 23, 2010 at 7:17 pm #923379DirtParticipantWomble and I are gonna have a Big Dummy Convoy home on the C&O tonight. Should be fun.
April 26, 2010 at 1:44 pm #923380DirtParticipant
Womblehead and I riding part of The Hills of North Arlington loop on 60 pound cargo bikes. Rah!
Not Arlington… actually it is Frederick, MD, but the Dummy accelerates like a Prius with an unfixed accelerator pedal on a 15% grade. Using a low gear didn’t help.
Dancing with Buses in front of the Kennedy Center during this morning’s commuteApril 26, 2010 at 2:38 pm #923381AJsinVAParticipantVery nice. I hope you went UP that 15% grade.
April 26, 2010 at 3:27 pm #923382DirtParticipantWe went up the other side, which is steady 8% grade with pitches between 11 and 12%. The climb is much longer though. I don’t have a granny gear on that thing at the moment, so 15% gradient would kill me. 12% was bad enough.
The only bummer about that hill is that there is a stop light directly at the bottom. I needed all the braking power that the 203mm rotors could dish out. 48mph to zero ASAP. Definitely fun times.
April 27, 2010 at 12:38 pm #923393DirtParticipant
Day 52 of Bike 180: I’m a totally aerodynamic brick.April 28, 2010 at 12:51 pm #923402DirtParticipant
Enjoying the sun being up when I’m still commuting.April 28, 2010 at 6:41 pm #923405Mark BlacknellParticipantDo you still have your Hero? I think we need the whole journey compressed into a couple of minutes, one day . . .
April 28, 2010 at 7:14 pm #923406DirtParticipantHahaha… That would be funny. I’ll get right to work on that. I’ve generally found that videos like that are more entertaining when one in portrait instead of landscape orientation. Much more annoying too…. Which really is my goal in life.
May 12, 2010 at 10:11 pm #923436skreaminquadzParticipantThat is one sweet BD! Nice build Dirt!
May 13, 2010 at 11:36 am #923437DirtParticipantThank yee.
It has been a great training tool for getting back into shape after a winter off with injuries. Bucket panniers should be done this weekend.
May 20, 2010 at 8:09 pm #923458skreaminquadzParticipant@Dirt 504 wrote:
Bucket panniers should be done this weekend.
Did you get the buckets on? Any pics??
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