OneEighth Sighting

[eminva]

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DaveK saw me near the W&OD trailhead this afternoon and circled back to say hi. Alas, I had to make him stop to get the shot. I only noticed as he started to ride away that we were both wearing Twin6 jerseys.

Liz

[Dirt]

DaveK, was that you OneEighth and I saw on the MVT going past RayGun National Airport? It happened pretty quickly and I was not moving well and didn’t get a good look at who said Hi.

[DaveK]

@Dirt 20633 wrote:

DaveK, was that you OneEighth and I saw on the MVT going past RayGun National Airport? It happened pretty quickly and I was not moving well and didn’t get a good look at who said Hi.

That was indeed – I guess my yell of PETE wasn’t descriptive enough… I prefer to think that I was moving so fast I was a blur.

[DaveK]

@eminva 20630 wrote:

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DaveK saw me near the W&OD trailhead this afternoon and circled back to say hi. Alas, I had to make him stop to get the shot. I only noticed as he started to ride away that we were both wearing Twin6 jerseys.

Liz

Was great to run into you! I love that jersey but the arms just don’t fit. Too small at the elastic band. It’s the only reason I don’t have a full closet of Twin Six jerseys, I love their designs. I’m actually wearing one of their t-shirts now.

[OneEighth]

Indeed.

[eminva]

@DaveK 20637 wrote:

Was great to run into you! I love that jersey but the arms just don’t fit. Too small at the elastic band. It’s the only reason I don’t have a full closet of Twin Six jerseys, I love their designs. I’m actually wearing one of their t-shirts now.

Jersey fitting is such a complicated thing — I like Twin Six jerseys because they fit me so well (and their designs, of course). Certain other brands, not so well. I’m on a design committee for jerseys for my company, and I’m even more anxious that everyone be satisfied with the fit than I am about the design.

@DaveK 20636 wrote:

I prefer to think that I was moving so fast I was a blur.

I think that must be right because I didn’t notice you when you flew by me the first time.

Liz

[KLizotte]

@DaveK 20637 wrote:

Was great to run into you! I love that jersey but the arms just don’t fit. Too small at the elastic band. It’s the only reason I don’t have a full closet of Twin Six jerseys, I love their designs. I’m actually wearing one of their t-shirts now.

Nice meeting you today DaveK.

FYI: a tailor (or someone handy with a sewing machine) can remove the elastic easily and re-sew the arms as regular seams.

[KelOnWheels]

@KLizotte 20655 wrote:

FYI: a tailor (or someone handy with a sewing machine) can remove the elastic easily and re-sew the arms as regular seams.

You rang?

[Dirt]

@OneEighth 20638 wrote:

Indeed.

Dude

[OneEighth]

@Dirt 20660 wrote:

Dude

Sweet.

[OneEighth]

funny, we are both in the same part of the pedal stroke in that shot. may need to look back at the other shots, too.

[americancyclo]

Unfortunately, I saw vvill on the ride in today. I was riding with the Cat 6 Spokes peleton, when we zipped past a rider on the side of the trail. He looked familiar and I recognized the folding bike, so I turned back and helped out with a boot on the tire. The rest of the ride in was spent in much better company.
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[vvill]

Thanks for the help! It’s always great to see a friendly face out there – but even more so when you’re stopped with an issue.

I’m thinking of swapping out that Durano for a brand new Marathon Racer I have in my basement – hopefully that will prevent any more immediate sidewall problems. (The only annoyance will be that the tubes for my front and rear wheel will then be different sizes.)

[Dirt]

@vvill 20745 wrote:

(The only annoyance will be that the tubes for my front and rear wheel will then be different sizes.)

Don’t worry too much about tube size. Tubes are super stretchy and a smaller tube can work well in a bigger tire. What sizes are you talking about? The extreme example is the Fat Front Fixie. I’m running a 26×2.1″ tube in a 26×4″ tire. Come to think of it, I’m also running a 26×2.1″ tube in the 29×2.4″ rear tire on that bike.

[vvill]

@Dirt 20746 wrote:

Don’t worry too much about tube size. Tubes are super stretchy and a smaller tube can work well in a bigger tire. What sizes are you talking about? The extreme example is the Fat Front Fixie. I’m running a 26×2.1″ tube in a 26×4″ tire. Come to think of it, I’m also running a 26×2.1″ tube in the 29×2.4″ rear tire on that bike.

20×1.1″ and 20×1.5″. These are 406 rims so ETRTO 28-406 (Durano) and 40-406 (Marathon Racer).

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