Harry Meatmotor
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June 14, 2014 at 12:37 am in reply to: "I saw this deal, and thought someone might like it" thread. #1004093
Harry Meatmotor
Participant@hozn 88327 wrote:
I think Planet-X is just open-mold Chinese carbon? But regardless that is still a great deal as I don’t think you could build a Chinese carbon frame up with 6800 for that price.
I could barely get the 6800 gruppo plus wheelset at cost for that much – that’s definitely a good deal regardless of how crappy the frame is.
ParticipantI’m gonna be one to say that some of the best looking bikes are those that are considerately (not, considerably) mis-matched. so that’s a vote for leave the fenders as is. also, it’s more about the stable of steeds representing an over arching ideology about bicycle good looks than it is about one single bike being the perfect culmination of cycling good taste. leave the single incarnation stuff to the NAHBS guys, i say.
Participant@bobco85 87967 wrote:
First off, wow, you live really close to where my brother and his family are (they’re in the townhouse neighborhood at Braddock/Backlick)!
I live near Ballston (on the way if you’re headed to Courthouse), and based on the roads I take when I bike to/from my brother’s place on the weekends (usually not during rush hour except on a few Friday afternoons), I would recommend:
route #1 if you don’t mind hills (9.3 miles) http://goo.gl/maps/8AjZv – Braddock Rd -> Columbia Rd/Old Columbia Pike (hilly, not much traffic, but no shoulders) -> Columbia Pike (service road/side path) -> Blair Rd -> Glen Carlyn Rd -> Manchester Rd -> W&OD -> Bluemont Junction Trail -> Fairfax Dr -> Clarendon Blvd
route #2 my alternative (11.8 miles) http://goo.gl/maps/RFsGt – Backlick Rd -> Cindy Ln -> Hillbrook Dr/Evergreen Ln -> Columbia Pike (service road/sidewalk) -> Sleepy Hollow Rd -> Holmes Run Rd -> cross South St and cut through strip mall parking lot -> Arlington Blvd service road -> Cherry St -> E Columbia St -> Van Buren -> W&OD -> Custis -> Fairfax Dr -> Clarendon Blvd
All in all, I strongly recommend Shawn’s advice on using Holmes Run Rd and Cherry St to bypass Seven Corners and access the W&OD as I have used that route numerous times. Plus, you get the added bonus of increased OneEighth sightings from being on the W&OD and Custis trails!
And! you can stop by Honey Pig on the way home! Yatzee!
Participant@Dickie 88087 wrote:
A few weeks ago I came across a cyclist struggling to bandaid a stripped crank arm on the WOD. I stopped and offered help.. he borrowed my multi-tool. As it turned out his pedal had loosened and destroyed the threads. He was on a pretty stealthy and sweet looking carbon road bike, seemed pretty damn fit and had a good idea what he was talking about. …. as we departed he told me his name was Harry… I thought to myself… could this be the MeatMotor himself? I concluded that it wasn’t, no way the MeatMotor leaves home without a multitool! If it was our very own Harry… nice to meet you!
That was likely an impostor. My stealthy bike (see here) is not yet roadworthy. But, if you’re implying that, on the forums, I seem
@Dickie 88087 wrote:
pretty damn fit and had a good idea what he was talking about
I’ll certainly take that as a compliment!
Participantamericancyclo;88073 wrote:i can guarantee any lbs hasbillions and billions of these laying around that have come off other bikes.ftfy.
ParticipantBTT…
http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/23088/next-up-for-noma-bicycling-fill-in-the-gaps/
No more Charlie Foxtrot near Union Station?
ParticipantParticipant@dkel 87984 wrote:
I always do a mental double take when I see “Harry Meatmotor,” as my mental image is always “hairy meatmotor.” *BARF*
pssst – that’s what it’s supposed to do. my middle ‘name’ is Legged.
Harry. Legged. Meat. Motor.
ParticipantParticipant@dkel 87902 wrote:
Harry Meatmotor pulled up next to me at a stoplight today. Apparently he spotted my glittery, purple bike from a distance, and came over to see it. Nice to meet you HM! Thanks for stopping over.
Nice to meet you, too, dkel – that glitterbomb purple is hard to miss!!! sweet ride, man.
Participant@consularrider 87729 wrote:
Well, they could just be floating down the Potomac.
I was very tempted to return them to whence they came, in other words, tossing them back into the roadway.
“Oh, I’m sorry, these things were blocking MY way.”
Participantsethpo;87717 wrote:getting to work is the best part of my day.amen!!!
ParticipantI’m gonna play a little Debbie Downer here: So, the one major problem with a full on, true “Dutch Bike” is that they’re all well north of 50lbs. Unless you only intend to ride on flat ground, you’re gonna either need at least 8 gears (cos, the 3 and 5 speed internally geared hubs available just don’t have low enough gearing for any hill steeper than 2-3% unless you want to swap out chain rings), or the bike has got to go on a massive diet. Most American bike manufacturers have figured this out (and offer the look of a Dutch bike, with the convenience of useful gearing and decent weight), but there are still a few city bikes available in the US that are true Amsterdam-style (flat country) city bikes.
of course, if you’re only gonna ride it a couple of miles at a time and it’s dead flat – go for it, they’re awesome bikes for that!
Participantto kind of tack-on to dirt’s comments: similarly to the old work triangle adage “Fast, Cheap, Good; Pick two,” for bike wheels it’s typically, “Light, Cheap, Strong; Pick two.”
Participant@Tim Kelley 87376 wrote:
You should see some of Bill’s other creations, like the eccentric wheeled Karate Monkey – it’s a hoot to ride! Interestingly, both Bill and I think the tire is where there’s some deficiency – bicycle tires are probably going to get WAY hot due to sidewall flex even at relatively low speeds.
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