[Jason B]

That was inspirational. Some how, some way, I will do a rack of good deeds.

[Jason B]

I am unworthy of this forum. Heck it was even too cold to use my trainer in the basement. I’m going to eat a gallon of Ben and Jerry’s and hibernate.

[Jason B]

@acc 41167 wrote:

You might want to give them a sunshine testor if you’re not shy you could ask someone riding behind you for an opinion.

Oh, but I do the sunshine test. If I hold my shorts up to the sun and they turn into dust like a vampire, I won’t wear them.

Honestly, your words are well heard. I too have been the victim of looking up from the pace-line wheel in front of me to see a horrible site through thin Lycra that has left me scarred. My old shorts are for my basement trainer.

[Jason B]

@acc 41159 wrote:

My plea is to retire them permanently.

But they haven’t disintegrated yet, so that is totally unacceptable :p

But in all seriousness, I think I may have found a solution. Now let me preface this by saying I am not talking about worn out shorts that have a few atoms separating my livelihood from freedom. No silly goose, I am talking about snags, tiny holes, less than centimeter round, that go glistening white when worn. I mean, I have a new $80 pair of sugois that I feel funny wearing because of the glaring white beacon on my thigh. I guess I’m shy.
I know we are stinky onions right now, and it would take crowbar to get through all the layers to get to my superman briefs, but I’m thinking ahead for warmer times.
So back to the hole fixing: Iron Mendhttp://www.amazon.com/Neoprene-Wetsuit-Booties-Snorkeling-AUTHORIZED/dp/B001HWFJNS
Made for scuba but the stuff is super thin and stretchy. It appears to be used often for cycling shorts.
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I ordered some and will give an update later.

[Jason B]

Absolutely beautiful. Did my fixie run through the city hitting all the cool stuff, G-town, zoo, mid-stop scone at the Eastern Market. Skidding through the city like an obnoxious teenager at a old man’s pace is one my favorite rides around here and yesterday was built for it.
Btw, way to take the “Billy Goat” literally. ^^^^

[Jason B]

^^^
They say this is a healing process, but I feel this is opening old painful wounds that many of us would soon like to forget. I feel this will be coming back to us over and over again, but when will our society ever truly be over………..Oprah.
Join me, “Say No To O,” again, and this time from the guys in the back.
For goodness sakes, get out and ride today, it was gorgeous with a capital G! Darest I say, I am going to go for seconds, this time fixed!

[Jason B]

You know, the inauguration is sounding like it may be a tad bit messy. Is there any way BikeArlington/WABA could set something up where we could do a couple laps around Haines Point, catch a KOM on the Monument hill, sprint down Independence, have the President lean down from the Capital podium, give us a high five so we can keep a cadence say around 92.
I’m just throwing it out there, stick a pin in it, but please finalize something by early Sunday.

[Jason B]

That’s actually a weight weenie trying to shave off 2 grams. I would have removed the brake extenders first, but hey, it ain’t my bike.

[Jason B]

As stated above, it was a British Falcon that had cool Eddie Merckx decals on it. The seller is not trying to deceive anybody, but when people see “Eddie Merckx for $150” the salivation begins and frantic emailing commences.

[Jason B]

OMG! I can’t belie..wait a second,,,,never mind. Humph
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/bik/3526767800.html
The pathetic thing is, after getting all excited and seconds away from emailing the guy, I remembered I have one of these hanging on my garage wall. And if his experience is anything like mine was when I listed it on Craigslist, he will get 400 quick emails before the google latency period. Still a cool looking bike, in good condition and a decent price. It is too bad the frame doesn’t still have Eddie’s mug shot sticker on the head .

[Jason B]

Trenton, N.J. of all places. I remember being about 4 or 5 and my big brother asking me to go outside for he and his friends had an idea. At 4.5, ideas were terribly intriguing. There sitting in the middle of the street was my Big Wheel tied to his brand new yellow Schwinn Varsity. There was about 10 to fifteen feet of frayed nylon rope between the two. His was a monster of a bike with 10, yes count them, 10 speedy gears. At the end of the street he and his friends set up a ramp made of bricks, a cinderblock and old piece of plywood.The ramp was not for him, but for me and my trusty big wheel. (i would like to interject at this point that i am counting my Big Wheel as my first cycling memory for at that wonderful age of 4.5, he and i went everywhere togther and we were one,,,,besides its a BiG Wheel thing and you wouldn’t understand).All my friends were sitting on the curb in their cut off shorts waiting for me to crash into the curb and go screaming back to mom. My spectator stands would eventually follow the Nascar circuit. My older, wiser brother of say around 13 or so, was pedalling as fast as he could, changing gears at a feverous pace. Despite my best efforts to match his speed, i was tugged with a whiplash that would cause me to have restless sleeps for years to come. I was going so fast I couldn’t even keep my feet on the Big Wheel’s plastic pedals, they just hovered in that danger zone between the wood-chipper pedals and the overly vibrating plastic handle bars. When I got close to the ramp he would quickly veer off, giving that classic backwards glance that simply said, “your gonna die, and i am going to eat the the last pudding”. I braced myself, held on tight, lifted my feet. I swear I flew twenty feet while moving in slow motion as I waved to my paralyzed fans. When I hit……it was spectacular. The Nascar stands erupted in a synchronized jubilation of hooting and hollering. Maybe I eventually crashed, or maybe I was covered in bruises and scraps, heck I may even broke something, but all I could remember for one glorious day in my life I was Evil Kenevil!

[Jason B]

@Tim Kelley 39876 wrote:

I still think your Air Force ride is a good idea….

Yea, I’ll re-post it when we get closer. It would be pretty cool.

[Jason B]

Pretty interesting, never knew that’s how it started.
I have never ridden one, but one of these days Ill do a family ride on one.

[Jason B]

@Vicegrip 39687 wrote:

You have a good head start on me. My garmin ANT+ stick took a while to show up d.

I tell you, if it not too late, I would get the Suunto Mini Movestick. After reading DCRainmakers review I can see what he is saying that it is more durable and portable. I commute with my computer every once and while, and I am constantly needing to remove the garmin stick for a variety of reasons. The Suunto stick is a tiny block that ain’t going nowhere, and won’t be bothered by a little backpack commuting bumping around.
http://www.amazon.com/Suunto-Movestick-Mini/dp/B004YJS3LG
At $20 a pop I am going to hold off on the videos until I get bored with chasing that green rabbit.

[Jason B]

Since this post, I have joined trainer road and have been loving it. It has only been a four rides, but it has really made my trainer sessions more purposeful and considerably more challenging. I am not sure how it will equate in the end, but for now I am drenched when I finish a session. I have not downloaded any of the sufferfest or related videos, not sure how they work, but I am still content starring at my HR and power. Well worth the $10 so far.

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