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My new Surly has been hanging at the back in the shop because I've yet to build my new front wheel, and i need to tighten the head set better, and replace the star nut and i'm lazy/busy these days. i have a stark white ugly bontrager seat on it and it offended the head mechanic so much he got me a new brooks saddle to put on it.
it's really cool because i get a lot of shit at work being new to the place of a pretty tight knit group of dudes (as well as the only dead serious Fixie rider) it's nice to see that i'm accepted in.

+1 for peddleophiles

i can't recall what the exact term ppd is short for. i think it's paid postage due. i can't recall. it just means its $6 with shipping included.

and i have no idea why i use the word so all the time. i guess it kinda gives it an informal tone. anyway. don't edit my grammar. buy my records.

so i've been running a label for about 5 years how, and never really get many records out. i just got a new one out though from a band called like wolves. (myspace.com/likewolves666)

its a 4 song ep 33 1/3 rpm 7 inch with a hand screen printed cover limited to 300 on black.

its 6ppd world. just throwing it out there.

new bike's pushing $450. my beater is about $60. new bikes worth about $800. when i get my campy record cranks in i'll have spent about $700 on it.

i have a super beater that is going to be a fun project, but the weight of the frame (and the fact its like way to small for me) has me hesitant of dropping to much money into it. so far i have 30 into it for new wheels.

America just gets better and better.

that's just silly.
you also spell tyre wrong.

technically shoppe is a noun where as shop is a verb. its no longer the case really, but its what i does.

no pics no care.

fuck i work at a bike shoppe and i don't get on my bike as much as i wish. we even have incentives to ride to work, but i just am overwhelmed writing and what not, i'm in the same boat.

but i did ride for 15k today.

yeah but aint you in america buddy? The rules are different here. As far as I know, in terms of protection under british law, cyclists are currently less than pedestrians.

that is insane. I didn't know that. i figured that it would be the same in the UK as it is in Canada, Aussie and the States.

• The vulnerability of cyclists to be recognised by affording
  them the same rights as pedestrians, including but not limited
  to the ability to cross roads according to safety, not traffic
  lights.
  
  

i find that counter productive. people worked pretty ahrd to get bikes classified as vehicles here, and though often people don't realize it's illegal to ride on the sidewalk, as well as unsafe by perpetuating the myth that cyclists don't have rights to the road it endangers more cyclists lives.

by saying theyre no more than pedestrians this would eliminate the ability to ride on the road in theory. just saying. this is a bad idea.

i just bought 4 more sets of armidillos. i had a few different ones on for a while, and they either were all weighted funny, or they wore quickly, or just straight punctured. with the 'dillos i don't even carry a patch kit or an extra tube anymore.

university is out.
Summer plans are in.

Finish my new bike (i hate having to special order everything! i wish i could have upgraded the complete build...)
Mad girllingz! Free steaks! (i got the hook up on crazy good free steaks. i'm thinking once a week.)
Tons of swimming. breaking into pools. sneaking into hidden spots.
ride 413 miles to philadelphia and 437 miles to detroit.
go to chicago for birthday and NACCC

i hate the suicide girls. i guess i know to many of them...

specialized armidillos are sick. fuck the rest.

there was a s-works that came in the other day that i got to take for a spin. it was far from a relaxed geometry.
other than that i unno. i liked the pre made models. linking them to a city shows they'e paying attention to the type of riders in each city (i'm not sure about london, but i know the chicago is set up like the majority of the chicago kids bikes, and almost everyone i know in nyc rides short bars.)

i just got new keo look sprints and diadora shoes for free yesterday

i don't trust the irish. they ruined america.

with a pair of spoke cutters, i can cut through at least a level 4 Kryptonite lock in under a minute, i can pick most 4 digit combos in less than 5, and with a hammer and chanel locks i can tear open a master lock in less than a minute.

people lose keys a lot.

i'm on a mac, so no powerpoint.

my friends bike was stolen whilst on a day trip out of town, and we posted flyers saying $600 reward (negotiable) , no questions asked, please call --****. a kid called and said "i was just walking home from work, and snagged yer bike. i feel kinda bad." and gave his info. we went back and my friend offered him $100 since the guy straight up admitted to stealing his bike. The thief said suck off, you said 600. i guess i'm keeping the bike" so my friend beat the fuck out of him and took his bike back.

it was a vry odd couple of trips.

all i said was i forgot to tighten the front wheel and i fucked up her fork. seriously not too complicated. i think i could make a flow chart if you need some help following...

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i'm serious…
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