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one of my best friend, Debbie...her mom brought her dad to the emergency room wednesday night, they discovered her dad has a brain tumor. They operated on him yesterday afternoon.......I was texting her while he was in surgery, last thing she wrote was 'it's very, very bad'.
Mornin Stosh
Lots of rain in the forcast... so it'll probably be an inside kind of a weekend. Tomorrow I'm trading a buddy 2 Thule bike carriers and some speedies for a used frame/shock. Sunday... dunno yet - probably lots of painting.
Remember about 2-3 weeks ago I put in a resume for a job on campus but in a different department? They called last night asking me to interview next week! :dancing:
Lots of rain in the forcast... so it'll probably be an inside kind of a weekend. Tomorrow I'm trading a buddy 2 Thule bike carriers and some speedies for a used frame/shock. Sunday... dunno yet - probably lots of painting.
Remember about 2-3 weeks ago I put in a resume for a job on campus but in a different department? They called last night asking me to interview next week! :dancing:
Sorry to hear that Douglas.
As for me... Raining here today. If it clears I'm helping my neighbor pour concrete for his new patio tomorrow. Gotta work Sunday. That's all I got.
As for me... Raining here today. If it clears I'm helping my neighbor pour concrete for his new patio tomorrow. Gotta work Sunday. That's all I got.
at almost this exact time last year I was going thru the same thing as her with my grandfather......douglas said:one of my best friend, Debbie...her mom brought her dad to the emergency room wednesday night, they discovered her dad has a brain tumor. They operated on him yesterday afternoon.......I was texting her while he was in surgery, last thing she wrote was 'it's very, very bad'.
I'm assuming Debbies father is a bit younger and thats a good thing. The recovery is the hardest part.....
I wish her and her family all the best.
douglas said:one of my best friend, Debbie...her mom brought her dad to the emergency room wednesday night, they discovered her dad has a brain tumor. They operated on him yesterday afternoon.......I was texting her while he was in surgery, last thing she wrote was 'it's very, very bad'.
URGH.
YO. I took today off to get some stuff done. One of which was going to be a ride, but of course it's raining. Dammit all. MBC and I head to Florida for four days tomorrow morning.
Another trip to Disney?I Are Baboon said:URGH.
YO. I took today off to get some stuff done. One of which was going to be a ride, but of course it's raining. Dammit all. MBC and I head to Florida for four days tomorrow morning.
j/k
sucks about the rain.
stosh said:
thanks stosh/everyone
he's 66, but looked younger
'morning everyone.
Raining here as well... ugh. Heading to northern NH this weekend for a good drunken time watching the Sox and seeing some of Jenn's friends.
Thank God this horrendous week is over...
Douglas.. Sorry - I wish him the best of luck and a speedy recovery.
Raining here as well... ugh. Heading to northern NH this weekend for a good drunken time watching the Sox and seeing some of Jenn's friends.
Thank God this horrendous week is over...
Douglas.. Sorry
- I wish him the best of luck and a speedy recovery.
Morning all
Douglas - I was thinking about Debbie's Dad last night - hope he pulls through bro. I'll keep him in my prayers. And you are a good friend Bro! I'm sure Debbie appreciates your support greatly.
IAB - taking the day off to ride and you don't even email me or call me to check and see if I wanted to play hooky and join you? I'm hurt. 
Jackson - what frame and shock are you getting?
Douglas - I was thinking about Debbie's Dad last night - hope he pulls through bro. I'll keep him in my prayers. And you are a good friend Bro! I'm sure Debbie appreciates your support greatly.
IAB - taking the day off to ride and you don't even email me or call me to check and see if I wanted to play hooky and join you? I'm hurt.
Jackson - what frame and shock are you getting?
I actually took the day off because our snowblower is being delivered this morning and a furniture guy is coming to fix our new dresser. A was just hoping to squeeze a road ride in there somewhere. Not gonna happen anyway.MMcG said:IAB - taking the day off to ride and you don't even email me or call me to check? I'm hurt.
Oh Yeah - I took off the Dual Crown fork on the Cheeta and replaced it with my Z1 FR and I think it's going to make for a kick ass burly Trail/Freeride (well my version of freeride anyway) bike! The HT angle is right about 69 degrees I suspect - which should be really nice!
A HollowPoint frame and Float shock. I want to try the shock on my Mongoose, but if it doesn't work I'll put it back on the hollowpoint.MMcG said:
Just bustin your balls Muchambo - safe travels to Florida bro.I Are Baboon said:
When you get back we need to find some time to hit the trails - the Cheeta has been converted and I'm anxious to try it out - I'd love to hit that one drop at the W. Hartford Res before the snow covers everything!!!! :dancing: :dancing:
I loved Disney. Wish I never came back dammit. Massachusetts stinks. Time for weeks and weeks of RAIN fellas. The dry days are OVA.
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Why the Mongoose over the Hollowpoint?? I'd just rock the Hollowpoint and Ebay that Mongoose.jacksonpt said:
The Mongoose fits me better, plus there some sentimental value in that frame. Besides... how many otherMMcG said:
s can say they ride a Mongoose.Er... perhaps the better question is how many would want to say that...
Was it that time you were naked in the woods with her?jacksonpt said:The Mongoose fits me better, plus there some sentimental value in that frame. Besides... how many other
Er... perhaps the better question is how many would want to say that...
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Good mornin yo - weather is nearly perfect here. Going to Waco to ride in the morning. The weekend should turn out nicely. Did the lawn last night, so just bikes for the weekend now. (hopefully Julie doesn't remember I never finished painting the house in May)
Rock the Mongoose if it fits ya well! is the eye to eye on the shocks the same?jacksonpt said:The Mongoose fits me better, plus there some sentimental value in that frame. Besides... how many other
Er... perhaps the better question is how many would want to say that...
I think so. I had a hard time finding any definite info on the bike (gotta love industry support for Mongoose). Cane Creek offers a couple of replacement shocks and they said its a 6.5" i2i 1.5" stroke shock. I know the stroke is right (it's printed on the coil I have now), but the i2i I'm not certain about. I measured it and got roughly 6.5", so I'm assuming it's the same.MMcG said:
jacksonpt said:The Mongoose fits me better, plus there some sentimental value in that frame. Besides... how many other
Er... perhaps the better question is how many would want to say that...
my friend has that same mongoose...its kinda funny when he smokes dudes on bikes that cost 3 times as much and weigh 10lbs less
It should fit, but do you have the right reducers and **** to mount it on the frame?jacksonpt said:
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MMcG said:
I need the right reducers for my swinger and was using brass washers. I tried to order them from a shop in Austin and never heard anything. Thanks for the reminder. I will call another shop now.
Why not just call answer direct - they might send em directly to you.loco-gringo said:
That reminds me I need to see if Romic can hook me up with some new ones for my Cheeta - I'm feeling a tad bit of play at the shock mount.
stosh said:
not this time
Dunno yet what is needed. Have to wait until I get the frame apart and the Float in my hands.MMcG said:
Conyers?DVNT said:
Best of luck and stay warm, the cold is a huge demoralizer. Have a burner with hot chocolate ready at all times.
Yea... people bash it just because it's a mongoose. Granted, it might not be a custom hand-built XC race bike... but it's a good frame. The thing is rock solid and has a good 4bar suspension setup. The weight is about average, so with the right build, it could come in at a very respectable weight.douglas said:my friend has that same mongoose...its kinda funny when he smokes dudes on bikes that cost 3 times as much and weigh 10lbs less
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jacksonpt said:
Fox reducers are super easy to come by.
You ever ride it? Just wondering what you thought of it compared to your Kona.douglas said:my friend has that same mongoose...its kinda funny when he smokes dudes on bikes that cost 3 times as much and weigh 10lbs less
yep - PMed ya back.stosh said:
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stosh said:
Bearings seize up from sitting around???
jacksonpt said:
just a short ride..........compared to Kona>more solid/stiffer....less race xc/more trail -its a decent ride