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WTGPhoben

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I just got a salsa brake booster, stripped off the ugly yellow rubberized paint, buffed it to a mirror finish, and now I can't flex my rear triangle if i tried.

and just when I was starting to think i wanted discs...
 
Toshi

Toshi

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Originally posted by WTGPhoben
I could swing that, but you're gonna need to build that badboy first. you can probly con toshi into doin it up for you.
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Yeah, I'm back from the med school already. Short day; it's almost like the school year, as I had two hours of lecture then zipped on home.
 
Toshi

Toshi

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Originally posted by Quadari
I'll let the UPS tracking do the talking:
Jul 16, 2002 6:00 A.M. Somerville, MA, USA Out for delivery

I'll be up for some road riding!!!!!:) :) :)
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I just checked on mine: "Scheduled Delivery: Jul 22, 2002" :(

Oh well, I have a feeling that I'll be free all day next Monday anyways ;) (this week's "work" is really just a week long seminar, and I still have nothing real to do while the study treads water pending ethics board review)
 
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Toshi

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You'll never get video of me, Keith -- I'll still be too far behind, out of camera range. :D There, is that better? ;)

Ari, come on by if you want to use any of my tools/stand. I have rehearsal at 7:30ish, tho.

Random note: I am finally getting rid of the Super T. Really. I'm 90% sure that I'm going to trade with ummbikes for a non-qr20 z1 mcr set to 80 mm :eek: :thumb: , and a 9 mm disc front wheel. The rise in the dirt jump goodness factor will be appreciable.
 
WTGPhoben

WTGPhoben

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Originally posted by Quadari


:) Already built it up and went riding on it! I did come by and borrow your pedal wrench though.
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how is it? how is it? how is it???


In other news: I rode with an expert class racer today in the fells. Holy s#!t he was fast (until we hit the tech, where I made up some of the ground I lost every time he could go fast). You can stick a fork in me, 'cuz I'm done. It was a tasty ride though. I think this whole racing thing is starting to appeal to me.

Other things that are starting to appeal to me: 6" disc up front?
With the new booster in the back the braking power up front just isn't cuttin it. Either I need another booster for the front, or I'm just gonna have to add another pound to my bike. ugh. I might as well just borrow toshi's evil.
 
Quadari

Quadari

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Originally posted by WTGPhoben

how is it? how is it? how is it???
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It's really nice. It looks great and is nice and smooth and very quiet. Overall it was a fun ride. I still need to do a little more adjusting of the seat, handlebars, etc. to make it fit perfectly but it works!

Sorry I don't have any pictures. No one seems to have a working digital camera.
 
Barbaton

Barbaton

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what about one of those hope mini's. they're light and I hear they work well.

-t


Originally posted by WTGPhoben



Other things that are starting to appeal to me: 6" disc up front?
With the new booster in the back the braking power up front just isn't cuttin it. Either I need another booster for the front, or I'm just gonna have to add another pound to my bike. ugh. I might as well just borrow toshi's evil.
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Toshi

Toshi

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Originally posted by Barbaton
drool. too bad 10.2 isn't a free upgrade, though.

nice ipod works for windows...
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Quartz Extreme is going to rock! :D Anyways, maybe we can pool our funds and buy a humba copy, eh? ;)
 
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Toshi

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Originally posted by Quadari
<---- Turning into roadie. :eek:

(I got up at 6, yes that's a.m., and went riding before work.)

biking...so...fun... :)
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Good lawd, how can you wake up that early? I had the late night reading bug (thus the reading list thread) and didn't turn in until late. Now I'm acting as if it's the school year :eek: and skipping out on the first "lecture" of today's seminar. (my excuse: had to retrieve a package from Mailboxes, Etc. which didn't need to be shipped after all :rolleyes: ) Also, did Keith come by after all? He certainly didn't stop by to see my headless Evil.
 
Quadari

Quadari

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Originally posted by WTGPhoben
I did stop by, but ari was nowhere to be found
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What time did you come? I was out (at tutorial) until 9:45ish, but then home after that.

Originally posted by Toshi
Good lawd, how can you wake up that early?
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I don't know. I really wanted to ride. Plus I go to bed at the latest midnight almost every night.

I took the aero bars off for this morning ride to give it the more "clean" look. Last night I also found the instruction manual for the bike computer online and then discovered that the computer had been set to the wrong tire size (slightly) meaning that I was actually going faster than I thought.
 
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Toshi

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Originally posted by WTGPhoben
Killington is running a big race wknd with DH, slalom, and XC. next wknd. Anyone interested in going? It'll be a blast:D
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If I have a fork by then I'll go race beginner slalom. Else, I'll go just to watch. :D Either way, count me in. :D I love going to races; the atmosphere is just so cool.
 
Toshi

Toshi

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Originally posted by Quadari
Anyone up for a road ride tomorrow afternoon, after work?

oooh oooh...I am.
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Sure, why not. I'm thinking of skipping out on the final day of my seminar. hmmmmmmm :eek:
 
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