Me and my buddy Nate are doing a 100 mile trail ride in Schenectady, NY on Dec. 19th, I'm gonna die. It'll be fun.
Chris King Headset Give Away
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well i live in santa cruz where the factory of sanat cruz bikes,skates,and snowboards all started, and i think gyro irraginated.
ya mtb rules
N C D 4 LIFE
ya mtb rules
N C D 4 LIFE
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Working With Idiots Can Kill You!
Thursday November 21, 2002
By KATE McCLARE
STOCKHOLM -- Idiots in the office are just as hazardous to your health as cigarettes, caffeine or greasy food, an eye-opening new study reveals. In fact, those dopes can kill you!
Stress is one of the top causes of heart attacks -- and working with stupid people on a daily basis is one of the deadliest forms of stress, according to researchers at Sweden's Lindbergh University Medical Center.
The author of the study, Dr. Dagmar Andersson, says her team studied 500 heart attack patients, and were puzzled to find 62 percent had relatively few of the physical risk factors commonly blamed for heart attacks.
"Then we questioned them about lifestyle habits, and almost all of these low-risk patients told us they worked with people so stupid they can barely find their way from the parking lot to their office. And their heart attack came less than 12 hours after having a major confrontation with one of these oafs.
"One woman had to be rushed to the hospital after her assistant shredded important company tax documents instead of copying them. A man told us he collapsed right at his desk because the woman at the next cubicle kept asking him for correction fluid -- for her computer monitor.
"You can cut back on smoking or improve your diet," Dr. Andersson says, "but most people have very poor coping skills when it comes to stupidity -- they feel there's nothing they can do about it, so they just internalize their frustration until they finally explode."
Stupid co-workers can also double or triple someone's work load, she explains. "Many of our subjects feel sorry for the drooling idiots they work with, so they try to cover for them by fixing their mistakes. One poor woman spent a week rebuilding client records because a clerk put them all in the 'recycle bin' of her computer and then emptied it -- she thought it meant the records would be recycled and used again."
Thursday November 21, 2002
By KATE McCLARE
STOCKHOLM -- Idiots in the office are just as hazardous to your health as cigarettes, caffeine or greasy food, an eye-opening new study reveals. In fact, those dopes can kill you!
Stress is one of the top causes of heart attacks -- and working with stupid people on a daily basis is one of the deadliest forms of stress, according to researchers at Sweden's Lindbergh University Medical Center.
The author of the study, Dr. Dagmar Andersson, says her team studied 500 heart attack patients, and were puzzled to find 62 percent had relatively few of the physical risk factors commonly blamed for heart attacks.
"Then we questioned them about lifestyle habits, and almost all of these low-risk patients told us they worked with people so stupid they can barely find their way from the parking lot to their office. And their heart attack came less than 12 hours after having a major confrontation with one of these oafs.
"One woman had to be rushed to the hospital after her assistant shredded important company tax documents instead of copying them. A man told us he collapsed right at his desk because the woman at the next cubicle kept asking him for correction fluid -- for her computer monitor.
"You can cut back on smoking or improve your diet," Dr. Andersson says, "but most people have very poor coping skills when it comes to stupidity -- they feel there's nothing they can do about it, so they just internalize their frustration until they finally explode."
Stupid co-workers can also double or triple someone's work load, she explains. "Many of our subjects feel sorry for the drooling idiots they work with, so they try to cover for them by fixing their mistakes. One poor woman spent a week rebuilding client records because a clerk put them all in the 'recycle bin' of her computer and then emptied it -- she thought it meant the records would be recycled and used again."
I am an "oops baby". My brothers are 9 and 11 years older than I. I asked my dad about me being the whoopski and his response "oohh noo....you were a gift from God...now can I watch my football game please?"
me please
I got into a car accident on July 1, 2004. It was a head-on on US-195 here in good old Eastern Washington. I was in a little Isuzu Stylus, and I happened to pick on a Suburban. Needless to say, I was pretty beat up. I ended up spending 3 weeks in the hospital with a broken left femur and 4 fractures in my skull that were causing me to leak spinal fluid (about 900 cc's when it was all said and done) and that gave me the worst brain embolism my neurosurgeon had seen in 17 years.
Here's the thing: I'd sold a DJ3 and a singletrack to a fellow Monkey 2 days before the accident - he paid me on the 29th of June. He waited to recieve his wheel and fork basically on the word of my friends while I was in the hospital, then was really cool about things once I got out, being patient and understanding until everything got sorted out.
Because of that, this headset should go to smedford in Bellingham, WA, the guy who bought my fork and wheel.
The original post:
http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1169580#post1169580
Here's the thing: I'd sold a DJ3 and a singletrack to a fellow Monkey 2 days before the accident - he paid me on the 29th of June. He waited to recieve his wheel and fork basically on the word of my friends while I was in the hospital, then was really cool about things once I got out, being patient and understanding until everything got sorted out.
Because of that, this headset should go to smedford in Bellingham, WA, the guy who bought my fork and wheel.
The original post:
http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1169580#post1169580
Do you know that with Airmail international, the shipping for France isn't very expensive?
Thought, OEM Specialized headset sucks, I need a waterproof one like a Chris King green...green is so fast.
Thought, OEM Specialized headset sucks, I need a waterproof one like a Chris King green...green is so fast.
So a horse walks into a bar....the bartender looks at the horse and says:
"Hey buddy, why the long face"
badabump.....
"Hey buddy, why the long face"
badabump.....
My interesting story is that the above poster (evilboytwin) only has 3 post at this moment, so I guess he can't win, huh? Sorry evilboytwin, but I sure could use a new headset......
David Prowse, was the guy in the Darth Vader suit in Star Wars. He spoke all of Vader's lines, and didn't know that he was going to be dubbed over by James Earl Jones until he saw the screening of the movie 
doh!
doh!
well it ll be my birthday on the first of january and i ve always dreamed to put a chris king headset on my bike...
THink of my birthday...;
cheers
nicho
THink of my birthday...;
cheers
nicho
Who remembers the first bike they ever broke?
For me, it was some no-name dept. store 20" with a removable gas tank. I was 7 years old and had recently discovered jumping my bike. Result: cracked the weld between the downtube and the bottom bracket. My parents had it welded back together at a nearby gas station... and replaced the bike with a Murry BMX at the next Christmas.
For me, it was some no-name dept. store 20" with a removable gas tank. I was 7 years old and had recently discovered jumping my bike. Result: cracked the weld between the downtube and the bottom bracket. My parents had it welded back together at a nearby gas station... and replaced the bike with a Murry BMX at the next Christmas.
In 6th grade, I memorized that the speed of light is 186,282.397 miles per second. That is really fast!
And my cat's breath smells like cat food. Wait...I don't have a cat. But if I did, that is what his breath would smell like.
And oh yeah...mountain biking is really fun, and King has a super company!
And my cat's breath smells like cat food. Wait...I don't have a cat. But if I did, that is what his breath would smell like.
And oh yeah...mountain biking is really fun, and King has a super company!
When I used to brew beer (before the kids. . . more time, more space), I had done about a dozen batches, most of them pretty good. I had worked up to all-grain (no extract) and was getting cocky. I had done a good wheat beer and a good honey brown, so I was gonna go for broke w/a dbl batch of honey wheat.
A friend came over to help me and we had a few beers before firing up the burner. We had a good buzz by the time we got all the ingredients into the pot. After getting the wort good and rolling, I realized I hadn't cleaned the brewkettle (really just a huge stockpot) very well since its last use. . . a crawfish boil.
I ended up w/10 gallons (~101 bottles) of crawfish-flavored honey wheat.
A friend came over to help me and we had a few beers before firing up the burner. We had a good buzz by the time we got all the ingredients into the pot. After getting the wort good and rolling, I realized I hadn't cleaned the brewkettle (really just a huge stockpot) very well since its last use. . . a crawfish boil.
I ended up w/10 gallons (~101 bottles) of crawfish-flavored honey wheat.
My mom's cousin is Ronnie Cox who is actor in all kinds of movies.
He got his start in Deliverence as one of the canoeists along with Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, and Ned Beatty. He's the guy in on the left of this pic. He drowns in the river.
More:
http://www.ronnycox.com/acting.html
He got his start in Deliverence as one of the canoeists along with Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, and Ned Beatty. He's the guy in on the left of this pic. He drowns in the river.
More:
http://www.ronnycox.com/acting.html
A lady came into my job and overheard me speaking Spanish to one of my co-workers. She says "I didn't know you were Spanish"....I respond "I'm not I'm Mexican"...she looks puzzled and says "oh is there a difference?"...I look at her and say "Do you mean besides the fact that they located on 2 totally different continents?....D
I think I like cheese, but i dunno. It tastes good, but we disagree on politics and i prefer blue.
The only reason i bought a cordless phone was so that I could fart, and leave the room afterwards.
Being stuck there really sucked.
The only reason i bought a cordless phone was so that I could fart, and leave the room afterwards.
Being stuck there really sucked.
I am a donut. 
Been riding for mountain bikes 6 months and have already gone through 2 bikes.
Isn't freeriding when you don't have to pay? I freeride all the time!!
Before starting this new obession with hurdling myself down a hillside at speeds that make my butthole pucker, the last time I owned a bike was 15 years ago. I rode it to and from elementary school.
I have learned that if I haven't crashed in a while I am not riding hard enough.
Isn't freeriding when you don't have to pay? I freeride all the time!!
Before starting this new obession with hurdling myself down a hillside at speeds that make my butthole pucker, the last time I owned a bike was 15 years ago. I rode it to and from elementary school.
I have learned that if I haven't crashed in a while I am not riding hard enough.
"something in this thread"
Most of you know the brand already, but I bet you that not many know about the history of the brand.
Chris King's history: (taken from their website)
Chris King, founder of King Cycle Group, got his machining experience working in the precise and demanding world of medical equipment manufacturing.
He designed the original Chris King Headset in 1976 in his spare time and was immediately faced with staggering local and regional demand.
In 1977, Chris started King Manufacturing, a contract machine shop jobbing to the medical, microwave, cryogenic, and aerospace industries.
During these years, Chris gained valuable business experience while honing his manufacturing, CNC machining, job planning and tool design skills.
Headset production continued during these years, seeding the regional and national market and developing a strong yet quiet reputation as one of the most exclusive and elite bicycle components available.
However, due to the time requirements of other contracted jobs, headset sales never represented more than 10% of the business.
In 1987 Chris sold King Manufacturing to Medical Concepts Inc. (MCI - now known as Karl Storz Imaging), a medical video imaging development and manufacturing company where he spent the next 4 years as the Manufacturing Department Manager.
During this time, MCI developed a program combining world class management and manufacturing techniques to become a 30-million-dollar-a-year leader in its industry.
Chris was later able to utilize many of these concepts while developing his new company, King Cycle Group, which he started during his tenure at MCI to continue production of the Chris King Headset.
Through the years, the strong but quiet reputation grew into a 'cult' following of road racing cyclists across the country.
These convinced customers then became evangelists of the Chris King Headset in the late 80's as the rapidly growing mountain bike market demanded components that could withstand the harsh punishment of off-road riding.
The word was spreading and the demand for Chris King's headsets was growing at a rapid rate.
By 1991, the demand for Chris King's components had increased to a level requiring Chris' full time attention.
Sales orders had significantly exceeded production and back order lead times were growing to unacceptable lengths.
Chris left MCI and committed 100% to his new venture, King Cycle Group. By combining his manufacturing and design talents with the World Class Management skills learned at MCI, Chris quickly caught up with back orders and was soon on his way.
Sales doubled during the following years and he never looked back.
Once settled into a groove, producing headsets at a satisfying rate, King Cycle Group turned their efforts to developing new products. In 1993, we started work on three new products.
The design objective was to be ground breaking and unique while still upholding a reputation as the best.
During the course of this development work, patents were applied for, and granted.
As the demand for King Products continued to increase, it seemed less and less likely that Santa Barbara would be the final home of King Cycle Group. High real estate prices and costs of living made it difficult for King employees to live and work there.
More and more often, King employees would drive through 2 hours of heavy southern California traffic to get to work each day.
Enough was enough. The search for a new home began.
Chris King's history: (taken from their website)
Chris King, founder of King Cycle Group, got his machining experience working in the precise and demanding world of medical equipment manufacturing.
He designed the original Chris King Headset in 1976 in his spare time and was immediately faced with staggering local and regional demand.
In 1977, Chris started King Manufacturing, a contract machine shop jobbing to the medical, microwave, cryogenic, and aerospace industries.
During these years, Chris gained valuable business experience while honing his manufacturing, CNC machining, job planning and tool design skills.
Headset production continued during these years, seeding the regional and national market and developing a strong yet quiet reputation as one of the most exclusive and elite bicycle components available.
However, due to the time requirements of other contracted jobs, headset sales never represented more than 10% of the business.
In 1987 Chris sold King Manufacturing to Medical Concepts Inc. (MCI - now known as Karl Storz Imaging), a medical video imaging development and manufacturing company where he spent the next 4 years as the Manufacturing Department Manager.
During this time, MCI developed a program combining world class management and manufacturing techniques to become a 30-million-dollar-a-year leader in its industry.
Chris was later able to utilize many of these concepts while developing his new company, King Cycle Group, which he started during his tenure at MCI to continue production of the Chris King Headset.
Through the years, the strong but quiet reputation grew into a 'cult' following of road racing cyclists across the country.
These convinced customers then became evangelists of the Chris King Headset in the late 80's as the rapidly growing mountain bike market demanded components that could withstand the harsh punishment of off-road riding.
The word was spreading and the demand for Chris King's headsets was growing at a rapid rate.
By 1991, the demand for Chris King's components had increased to a level requiring Chris' full time attention.
Sales orders had significantly exceeded production and back order lead times were growing to unacceptable lengths.
Chris left MCI and committed 100% to his new venture, King Cycle Group. By combining his manufacturing and design talents with the World Class Management skills learned at MCI, Chris quickly caught up with back orders and was soon on his way.
Sales doubled during the following years and he never looked back.
Once settled into a groove, producing headsets at a satisfying rate, King Cycle Group turned their efforts to developing new products. In 1993, we started work on three new products.
The design objective was to be ground breaking and unique while still upholding a reputation as the best.
During the course of this development work, patents were applied for, and granted.
As the demand for King Products continued to increase, it seemed less and less likely that Santa Barbara would be the final home of King Cycle Group. High real estate prices and costs of living made it difficult for King employees to live and work there.
More and more often, King employees would drive through 2 hours of heavy southern California traffic to get to work each day.
Enough was enough. The search for a new home began.
By the end of this month, I will have moved across the country twice in 6 months.
-Puyallup, WA to Marquette, MI in June
-Marquette, MI to El Paso, TX in Dec.
-Puyallup, WA to Marquette, MI in June
-Marquette, MI to El Paso, TX in Dec.
Gatorade has:
*Per 8oz serving
50 Calories
0g Total Fat
110mg Sodium
30mg Potassium
14g Total Carbs.
14g Sugars
0g Protein
I drink about 188oz a day.
Dammm!!!
*Per 8oz serving
50 Calories
0g Total Fat
110mg Sodium
30mg Potassium
14g Total Carbs.
14g Sugars
0g Protein
I drink about 188oz a day.
Dammm!!!
With the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989, the Cold War ended. As the Soviet shadow retreated, democracies began to emerge (or re-emerge) in countries who had known nothing but Soviet dominance for the better part of a half century. As democracies emerged so too did the media as a natural extension of the human desire to have a voice, and have a say in how their lives were being run. This was an opportunity not afforded to them under the iron fist rule of Moscow.
etc etc
We shape our tools, and thereafter our tools shape us (McLuhan). These tools are a countrys legacy, if they are not shaped correctly, they will never be respected by their people, and they will never have a truly free democracy.
etc etc
We shape our tools, and thereafter our tools shape us (McLuhan). These tools are a countrys legacy, if they are not shaped correctly, they will never be respected by their people, and they will never have a truly free democracy.
I have upgraded to a Kona Stinky and it has the Chris King headset (steel)...so now I want one for my Kona Stuff! What better way then to get one free. How difficult are they to install?
It is about 75 degrees here in Lafayette Louisiana and I can go outside and ride right now. How many of you yanks can do that? 
I own a Trek 4300 that I regret buying first before actually doing some research before getting into mtb. So the new headset would be a great start in making my Trek better. :mumble:
and some really interesting stuff....
The bible is the number one shoplifted book in the USA
Non dairy creamer is flamable :evil:
and there are only 14 blimps in the world - 10 are in the US.
I own a Trek 4300 that I regret buying first before actually doing some research before getting into mtb. So the new headset would be a great start in making my Trek better. :mumble:
and some really interesting stuff....
The bible is the number one shoplifted book in the USA
Non dairy creamer is flamable :evil:
and there are only 14 blimps in the world - 10 are in the US.
It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
damn i never was too interesting...i just want a headset and i figure if its based on random drawing and not level of interestingness than i got a good as chance as any.
Finger nails grow four times faster than toe nails.
The US dialtone tuned to a 440HZ key of A, and instruments can accurately be tuned by it. 
I like bikes!
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