[stosh]

How is everybody today?

Finally got all my Christmas decorations put away last night. WHat a pain that can be.

What's everybody got on tap for the weekend? I may be working framing a house tomorrow but nothing is set in stone. Other than that probably just playing video games in this crappy weather.

 

[McGRP01]

Mornin'! Did nothing last night...again. All the rain we've been having is supposed to clear up this weekend and it's gonna get cold again, so hopefully I'll be able to get a ride in on Monday. Oh, and I'll be working all weekend.

 

[stosh]

Mornin'! Did nothing last night...again. All the rain we've been having is supposed to clear up this weekend and it's gonna get cold again, so hopefully I'll be able to get a ride in on Monday. Oh, and I'll be working all weekend.

Working on what?

 

[mrbigisbudgood]

I'll be working Saturday and 4 wheeling Sunday, if it's not too cold.

 

[MMcG]

Morning - skated with my son Liam and his team last night, slept over at Laura's, got up early walked the dogs in the rain, then got on the trainer for a half hour, showered, shaved and here I am at work again.

Oh yeah and my boxxer from Sprungshoulders arrived yesterday - it's older, but it looks great! Gonna put it on the Cheeta.

 

[Rockland]

Mornin Stosh. Same old, same old routine here last night. Play with dog, eat, wash dishes, pay bills, ride trainer, shower, go to sleep. Must go outside this weekend to keep sane.

 

[stosh]

Morning - skated with my son Liam and his team last night, slept over at Laura's, got up early walked the dogs in the rain, then got on the trainer for a half hour, showered, shaved and here I am at work again.

Oh yeah and my boxxer from Sprungshoulders arrived yesterday - it's older, but it looks great! Gonna put it on the Cheeta.

How man bikes do you have?

 

[douglas]

my friend * I went to our 1st OC ski club meeting, it happened to be council night, they had a bunch of goofy games to win raffle tics (including darts, I got 4 ballons with 3 darts!!)

I won a lift tic to Jay peak, and my friend won a lift tic to Mount Snow



but crap, Jay peak, is a 4 hour drive

 

[stosh]

Mornin Stosh. Same old, same old routine here last night. Play with dog, eat, wash dishes, pay bills, ride trainer, shower, go to sleep. Must go outside this weekend to keep sane.

FYI we may be heading to Peaks Island this summer.

 

[stosh]

my friend * I went to our 1st OC ski club meeting, it happened to be council night, they had a bunch of goofy games to win raffle tics (including darts, I got 4 ballons with 3 darts!!)

I won a lift tic to Jay peak, and my friend won a lift tic to Mount Snow



but crap, Jay peak, is a 4 hour drive

thats cool though! Free tix are good!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Buck Fever]

The trails got a good soaking over the last 16 hours or so around here. Hoping to get in a good long ride by the end of the weekend. Visiting some friends in B-More to celebrate my recent engagement.

Mostly I'll be working in SolidWorks designing a hydraulic multiplier for HS-33 brakes as well as a beefy seat stay yolk with integrated hydro rim brakes to be built into a prototype trials bike I'm working on.

 

[stosh]

The trails got a good soaking over the last 16 hours or so around here. Hoping to get in a good long ride by the end of the weekend. Visiting some friends in B-More to celebrate my recent engagement.

Mostly I'll be working in SolidWorks designing a hydraulic multiplier for HS-33 brakes as well as a beefy seat stay yolk with integrated hydro rim brakes to be built into a prototype trials bike I'm working on.

so are you some type of a drafter/designer/engineer?

 

[JRB]

good morning ladies

 

[stosh]

good morning ladies

Ha, you still have your santa hat on.....

 

[Rockland]

FYI we may be heading to Peaks Island this summer.

Sweet. If you have a bike we could take you on a ride just outside of Portland, then hit the Old Port for beerssss.

 

[I Are Baboon]

I am busy as a hell at work. I'll be working late tonight and working this weekend. YAY ME! Monday is a company holiday (MLK Day) and with any luck I'll actually get to take the day off. I have to blow off Splat's ride tonight.

 

[stosh]

Sweet. If you have a bike we could take you on a ride just outside of Portland, then hit the Old Port for beerssss.

Yummie @ Gritties beers!!!!

I will have my bike!!! I tried to find someone to ride with in Portland when I was up a couple years ago but I couldn't.

You wouldn't happen to know anybody renting a house on Peaks would ya? We've been looking online but haven't found anything perfect.

 

[Heidi]

Morning all. :dancing:

This weekend will involve something in the snow. I'm thinking it will be xc skiing or maybe, just maybe boarding!

I think I'll probaby do a more extensive knee test and ride for an hour each day as well.

 

[stosh]

......blow off Splat.......

WTF? Is this a Buck Fever story?

 

[Rockland]

Sorry, don't know anyone who lives on the island. I'll watch the newspaper listings.

 

[Heidi]

WTF? Is this a Buck Fever story?

Ahahahahahahah :evil:

 

[stosh]

Sorry, don't know anyone who lives on the island. I'll watch the newspaper listings.

thanks!

I did a little riding on the island but nothing much. Any place good around Portland?

 

[stosh]

Ahahahahahahah :evil:

Buck Fever needs an avatar and custom title ASAP.

 

[McGRP01]

Sweet. If you have a bike we could take you on a ride just outside of Portland, then hit the Old Port for beerssss.

Portland is a haul from Rockland!

 

[Heidi]

Buck Fever needs an avatar and custom title ASAP.

I vote for "twig and berries"

 

[stosh]

I vote for "twig and berries"

someone suggest appricot cannon. I liked that one!

 

[Rockland]

Portland is a haul from Rockland!

It is. 1.5 hr, unless it's rt1 on a friday afternoon. I come down durring the summer like once a week, for beerss and hit the river trail (sometimes stuff out by Pride's corner).

 

[Buck Fever]

so are you some type of a drafter/designer/engineer?

Not professionally. I have an mech eng class somewhere way in the background of my life. Mostly I'm just an obsessed minimalist trials rider who is dissatisfied with a lot of the offerings in the marketplace. In my eyes, there are much more efficient ways of accomplishing some very mundane but important tasks (relative to trials).

Wherever I can, I try to make some of the details on the bike more efficient. But only when it also serves an advantage, like to make the bike a little lighter, remove a possible point of failure, make more powerful braking or a stiffer structure. Sometimes I just kluge things together, but whenever possible, I'll have something fabricated to do the job as simply and cleanly as possible.

I'd love to make a living at it, but trials, my main biking interest, is too small a market to draw a reasonable income. So I'll stick with my current day job (Network Engineer/Financial Analyst) until I move to Portland later this year.

 

[MudGrrl]

My dog gave me a fat lip last night, so today I kinda look like I stole Angelina Jolie's upper lip...............and it's purple.

 

[stosh]

Not professionally. I have an mech eng class somewhere way in the background of my life. Mostly I'm just an obsessed minimalist trials rider who is dissatisfied with a lot of the offerings in the marketplace. In my eyes, there are much more efficient ways of accomplishing some very mundane but important tasks (relative to trials).

Wherever I can, I try to make some of the details on the bike more efficient. But only when it also serves an advantage, like to make the bike a little lighter, remove a possible point of failure, make more powerful braking or a stiffer structure. Sometimes I just kluge things together, but whenever possible, I'll have something fabricated to do the job as simply and cleanly as possible.

I'd love to make a living at it, but trials, my main biking interest, is too small a market to draw a reasonable income. So I'll stick with my current day job (Network Engineer/Financial Analyst) until I move to Portland later this year.

Portland what ME or OR?

I have a degree in Mech Drafting/Design.

 

[stosh]

My dog gave me a fat lip last night, so today I kinda look like I stole Angelina Jolie's upper lip...............and it's purple.

*dreaming about Anjolina's lips*

 

[MMcG]

How man bikes do you have?

Cheeta
Marin Nail Trail
Jamis Quest
Old Univega Road bike on the trainer
Shyrmps old BMX bike
and - a frame on the way with parts laying in waiting for it.

 

[McGRP01]

I kinda look like I stole Angelina Jolie's upper lip...............and it's purple.

That's so hot!

 

[McGRP01]

It is. 1.5 hr, unless it's rt1 on a friday afternoon. I come down durring the summer like once a week, for beerss and hit the river trail (sometimes stuff out by Pride's corner).

Nice. I grew up in Brunswick and used to go into Portland to skateboard all the time. One City Center and the Old Port were my homes away from home!

 

[Rockland]

Playing with my dog yesterday gave me a fat lip as well. He's so little, he swatted at my face, his whole leg ended up in my mouth!

 

[Rockland]

Nice. I grew up in Brunswick and used to go into Portland to skateboard all the time. One City Center and the Old Port were my homes away from home!

Brunswick, eh? Interesting. I know people from there. I grew up in Lyman (it's a little town wedged inbetween Kennebunk and Biddeford).

 

[Buck Fever]

Portland what ME or OR?

I have a degree in Mech Drafting/Design.

Portland, OR. My fiancee and I have been researching places to live and visiting them for about a year. Portland came up as #1 on our favorites for everything but the job market (which is in rough shape compared to the DC/VA market we'll be leaving). We spent ten days out there this past September and absolutely loved it so we're moving.

Our main purpose is to improve our quality of life, which as of late, has been lacking a bit. I spend over 3 hours a day commuting to/from work and we can't afford to move anywhere closer to work that still offers some nearby fun.

I gather you're in the PNW. Do you have any recommendations as far as rapid learning insitutions out there? I've taken some AutoCad classes for personal enjoyment, but found that for the most part, they were a waste of time. I completed the entire semester course in two weeks, turned in my drawings and then was left to tinker with SolidWorks for the rest of the semester.

 

[biggins]

f'n yo everyone. Well uhhhhhh played poker last night as usual. i dont think i will be playing the thursday night game anymore with those guys. we do texas hold-em tourney style, unfortunately we had 14 people show up we were running 2 tables doubling the blind every 30 minutes.

the worst thing though were the 8 or 9 people that were there and not even playing they were just distracting players and making the game slow. kinda sucked.

tonight-get apartment ready for new roomate
tomorrow-ride, adjust to having a person in my personal space
sunday-fishing?riding?digging some new jumps?

 

[stosh]

Nice. I grew up in Brunswick and used to go into Portland to skateboard all the time. One City Center and the Old Port were my homes away from home!

did they have the out door skate park up by the highway when you lived there?

 

[stosh]

Portland, OR. My fiancee and I have been researching places to live and visiting them for about a year. Portland came up as #1 on our favorites for everything but the job market (which is in rough shape compared to the DC/VA market we'll be leaving). We spent ten days out there this past September and absolutely loved it so we're moving.

Our main purpose is to improve our quality of life, which as of late, has been lacking a bit. I spend over 3 hours a day commuting to/from work and we can't afford to move anywhere closer to work that still offers some nearby fun.

I gather you're in the PNW. Do you have any recommendations as far as rapid learning insitutions out there? I've taken some AutoCad classes for personal enjoyment, but found that for the most part, they were a waste of time. I completed the entire semester course in two weeks, turned in my drawings and then was left to tinker with SolidWorks for the rest of the semester.

Check out my location just under my picture.

My GF and I are looking for somewhere to move as well.