baravettski:

no worries, I got thicker skin than that girl. plus them shits sold out pretty quick, so it's all gravy. no need to apologize for something you don't like.

Shit, I like your attitude.

crazyface:

Road bikes are the new fixed gears.

Agreed.

rAod is the new tarck?

no. i <3 my fixed gear. she's perty. singlespeeds can be the new fixed gear, but fuck all those road gears. they messy.

Raod is where it's at. I'm about to wrench up my NOS '82 Merckx with front HED3, rear Rev-X, throw on some custom orange anodized Super Record gruppo, and get a bash guard on that chainring for bottom bracket grinds all day. Believe it!

bschultz:

crazyface:

I am basically going to sell my track bike, and build up a baller-ass mondonico or ti-cycles.

I'm with you, but it's because of health issues. PDXROAD LIVES! so does Tupac...

Years of snowboarding and skateboarding means my knees need all the help they can get.

I used to ride brakeless, and pretty much still do. But having that brake means I wont get run down when I have no emergency exit route. A light will never hurt you, its that one car trying to catch up by gunning it through a red.

The best way I heard it described was by a barista familiar with the bike scene, she said the whole brakeless thing is a machismo bullshit.

The more I think about it, the more I agree.

The best way I heard it described was by a barista familiar with the bike scene, she said the whole brakeless thing is a machismo bullshit.

The more I think about it, the more I agree.

half machismo, half aesthetics.

And I will be the first to admit that the aesthetics of a brakeless track bike, with its tight geometry, is legitimate.

But you ride around cars long enough, splitting lanes, blowing lights, etc; your ass will get lit up. Its only a matter of time.

No kidding.

They must be made of titanium.

road bikes are not my jam. right now. but things change, time passes, water under the bridge style... someday i may love road bikes again. and maybe jesus too.

hahah that's nuts

oh and stumptown, I read tht thing about the dude who rode fixed in the race across america, he only rode fixed a little bit, single speed mostly and he didn't win, but he did do well.

bschultz, get at me!

Do you know why I stopped riding a break on my track bike because I got hit so hard in Philly that it got shoved through my thigh after I got T-Boned by a sweet old lady. As far as the RAID race that was by far the most painful race I have ever done. Not all is true that you have listed. I rode a fixed, free. The fixed was 52 x 18 the free was 52 x 20. I rode the first two days fixed, and the last 80 miles as well. It was 750 miles we each had to have a cyclometer. I made it in 4 days however. I suffered very bad going over the hills, and I was in a lot better shape then. I rode one stretch from 5:30am to 11pm and made it 240miles I was going to keep going but when I went to look at my map I was shaking very bad so I thought I better stop. I slept in a ditch for a few hours, and made it the last 80 of the hardest miles I have ever ridden, good times.I got fourth, but I will never forget the guy who got third. He had been a 76 medalist in th Olympics in Track. He was about 65 years old, and the toughest fucker I have ever met. The first day he crashed, and broke his collar bone but he still raced. He never fucking slept. I would pass him every afternoon, and every night he would go by me while I slept.It was by far the best race I have ever been in.

Awesome story, dude. Very humbling.

Hey if you guys get a chance read Lindsey's story.We were all supposed to put are story up, but I never did. You can find it at www.blackbirdsf.org/sf-portland/results.html I would put a link up, but I am rather computer illiterate. Joel had started to come up with another RAID part two that sent you into the Olympic National park. Each stop were the many trails leading in, but he never set it in motion. It would be fun to brainstorm one up. Just a thought.Lindsey is an amazing guy, and would love to pull of that shit when I am in my 60's.

today i saw not one but five black merciers with risers and black oury's

sad day

sharky:

Do you know why I stopped riding a break on my track bike because I got hit so hard in Philly that it got shoved through my thigh after I got T-Boned by a sweet old lady. As far as the RAID race that was by far the most painful race I have ever done. Not all is true that you have listed. I rode a fixed, free. The fixed was 52 x 18 the free was 52 x 20. I rode the first two days fixed, and the last 80 miles as well. It was 750 miles we each had to have a cyclometer. I made it in 4 days however. I suffered very bad going over the hills, and I was in a lot better shape then. I rode one stretch from 5:30am to 11pm and made it 240miles I was going to keep going but when I went to look at my map I was shaking very bad so I thought I better stop. I slept in a ditch for a few hours, and made it the last 80 of the hardest miles I have ever ridden, good times.I got fourth, but I will never forget the guy who got third. He had been a 76 medalist in th Olympics in Track. He was about 65 years old, and the toughest fucker I have ever met. The first day he crashed, and broke his collar bone but he still raced. He never fucking slept. I would pass him every afternoon, and every night he would go by me while I slept.It was by far the best race I have ever been in.

woah, awesome story!

respect!