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    • CommentAuthormychew
    • CommentTimeOct 2nd 2008
     

    the alleycat youve all been waiting for.
    expect good stuff, fun things, and fast times.
    starts at ellis-albina park basketball court(flint and page)
    october eleventh.
    four-fifteen p.m.
    ten dollars and seventyfive cent entry fee.
    afterparty following.
    be in it to win it..

    • CommentAuthortepr
    • CommentTimeOct 2nd 2008 edited
     

    i think im down. yeah. a lot of my friends are going to canada but i cant afford it. i can afford this.

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      CommentAuthorcrossfix
    • CommentTimeOct 2nd 2008
     

    how many entrants will there be? Is there a limit? Prizes? Spoke Cards? I'm excited!! I can barely wait! I hope it doesn't rain too hard!!

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      CommentAuthorbschultz
    • CommentTimeOct 2nd 2008
     

    $10.75, huh? Hmm..

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      CommentAuthorstumptown
    • CommentTimeOct 3rd 2008
     

    yo matchew you know i'm racing that shit if my frame ever gets shipped in. fuck it, maybe i'll just do it on the concept.
    p.s. always with the funny business...

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      CommentAuthorJennx
    • CommentTimeOct 3rd 2008
     

    ha saw the flyers scotty had outside ash street.
    isn't the money going to some foundation, at least that's what I thought i read before a semi drunk idiot fight broke out.

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      CommentAuthorgrimm
    • CommentTimeOct 3rd 2008
     

    Sweet. Ill hopefully make it out for this.

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    dope.

    • CommentAuthormychew
    • CommentTimeOct 3rd 2008
     

    the money is going into me and scottys pockets. t-shirts, spoke cards, and an afterparty gets expensive.
    not including prizes that had to be bought.. and yes, expect a nice turnout.
    people from san francisco, seattle, new york, and chicago are coming to race.
    gonna get wild.

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      CommentAuthorstumptown
    • CommentTimeOct 3rd 2008
     

    chas gonna do it?

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      CommentAuthorbschultz
    • CommentTimeOct 3rd 2008
     
    mychew:

    the money is going into me and scottys pockets. t-shirts, spoke cards, and an afterparty gets expensive.
    not including prizes that had to be bought.. and yes, expect a nice turnout.
    people from san francisco, seattle, new york, and chicago are coming to race.
    gonna get wild.

    Okay, word. That makes sense now. Im tryna make this.. on my 12-speed :/

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    i may race. if my fingers all right

    • CommentAuthorPirate_D
    • CommentTimeOct 3rd 2008
     

    Sounds like a plan. Let's hope the rain keeps up so us portlanders have an advantage

    • CommentAuthortoddistic
    • CommentTimeOct 3rd 2008
     

    i wanna hit the afterparty. i dont know if i will want to ride since the thursday before I'm sitting four hours starting a full sleeve.

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      CommentAuthorhudsong
    • CommentTimeOct 3rd 2008
     

    Can't make it, spent all my money on top tube pads and laminated spoke cards.

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    bschultz:
    mychew:

    the money is going into me and scottys pockets. t-shirts, spoke cards, and an afterparty gets expensive.
    not including prizes that had to be bought.. and yes, expect a nice turnout.
    people from san francisco, seattle, new york, and chicago are coming to race.
    gonna get wild.

    Okay, word. That makes sense now. Im tryna make this.. on my 12-speed :/

    brian, FYI racing on your road bike while permitted will probably catch you some shit-eye looks. Your welcome to use the GTB/pdxfixed loaner bike.

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      CommentAuthorgrimm
    • CommentTimeOct 3rd 2008
     

    If I remember right Brian messed up his foot and shouldnt ride fixed because applying back pressure messes it up again. He has a damn fancy Time bike, so im guess his 12 speed is his beater.

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    hey it's your call dude. the offer is there. whats up with all these people who can't ride fixed cuz their doctor said? did some study come out im unaware of? or is it that dirty dirty roadie doctors who hate the new fixed gear "fever" sweeping the nation?:) I have the most fucked up old man knees and I only have issues on bikes that are set up wrong.

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      CommentAuthorhudsong
    • CommentTimeOct 4th 2008
     

    Brian's foot got blasted apart by a car and now it's held together by metal.
    Personally, I wouldn't chance it.

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    I suppose i shoulda prefaced the above, but keven "playground terror" can't ride fixed per her dr's orders...boo.

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      CommentAuthorstumptown
    • CommentTimeOct 4th 2008
     

    ^ ^ ^ like recent doctor's orders? or some shit he said years ago and she said 'fuck it' and started racing track?

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    ???fuck if i know i heard it second hand.

    but have you ever heard of some shit like that? that fixed gear specifically is bad for your knees feet whatevers? I feel that it has strengthened my leg and knee muscles, I actually have less pain now that before i rode fixed. I've had 2 acl's and 1 mcl and some microfracture surgery as well on the really bad knee. I wanna get some baller insurance and get the other one done soon.

    or fuck it and just go full robocop status...

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    stumptown:

    It's weird because riding overgeared up hills for track training, like 53x16 up Tabor or whatever always seems to make my knees feel better too when common sense should say it's killing them. Whenever that seatpost slips a little bit though... I'm fucking done for.

    edit: this shits way off topic though, i'm going whisper status

    for sure, bike fit is number one issue. I think thats most peoples problem. maybe i am just hypersensitive to how my bike is set up, but i see other people swap saddles and stems around like "fuck it" and i gasp...i couldn't do that I need to be measuring and testing and re-adjusting and shit.

    i just posted this to get a dialog going, it's some shit we be trying to tell people but they don't hear me though...they need to listen up. good info.

    in fact I'm gonna start a thread about bike fit with good links and tips

    • CommentAuthortepr
    • CommentTimeOct 4th 2008
     

    I'd say that since the crash was so recent (he still has metal in his foot) I'd stick with what the doctor says. Perhaps after he recovers for a greater period of time he should look back into it.

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    fair nuff, but maybe someone with matty's number could verify that gears (and brakes for that matter) are ok for this race.

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      CommentAuthorWithnil
    • CommentTimeOct 4th 2008
     

    sheldon brown wrote about it...

    remember reading this when I started riding fixed:
    http://www.sheldonbrown.com/fixed-knees.html

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    I'm gonna make this most likely.

    • CommentAuthormychew
    • CommentTimeOct 4th 2008
     

    geez you guys have more excuses than a blind kid without a cane.
    race whatever you want.. road bike, recumbent, unicycle, razor-scooter. whatever..
    and yes, cassypuss is racing. so is milkywilkerson from frisko, killerjon from seattle, upstairs anthony from chicago, and many more. and ten bucks isnt only for a race with chances to win awesome prizes..
    its for a t-shirt for your laundry basket,a spoke card for your collection, and an afterparty to get loose and things. maybe if we play "mash" at the end of the race you guys will roll through. haha.
    but seriously it should be fun.

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      CommentAuthorK_phomma
    • CommentTimeOct 4th 2008
     

    All ages?

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    good point. it's not a big deal if isn't though, Kevin, cuz I got some fake moustaches for us kiddies.

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    oooooooooooooh. You're gonna play MASH!?
    I love that movie. Hawkeye is so funny.

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      CommentAuthorK_phomma
    • CommentTimeOct 4th 2008
     

    lol MASH

    • CommentAuthormychew
    • CommentTimeOct 4th 2008
     

    all ages.

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      CommentAuthorbschultz
    • CommentTimeOct 4th 2008 edited
     
    white folks:

    brian, FYI racing on your road bike while permitted will probably catch you some shit-eye looks. Your welcome to use the GTB/pdxfixed loaner bike.

    Haha yeah, I figured.. there will always be those who are too quick to judge.
    I really appreciate the offer, but I think I gotta pass. Summer '09 will most likely be the soonest I can return to the fixed-gear drivetrain.. and what a glorious summer it will be :)

    I'll be on my daily locker– an early 90s blue Nishiki. I'm not looking to go crazy, just want to support mychew and ride with you all.

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      CommentAuthorhudsong
    • CommentTimeOct 4th 2008
     

    I wonder if it will rain...

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      CommentAuthorstumptown
    • CommentTimeOct 4th 2008 edited
     
    white folks:

    fair nuff, but maybe someone with matty's number could verify that gears (and brakes for that matter) are ok for this race.

    I don't really see why you think it's an issue to race anything other than a track bike... there's plenty of messengers around here riding mountain bikes (Peaches I'm thinking), road bikes, cargo bikes etc. Monster Track in NY is the only shit I can recall that's strictly brakeless fixed... almost every race I've done here has had a few people with gears and brakes.

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    I'm kind of torn here. I wanted to go check out the handbuilt show on Saturday. But I'd also like to do the race.

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      CommentAuthorbschultz
    • CommentTimeOct 4th 2008
     

    There are two show days.

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      CommentAuthorstumptown
    • CommentTimeOct 4th 2008
     

    Handbuilt is going on all day.

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    I know but I work Friday. I'm kind of thinking I'll go to the show early am Saturday and then the race?

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      CommentAuthorcrossfix
    • CommentTimeOct 4th 2008
     

    You can go to Manifest and still do the race and afterparty! Saturday Night Manifest event is the Rapha Roller Race which is going to be hard to get in to. How is Chas going to race in the Cutty Cat and defend his title in the Rapha Roller Race at the same time? Hmmm.....

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      CommentAuthorcrossfix
    • CommentTimeOct 4th 2008
     

    Manifest closes at 6

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      CommentAuthorJennx
    • CommentTimeOct 4th 2008
     

    seriously though
    just bring your bike (doesn't matter what),
    bring your money,
    and bring your game.

    it's supposed to be fun so quit whining.

    and don't be scuurrreddd cause chas is racing.

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    heal finger, heal!

    • CommentAuthormychew
    • CommentTimeOct 5th 2008
     

    chas isnt gonna be the fastest in this one.. dont be "scared",just come to have fun.

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    stumptown:
    white folks:

    fair nuff, but maybe someone with matty's number could verify that gears (and brakes for that matter) are ok for this race.

    I don't really see why you think it's an issue to race anything other than a track bike... there's plenty of messengers around here riding mountain bikes (Peaches I'm thinking), road bikes, cargo bikes etc. Monster Track in NY is the only shit I can recall that's strictly brakeless fixed... almost every race I've done here has had a few people with gears and brakes.

    I personally dont give a fuck if brian rides a unicycle. i was trying to be nice by offering the GTB keep him from looking like a tool. Jeremy. stick to the books and let us internet bike experts figure this one out.

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      CommentAuthorstumptown
    • CommentTimeOct 5th 2008
     

    Sorry bro, I just can't step off the internet bike expert game. Jobst Brandt and Leonard Zinn are cool and all and write great bike books but yo, they never even owned an Aerospoke. That's credibility I can't trust.

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    ^^true dat^^ i hereby reinstate your internet bike expert licence

    • CommentAuthorkrystenr
    • CommentTimeOct 5th 2008
     
    Withnil:

    sheldon brown wrote about it...

    remember reading this when I started riding fixed:
    http://www.sheldonbrown.com/fixed-knees.html

    That's actually not written by Sheldon Brown...but Sheldon did write:

    "Some fixed-gear fans make a point of not using their brake except in an emergency. I am not sure that this is a good idea. Heavy duty resisting is widely reputed to be bad for your legs, and to be counterproductive for building up muscles and coordination for forward pedaling. Google for "eccentric contraction" for more on this topic. Eccentric contraction is reputed to cause micro-tears to your muscle tissue, so it actually weakens your muscles, unlike other forms of exercise."

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      CommentAuthorWithnil
    • CommentTimeOct 5th 2008
     

    and one. you got me.

    I remember reading that as well and have been curious about the difference in "heavy duty resisting" between skidding versus the repeated resistance of using back pressure to slow down. I've liked to think that using my front brake and occasional skids that I'm not messing with any muscle tissue.

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