FREE FOR ALL

[GEAX DIRTE]

MERRY CHRISTMAS

[M_Murphy]

Yeah baby, back at ya.... Hope everyone is enjoying the holidays, Merry Christmas to all...................

[GEAX DIRTE]

It was a cold ride this morning brrrrrr.

[piano man]

so we still on for 8am coffee shop at the square????

[K Bake]

Happy holidays to you and yours!

I hate to be the guy to ask this, but when do I get to start sporting my new camino kit!!!!

[piano man]

i think today is a trainer day....

[M_Murphy]

Happy holidays to you and yours!

I hate to be the guy to ask this, but when do I get to start sporting my new camino kit!!!!

I had understood it would be mid to end of Jan. The order was placed the first of Dec. Maybe Allen will post something up.

[Muddy]

so we still on for 8am coffee shop at the square????

Sorry, just saw this. Clay and I had a great ride, but started out a bit cold. Hope you can make it out Sunday 0815 from Gruene.

[Muddy]

Hope you can make it out Sunday 0815 from Gruene.

Family plans now, can't make it. Have fun.

[smetcalf]

So is anyone in for tomorrow AM? I think I'm good if it's over 40 deg.

[Toobin' Tobin]

Happy holidays to you and yours!

I hate to be the guy to ask this, but when do I get to start sporting my new camino kit!!!!

End of January timeframe.

[piano man]

having the flu helps you lose weight so much quicker!!! 2 lbs in a day.
down to 151 lbs...

BTW the "orient express" comes out to play mid january.:eek:

[ken]

you're just dehydrated and getting weaker....

[piano man]

BRING IT!

[M_Murphy]

Aweeeee, dreaming of those warm days of summer. Wasn't it just yesterday that we were having those 50+ days that were over a 100???

Riding the trainer by the fireplace just doesn't cut it. See everyone come spring time..............

[NB_Clay]

...See everyone come spring time..............

it'll be sunny on saturday, what is your major malfunction?

[piano man]

the orient express needs one part to be completed.... a front derailleur clamp.
A BIG ONE.
the seat post measures 31.8.

[piano man]

clamp size should be a 34.9

[NB_Clay]

q: when doing squats at the gym on a monday morning, excluding your muscles (or other body parts) popping, snapping, etc., what is the worst sound you can hear?

a: rrrrrriiiiiippppp goes the "crack" seam on your shorts!

have you ever tried to exit a building while keeping your back to the wall?

[flaco]

q:

a: rrrrrriiiiiippppp goes the "crack" seam on your shorts!



Incorrect, young Clay. The correct answer is "the sound that is produced when you involuntarily void yourself."

Try again.

[piano man]

clay, think of it as easy access for those in prison!

[MTNrider]

I heard this was at the prison gym.................:eek:

[piano man]

what's this world coming to???:eek:

Muddy is signed up for the CRIT!!! go get em:endo:

[flaco]

I noticed this weekend that it seems René finally dumped that POS bike of his on someone who knows how to use it... anyone recognize this face?

http://dcmphotography.smugmug.com/Other/Belterra-Romantico-Classico-40/11162966_ZydUR#782453484_qpap9

[piano man]

So who's up for creating a sticky of license plate numbers and vehicle types that run us off the road? I'm getting tired of the close calls i'm experiancing and the close call stories i hear.

We had an a guy tuesday night, cut us off (near miss of less than 2') going down the hill to the river valley towing a 5th wheel trailer with a bobcat onboard. He then slammed the brakes and threatened to run us over...needless-to-say we called 911 and a lady driving behind us called 911. For the next two hours of riding down there, we never saw a police vehicle on river road. I say we create a sticky of the incidents and post up plate numbers just to create awareness for the local riders.
Steve do you know if by doing creating the sticky, posting up plate numbers, and vehicle types/color, are we breaking any privacy laws?

[smoninger]

So who's up for creating a sticky of license plate numbers and vehicle types that run us off the road? I'm getting tired of the close calls i'm experiancing and the close call stories i hear.

We had an a guy tuesday night, cut us off (near miss of less than 2') going down the hill to the river valley towing a 5th wheel trailer with a bobcat onboard. He then slammed the brakes and threatened to run us over...needless-to-say we called 911 and a lady driving behind us called 911. For the next two hours of riding down there, we never saw a police vehicle on river road. I say we create a sticky of the incidents and post up plate numbers just to create awareness for the local riders.
Steve do you know if by doing creating the sticky, posting up plate numbers, and vehicle types/color, are we breaking any privacy laws?

Privacy, no. Might be a problem if you used the info to find out who they are or where they live. Saw it on Law and Order. Didn't go well when the guy was found dead. I would think carefully about what the goal is, exactly. My suggestion would be to file a report with the police, with a detailed description of the driver. Without that, a license number is not particularly incriminating.

[piano man]

i'm not looking to open up a can of whoopp arzz, just looking to inform each of us riding in the area of the jack arzzes

[smoninger]

:joking:
i'm not looking to open up a can of whoopp arzz, just looking to inform each of us riding in the area of the jack arzzes

Probably harmless, but there's always the chance that the "offender" could claim that he's being defamed or some such crap. Of course, truth is a defense (to be raised at trial).

[smoninger]

I should say that I'm in complete agreement that action should be taken on this issue, but I would like to suggest some alternatives:

Contact your local governmental representatives, specifically your county commissioner and city council member, to insist on more enforcement of existing laws. I too have experienced the complete lack of interest on the part of law enforcement in this regard, and that is where the pressure should be applied. If that is ineffective, then we can try to get the issue on the agenda for a city counsel or commissioner's court meeting. But if we go that route, then someone needs to show up.

There's also the state level, which as you may recall, attempted to address one aspect of cycling safety with the "safe passing" law. It was shot down, or ignored, and I would suggest that if you didn't respond or address the issue with your state representative, when it mattered (like when the Texas Bicycling Coalition asked for your support), then you can assume some of the responsibility.

Finally, there's the construction in our area, which has been the subject of multiple public meetings where input was sought regarding the specifics (such as the need for shoulders). I have repeatedly attempted to inform this group of such meetings, and as far as I'm aware, there's been little interest in such matters.

Just my two cents. Political action is more effective, and empowering, than vigilantism, and less likely to result in you spending a night in jail, in Lycra. We finally have the numbers to do something in this area, but only if we make some noise.

[Vic]

Political action is more effective, and empowering, than vigilantism.......

Few things, in my experience, are more effective or empowering than clandestine vigilantism. BTW - My tongue is not in my cheek.

[NB_Clay]

it's tuesday...who's riding tonight?

[NB_Clay]

78 and sunny tomorrow. anybody up for an evening ride out of gruene?

[Nacman]

I'm good for tomorrow. Around 4 o'clock. How does sound? Billy.

[K Bake]

Where abouts are you guys talking about?

[M_Murphy]

USA Criterium Championship - Dallas - 16 Sept

Might be worth making a drive to Dallas to watch the Pros in action.

http://www.wfaa.com/sports/Dallas-race-will-determine-season-ending-cycling-championship-87172877.html

[piano man]

or the cat 2-3 race right before!!!

[M_Murphy]

Colt, Jack, Kris - good showing this weekend, a couple of wins by our local guys and Jack had a 2nd and a 9th in 2 different races, way to go............

http://www.txbra.org/forum3/index.asp?page=loader&forumID=98

http://www.txbra.org/forum3/index.asp?page=loader&forumID=98

[piano man]

the results are all out of wack.

Colt, Drew and few others (like 6-7) broke away from the field way early and lapped us. Once I saw that Drew was in good hands and made the break, it was a free ride till they came around again.

the results aren't corrrect but to score something like that must be a nightmare..



Congrats to Colt, Kris, Drew, Jack, and the rest of Team Factory Goodness on a day of representing in all the classes raced!!!!

[piano man]

found this interesting signature....

When it is cold and I know training will be miserable I will find myself thinking: 'What would Tom Boonen do?' The result is I will invariably take the following action:
1. Go to a disco.
2. Turn up the volume on my savage collection of late 1990's Progressive Trance Anthems.
3. Do lines off of the stomach of my 16 year old girlfriend.
So far this year I have not notice the increase in Threshold Power I had been aiming for. But it has been fun.

[smoninger]

The funniest part of that is your transparent attempt to attribute it to another.

[GEAX DIRTE]

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[GEAX DIRTE]

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crap it's gone

[GEAX DIRTE]

crap it's gone

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[GEAX DIRTE]

I give up

[NB_Clay]

on the net, just like in life, sometimes it's one little colon that is the problem.

try: http://www.break.com/index/dog-and-baby-deer-fight-over-ball.html

[GEAX DIRTE]

on the net, just like in life, sometimes it's one little colon that is the problem.

try: http://www.break.com/index/dog-and-baby-deer-fight-over-ball.html

Thanks Clay! And before anyone gives me a hard time....Clay has NOT examined my colon!:eek:

[Woodbridgegirl]

Just one word, no actually two words: DOUBLE YELLOW-LINE!!!!! Why would you want to cross it? And not only put yourself in danger, but everybody else in the group as well!

[NB_Clay]

i'm guessing the rain isn't going away this afternoon. anybody up for a ride on mtb (on the road), 6pm, gruene?

[Nacman]

Could be a plan if the rain slacks off by then. My mtb probably has flat tires, a good excuse to air them up.

[Woodbridgegirl]

Something to do for your Sunday morning if you're not picking up trash or riding your bike: Dutch national TV just started the live broadcast of the Amstel Gold Race. It's going to be in Dutch, but no commercials!

http://nos.nl/dossier/144717-voorjaarsklassiekers-2010/tab/9/livestream/

[NB_Clay]

I have a story:

Your mother called last night. She was very upset because while driving up Hunter Road about 6:20 last evening she saw YOU way out to the left in the traffic lane. And while you were hugging the centerline, she couldn’t get by.

I told her, “Hold on now, the wind was really blowing out of the south and Sonny-Boy needed to stay in the slipstream”. She wasn’t impressed.

Then I said, “Hold on now, Sonny-Boy has a fragile ego, and, if he gets dropped before getting to York Creek Road, he might just quit the ride and go home”. She still wasn’t impressed.

Then I said, “It’s perfectly legal for a bicycle to be hugging the centerline while doing 30 mph, even if the speed limit is 55. Besides, people driving their cars behind said bikes will NEVER get angry, will NEVER become aggressive, will NEVER hold a grudge against other cyclists they see elsewhere. Her response, “We’ll if that’s all true, then I guess my son is as perfect as ever!”

Moral of the story: if you’re going to be more than a couple of feet to the left of the white line, YOU have a responsibility to be aware of any cars behind you.

This is quite ridiculous that after numerous discussions on having safe rollouts on Hunter Road…all logic goes right out the window because there is a southerly wind and people don’t want to get dropped.

BTW, your mother said you need to clean your room.

[bicycle repairman]

That is some classic kick ass Clay Whitney right there. Well said.

[M_Murphy]

Clay "IS" the man! Well said, will we ever learn. Risking getting run over by a car at 55-65mph....hummmmmm

I've about heard all I want to hear from my neighbors. Can we please stay to the right, lay off the pace until we get off hunter. That's all it takes. Back off the pace and people will not worry about being dropped. It worked weeks ago when we did it.

[NB_Clay]

Clay "IS" the man! ...

If you come to Murph's tomorrow evening, will you please pass this info onto my wife?

[M_Murphy]

If you come to Murph's tomorrow evening, will you please pass this info onto my wife?

Consider it done! "CLAY IS THE MAN"!

[flaco]

check your pm's...