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Dibs and the lot of you... thanks for all the answers! Definitely helps with the decisions I have to make.
Helmets... Even though I just had a bad crash two and half months ago, I still don't always wear my helmet. If it's hot... it stays home. If the clouds are overhead, it's on the lid. Although the other day I was talking to Mune on the phone and I was just about to head out the door on a nice long ride. Mune says "Have fun and don't crash."... I wore my helmet that day. I'm a roadie putting in an average of about 200-250 miles a week and I rarely wear a helmet. I think it's a matter of preference. Not to mention that I rock a Briko Twinner, and in hot weather... it's vents don't keep the lid cool enough. It looks cool though.
Shaved legs... Been shaving the legs for 11 years. Road rash cleans easily. And there's a bit of vanity in it as well. Don't let anyone tell you differently.
For those of you who shave your legs … Do you shave in the shower? Do you use a girls razor or a Mach 3? What kind of shaving cream do you use? How often do you shave?
I shave my head, and it takes me at least 30 minutes. That’s why I only shave once a week (head and face).
relatively new to cycling, but i'm super fucking amped on it already. i ride 35 minutes to and from work everyday through the city. yeee haw.
for all the messengers:
i was wondering what city is generally thought to be the hardest to messenger in. i spoke to a writer in berlin who's worked in Berlin, Paris, London, New York, Boston, SanFran and LA and he said london was the hardest by far. what about in the states?
haha, AC is just jealus because the only reason he shaves his legs is so he can look good in stockings and a pair of pumps.
old ass cities in europe are supposed to be hard. (for americans who aren't fluent in that countries foriegn language). Basically it all comes down having an intiment knowledge of your enviroment.....woooooooooow
I shave my legs in a nice hot bath. Usually with some sort of oil in there to get those little stubs of hair nice and soft. Other than that... I use nothing. And my legs are hairy when not shaved. The bath is good for the sore muscles and it relaxes. I think shaving techniques are different for everybody though. What may work for me may not work for you.
I would think Chicago would be rough for a messenger come winter time...
boston. hands down i have ridden in other cities. but as for road conditions and drivers boston takes the cake. i cant wait to go to philly and not stare into the center of the planet while riding on atlantic ave. noone pays attention, but what can you do. shit we even have a track bike built for our city by serotta... the big dig.
it is hell out there.
shaving soap and a venus. exfoliate every day. good stuff no burn. that oily shit just clogs your pores.
i got my bike fixed so i bike everywhere now. mountain bike 21 gears. the only problem is i dont have anywhere to bike to so i just ride around the city for hours. biking is really fucking fun though.
furyONERridesBIKESandBUSSES
one of the best things about this thread is that it's almost become a secret society--a board within a board if you will. nobody else checks this shit but the same 10 people everyday. we could plot to destory the world and no one would ever know cuz the rest of these cats would rather eat nails than sift through 7 pages of cycling chat. ha!! we're like the stonecutters.
VIVA LA STONECUTTERS. what was that bike movie called w/ the "cutters"? good movie. anyways since this is a secret society i think we need to discuss this anti bike thread. that is some bullshit if you ask me. those cats don't know what they're messin w/.....word to ya momma, baby momma, and yer baby momma's momma.
man, i agree hesh. that other thread is toy. boogie hands loses points.
needless driver agression gets mad people killed everyday on bikes and in cars.
almost had a real bad accident last week in providence. i hugging the line in providence and two fucking herb thugs that i saw at a previous light threw three snapple bottles at me and my man. my boy got cut slightly (not directly hit, got bounce back off a jersey divider thing) and i bent a rim and lost a tube but managed not to eat shit somehow. severely ruined my day, and these motherfuckers complain about how their day is ruined because they have to slow down a little bit for riders.
stone fuckin cutters that is all i have to say. kill the man. noone even responded to my post i sounded like a maniacal cab driver on cromoly. i like to drive fast when i drive dont get me wrong when i step in a coffin, probably cuz my life is a death race. but in the city f that. i see hummers on newbury st hittin 55 what the hell is that. kneel em down in front of their car shoot em execution style and send the video to their fam.
I too have had a few near death experiences while cruising down the side of the road. For a long time I didn’t have a car at all. At the time I was living with my dad in the ‘burbs, and I had to walk everywhere (this was before I bought a bike). It usually took about two hours to get to work. One day I’m walking down the street and I hear some guy yelling at me from a pick-up truck. I look at him and he throws a half full beer at me. The can hit me on the side right below my rib cage. I had to work all day smelling like beer and in pain. What made it worse is that at the end of every day of work, I had to walk two hours to get back home. Things like this happen to me a lot when I’m just riding my own business. Recently I have become more aggressive while riding my bike.
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ulock justice.
While I haven’t had to do it yet, I’m fully prepared to do so.
Also, if you go to the Rocket Power Parts website, you can buy a Cutter’s jersey. Just thought you guys would like to know.
-Al
Stonecutters
[This message has been edited by alkaline (edited 08-28-2001).]
okay i have a couple of things to say today in our secret society...
first and foremost, i would like to say that it's too bad that me and soto (i think), are the only girls in this post that keep posting. i wish there were more.
second, i love motorcycles. fuck. after we settle into this new place (in which if you guys are ever in the bay area, you are welcome to stay at), we're saving up for a sports bike. i dunno what he wants. it's been a YZF for a while now.
third, fury it's about damn time. now call me up and we'll go for a cruise [img]http://www.12ozprophet.com/ubb//wink.gif'>
fourth, the movie fucking rocks the shit!
fifth, i enjoy our little secret society
sixth, kryptonite is in my back pocket.
seventh, i hated that post with a passion. they don't have any kinda say until they get into our seats and take it from our perspeactive. fuck that. and for those who ride on the damn sidewalk, i hate you guys too. i'm a pedestrian other than a rider. you can seriously hurt someone on the sidewalk. getoff of it luke sidewalker. tyhe post was lame and him knowing that most of us are riders, he had a lot of balls.
okay. that's it.
[This message has been edited by Devilush (edited 08-28-2001).]
My new bike has not arrived yet. I’m kinda bummed. Last night I had a dream that it came, and I was putting it together. I was so excited when I woke up this morning. Then the UPS truck showed up at my office, and there was no bike. Maybe tomorrow.
-Al
Stonecutters #3
[This message has been edited by alkaline (edited 08-28-2001).]
ohhhh. sidewalk riding boils my blood i tell ya! although occasionaly i'll venture onto the sidewalk to avoid certain obstacles(construction, traffic congestion, etc) i make a point to only use it as a detour around shit on the road.
you know what else bugs me? driving on the wrong side of the road!! fuck that. especially when you're in heavy traffic and some toolbar is cruising towards you in what is rightfully YOUR path of travel. and to add insult to injury the dumbass has the nerve to give the "your in my way asshole" look. ahhhh. fuck. die morons.
yo yo guys are all stonecutter#1's. theres no heirarchy here. we're the shit and everyone else sucks. hahahaha. devilush, tell your man to keep saving and get a monster (i know that its a redicules amount of money). flat black paint, oooooohhhhhh nellly.
08-27-2001, 05:59 AM
