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June 27, 2008

Selle San Marco Regal

Filed under: VeloFietsen — quietglow @ 6:06 pm

If Tom Boonen is riding one, I suppose it’s got to be decent. Review here. I am thinkin this model (note the chrome rivets as opposed to the copper):

About $100 via fleabay.

PRO tested on the below:

And while we’re talkin what gets you through the P-R, here are the requisite tires:

Vittoria Pave EVO PROs. Available in tubular AND clincher ;-) Not in any other color though.

Gluing and Cascade 1200

Filed under: VeloFietsen — quietglow @ 2:00 pm

June 26, 2008

Vittorias and century

Filed under: VeloFietsen — quietglow @ 9:18 pm

At long, long last: a set of Vittorias are stretching on the rims. Glue up will be tomorrow early am in place of the morning ride. Tomorrow is a rest day for 30 on sat and my first VC group lead (the Slow Group) on Sunday for 70. Unofficial plans are for a post-70 breakway for beers in Wicker Park and an even 100. All day in the saddle on new tire tech, new gears tech and gossamer wheels! Yay!

Went through blackbird row this morning sans RP and no attacks. Must be the pink. I don’t blame ‘em: it scared me at first too.

June 25, 2008

Sigur Ros

Filed under: Music — groenefee @ 8:17 am

Anyone picking up the new one? First listen, sounds better than Takk (which bored me).

June 24, 2008

Mean Birds

Filed under: Animals, VeloFietsen — groenefee @ 10:23 pm


Apparently the bbc is reporting that Chicago has some pissy birds
Does the RP protect, J?

cupcake wired

Filed under: VeloFietsen — quietglow @ 9:23 pm

You have not lived until you’ve cut open a sew-up, spliced in a presta valve scrounged from a spare tube, sewed the whole thing up with dental floss and then gone for a high-speed jaunt with one unglued tire on a total of 500g of rim weight. The bike has turbo.

Update and slipstream

Filed under: VeloFietsen — quietglow @ 11:44 am

Awesome seeing y’all as well, and looking forward to heading back up. Cupcake is awaiting rear der adjustment (tonight). For fun, I am gonna pull the rear tire and try to patch it. Turns out that those contis were highly regarded and they have very little wear. Lance and some other people with lots of $ apparently go out of their way for well-aged tubs. :-)

Looks like it could be a perfect storm for Slipstream. They’re trained up and Dan Martin just finished an impressive win at Route de Sud. I dunno about this Garmin thing. I’m happy to go eat Le Burrito from Chipotle for em, but Garmin looks like a casualty of the new iphone.

Music, Muffins, Cupcake

Filed under: Film, Music, Politics (sorry), VeloFietsen — groenefee @ 11:11 am

Well all it was fantastic to see you again! I hope to see you in a couple of weeks. I should say that A’s Muffins rock. That I’m very curious about cupcake! Send Pics soon! Send audio of her shifting at 120RPM!

And odd tidbit video from CB’s Blog:
Flobots No Handlebars

Not the best song, but a darn compelling video.

oh, and watched Cloverfield yesterday. Don’t bother, but if forced, don’t worry its not as bad as it could be. Why can’t we destroy Dallas instead of always taking out LA or NY?

June 20, 2008

brooklyn manhattan

Filed under: VeloFietsen — groenefee @ 7:31 pm

June 16, 2008

Ride report

Filed under: VeloFietsen — quietglow @ 3:53 pm
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