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I would venture a guess that Tabatha73 was also Dark Lord. Dark Lord got excommununicated, as did all his posts and the entire off-topic area. There is at least one more ID that belongs to DL still in the members area, but it shows no posts because all the posts from that ID were in the off...

:lol: :lol: Dude, I don't have to ask.... You're quoting, almost verbatim, what I said not all that long ago. The light just hasn't come on for you, yet, but I and others here know it will....very soon! Resistance is futile. Mark

Yak, First of all, I apologize for weighing in so late on this... I was out of town, using somebody else's computer, yada, yada, yada. GREAT JOB!!!! Love it! With your obvious skill at working the glass, how long before the progression to CF? That front chainstay arrangement is begging for...

Yeah, you grin about it now. Way to go, you can ride it! Now, the fun begins.. You're going to get sucked in, trust me. You want to get better on it, master it, become the king of FWD. Then, you will get on your Baron and think it's broken. Then, my friend, you are screwed. You have been...

Ward, I thougt about building a bike around a road triple and mountain bike cassette/rear derailleur. I still may, but I'm not near as concerned about it since I've lost some weight and gotten fitter. I've found that I'm climbing much better than I was. Doug is correct in that the front end...

OK, first of all..... The only reason you would ever, ever, ever be on the big cog was if you had a corn cob for a cassette, OR you were on the big chain ring and therefore in a cross chain situation, which you shouldn't do. Secondly, nothing screams "NEWBIE!!!" like the plastic pie plate...

I shimmed mine.

Today, I headed out with a group of three that intended to do a century ride. Lots of others decided to tag along and do a turnaround in Riverside. Those of us that intended to continue on (3) were going to head on towards Green River and the Santa Ana bike path to see the fire damage from...

I managed to breathe a little easier. Had you said you had a Big Green Egg.... That coupled with all the other similarities and the fact your name is Marc.... I might have become concerned. The fact you said you like fish rules out us being too close of kin. Mark

Love the fixie. Thanks for the pics. Amid the treasures, I saw a bag of Lump charcoal. My man, you're really scaring me.... What kind of Q do you have? Mark

I cannabalized my old Pinarello for my build. It's a mixture of nine speed Campy components, mostly Mirage and Veloce. The wheels were hand built on Mirage hubs, 32 spoke, mismatched rims, nothing special and pretty heavy duty because of my weight. I did upgrade brakes because I found a...

Hey Ward, Welcome to the forum! I'm still packing about 30 pounds more than I should on my bike and did a pretty flat century in 5:45ish ride time, 17.7 average. That was just ride time. We stopped for about 20 minutes total and I don't think I ever got off the bike except to go to the...

Getting back to the original topic, I remember reading on the xtra-cycle website that the unit was not intended for suspension bikes. That being the case, I wonder if it would have made a difference had you somehow locked out the suspension? I've been thinking about having a new rear-end made...

:lol: :lol: I said the same thing about my conversion. I was just going to ride it around a little, then break it back down for paint..... Yeah, right! I'm still riding it! Mark

That looks pretty darned good. My only comment would be that I would try to get those cables under control. Looks like you have lots of excess. Nice! Quick build, too! Mark

Jack carries water bottles on his bike, though I'm not sure he can get at them when rolling. I would not be opposed to using a bladder, at all, though I have gotten used to using bottles again. One of my pet peeves in life is racks that are not level with the ground. Yes, I realize they are...

Here's Brian Lewis' post about the OMM rack Linky. I'm leaning more toward a bag, like Jack did. Jack's Linky Jack more or less bolted his bags on permanently. I think I would probably try to modify them such that I could take them off and on the Silvio to my commuter. They look realy good...

Yeah, ummmm...... Hope you're OK with me not passing that along to my wife! :lol: :lol: Mark

I left the house this morning and it was only 44. I only wore arm and leg warmers, glove liners and toe covers. I was fine. Yesterday, I put a jacket, ear warmers and skull cap on and was too hot at 45 degrees. Mark

So much depends on who I'm with and where I'm going. Obviously, on climbing rides, my speeds will be slower. I did a pretty flat century and averaged 17.7, but the other day, when the wind was blowing and we were doing some climbing, I only averaged 16.4 for 76 miles. I still have another...