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TrickyTiger is leading the bike ride, but she's not sure if/when she'll be there. Bring full rain gear and warm gloves and helmet liner. It's just plain cold. And wet. With frozen bits.
(oh, my poor daffodils and primroses!)
Those of you driving up here, be careful! I've heard the snow south of Seattle was worse.
(we might just end up with food, fitting, mechanics, and TE'ers run amuck!)
THAT was funny.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xrayted
God, this weather is SO weird. Watching the snow flakes falling amongst the raindrops as I type....
Have fun, you guys! See you at the next one.
OK - a change of plans (due to weather and allergies and sick teammates) means I'm racing on Sunday, rather than Saturday - so it's last minute, but I can make it. I'll bring all 3 of my bikes in the interest of comparing what differing geometries do to bike fit. (race, rain and TT). PM'ing now!
btw - I can bring 2 trainers and 2 yoga mats (though one has been used a bit as a kitty scratcher....)
I've got a yoga mat... and SUSHI!
I know they don't mix...!!!!:)
depends on how ya roll it...
...or so I've heard.
It's, um, late. 3:something in the morning. I've just gotten home from a brutally long day--I left my apartment at 7:00 this morning. Ugh.
Anyway, as of now, I'm still planning on being there. But, if I fail to show up, it's not because I didn't want to...it's because I wasn't able to peel myself out of bed.
Hey, Knot, what's it like out there?
Here it's damp and cool, no snow at all. I woke up with itchy eyes and a headache. I'm thinking I might be getting a cold. If so i'm not coming (and Raleighdon baked a cake!)
No snow right now.
Clear skies and chirping happy birds, so I'm hoping it warms up in a hurry so we can use my patio.
No yoga mats needed as: 1. I forgot to bring home the poses info. 2. there just isn't room in my apartment for everything. 3. I don't remember the poses anyway.
(I was so panicked about the snow and SKnot out without his jacket and not answering his cell and going to the comic/card store on a different bus and not answering his cell phone and taking care of someone's cats while they're gone and not answering his cell phone.... that I completely forgot them at work.)
Does anyone know about the alleycat race at 3:27 pm? I think Mimi mentioned it, and we tried to schedule things so folks could go to it. But Mimi, if you stay home, can you send a link or something so we can find it?
oh brother! that is tough. I received an email at work what, 2 months ago? Since it's an alleycat race, it's not published anywhere!
I checked Bikeworks website, and they don't mention it...
ah, i love the internet
Dashap, over at 327 Words, is putting together the Taco Truck Time Trial. On March 29 at 3:27, the "checkpoint-themed alleycat-style bike race" starts at 20/20 Cycle, 2020 Union St.
Riders will leave in staggered starts, and head to a taco truck on Rainier Avenue where they will have the option of downing a taco, for time bonus points. Then, it’s further south to another taco truck in Columbia City, and the opportunity for more bonus points. The event concludes with a full-bellied sprint along Lake Washington Boulevard for the after-party and prizes at the Madrona Alehouse.
itchy eyes usually mean allergies, rather than colds (says one who currently is sniffling through some)Quote:
Originally Posted by mimitabby
btw - 20/20 is the bike shop just down the street from my house (we tried to visit, but they had just closed)
really? hm. i might come without the bike. I'm not riding today, it's too dang cold out.
I just went outside in a T-shirt and bare feet.
Too cold for that.
Hey, I'm gonna put the pop and juice out on the patio since it is about as cold out there as my fridge. (and 2 cases of drinks don't fit in my fridge)
birds are still chirping, but skies are solid gray.
Quote:
Originally Posted by mimitabby
yep, really...I've been having the same these mornings...see, it's s'posed to be Springtime and all, with mild temps, lots of pollen in the air having those seasonal allergies flare up...so, come along, Mimi, bike or not, ok?
yeah, it's gray and pretty cold out for March 29th, so I won't be riding over, but I'll bring my bike just in case the weather improves.
We'll all have plenty o' fun regardless...(although Wahine was a smidge too perky-sounding online earlier!)...
THAT WAS FUN!!!!
Let's do it again! :D
Pictures! Pictures!
wahine,
I think I have one of your tire levers. I'd stuck them in my pocket while trying to get Dex's tire fixed and didn't find them until I got home.
You oughta try the pedro's levers. Same idea as the ones you loaned me but a little burlier. And made from recycled plastic.
+1!!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by DebW
Thank-you Knot for hosting.:cool:
The party was a blast!:D As cool as everyone is here on the TE forum, they are even cooler in person. Hey! Friends! Bikes! Food! Beer! What's not to like? ;):D:cool:
Here are my 3 pics:
Wahine was caught off guard when I took this one. She doesn't look to pleased with me right now. Hmmm.... I wonder where she's gonna put that?:rolleyes::o:p
http://lh3.google.com/sgtiger3/R-76E...jpg?imgmax=512
Jesvetmed, Mimitabby, Eden, Wahine, and Dex.
Suiting up for the ride.
http://lh4.google.com/sgtiger3/R-76G...jpg?imgmax=512
Wahine, a peek of Eden, X, and Kit.
BIAK took this one.
http://lh3.google.com/sgtiger3/R-76G...jpg?imgmax=512
Me(with my um...rolls), Knot(with the top half of her head missing)and Wahine trying out the bottle opener on my bike. Pretty b*tchin', huh? Now I just need to replace my lower water bottle cage with a flask holder.:rolleyes: JK!:p
Oh, wow, it really was sunny and clear a few hours ago! It's snowing here now.
Good pics, SGTiger! (love that bottle opener on the Rodriguez!)
It really is surprising how quickly the weather changed today. It was too cold this morning for Biak and me to take the kiddos on the bikes to the party. It also looked as though a storm was imminent. Thankfully after lunch most of the clouds dissipated and we had great weather for the ride.:cool::) We came back just in time, because a storm front moved in after we arrived.[Thank-you weather and bike powers-that-be] The temps started dropping after that. Brrr! We encountered hail on our way back home.
...and now you're getting snow again. I haven't seen a flake here yet.(Did I just jinx myself again?!!:confused::eek::rolleyes:)
First, Thank YOU, KnottedYet for hosting and lending your bike-fitting skills to such a fun party...and Wahine, thank YOU too! Driving up to Seattle, bike fitting and lending sage oh so yoda-like advice, then riding with us all...too fun.
Yeah, the weather cooperated and it was a gorgeous mild, sunny ride down to the Edmonds marina beach park and back to Knot's.
I took some pics too and will post them tomorrow...
Thanks again to all of you fun TE women - and man and kiddos!
Mary
Thanks for having me, feeding me and taking me out to see the ocean!!
I had fun.:D
But now I must go to sleep.
Thanks for letting us know that you got home safely, Yoda...sweet dreams!
Hey, are you alone?
No. What does "H" stand for anyway?:confused:
Well, Our Knot was a wonderful host to all of us crazy bike people. My photos will show evidence of that. Thanks Knot and Wahine for all that you did. Boywithkilt took over the dining room with his bike stan. He was really nice, explaining all the bike stuff he was doing (he was truing wheels)
Meanwhile Wahine and Knot made all that brought bikes to be fitted feel quite comfortable with their knowledge
and adjusted a few saddles using Wahine's fancy angle tool and Knot's makeup kit full of bike tools.
http://www.sersale.org/bike/te8.jpg
Dex, Boy WITHOUT Kilt, MM_QFC
http://www.sersale.org/bike/te7.jpg
Wahine working with Knot on her bike
http://www.sersale.org/bike/te6.jpg
two very fast Eden-sized bikes.
http://www.sersale.org/bike/te5.jpg
Wahine continues to check out Knot's bike with Eden in background. ALSO CHECK OUT
BEAUTIFUL ORANGE WAHINE BIKE behind her!
http://www.sersale.org/bike/te4.jpg
Jesvetmed, Jocelyn, with Dex in background near the food.
http://www.sersale.org/bike/te3.jpg
Wahine and Sgtiger
http://www.sersale.org/bike/te2.jpg
Knot, Trickytiger, & Jesvetmed
http://www.sersale.org/bike/te1.jpg
MM_QFC helping Wahine to set up Sgtiger's bike
Great pics. I can't wait to get back and see you guys!
Bruno, I'd love, love, love, to see you again. When are you planning to come to this side of the pond again anyway? We didn't have any Drambouie this time but we had some Kilt Lifter(Scotch-style ale brewed in Seattle) in your honor.
Thanks for the pics! :cool:
Thank you Knot for being a gracious hostess while we tramped mud into your carpet. Thank you Wahine for showing Kit how to unlock the knot in my shoulder using a pressure point. I still feel great on that side. Thank you BIAK for all of the hard work you did on so many bikes yesterday. It was nice talking to you after the ride and meeting your wonderful children. I hope your little girl is feeling better today.
It was wonderful seeing some familiar faces and just as nice meeting some new ones. I hope we all get to hang out again real soon.
A special thank you to Mary for her funny and caring encouragement as we almost dropped some lungs getting up those hills.
We got home at about 11:30 last night. We stopped by the Seattle Flagship REI on out way home to pick up the bike rack that they put aside for me. When I called them yesterday morning, the guy assured me he had it in hand and it was the correct one. (they're the only one who has it in stock anywhere near us and I wanted to see it in person before buying) It turned into one long 90 minute error. We didn't end up taking it home because as it turns out, they didn't actually have it afterall. They could only find the one with a 2" connector instead of a 1 1/4". I was rather perturbed for having waited that whole time with the anxiety of needing to get back here for my on call at the hospital. We barely made it back in time. Thankfully, I never got called in last night and slept very soundly until 9am this morning. :D
Okay, off to our favorite little diner to get b-fast and go look at some bikes from craigs list. (motorcycles this time.)
See y'all next time!
+1Quote:
Originally Posted by Xrayted
Glad you and Kit made it home safely. I'm sorry you weren't able to get your bike rack. That bites. At least now you've seen it and can perhaps get the correct one ordered for you?
I had leftover party food for breakfast! MMMMMMM!!!!!!!
And someone left gluten-free beer here, that's for lunch! :D
(right now I'm gonna have another piece of flourless chocolate torte, thanks L+M!)
That tort is divine! Knot, do you need help polishing it off? Dunno, maybe I need to switch sides and try to steal L away from MM_QFC.:p It's a good thing I like MM_QFC too much to do that; and ,ya know, there is BIAK to consider.:rolleyes: ;)
Thanks everyone for the yummy fair.
Hey again,
Great pics, all - thanks! I'll add a few here too, plus one of us at our 1/2point in our short, sunny ride yesterday. There was the cutest little toddler who touched each of our wheels while we were stopped, then squealed with delight. He stopped and stayed at sgtiger's beautiful green Rodriguez, as he was holding his own green cup...
The clouds were hiding the Olympic mountains, but we did enjoy the goings-on at the beach park, sea kayakers and ferry crossings, plus a makeshift teeter-totter with REALLY big driftwood; that sight prompted Wahine to share an anecdote about a teachable moment - ya know, muscles and joints and bones i.e. levers/fulcrums. We were a rapt audience for yoda!
Sorry that your stop at REI was more frustrating than productive, X and Kit; but, at least it sounds like you found it without a tour of the city!
Glad you are continuing to enjoy Linda's torte, Knot and sgtiger - you're too funny - thanks for posting the Pike Brewing's Kilt Lifter Ale info for Bruno et al...yummy stuff...ALL of the food was yummy and thanks too, to RaleighDon for his gorgeous creation...mmmm!
Sorry, I didn't caption the pics, so I will do so here:
1) Dex and Boy with an apron NOT a kilt today
2) boy w/o a kilt works on wheel while beer and food flow
3) Wahine and Eden
4) TrickyTiger, Wahine, Xrayted, Kitsune, MM_QFC!, Eden, SGTiger at the beach park
Sp did you all go for a ride after as well?
KG - yep, just posted the pic and so you'll see that we enjoyed a beautiful ride together yesterday too.Quote:
Originally Posted by kelownagirl
Hi all. Just wanted to say my thanks to Knot for being such a great hostess, to Wahine for travelling so far just to help us all "straighten up", and to everyone else who showed up with great food and fun. It was really great to meet you all. I'm sorry that I couldn't stick around for the ride -- bummed, actually. But I needed to get home and see my friend's mother get a tatoo as a memorial to her (she passed away in December from Breast Cancer). She got a beautiful flowing pink ribbon with two butterflies, right over her heart, and Kelli's name on it. So beautiful.
So next time you all get together, I hope to get to be part of it, and part of the ride.
PS.. between yesterday and dinner last night with friends, I gained 3 lb! I NEEDED to go for the ride with you all instead of dinner last night!
THANKS AGAIN... Really enjoyed it.
And WAHINE: I PROMISE to start doing core work -- I just saw my posture in these pictures, and it is obviously an issue! :eek: Any suggestions!?
Jes
I tried to post about the party, but I did it in the wrong thread. Oops. Clearly, I still need more sleep. :o
Anyway, to sum up:
Thanks everyone for everything! It was fun! Let's do it again! Y'all rock! :D
(I'll try to make sure I get more than four hours of sleep before any future TE gatherings, whether or not they include riding.)
Quote:
Originally Posted by MM_QFC!
First, it looks like a great party! Seattle would have been a great place to be this weekend!
Got a question about the first picture in this bunch of pictures, please?
That wheel, Boy in Apron. Truing it, yes? You have something in your hand --what is it, please? Is it something that would be helpful for DH? He gets to work on his wheel fairly frequently, since he breaks spokes every now and again. (one day, he annoyed himself greatly: kicked the wheel inadvertently unclipping, took out several!) He's getting pretty good at truing, but maybe there are some tools that he doesn't have yet that would make it easier?
Kano -- (always looking for gift ideas, since he's really hard to buy for!)
Thank-you Mimi and Mary for the pics. They turned out great.
Jesvetmed, I'm looking forward to doing a TE ride with you. Maybe we can stop for coffee somewhere?
[Brainstorming]
Better yet, my fellow goddesses of the chaining - how about meeting up at a cafe and riding to one of the nearby brew pubs? I know I'm not ready for the multi-day tour version yet, but it might be ideal for a friendly half-day TE ride. Hmm... I hope the fates decide soon if I'll have a new addy or not. I wouldn't mind organizing it, but someone else will have to plan the route and lead. If I end up in PDX, I'm sure it wouldn't be difficult to get BIAK to lead, since we won't be hurting for sitters if we move down there. Hey, each city can have their own and we can all report back here. Wouldn't that be cool?
[Brainstorming/end]
I think you might be referring to a spoke wrench. They can be purchased individually or as a set. If all your bikes have the same size spokes, you'll only need just the one. Just make sure to get the right size though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kano
http://www.rei.com/search?vcat=REI_S...ench&x=30&y=11
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000N27GFC
BIAK seems to prefer the ones shaped like this:
http://www.rei.com/product/546066
I hope that answers your question,
~Sg