tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147261121141428221.post4605570973012931389..comments2024-03-26T10:59:44.228-04:00Comments on Vague Idea Racing: Tubs, outlets, and buttsdickyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03401580852665925613noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147261121141428221.post-26452061794222656432009-01-22T05:23:00.000-05:002009-01-22T05:23:00.000-05:00Have you considered a Girvin flex stem? You can p...Have you considered a Girvin flex stem? You can probably score one on eBay for under $10.00. <BR/><BR/>What happened to leaving a giant scorch mark on the Earth? You selling out your core values? And what the hell am I going to do with my mid-January race fitness?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147261121141428221.post-50869882640073683562009-01-21T21:56:00.000-05:002009-01-21T21:56:00.000-05:00can I use this as classified space to sell my Whit...can I use this as classified space to sell my White Bros Magic 80 (29er fork) for a smokin' deal? <BR/><BR/>no?<BR/><BR/>ok, sorry.<BR/><BR/>there is no way i could make it through a whole "season" riding a rigid singlespeed. not with endurance races. i just did a few last year and still feel some wrist pain sometimes. btw, rigid singlespeeding is not cool anymore!Namrita O'Deahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02535994712274504657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147261121141428221.post-41574895786751580132009-01-20T21:43:00.000-05:002009-01-20T21:43:00.000-05:00Wear some 10$ wrist braces from your local pharmac...Wear some 10$ wrist braces from your local pharmacy or wmart during the week to give your wrists a little more rest. Ergon barends rule too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147261121141428221.post-24028091249488574202009-01-20T20:10:00.000-05:002009-01-20T20:10:00.000-05:00also in my unprofessional, but having had to deal ...also in my unprofessional, but having had to deal with both for customers in the past (and industry manufacturing info), it is my opinion that white brothers forks are garbage AND i weighed one V.S. a base model REBA and the reba was lighter, by only a little but the white was way off on its posted weightitssadbutdrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13385257677042642151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147261121141428221.post-40547750142181478712009-01-20T20:06:00.000-05:002009-01-20T20:06:00.000-05:00from early 02' until mid 05' i rode BMX 4-5 days a...from early 02' until mid 05' i rode BMX 4-5 days a week, usually for 3-5 hours a day, i was managing my pal's skatepark, and my co-worker has dirt jumps at his moms house...<BR/>i wound up with spiral fractures in my wrists, mega lower back pain and shoulder pain too boot. after the park took a dump due to a missed business move i was in pain from BMX and dissillusioned with loosing my beautiful itssadbutdrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13385257677042642151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147261121141428221.post-39472706082040191622009-01-20T16:50:00.000-05:002009-01-20T16:50:00.000-05:00Equiring minds wanta know more about:10/09 Pisgah ...Equiring minds wanta know more about:<BR/><BR/>10/09 Pisgah Stage Race<BR/><BR/>I'd be up for that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147261121141428221.post-12170512361429210192009-01-20T16:48:00.000-05:002009-01-20T16:48:00.000-05:00Get bigger gloves.stop playing with it so much and...Get bigger gloves.<BR/>stop playing with it so much and your wrists will recover.<BR/><BR/>Rigid is the way to go.<BR/>Just looks bad azz out there!<BR/><BR/>squishy is for wimps silly monkey.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147261121141428221.post-6254283908636264112009-01-20T16:45:00.000-05:002009-01-20T16:45:00.000-05:00Don't to it! It's your trademark!Monkey butted ri...Don't to it! It's your trademark!<BR/>Monkey butted rigid dude.<BR/><BR/>I'd go rigid. My frame is rigid. But, I can't afford to go rigid right now...<BR/><BR/>Anyhow, we're all getting old. And, before long, you'll be hauling your butt around on the hundies (24hr, staged stuff) on a squishy...<BR/><BR/>I have a titus squishy for sale if you like...<BR/>I much prefer my rigid. Its just the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147261121141428221.post-81783440813985074672009-01-20T13:22:00.000-05:002009-01-20T13:22:00.000-05:00No, I meant my future needs. It will be able to h...No, I meant my future needs. It will be able to hover, teleport, and transform itself into other useful objects (like a toaster). <BR/><BR/>Future needs.dickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03401580852665925613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147261121141428221.post-26302736874713353712009-01-20T12:18:00.000-05:002009-01-20T12:18:00.000-05:00When you say your building the Moots for your futu...When you say your building the Moots for your future needs, you surely must mean the near future (like as in maybe the next year).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147261121141428221.post-59267904744689079052009-01-20T10:53:00.000-05:002009-01-20T10:53:00.000-05:00Ya, I don't know how you actually race rigid all t...Ya, I don't know how you actually race rigid all the time. I've been running rigid since August and as a result I am plagued by constant hand pain. <BR/><BR/>I'm afraid what I screamed at my fork <BR/>(as I stopped to wring out my hands and arms) on Farlow gap during The SWANK is true: “You are a horribly failed experiment!”.Big Bikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18303656141935863563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147261121141428221.post-85220768192128215512009-01-20T08:39:00.000-05:002009-01-20T08:39:00.000-05:00Hey Dicky, sitting here only days away from my 48t...Hey Dicky, sitting here only days away from my 48th go round on this orb, I have a wry smile as I read your post. <BR/><BR/>All I have for ya is this: Better get comfortable with changes, cause time doesn't go backward my friend. <BR/><BR/>I suspect there will be more suspension adventures down the trail for ya. Just a hunch.......Guitar Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147261121141428221.post-74979251097100088172009-01-20T07:36:00.000-05:002009-01-20T07:36:00.000-05:00I considered the WB fork, but the 2009 Fox Fjork w...I considered the WB fork, but the 2009 Fox Fjork was cheap (on eBay) and came with no strings attached. It has a nifty adjustable blow-off valve that makes it easy to run it locked out, but it still let's the fork absorb hits.<BR/><BR/>But really, if I'm running squish it's gonna be about recovery, so it doesn't really matter how efficient it is as long as it moves a lot.dickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03401580852665925613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147261121141428221.post-73996135528156775012009-01-20T07:10:00.000-05:002009-01-20T07:10:00.000-05:00For SS rigid like riding with the benefits of susp...For SS rigid like riding with the benefits of suspension there is non better than the White Bros Magic fork.<BR/><BR/>Build the Moots with that fork and you will be eternally grateful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1147261121141428221.post-36789913668858502972009-01-20T06:58:00.000-05:002009-01-20T06:58:00.000-05:00WOW. You really are making adult decisions. I was ...WOW. You really are making adult decisions. I was looking forward to TMHTE reports but I gotta say..that's definitely the right/smart thing to do.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02675089252306088928noreply@blogger.com