|   Shocking Secrets of SoCal singlespeeders revealed!!!! [o] | Hollywood
May 27, 2003 9:09 AM | |
b THERE AREN'T ANY!
(Caution: bumpy, smart-ass road ahead)
Here's a spy photo of terminaut's custom XTR chain tensioner -
also known as a FREAKIN' DERAILLEUR!!!
So I head down to see some friends in Newport Beach over the weekend and decide to call up Terminaut and see if there's a ride happening. It's a 100 mile drive for me, so I want bang for my buck. There's a group of ss'ers getting together Monday at Aliso Woods, so I'm stoked! Pack up the SS and gear and I'm off. I find out in advance though that due to term's injured wrist, he'll be riding the "mantle" bike (see pic - gearie Seven Duo).
"Well ok" I think, "at least Timan and some other ss'ers will be there."
Timan pulls into the parking lot. Can't wait to see that nice ti IF singlespeed!
"Huh, that's funny that looks like a geared, full suspension Klein Palomino".
Then I meet another rider joining us.
"Jeff this is Bob. He rides a ss, but today he's on his geared FS bike too".
The other riders gather around the huddle, and I find myself swimming in a sea of XTR derailleurs! I lose count of how many cogs I see.
b WTF??!!!
i head......spinning, vision.....blurry, must......sit.....down....
Is this some sick joke? Is Ashton Kutcher going to walk out of the brush, informing me I'd just been "Punk'd"?
We head out for the trails and once I got used to all the clink-clunk-clinnnnnnk sounds of these gearie's bikes, I had a great ride ;-)
(note to self: DO NOT attempt to follow term down the technical trails, injured or otherwise)
Thanks again guys for a fun tour of your backyard. Next time bring the real bikes though, would ya?
Hollywood the home of
i real
Singlespeeders! |
| I knew things got funny on the wrong side of the Orange Curtain | gpsser
May 27, 2003 10:10 AM | | But I never thought it would be that bad :^)
Sounds like you guys had a good time. Everyone (except me) got sick at my place on Monday. Oh, it was grand fun. What's the plan this weekend?
K |
| Never heard of you... | terminaut
May 27, 2003 12:02 PM | | I believe you're making all this up. Even the Photoshop-ed picture is lousy. Come on, a Duo on the back of a cheapo Saturn?!!!... This would be more realistic. A bad-arsed singlespeed cyclocross pampered in the passenger seat in a vehicle that can get me to the trailhead on time! ;-)
You're gonna have to do better with these made up adventures of yours. |
| BTW... | terminaut
May 27, 2003 12:13 PM | | Nice job representin'! I will definitely be SS'ing for the upcoming gathering, probably on the you-know-what new frame. |
| Hey Term... | gpsser
May 27, 2003 12:15 PM | | Any dates/times/locations set yet for the gathering?
K. |
| How about June 8th, Chilao and Gabrieleno... | terminaut
May 27, 2003 4:58 PM | | Will do a seperate post for this soon. |
| Coo (nm) | gpsser
May 27, 2003 5:50 PM | | |
| too coo! 'm in, as well! (nm) | offroadie
May 27, 2003 7:36 PM | | |
| I think I'm booked that weekend! :( ... (nm) | aosty
May 28, 2003 1:27 PM | | |
| Get back to me when you know for sure. (nm) | terminaut
May 28, 2003 2:31 PM | | . |
| "Duo on the back of a cheapo Saturn," Is it on Ebay yet? nm | nalax
May 27, 2003 12:28 PM | | |
| yes! | Hollywood
May 27, 2003 2:05 PM | | http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6382&item=2416278625 |
| guilty as charged | Timan
May 28, 2003 6:47 AM | | The Klein was the closest to the door.I was going to grab a SS but(excuse list to follow):
IF Ti-too tough of a gear for Monday morning
IF steel-no pedals
Airborne Tihag-flat tire
Chester-too easy of a gear
Seven Ti-partially disassembled
Moots Ti-slick tires
Fat Chance-don't ride green bikes on week days
Colnago-still haven't gotten it together
etc,etc,etc...
Good to see you Hollywood,
I'll definately have the SS for Gab! |
| tell me about it... | Hollywood
May 28, 2003 8:07 AM | | I had the same dilemma;
my Klein SS was in the car, as I
i thought
I was going to meet ss'ers!
Cannondale Jekyll - has gears
Ti Merlin - not mine, would get arrested
Custom Vanilla SS - ok, I don't have one.
Seven trike - too wide for singletrack
Ti Bontrager custom SS - in a magazine, can't really ride it.
so yeah, decisions, decisions... :D
See ya at the Gath! (and Fred?)
HW |
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