I want one of those Swordfish Velos !:face-devil-grin:

My first track class was super fun!

Just sayin...

^ Yep - I can't wait for the next one!!

I was at my friend's open mic performance tonight in clairemont, and some asshole stole my saddlebag+tools

I'm actually really lucky, as he didn't take my nice pump off the frame nor my nice helmet casually buckled around the downtube (very strange behaviour for me- I almost always carry my helmet with me, not just leave it outside unsecured).

I really am really lucky, but more than anything, I feel violated by someone else fucking with my bike uninvited. I feel like I now need to double check every bolt...

RIP Peter Bergman (1939-2012)

HippyOnaBike:I was at my friend's open mic performance tonight in clairemont, and some asshole stole my saddlebag+tools

What does the saddlebag look like? We'll keep an eye out for ya on the streets and online.

Just noticed a Klein mountain bike hanging in Jerry's apartment in Seinfeld.

I vaguely recall a thread where some people were talking about how they prefer to ride slow but I couldn't find it. This is for those people:

@ BillD

I vaguely recall a thread where some people were talking about how they prefer to ride slow but I couldn't find it. This is for those people:

I like the sentiment. I have stated often that my pace is pedestrian; not my preference, just how it is in middle age and being out of shape. That's how I roll! Speed will come with more time in the saddle. I've already noticed a difference. Don't even talk to me about hill climbing....yet.

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From our friends at SkyandTelescope.com

Venus in the Pleiades April 2-4, 2012

This happens only once in eight years so if you have clear skies, check it out! The Pleiades (Seven Sisters) are the western or Greek name for this star cluster. In Japan the star cluster is know as Subaru. When you look at the logo on a Subaru car, you are looking at a likeness of this star cluster.

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Note also the star Aldebaran in the "V" shaped asterism to the upper left of Venus. Aldebaran is the "red eye" of the bull Taurus. Venus will continue moving East into Taurus over the next few weeks.


=====: Binoculars or a wide-field telescope give a fine view of the delicate cluster behind Venus's overpowering glare. :=====

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April 2, 2012: Venus is passing through the outskirts of the Pleiades this evening through Wednesday evening, as shown in image.

April 3, 2012: Venus is the closest it will come to the middle of the Pleiades. This evening for the Americas, Venus is passing just ½° southeast of Alcyone (the brightest Pleiad) and ¼° south of the Atlas-Pleione pair. Venus is magnitude –4.5, which means Alcyone, at magnitude 2.85, is 900 times fainter!

April 4th and 5th, 2012: Venus has now moved out of the Pleiades star cluster and continues East.



===== Taco Riders =====

Taco Riders:
1) Check out Mars and Regulus (with Moon on the 2nd) in the South
..and..
2) Saturn & Spica (with Moon on the 6th) in the East-Southeast.

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Two planet-and-star pairings mark the evening sky of spring 2012. After nightfall this week, Mars shines high in the south with Regulus to its right (by 5°). As evening advances, Saturn rises into view low in the east-southeast with Spica to its right (by 5½°).


===== Paseo de Todos Riders =====

Paseo de Todos Riders: April 6th, 2012

Friday, April 6, 2012: Full Moon (exact at 3:19 p.m. EDT). This evening the Moon shines in the east with Spica a little to its left and Saturn farther left — a pretty lineup, as shown above in the darker image. Farther to the Moon's right, look for the four-star pattern of Corvus, the Crow. Much farther to the upper left (outside the picture here) is bright Arcturus, the "Spring Star."


All this works around the world and in Oregon also if Velo Cult & crew have clear skies.



Keep Looking Up!

OKB

I would have been tempted to kick a rear view mirror off the car, or worse.

Not bike related but is south park really that hip compared to the Venice Beach arts and hip fashion? Check out Graffiti Beach FB page history they seemed to be very successful in Venice beach with the Pop Up store and hip fashion supporting up coming and independent clothing, graphics, fashion accessories talents. They now occupy the previous Velocult space

I was also riding on 101 south from Carlsbad. On the descent to the beach I took the lane ( no cars behind, too many folks unloading etc) and some Fred who I passed on the descent told me I was "sloppy."

Lane Positioning, HOW DOES IT WORK?

I knew that going into it... I got a late start. I rarely go south that early though, I tend to be later in the afternoon (end of a long ride from LA or something) and it is better.

Tomorrow, I roll over 1000 miles on my "new" bike... since January 10th. That will make about 14,000 miles since October 20, 2008, when I bought my first CX bike.

A new pale lager in a can from New Belgium:

http://www.newbelgium.com/beer/detail.aspx?id=fc35795d-8d9d-4f04-9e35-c1c55c2a0018

PacMUle:

wpstoll:A new pale lager in a can from New Belgium:

http://www.newbelgium.com/beer/detail.aspx?id=fc35795d-8d9d-4f04-9e35-c1c55c2a0018

hmmmm... may have to try that if i can find it this weekend :face-devil-grin:

We had some at the San Diego Bike Summit, compliments of New Belgium. Worth a try.

thought this was kinda neat.... you smart phone guys should do some of this!
http://grist.org/list/biker-uses-gps-to-turn-city-into-an-etch-a-sketch/

The SchwinnLawyer wrote his daughter's initials. I believe he linked the Strava track on here.

While waiting for the train at the Sorrento Valley Station I spotted a new bike store: Cycle Quest: The Bicycle Touring/Commuting Store at the small plaza across the street. They carry Surly bikes including a Pugsley fat tire, Co-Motions from Eugene,OR, and Bike Friday folding bikes from Eugene, OR. They opened their store last March. I hope they do well.

markphilips:Just sayin'

AXOLOTL!

It's amazing that you can go everywhere and anywhere on a bicycle.
Simple efficiency or efficiently simple. Either way... it works. :)

Disclaimer: BAD JOKE

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Price of gas in France
...
A thief in Paris planned to steal some paintings from the Louvre. After careful planning, he got past security, stole the paintings, and made it safely to his van. However, he was captured only two blocks away when his van ran out of gas. When asked how he could mastermind such a crime and then make such an obvious error,

He replied, "Monsieur, that is the reason I stole the paintings.

I had no Monet

To buy Degas

To make the Van Gogh."

One more while the disclaimer is still in effect:

So Jeffrey Dahmer's mother is over for dinner. She says "Jeff, I don't like your friends." Dahmer says, "Then just eat your salad."

lol... Macabre did a whole album about Dahmer. it is REALLY funny! here are a couple choice ones...

and my personal favorite... not from the same album, but still a Dahmer ode

:face-devil-grin: my favorite grind core band of all time!

Have you checked with Adams Avenue Bikes yet?