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William — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:49:22 -0700

Clapton? Hendrix?

Ahem. Jim Morrison. He was, at least, the lizard king.

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William — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:50:22 -0700

Jimmie Hendricks
Jim Morrisson
Janis Joplin
John Lennon

All good, all J names, all dead, perhaps before thier time.

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il Pirati — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:54:37 -0700

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Stevie Ray Vaughan?? Cum'mon!

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Sam — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:15:22 -0700

*ahem*

Zappa.

Everyone else should just bow down to him.

And I can't believe I haven't listened to Stevie Ray Vaughan. I will remedy that pronto!

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HMeins — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:45:53 -0700

beany:*ahem*

Zappa.

"Centerville.
A real nice place to raise your kids up.
Centerville.
It's really neat!

Churches.
Churches. And liquor stores."

-(200 Motels)

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William — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:52:55 -0700

Ok. Trump Card time.

Tom Waits. More creative, original, and out there than any other.

A voice that sounds

like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car.

Who could possibly challenge Tom Waits.

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HMeins — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:06:30 -0700

I have intense deja vu posting this about Waits. We must have had a similar discussion before. Back in the late '70s - early '80s during the SoCal punk days Tom used to live in one of the bungalows in back of the Tropicana Motel on Santa Monica Blvd. The Trop was THE place to stay when up in LA for a show at the Whiskey or the Roxy or Madame Wong's or the Palladium. The Motels' (the band) album cover was shot at the pool on the east side of the motel where the suites were. The Ramones had a famous photo shoot in the parking lot.

Duke's Coffee Shop was the place below the motel lobby. It was regularly filled with rockers with King Hell Hangovers on the mornings after the shows. Tom was a frequent sight, as were many of the punks from San Diego.

The whole block was torn down in the '90s, but Duke's relocated up to Sunset.

Now I have difficulty staying awake after 9 pm.

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jeff_mills — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:10:23 -0700

William:Who could possibly challenge Tom Waits.

^-- This.

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Hans — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:27:28 -0700

Zappa
Shut up 'n play yer guitar
Son of Shut up 'n play yer guitar
Return of the son of Shut up 'n play yer guitar.

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Sigurd — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 16:10:30 -0700

That was one of the biggest quakes I have ever been in! It kept going forever.

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il Pirati — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:41:42 -0700

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I am very sorry I turned off the cable a month ago. I wasn't sorry until yesterday, but I really want to watch some BASEBALL! Errr. Maybe time to dig out the bunny ears. Reading box scores just makes me more sad.

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Sam — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:17:44 -0700

il Pirati:.

Stevie Ray Vaughan?? Cum'mon!

I believe I have heard his music before but I guess I forgot that I had. Listening to him now, I remember listening to him a lot in 2000. And he is very, very good.

But the combination of intelligence, wit, skill (in playing and composition), sexiness of voice (despite the circumstance under which he got it), mustache growing ability, influence and; quantity and quality of material generated - Frank Zappa is simply untouchable.

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Sigurd — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:45:43 -0700

This video totally made my day. (Not bike related). Turn up the sound, sit back and enjoy!

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il Pirati — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 10:18:06 -0700

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I had a dream last night in which I was ardently defending Mario Cipollini as the pinnacle of cycling pedigree to a room full of lesbian urbanites. My argument, rooted mainly on adoration of his gorgeous hair, failed to persuade the audience, if I remember accurately.

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Sam — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 10:41:32 -0700

il Pirati:
I had a dream last night in which I was ardently defending Mario Cipollini as the pinnacle of cycling pedigree to a room full of lesbian urbanites. My argument, rooted mainly on adoration of his gorgeous hair, failed to persuade the audience, if I remember accurately.

Wow. That is one greasy looking guy. Yech! Forget the lesbian urbanites, I'm not sure I'd be convinced of your arguments.

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HMeins — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:34:09 -0700

The pro peloton lost one of its most flamboyant and colorful characters when 2002 World Road Champion Mario Cipollini retired. Michael Ball (now there's a real greaser for you!) persuaded him to come out of retirement to join his ill-fated Rock Racing squad two years ago. The arrangement lasted only one season, probably due to Ball's reputation for failing to honor financial commitments, and "Super Mario" returned to retirement. He has several rooms in his mansion which serve as walk-in closets: a shirt room, a suit room, a shoe room, and so forth. He is still the most popular cycling icon in Italy and is widely adored by women around the world. Jolie managed to get an autograph in Santa Clarita a couple of years ago before the final stage of the Tour of California when Cipo' actually finished the race. He was a pure sprinter and generally pulled out of the grand tours before the mountain stages, earning him criticism from fans, sponsors, and race directors. He eclipsed the record for stage wins in the Giro that Alfredo Binda had held since 1933, racking up 42 Giro stage victories by the time of his retirement.

He regularly incurred fines for uniform violations in big races, especially the fine-happy Tour de France. When the Giro started at the Vatican in 2000, he appeared at the line in a pure white skinsuit with purple trim:

For a time trial in the TdF he appeared in a skinsuit with a sublimated pattern of the human musculature; he looked as if his skin had been flayed off:

More often than not, he just illegally rolled up his sleeves to eliminate tan lines. The fines were worth it to him and to his sponsors, who always reveled in the extra publicity his antics generated, but it also cost him participation in the TdF from 2000-2003, when organizers decided they had had enough and refused to allow his team to race. The fans adored him, dubbing him "Il Re Leone," The Lion King, because of his long mane of hair.

I'm surprised that there are cyclists out there who are unfamiliar with him. He has almost as much name and image recognition as Armstrong and a larger than life persona that wrote him into the annals of cycling history.

Here he is as a young sprinter in '92 at the end of the Greg Lemond neon era. This was the year that Armstrong won the world road championship at 22 years of age:

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thom — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:25:17 -0700

ray333:I'm surprised that there are cyclists out there who are unfamiliar with him.

You can add me to the list of cyclists who have never heard of him. I haven't heard of most of the auto racers, either, but I drive a car. Is that surprising?

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Sam — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:28:05 -0700

thom:

You can add me to the list of cyclists who have never heard of him. I haven't heard of most of the auto racers, either, but I drive a car. Is that surprising?

What?!!? You haven't heard of the Michael Schumacher/Damon Hill rivalry from the 90s? About Benetton's 6 second pit stops that Schumacher ditched for Ferrari's 15 second pit stops? Shocking!

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thom — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:30:48 -0700

Okay, now you're scaring me.:face-smile:

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HMeins — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:03:16 -0700

I have to drive a car too, sometimes, but cars are not an obsession for me. Last time I tried to count, I had acquired 26 bicycles since the disease took hold. I think I might have missed the beach cruiser in the back yard. Okay, 20. Seven of them are Jolie's.

I was just a little shocked at the vehemently negative sentiments directed toward a great cycling star like Cipollini.

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Sam — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:58:06 -0700

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thom — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:03:58 -0700

Beany for the BIGGEST WIN EVER!

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Sigurd — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:51:04 -0700

beany:Michael Schumacher/Damon Hill rivalry from the 90s

Damon Hill is a crybaby.:face-crying:

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Bev — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:59:02 -0700

Forget Schumacher & Hill, what about Tommi Mäkinen & Juha Kankkunen!

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Sam — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:09:10 -0700

Bev:Forget Schumacher & Hill, what about Tommi Mäkinen & Juha Kankkunen!

Mäkinen's name reminded me of Mika Häkkinen who is also Finnish. I found out that besides his F-1 accomplishments, Häkkinen can also ride a unicycle!

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Can anyone here translate the above?

Also I'd like an umlaut in my name. So I will try to change it now.

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batmick — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:02:49 -0700

Hi Beany,

I am from a country with Umlauts but don't have one in my name. I do, however, have "ch" sounds in both my first and last name that are also impossible to pronounce correctly for American tongues.

The above picture is sort of multi-national. The text is Dutch, the main character is Fin and the actual scene is from my old hometown, Munich in Germany.
I understand some Dutch so I can paraphrase what's in the article but can't give you an exact translation. It basically talks about how one of the fastest men on four wheels (Haekkinen) is also pretty good on a single wheel. His act was part of a celebrity circus fund raising event for hungry children worldwide. The show took place in the Circus Krone in Munich which is the winter quarters for one of the most famous circuses in Germany.

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William — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:39:51 -0700

ray333:I was just a little shocked at the vehemently negative sentiments directed toward a great cycling star like Cipollini.

I think, in some respects, some of these people are more sports figures than cyclist. Many don't tinker on thier own bikes, many regard the bike as a "tool" rather than a means, or otherwise. A sports figures, they are similar to politicians, both revered, and hated, depending upon what side of what camp you come from. Frankly, I'd rather ride with a cyclist than a sports figure.

After having to watch someone make a very public display of anger at a bike that had a chain get stuck in a derailer, when, #1, we were on a commuter, #2, we had plenty of time to work it out and #3, they had no idea how to simply "unstick" a chain. But, they were fast, and could 'handle' a bike. Sports person, yes, cyclist, merely by default.

I'm not saying you have to LOVE the bike you're on, or be full on commuter, or have a wierd physical relationship with a bike... But, you can love cycling, and not care about the sport, and thus be farely unknowledged of the players with in.

To remember, we here love different aspects of cycling, but we do, all, share a deep rooted love for two wheels as a fun and viable mode of transportation. As well as it should be effective bridge between those of us who perhaps have different lives and lifestyles. This bridge keeping open a line of communication to help us with our common, and perhaps our core: cycling in San Diego.

So, to close, we should not be suprised, nor taken aback if we have different views of cycling, but view it as the great thing that can keep us all together as community, rather than fractious group.

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Sam — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:02:44 -0700

batmick:
I am from a country with Umlauts but don't have one in my name. I do, however, have "ch" sounds in both my first and last name that are also impossible to pronounce correctly for American tongues.

I don't have an American tongue and I can't figure out how to pronounce your last name. Maybe when we meet you can tutor me on pronunciation. I'll try to get it right.

The above picture is sort of multi-national.

Thank you. That was helpful.

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Sigurd — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:57:49 -0700

Commuting lesson of the week:

(Leather soled shoes) + (Pedals without toe cages and straps) = (Bad idea)

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Hans — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:04:45 -0700

Njord Noatun:Commuting lesson of the week:

(Leather soled shoes) + (Pedals without toe cages and straps) = (Bad idea)

Ouch.
Funny thing is, that I really haven't cared to ride my new-to-me Competition until I put toe clips on it (that is, WHEN I get it pried from Sonja's hands).

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Bev — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:36:01 -0700

Njord Noatun:Commuting lesson of the week:

(Leather soled shoes) + (Pedals without toe cages and straps) = (Bad idea)

I ride to work in leather soled high heels on normal pedals (no straps or toe thingys) all the time. You're just not used to riding in anything other than flip flops!

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Sigurd — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 22:38:32 -0700

bëany:Also I'd like an umlaut in my name. So I will try to change it now.

This is my signature in a (non bike related) online forum that I help moderate:

Njörðr Nóatún

Enough umlauts for 'ya?
:face-monkey:

Here it is typed the way it used to prior to the adoption of the Latin alphabet:

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batmick — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 07:27:11 -0700

Njord Noatun:

Now you've gone ahead and runed it...

:face-devil-grin:

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Sigurd — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 07:39:33 -0700

batmick:Now you've gone ahead and runed it...

Good one!

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Sam — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 08:00:39 -0700

batmick:
Njord Noatun:

Now you've gone ahead and runed it...

:face-devil-grin:

Haha! I thought that looked a bit Tolkienesque.

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Velo Cult — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 08:30:48 -0700

I need to sleep for a week when this show is over. just sayin.

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Sam — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:11:37 -0700

City Heights may be just the place I have been looking for in San Diego. Lotso confusion on the streets, very multi-racial, lots of different types of people on bikes, skateboards, autos, wheelchairs going willy-nilly everywhere, lots of people watching, random people talking to me (in a friendly tone) in their own native tongue which I don't understand at all. I even saw one of those crazy Brooks saddle cult members who complimented my bike as he passed even though he had a really nice one that he was on, complete with some very nice wooden fenders (second I've seen after Crash's). So far the best food options I've been to have been Ethiopian/Eritrean which are very reasonably priced.

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HMeins — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:38:42 -0700

Okay, I'm sorry I couldn't respond in a timely fashion; I was busy all weekend refereeing the Cyclo-Vets Omnium. I even missed the Custom Bike Show for the second year in a row.

Translation from the Dutch:

"Switching from four wheels is Mika Hakkinen, the fastest man in the world. The Finn, who earlier this year became Formula I World Champion, is actually outstanding on one wheel as well. He proved this last Saturday at an exclusive appearance in the famed Circus Krone in Munich. Hakkinen was one of the many prominent people who raised money for hungry children of the world with a performance."

Regarding diacritical marks:

The diaresis is used for different purposes in various languages. In German it is known as "Umlaut," which means "changes the sound around." When it appears over the letter "A" it changes the sound from "ah" to "eh." Over the letter "U" it changes the sound from "ooh" to a vowel equivalent to the "u" sound in the French name "Luc." Over the letter "O" it changes the sound from "oh" to a sound with no equivalent in English, rather like an English speaker from the East Midlands would pronounce "er," but not quite. To approximate the sound, round the lips for "oh" and say "eh." In German it appears only over the vowels a, o, u.

In French it is called the "accent tréma" and is used over one vowel in a pair signifying that both vowels are to be pronounced separately instead of as a diphthong, for example "Anaïs," "naïve," or "Saül." The pronunciations become "Ana-ees," "na-eeve," and "Sa-ool," respectively.

In Heavy Metal it is used to affect individualism, for example "Mötley Crüe," "Blue Öyster Cult," or "Motörhead."

In the case of your forum handle, placing it over the "e" makes you "bay-an-ee," three syllables instead of two!

I like the two Nordic letters for voiced and unvoiced "th," consonants that exist only in English today: "ð" and "þ" respectively. These two letters were also used in Anglo-Saxon or Old English (remember the lines I quoted from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle from the year 793 in our discussion about sacking churches on the Easter Sunday Downtownies Ride?).

He Batmick! I hob's ned g'wusst, du kommsd aus München! Leider ist mein Bayerisch sehr schlecht. Ich habe deutsch in der Nähe von Freiburg gelernt und schwätze imma no' schwäbisch, gel?

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batmick — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:34:59 -0700

Hi Ray,
I am not originally from Munich but spent the last couple of years before I moved to California there. I grew up near Stuttgart so I am quite familiar with Schwaebisch, although the Freiburg variation is quite different from the Stuttgarter one.

Thanks for the lecture on language peculiarities. Quite interesting.

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HMeins — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:26:40 -0700

S'freut mich!

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William — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:41:36 -0700

That life has gotten so complicated over the last two months, it's ridiculous. Wondering if there's a break over point.

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bikingbill — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:40:27 -0700

My life is stressful in a way I could never have dreamed of a decade ago. Cycling keeps me sane.

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markphilips — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:12:31 -0700

Here is a scenario: Many people go to the beach during lunch time. It's a nice view especially when the parking lot overlooks the ocean.
Some people park their car and go down to the beach. Some sit in their car while they eat, read the paper, etc
Some sit on their motorcycle at the parking spot. A lot of people do it.

Now, what would you do if somebody (other car driver) bugs you when are you leaving? What would you say?

To make it interesting, what would you do if you decide to park a cargo-bike (Xtracycle, dutch cargo bike etc) at a parking spot rather than a sidewalk?
You've got your lunch laid out sitting on your chair (as in a motorcycle). Would you move or not? What would you say?

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This small parking lot in Carlsbad beach is full and I'm sitting on my recumbent bike enjoying my lunch, watching the dolphins.
To my left is the postman who chowed down his lunch, then read today's paper. To my left a retired gentleman is working on a newspaper puzzle while sitting in his car.
No one has bothered me yet after 45 mins claiming this parking spot.

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markphilips — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:07:21 -0700

Free bungee cords!

If you see a tire tube on the side of the road pick it up. Cut the valve. Then use it as a bungee cord.

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markphilips — Sun, 02 May 2010 00:50:40 -0700

Did anybody see the Ellsworth "The Ride" cruisers with the NuVinci hubs at CM last Friday? The signature series starts at $3995

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t.e.d — Sun, 02 May 2010 11:19:04 -0700

For the last 7 years, I've had two bikes. A '78 Schwinn Superior and a 80's Fuji Team Road. At one time or another, both have been fixed, single speed, 10 speed, 6 speed... etc. Well, after 32 years of service, the steerer on the schwinn cracked out of the crown... about 6 miles from home. After nursing her home, I quietly dissasembled my trusty old tank. BTW, If you're interested in the frame and fork, let me know and we'll work something out. It's pretty big, around 62-63 c-t.

Anyway, the silver lining here is I've got my first real parts bin. Sure, there's always been a box with a couple chainrings and brake levers, but now, I'm flooded with cranks, cables and housing, bars, etc. I also got to consolidate all my "nice" parts on the fuji. I think she turned out great and it's a better commuter than the Schwinn ever was. I am going to miss having a fixed gear, but as the big three-O looms on the horizon this month, I think I'm too old for one anyway. :face-devil-grin:Just sayin'.

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il Pirati — Sun, 02 May 2010 18:57:55 -0700

markphilips:Did anybody see the Ellsworth "The Ride" cruisers with the NuVinci hubs at CM last Friday? The signature series starts at $3995

Quote from the video: "Cycling is the wave of the future. . . With bikes like "The Ride" it's available for everyone."
Available for everyone with an extra $4K sitting around, I suppose!

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Sam — Tue, 04 May 2010 08:53:05 -0700

Just wonderin'....

...how come motorbikes don't have weird little holes in their seats like some bike saddles do?

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HMeins — Tue, 04 May 2010 11:12:02 -0700

Holes in motorcycle saddles would admit moisture. Also the stuffing would come out. My R60/6 has the original stitched fabric cover on the pillion saddle. I have to cover it with a plastic trash bag when I work a race in the rain or it would get soaked.

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DutchBurrito — Tue, 04 May 2010 14:52:36 -0700

Last night I freaked myself out. I needed to blow off some steam so around 9pm I headed out and meandered down toward South Park via Park Ave. I took a right turn at some street I'd never turned down before then a left on Richmond. I was surprised to find myself rolling down a long dark street with lots of debris on the side of the road and a turnaround at the bottom overlooking the 163! Also at that moment a really creepy song by Bloc Party came on my iPod and I was just creeped out as I climbed my ass off to get out of that little dead end. Just sayin...