Granted we are driving 32 hours round trip to ride. But I'm pretty excited! Plus the jerseys and shirts are adorable.
Simon: I, uh... I never-never shot anyone before. Book: I was there, son. I'm fair sure you haven't shot anyone yet.
'War Stories'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Kat - Feb 09, 2013 5:39:58 pm PST #10622 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Consuela - Feb 09, 2013 6:35:39 pm PST #10623 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Consuela, how do you like the clipless pedals? I am intrigued by them, but also scared.
You know, they're not so bad. I loosened up the tension so it wasn't too hard to clip into them, and my brother had recommended just clipping in & out of them a couple dozen times to get the hang of it, which wasn't too bad.
Clipping out isn't the problem, really--or no more difficult than pulling your feet out of the cage things. It's clipping back in when the light has gone green and you're halfway across the intersection, because the pedal's upside down and you're pedaling with one foot and using the other toe to flip the pedal over. But you know, you deal with that with the other kind of pedals, too.
My big problem was the fancy-shmancy gear shifters, which are all on the brake levers now. Useful because you don't have to take your hands off the handlebars to shift. But takes a while to adjust to.
-t - Feb 09, 2013 7:00:18 pm PST #10624 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yeah, I am familiar with the upside-down-pedal problem from my current set up (I lost my clips at some point and now I have straps that are okay). And I can practice with the bike set up in the training, uh, thing so it doesn't fall over. Hm.
Now I want to go look at my gear shifters, I don't remember where they are.
Liese S. - Feb 09, 2013 7:06:10 pm PST #10625 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Shouldn't that pedal problem be one we should be able to solve by gyroscopes or magnets or something by now? We're living in the future, people, let's get on that! Of course, I don't really know how to ride a bike, so possibly you should consult someone else on this project.
I'm not sure when I caught Liese cooties...
Ha! ALL SHALL LOVE ME AND CLEAR COOKIES!
Kat - Feb 09, 2013 7:11:24 pm PST #10626 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
This is how sad my life is... I read Liese's post above out of context and I was like, "Is this related to girl scout cookies?"
Der.
Pix - Feb 09, 2013 7:16:07 pm PST #10627 of 30001
The status is NOT quo.
When she said "toss my cookies" earlier I thought she meant vomiting. My life may be sadder.
Liese S. - Feb 09, 2013 7:20:04 pm PST #10628 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yes. It is true. I always vomit after I have been forced to accept marketing cookies. It is helpful.
However, I do not have Gracie Girl Scout cookies, so I am the saddest.
Kat - Feb 09, 2013 7:24:01 pm PST #10629 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
We are cookie boothing in our neighborhood in February and March. You can come visit and get cookies!
Liese S. - Feb 09, 2013 7:25:12 pm PST #10630 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
This is a good plan!
Kat - Feb 09, 2013 7:26:33 pm PST #10631 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I like it!