Koreatown Forge and Gorge
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ktown crawler at 03.13.08 - 11:20 pm
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K-town boogie down!!!!!!
2nd + Normandie
-J-
Justin03.13.08 - 11:34 pm
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We gots a ride on Wednesday night. Wilshire & Western, 7:30 or so. So far it's fixed gear guys, but all are welcome.
Stay tuned!
City Hobgoblin03.14.08 - 10:49 am
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Yesss! Finally! I will be there and eat the mostest.
jericho1ne03.14.08 - 10:56 am
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I'm off Wilshire/Rampart. MarArthur Park but it's close enough to K-Town. Wilshire sucks!
NEWB31003.14.08 - 11:58 am
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"Wilshire sucks!"
That's a true K-towner talking. (Westlake counts.) What a stupid street.
City Hobgoblin03.14.08 - 11:59 am
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finally, a ride from my hood ...
and +1 on the wilshire suckage ...
illafilla03.14.08 - 1:03 pm
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My good old stomping grounds. I miss Jajangmyeon. Ooh... what if the ride started or ended at a Noraebang? Good to see a ride there.
digablesoul03.14.08 - 1:11 pm
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haha...noraebang? ummm...i'll pass.
come out wednesday night. great group of riders so far.
ktown crawler03.14.08 - 1:53 pm
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ride details udpated!!
http://midnightridazz.com/viewStory.php?storyId=1101
ktown crawler03.14.08 - 2:21 pm
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I'm in like flynn!
See you guys on weds..
-J-
Justin03.15.08 - 2:21 pm
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I have a route for Wednesday. yay! Should be about 18 mi round trip.
City Hobgoblin03.17.08 - 10:53 am
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I predict we will go to Korean bbq again after the ride. Barcade is an option after that. Is it still at that joint on 2nd & Western, or did it move?
City Hobgoblin03.17.08 - 12:23 pm
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Hey,
just wanted to thank everyone, was a really fun ride!!
(1st time I've rode with other people) Everyone was really mellow.
and mobbing grand was the bizness!
-J-
Justin03.19.08 - 9:51 pm
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nice meeting you J and the other new additions to the ride. good ride people. i'm still full from all the bbq.
ktown crawler03.20.08 - 7:09 am
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next time we order the large intestines wrapped in rice paper
indigis03.20.08 - 10:08 am
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Good times, y'all!
Justin, I'll say it again, nice bike! Thanks for coming out.
And don't let Jack within 10 feet of that thing.
City Hobgoblin03.20.08 - 11:32 am
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Thanks man,
yeah I won't, don't worry bout that!
Felt weird being the only geared one there, but was still fun...
-J-
Justin03.20.08 - 11:52 am
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"Felt weird being the only geared one there"
Shoot, was it all the "gears are for kweers, haw haw haw" remarks I kept making? Sorry that I kept yelling that, I didn't know it would make you feel weird. Next time I'll behave. Promise.
City Hobgoblin03.20.08 - 12:21 pm
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hahaha no, I just kinda felt like I was cheating somehow!
oh, and when I took off from the korean joint I was riding up a street right there and some dude was parked on the right hand and busted a U-turn and got within 2" of my back tire.....fuckin a
-J-
Justin03.20.08 - 2:15 pm
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I wanna ride to the beef
With soju in my ear—fixed gear
Ktown Kollapse
Eric Hair03.23.08 - 8:14 pm
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Disco bike! The best part of doing this ride is txting superfish "I'm having so much fun! Kbbq LOL!" and making him feel left out.
City Hobgoblin03.24.08 - 12:08 pm
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LOL........rad
How fast is this ride CH? Could I keep up?
I wanna ride my mountain bike, and what better place than the fucked up streets of ktown.....ktown even has little hills
Eric Hair03.24.08 - 12:29 pm
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Your profile pic... so funny.
Actually this is sort of oriented around fixed gears, so roll the disco bike. Will be a *little* quick for mtb tires. Most people are rolling gears like 46x16, and we just roll a natural pace for that. 15-20 miles, steady pace, take a stop if people want to, keep rolling if not. Not too much in the way of hills, and I try to work in some nice long sections of road where we don't have to stop for a few miles.
No competitiveness. Unless you pass me, in which case I'll curse and sprint like hell until I catch you, and if I do catch you I will say something like "now what, bitch!", and if I don't catch you I will be super pissed and I won't talk to you for the rest of the night.
re: potholes: We just meet in K-town, and then ride out somewhere, preferably on a pothole-lite route. read: we don't ride on Wilshire. I'll fuckin walk my bike on the sidewalk or take the bus before I ride on Wilshire. God I hate that road.
Fuck all this 'splainin. Just come out and ride if you want to on Wed. Should be fun.
City Hobgoblin03.24.08 - 2:11 pm
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^^ just to clarify: by "sort of oriented around fixed gears" I mean just that. You are welcome to ride a road bike, but be advised you will have to endure watching most of us spin and flail like hyperactive circus bears on the downhills. Pretty obnoxious.
City Hobgoblin03.24.08 - 2:20 pm
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"Fuck all this 'splainin. Just come out and ride"
Now that's a sympathy I can get behind.
Eric Hair03.25.08 - 12:12 am
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great turnout! the ride keeps getting bigger and better. good to see new faces!
ktown crawler03.27.08 - 9:20 am
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Tomorrow's ride (April 2) is cancelled due to rain on the forecast.
Unless this forecast is a little meteorologist April Fool's joke.
weather forecast
City Hobgoblin04.1.08 - 3:34 pm
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Ok, this time I'm really coming out. I got stuck at work last time.
And as of last Thursday I'm back to 5 chainring bolts!!
Eric Hair04.15.08 - 3:59 pm
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Haha I like how you added to the description of the ride:
"You might get dropped"
haha, that's how we roll!
-J-
Justin04.15.08 - 8:27 pm
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since im running on SLOpez mode with my recovering ankle i may not be able to keep up with forge part. but i would love to join you all for the gorge part. call me when u are about halfway done and i'll meet you at the gorge spot of choice.
(twoonethree)fourfourzero-zeroninesevenfour
Eddie GOpez04.15.08 - 9:13 pm
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city hobgoblin has a ~20 mi route ready for tonight...can't wait.
aiight eric hair, see you there man.
J - you know it!
eddie - we'll be eating cow parts at gui rim probably around 9-930...a kbbq place on 6th and manhattan. just look for a shit load of bikes locked up outside.
ktown crawler04.16.08 - 7:00 am
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my favorite ride. see you tonite.
indigis04.16.08 - 7:34 am
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Eddie, if I don't get dropped, I'll call you.
The BBQ place on 6th & Western-ish?
Maybe that's Manhattan...
Dave, you have a route?! You so sweet.
Eric Hair04.16.08 - 10:16 am
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Does this leave at 7:30 or meet at 7:30?
Eric Hair04.16.08 - 4:04 pm
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Meets....
and man I really want to go, but I'm sick with a head cold....
SHIT! Still might come anyway....
-J-
Justin04.16.08 - 7:07 pm
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It was a good one man....except that fuckin hill!
haha
but still good.
-J-
Justin04.17.08 - 9:45 am
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Good ride folks. Click below to see the route we took (as best I remember). Dave, make corrections where needed. Or don't.
Forge the Map
Eric Hair04.17.08 - 1:59 pm
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once again a great ride. thanks bingomaster for leading another winner.
indigis04.17.08 - 2:25 pm
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I live in Santa Monica now but grew up (14 years) on Irolo and San Marino. Could we pleeeeeaaase ride our bikes by there and throw rocks at the old brickstone.
SHIMMMMMINNNY SHAMM!!!
boogalooSHRIMP04.17.08 - 3:00 pm
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up? are the fun and games on for tonite?
indigis04.23.08 - 1:08 pm
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I'll be there.....
Hey, STAN, whats the deal?
Annie, you coming?
-J-
Justin04.23.08 - 6:49 pm
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Killed it with the speed last night....
Interesting ride through some cool spots...
Watchout for that river slime!!!
-J-
Justin04.24.08 - 9:38 am
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yo justin, i was in SF this week. sounds like you guys had a killer ride. i missed it!! damn.
ktown crawler04.24.08 - 10:17 am
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Yeah i heard the word....
It WAS a pretty amazing ride. Super cool, but kinda crazy, route!
-J-
Justin04.24.08 - 10:33 am
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Haha, hope everyone had a good time. Fuckin LA river!
Yeah, I wasn't crazy about the speed warz that broke out at the end... that's not my intention with this ride. If people wanna peel of the front and blast, that's cool, but I'm going to think of ways to keep it together a little better at the end.
We generally do a good job of keeping it together in the beginning, but mostly because I am der routenmeister and I keep that shit secret.
Supa rad to have some surprise cameos --- Annie, Tony Z, Jaime, Antonio, thanks so much for coming.
Antonio, clean your shorts, sucka!!
City Hobgoblin04.24.08 - 11:36 am
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twenty riders. blinking tail lights. the la river basin flat, smooth, and wide. industrial lights reflecting in the water to our left. epic ride. again.
indigis04.24.08 - 1:23 pm
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cityhobsnob! thanks for the awesome 'crazy' route! i had a blast, and i will try to adhere to the strick 'stay with the pack' philosophy (which i was unaware of) in the future. i blame it on tony z.
thanks carl and cityhobsnob for scouting the ride for antonio's unfortunate, but hilarious spill in the slime-shit in the la river!
meandmybluebike04.24.08 - 6:38 pm
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Annie you rule life.
Nah, we don't have a "stick with the pack" philosophy. If I could edit that comment I would. My post came out all wrong: I didn't intend to be critical of anyone, so please please please don't take offense.
What I meant to say is: if anyone felt like they were ditched at the end on that last stretch down Olympic, I apologize because that's not our intention. In the future we'll try to keep at least one of the planning committee rolling the usual 20-whatever speed, for those that don't feel like hitting the gas.
We're still trying to iron out the kinks of hosting a fast ride.
Hope that helps.
But enough of that. Wednesday was a ton of fun and I couldn't be happier with the group and all the positivity. So thank you again to everyone who came out.
Fun, factories, and fecal matter*.
*Antonio, was it poo or algae? Maybe a combination?
City Hobgoblin04.25.08 - 3:38 pm
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Oh, and to the dude that rode it on the mountian bike... you ruled. That was our fastest ride yet. You are teh fasty.
City Hobgoblin04.25.08 - 3:44 pm
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yeah stan is the man. damn wish i could roll this wed... but will be out of town.
yojimbo04.30.08 - 12:35 am
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Yes, we haz a route!
Also, last week a rider got separated from the group and got nabbed by a cop for running a red light while trying to catch up. Then the cop decided to be a real jerk and issued an additional ticket for no front light. So weak! We thought it would be sporting of us to take up a non-mandatory collection to help the rider fight the ticket. So if you feel like bringing $5, that would be fab.
Yay!
City Hobgoblin04.30.08 - 10:44 am
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haha passive resistance right?!
It's oooooon tonight mothers!
-J-
Justin04.30.08 - 11:56 am
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Bumpitty doo dah.
Ride tonight!
Should be a pretty mellow one.
City Hobgoblin05.7.08 - 10:08 am
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Pretty mellow, hah!!!!
CH, are we gonna hit any hills tonight? Imma switch my ratio; from 50x18 to 50x16...I wish I had a 17, that would be ideal.
Eric Hair05.7.08 - 10:22 am
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shiiiiiiiit.
I taco'd my rim and have to spend tonight replacing spokes and trueing a spare rim i have.
bla bla bla
-J-
Justin05.7.08 - 10:25 am
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@Hair -- nah, no hills. This one is flat. So bring out the big gear, dawg. Disco speed bike!
Justin, you taco'd one of the wheels on your Ciocc? Aw fuck that sucks. They don't make those sexy box rims anymore. :(
City Hobgoblin05.7.08 - 2:39 pm
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Yeah really sucks man,
but on the other hand, the alternative was slamming into a bus at high speed coming down 1st street in towndown. Sooooo, I guess I need to be greatful. haha
but i'm still bummed about missing tonight.
See you mothers next week.
-J-
Justin05.7.08 - 2:54 pm
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So I bootlegged it enough to work tonight.
Seeeee you there!!
-J-
Justin05.7.08 - 6:46 pm
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^^ that's what we do! Glad you could make it Annie. And so was Karl.
Justin, way to MacGyver that shit.
Nice to meet you Harry (Limefly, correct?)
indigis, que paso??? Everything OK?
City Hobgoblin05.8.08 - 10:17 am
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Balls over broadway!!
I came out last night, a block from the meet I realized I forgot something; rode back, looked at my phone and realized y'all we're prolly gone. Next time...next time.
Eric Hair05.8.08 - 10:26 am
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Yeah thanks man.
Although when I got home I realized I locked myself out of my house, wish I could have MacGuyver'ed my way into that mother. Sucked.
good, short ride though!
Nice to see the new faces....
-J-
Justin05.8.08 - 10:56 am
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damn. stopped to sip some gatoraide, hit a red light and lost you. continued on straight to san bernardino and still no k-town riders. made it to palm springs and still no blinky lights. i'm nearing the arizona border now and considering turning around and heading home. could i have missed a turn? i think not. i'll try to catch up by the next state border.
indigis05.8.08 - 5:53 pm
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That was the funnest! Thanks to everyone who came out last night. And by "came out" I mean told me they were gay. We're glad we made you feel that comfortable.
You might not have been aware, but we had a celeb in our midst last night. Matt, one of the co-founders of Swrve, graced our humble ride with his presence. Everyone go buy Swrve gear, those guys are super cool and you can only dream of being cool enough to wear their stuff, but fortunately for you this is capitalism so everything is for sale. What the hell am I talking about?
Get on it:
http://www.swrvecycling.com/
meandmybluebike we missed you times infinity!
indigis too.
City Hobgoblin05.15.08 - 12:07 pm
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i likes ktown f&g
im gunna do it again
HANDBONE05.15.08 - 1:28 pm
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Handbone, are you the guy on the right or the guy on the left in your profile photo? Either way come on back and bring your homies.
City Hobgoblin05.15.08 - 1:45 pm
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^^ That should have read:
If you're the dude on the left, come back and bring your homies.
If you're the dude on the right, DEFINITELY come back and bring your homies.
City Hobgoblin05.15.08 - 3:00 pm
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Darn, I won't be on the ride tonight, I'll be sitting on an airplane.
But we scouted up something rad last night.
All I gotta say is this won't be Silverlake, suckas!
They can't even spell "gentrification" where you fools are going tonight.
Ktown does it ghetto-er. Rollin the 'shaw!!
Preemptive apologies to the vegetarians.
See you in a week.
City Hobgoblin05.21.08 - 9:52 am
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That's right, fruits! Tonite we all's gon be hitting up the BBQ in Leimert Park. Bring yo whip, sum skrilla, and yo bulletproof, potnah! We ain't bout to get caught ridin' dirty! Sheeeit.
scooter mcgee05.21.08 - 10:03 am
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That said, fear not, for there is little doubt in my mind that they will be unable to apprehend our riding dirty.
scooter mcgee05.21.08 - 10:14 am
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damn. can't make it tonite. girlfriend in concert and missing that would lead to partial castration.
indigis05.21.08 - 11:49 am
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That route sounds too awesome. If Amtrak runs on time (for once), I might even make it back to LA in time to ride it. Otherwise, keep it real, ye Forgers and Gorgers...
nathansnider05.21.08 - 11:58 am
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damn. can't make it tonite. girlfriend in concert and missing that would lead to partial castration.
indigis
05.21.08 - 2:49 pm
BWAHAHAHAHAHA
SO NOT KING!
;-p
jchungerford05.21.08 - 1:39 pm
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sux i missed the BBQ and was able to catch the 2nd half only. was still fun.
jchungerford05.22.08 - 1:55 pm
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Hey y'all.......modify my route if you took a different path home. I left before every else. Jared, you came out?
Eric Hair05.22.08 - 6:00 pm
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okay, excuse my ignorance, because i am new to this shit, but if i wanna ride this thing, all i go to do is show up...and ride?
thank you in advance
3cafb05.28.08 - 5:29 pm
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No no no let me clarify. You must show up no later then 8 min before the set roll out time. Then you must find me out of the crowd, and give me 15 dollars for the gas it took me to get there. The and only then do u have the right to ride for the next month but it will only cost 5 dollars a month after that time. If you break the terms and agreement you are subject to a fee of 38 dollars and a processing fee of 12 dollars. Good luck and see you on the path!
theshues05.28.08 - 5:46 pm
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No no no let me clarify. You must show up no later then 8 min before the set roll out time. Then you must find me out of the crowd, and give me 15 dollars for the gas it took me to get there. The and only then do u have the right to ride for the next month but it will only cost 5 dollars a month after that time. If you break the terms and agreement you are subject to a fee of 38 dollars and a processing fee of 12 dollars. Good luck and see you on the path!
No bust seriously just show up and ride! You can bring me a tall boy if you want tho!!
theshues05.28.08 - 5:47 pm
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if jared comes out i'm not coming. he doesn't even have a fixed gear. and he snores.
indigis05.28.08 - 6:17 pm
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ahha okay,thank you for the run down. excuse the newbie. thanks. fuck, riding fixed gear is difficult. and tricky. =[
(i use to ride single speed)
neverthe less, thank you. =]
3cafb05.28.08 - 6:25 pm
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no fixie required. just ride fast for an hour and a half. you can do it.
stillline05.28.08 - 6:26 pm
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thanks for the words of encouragement. ima try and make it out tonight. this is my first ride with a bunch of people, or organized or whatever you wanna call it, its my first time. i just dont wanna be at the station and be like, "so what happens from here"
3cafb05.28.08 - 6:29 pm
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Show up and ride. Good mantra.
Bring your racing stomach. Better mantra.
Eric Hair05.28.08 - 6:31 pm
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tight tight
see you cats and kittens there
3cafb05.28.08 - 6:35 pm
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wait, why are the post in eastern time? or is jsut my computer?
3cafb05.28.08 - 6:38 pm
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Theres a note about it on the front of the site. The website is eastern time becuase EAST is better than west.
stillline05.28.08 - 7:01 pm
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To da dudes I met tonite..my bad I couldn't match I booked it early cause my chain popped n by da time I fixed it u guys where gone haha...so my bad but u guys got to far...next wendsday for sure...
LEENWONDER300005.28.08 - 10:31 pm
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man i wanna do it again. see you all next week, ive been too fucked up on wednesday.
HANDBONE05.28.08 - 10:53 pm
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Good times there were. Eagle Rock was a blast...
nathansnider05.29.08 - 12:26 am
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And I hope the Li'l Tokyo contingent found their potions alright. Did the shop have a special section for Forge Engorge?
nathansnider05.29.08 - 12:26 am
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sorry for the chaos and long wait times. next week's ride will be fast as well but with only 1 stop. noobs be prepared...it's gonna be a quick one.
stan
ktown crawler05.29.08 - 10:45 am
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@nathansnider: we opted for some novelty "condoms for small peckers". The joke was well received by the drunken birthday revelers.
@Adam the lizard: Thanks for coming out! OG Wolfpack homies are celeb status. This Sunday we sail! I wrote it on my calendar. In ink.
Thanks to everyone who came out.
And yes as for the ride, we fell far short of our standards for excellence. Our failure at the Americana was humiliating. The long stops and endless lolligagging were a stain on the figurative diaper of this ride. Next week we will be cracking the whip and we'll have a rad ride and eat somewhere cool. We owe it to the universe.
City Hobgoblin05.29.08 - 1:26 pm
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I miss 1 week and what the hell happens?!
Haha sounds kinda fun though.
See you locos next week.
-J-
Justin05.29.08 - 1:38 pm
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Meet 7:30ish and leave 8ish
-J-
Justin05.29.08 - 1:59 pm
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OK KLEAN.....ILL B DER....WAT ABOUT DIS FRIDAY DA L.A. CRITICAL MASS IS IT GONA B DEEP?
LEENWONDER300005.29.08 - 2:45 pm
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I'll be there for another helping.
And thanks for the props Dave.
adamthelizard05.29.08 - 3:00 pm
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the ride was fun last night. my legs were sore. damn fixed gear anyways, good times and i met some cool cats
3cafb05.29.08 - 6:55 pm
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I was glad to finish and sorry to hear that it was a slow one. If you guys went any faster I would have been dropped. I only hung on because of un-runable red lights and crashes.
stillline05.29.08 - 11:58 pm
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As advertised this week is the punishment ride. We will teach ourselves who is boss.
It's only fair to announce the route: Griffith Observatory. Yay! There is a link in the Upcoming Ride description if you're curious.
The pace will be not retarded.
City Hobgoblin06.4.08 - 10:46 am
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my knee is feeling better, so i hope to be returning to ride with you 'lost boys' (as nitai put it).
meandmybluebike06.4.08 - 12:51 pm
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Is that Lance K in the middle and me (post rhinoplasty) on the right?
I don't remember taking that photo. And I haven't had a jacket like that in ages.
Eric Hair06.4.08 - 1:44 pm
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ha!!! looks like it! but i think City Hobsnob is supposed to be Kiefer since he's the route master. and Karl can be the lady hanging on his shoulder since they're bff's.
meandmybluebike06.4.08 - 1:52 pm
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basket full of LOLZ......
my mountain bike is comin tonight, and it's bringing it's gears....fuck these hills....this is spin class Lance K!!!
Eric Hair06.4.08 - 2:02 pm
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This sounds funtastical! hahaha
I think i'm kinda glad I missed last week from the sound of it. ha.
Antonio and I will be at bike kitchen workin on our bikes for a bit, but will hopefully make it...
berd is the werd
-J-
Justin06.4.08 - 2:08 pm
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only losers from the mariposa bike gang missed the ride. ehh, i'm a loser.
meandmybluebike06.4.08 - 2:11 pm
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can anyone get the topographic elevation thing to work on the g-map link? what's our elevation gain gonna be tonight?
Eric Hair06.4.08 - 2:13 pm
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Haha its ok annie, tonight we will redeem the name of our age old gang!!!!
Ktown boogie down, mariposa bike gang!
-J-
Justin06.4.08 - 2:14 pm
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Yeah the elevation tool is all stoopid for some reason. I couldn't get it to work either.
mtb should be fine. I'm going to roll a lower gearing for this, mostly so it's comfortable to roll a slower pace. People are welcome to dart up the hill but I'm going to try to roll towards the back of the group.
Annie, you can come, but I don't want to see you using your big ring going up this hill. Otherwise I'll lock your bike to a tree and make you wait at the bottom. No hurting yourself!
@Justin, last week wasn't THAT bad, but it wasn't up to our high standards. It's not like it was as bad as a lil pups ride or anything. ha.
Jakob Z. German is going to be on his new fixed gear. Everyone compliment him. Because I did the build.
And yes... Gorge! Lots of talk about Thai food. Mmmm.
City Hobgoblin06.4.08 - 2:58 pm
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Hey, dude that wanted to buy my TT brake lever for your new Profile Design bullhorns.......I'll bring it today.......Justin was that you?
Bring $10. and meet me at Wilshire and Western....there's supposed to be a ride tonight.......... : P
Eric Hair06.4.08 - 3:50 pm
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Damn you guys *shakes fist*
Saw you all go by as I was frantically trying to get my bike rolling (with annies help of course) but to no avail.
next week its on suckaz!
-J-
Justin06.4.08 - 10:19 pm
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Sorry we missed you guys.
Tonight was a fun ride.
Thanks
adamthelizard06.4.08 - 11:10 pm
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Wow. The punishment was definitely more fun than the crime. Solid climb plus observatory view plus cheap BYOB Thai place equals superb Forge'n'Gorge experience.
nathansnider06.5.08 - 12:41 am
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Thanks to everyone who came! I love you guys!
Eric Hair, I like your Elysian park idea. Don't let me forget that.
The cat's out of the bag on LAfixed, might as well be here too. Next week, Roscoe's chicken and waffles.
Soon we'll do a vegan restaurant to show love to our vegan contingent.
City Hobgoblin06.5.08 - 12:05 pm
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Ok sounds dope. But can we do it at the end as opposed to in the middle???
Just sayin.
Number 13 with a large sunrise baby!!
-J-
Justin06.5.08 - 12:55 pm
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What the hell is up with LAfixed? Site keeps goes from bad to worse and back to bad again. People complain about this forum but at least it works. Jeebus.
OK, we have a good route for tonight. Traditional style. Sweet and to the point. Looking forward to it!
Stan, if you get a chance post it in the ride calendar. Thanks!
City Hobgoblin06.11.08 - 10:38 am
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done! hope you guys have a good one! i'll be jealous the whole time. =(
ktown crawler06.11.08 - 10:49 am
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What? No stan tonight? You better have a hot date or something.
City Hobgoblin06.11.08 - 10:50 am
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yeah, not gonna be able to make it tonight. gotta take the gf out for dinner. =)
i have my eye on a new crankset. what do you think about the andel/kazane/soma hellyer cranks? pretty damn good for ~80 bucks off ebay and gives a true 42mm chainline. 144 bcd and i read some reviews that said they were pretty good. i can't pull the trigger on sugino 75s...my bike doesn't deserve them.
ktown crawler06.11.08 - 11:02 am
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Chainline is achieved by way of the bottom bracket. A 42mm chainline is dependent on having the right BB spindle length, and that varies per crankset.
As far as the Hellyer, Hell no! Ha, just kidding, I'm sure they're fine, I haven't read any negative reviews. Sugino 75s are overkill for the street anyway. I have Sugino RDs (probably equivalent to the hellyers) on one of my bicycles and I can't tell the difference.
Have a good time tonight! We'll miss ya. (Take her to Neptunes!)
City Hobgoblin06.11.08 - 12:20 pm
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I thought chainline was all about the dish baby!!!!!
If I make it tonight Imma have to break off around 8pm for Kalie's last ride in the city of angels. Forge & Gorge totally welcome fo sh0.
Eric Hair06.11.08 - 12:27 pm
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i'm bugging off tonite. gf birthday and she doesn't like korean food.
indigis06.11.08 - 12:44 pm
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Hair, so you're going to attend our ride which starts at 8pm, and then break off at 8pm? Well it will be nice to see you at the meet up spot and ride with you for 0 seconds. yay!
City Hobgoblin06.11.08 - 3:38 pm
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Well I guess I waltzed myself into that one didn't I?!
Why we always startin' so late these days?
Eric Hair06.11.08 - 3:44 pm
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Q: "Why we always startin' so late these days?"
A: I think the fact that I'm in charge these days has a lot to do with it. Straight slacker status. 4 lyfe.
City Hobgoblin06.11.08 - 3:55 pm
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Yes, but last week I was late, and everyone was like "what the fuck."
City Hobgoblin06.11.08 - 5:07 pm
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ERIC HAIR -- I'd like to hit you up for route advice for this weeks ride.
City Hobgoblin06.16.08 - 12:03 pm
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Not sure how much help I can be, but gimme a jingle...
626 6BB 7II3
Eric Hair06.16.08 - 1:14 pm
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City Hobgoblin, remember, I still have photos of Aniie in a two piece bikini that may find it's way onto this thread.
I AM Traffic06.17.08 - 10:00 am
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Thanks Cole, but I'm not sure if it's smart to escalate this conflict. I have a feeling little miss point and shoot has a treasure trove of bullshit I would rather not see on the internet...
City Hobgoblin06.17.08 - 11:44 am
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This week we show love to the Chinatown Chill ride.
After we ride the fuck out of the city, of course.
<3
(^ heart, not balls.)
City Hobgoblin06.17.08 - 3:34 pm
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yeah!! i always thought <3 looked like balls on ice cream cone!
soso06.17.08 - 3:44 pm
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/ Watermelon Girls bike reference?? LOL classic
losism06.18.08 - 10:01 am
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Hell Yeah! I'm gonna bring the right bike this time.
stillline06.18.08 - 11:33 am
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if i have enough guts, i might come out and try this ride tonight.
funanu06.18.08 - 11:52 am
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now after finally "getting" the cougar thing (in my exclusive circle we simply call it MILF) I'm now trying to figure out how many hills bingo and the leaders have planned for us tonite.
should i pull out my road bike? knees still a bit shaky after the lifecycle ride. what's planned for tonite?
indigis06.18.08 - 11:58 am
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You guys know we have to get to Spring Street at 9pm to order food, right? Lance might be able to hook us up a little later, but 9 is technically when the kitchen closes.
theroyalacademy06.18.08 - 1:17 pm
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@Craig: the route is chill tonight. We put off the hills for next week. Also, we have some lovely ladies signing in on LAfixed, so I'm going to try to keep the pace on the mellow side (ie not a blast fest. ha) You should be cool on the track bike, but of course ride whatevs.
Hope to see ya tonight!
@royalacademy:
I stopped by the Smoke House yesterday when I was done scouting the route and spoke with Lance about the plans to have the Koreatown ride join up. He told me they close up at 9pm, but cyclists doing the ride hang there for drinks after 9pm. So yeah, we might not make it for food, but that's fine, Chinatown has tons of options. I'm going to try to find some wonton soup!
City Hobgoblin06.18.08 - 3:09 pm
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My friend Brian and I will be spinning records tonight at Trickmilla's "Def Before Disco" night at Barcade tonight if you gais want to stop by.
cabhauler06.18.08 - 3:28 pm
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Wow, I love Wonton Soup!!!!! you have good taste<3 (-balls not heart)
puglife06.18.08 - 3:55 pm
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@CG Cool. Just wanted to make sure, since BBQ is mentioned in the ride post.
theroyalacademy06.18.08 - 4:04 pm
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Shit, I have some training shit at work.
Are you guys rolling through downtown?
If so I will meet up with you.... any idea where you'll be round 8???
-J-
Justin06.18.08 - 4:04 pm
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Hey can you just hold the ride till 830?
-j-
Justin06.18.08 - 4:13 pm
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lets definitely meet up with china town mosey!
mikeywally06.18.08 - 4:22 pm
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Justin:
"Hey can you just hold the ride till 830? "
For you? Fuck no. Ha.
But yes we will be rolling through downtown. Come meet up with us! The route master will divulge secret route info, but only for you, and only this once!
Here is the route through downtown. I redacted the rest of the route because I can't risk it falling into the hands of the Lil Pups.
Pico to Fig to 2nd to Main.
Visual:
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2001317
City Hobgoblin06.18.08 - 4:47 pm
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Thanks everyone for coming out!
The fun stuff. For sure.
City Hobgoblin06.19.08 - 10:16 am
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im really glad i came out to ride!!! i didnt think i could do the whole ride but i pushed myself and kept up the whole way. i'll most def be there next week!!!
funanu06.19.08 - 10:36 am
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it was a nice route with a good pace david. i enjoyed myself thoroughly. Was just bummed that there wasn't a more coordinated effort to go eat like it used to be, but its understandable that when the turnout is high, its hard to get everyone together to do so.
jchungerford06.19.08 - 10:36 am
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jc:
"Was just bummed that there wasn't a more coordinated effort to go eat like it used to be, but its understandable that when the turnout is high"
Totally. General apologies that grabbing a meal before the Chinatown mosey wasn't better coordinated. It sort of turned into "choose your own adventure" which is not how we normally do it.
But yes I'm not sure how we're going to handle it with the high turnout. Last week it was a miracle that Roscoe's was able to assemble a table for 20 heads on the spot; this week was an even higher turn out.
I wish Grand Central was open til 10. Problem solved!
City Hobgoblin06.19.08 - 2:27 pm
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mean blue bitch:
"it's because they didn't want you to gorge with them."
speak for yourself missy!
City Hobgoblin06.19.08 - 2:29 pm
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Annie -- I seem to be out of flowers, so I got you a pretty bird instead.
City Hobgoblin06.20.08 - 2:38 pm
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Oh and I like how you just saved that boner pic on Marino's computer.
tisk tisk. I'm so telling.
City Hobgoblin06.20.08 - 4:39 pm
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marino's computer is safe. it's my own laptop that i have to worry about.
meandmybluebike06.20.08 - 4:41 pm
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keeping the n00bs away with BOANER pics. Send this ride back underground. Nice work.
Hills this week. Hills.
City Hobgoblin06.24.08 - 3:27 pm
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Hey, the boner pic is a good visual reference in the thread; for those quick scrolls to the bottom. And CH right, nothing says CORE ELITE like a boner mascot.
Aww..hills. Elysian Park?
Looks like it's gonna be Mountain Bike 2 Analog BBQ
Eric Hair06.24.08 - 4:01 pm
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We haz a route! It's rad!
It's also very not-for-beginners.
-Be prepared for some hills (see above post.)
-There are some sketchy parts so please take it easy!
-Please roll with the pack on this one. The ride will start out flat, so people will want to jam, but there are hills late in the ride. Normally I don't mind people blasting ahead and shouting directions to them as need be, but let's keep it together on this one.
-yay!
City Hobgoblin06.25.08 - 10:17 am
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should i stay to the back of the ride, to not bruise the male egos?
meandmybluebike06.25.08 - 2:53 pm
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looks like the only ego that's going to be bruised tonight is my own.
this is a difficult hill folks. i rode it once last year with cole, but it was after having already ridden 70 miles. maybe it's not a difficult as i remember, but it left an impression in my head as the "never ending steep hill".
k-town thrown down: i'm scurd!
meandmybluebike06.25.08 - 3:18 pm
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i can't hang with that, y'all have fun
Eric Hair06.25.08 - 5:25 pm
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It was a great ride last night kids!!!
Thanks to the scouters....and our resident photographer, even if we do complain alot!
-J-
Justin06.26.08 - 3:51 pm
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yeah. you bitches complain way too much about me taking the photos and then say "when are you posting the photos? lemme see!! lemme see!!!"
meandmybluebike06.26.08 - 9:37 pm
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i posted some photos on the MR site and here is a link to my flickr account:
a href="http://flickr.com/photos/ricebowlhaircut/sets/72157605837315419/">The Hills Have Flats Ride Photos
meandmybluebike06.30.08 - 3:00 pm
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What ever happened to the pics that some of the other folks took on the Observatory ride. We had a good solid group photo or two; where dat at!!! I know Eric (not me) took one and someone else too.
Eric Hair06.30.08 - 3:21 pm
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that ride NEVER HAPPENED!
what's going on for the route this week?
meandmybluebike06.30.08 - 3:41 pm
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Did you
see the calendar entry? Mt. Baldy. Like, totally, fer serious...
In other words, I have no idea. I'm sure it'll be fun.
nathansnider07.2.08 - 5:12 pm
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Just be there mothers!
Its always good in our hood!
-J-
Justin07.2.08 - 6:42 pm
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nathansnider:
"Did you see the calendar entry? Mt. Baldy. Like, totally, fer serious... "
Haha, we were joking about that, did Stan actually put it? Nice.
Awesome time folks, thanks for coming out.
The best part of the ride last night was Eddie Gopez called me like 5 times before the ride saying
"I'm coming",
"no, sorry, I can't come",
"wait, I'm coming again",
"wait, now I'm not..."
What the fuck Eddie. I ordered a cake that said "welcome to the K-town ride Eddie", and then I had to call and cancel, and then re-order it, and then re-cancel it, and then re-re-order it, and then re-re-cancel it.
In the end they sent out a goon to kick my ass, and charged me for the cake just for the trouble. Make up yer fuckin mind.
City Hobgoblin07.3.08 - 2:53 pm
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hey was that you guys yelling my name at 2am last night?? <3 you all.
redridinghood07.4.08 - 1:01 am
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KTown Throw Down rider as the Sexiest Photo right now, folks. Limited time! oh! ...it's gone.
meandmybluebike07.11.08 - 8:05 pm
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hola people. this thread has been kinda quiet lately.
ktown crawler07.15.08 - 8:21 am
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did i hear a request for a boner pic??? appreciate, uncle davey. view is as a bookmark.
meandmybluebike07.15.08 - 12:52 pm
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AND I GOT JUMPED ON FOR POSTING A PIC OF A CHICK IN A BIKINI, DOUBLE STANDARD AT WORK, I GUESS YOU GOT TO BE 'ELITE CORE' TO GET AWAY WITH IT, RIGHT?
eddieboyinla07.16.08 - 7:17 am
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ok so i'm moving to ktown in a few weeks and looking for rides and people to ride with. Am I understanding this correctly, that this ride is a weekly event?
onelessfixie07.16.08 - 4:29 pm
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aNNIe... you are being such a horn dog!!! u need a cold shower.
Eddie GOpez07.16.08 - 5:39 pm
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where is it going tonight.
i still suck at climbing.
Eddie GOpez07.16.08 - 5:41 pm
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"ok so i'm moving to ktown in a few weeks and looking for rides and people to ride with. Am I understanding this correctly, that this ride is a weekly event?"
yes. We don't talk about it much in here because annie's bombed the thread with penie pics.
City Hobgoblin07.16.08 - 5:56 pm
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I'm missing out again tonight....
3 flats last wednesday and no time to figure out why....bla
-J-
Justin07.16.08 - 7:37 pm
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bumpy bumpy.
As mentioned in the ride description, and the "Ktown to LBC" thread, we're riding to Long Beach this week. Check out the ride description menu for details. ----->
Hooray!!
City Hobgoblin07.29.08 - 3:47 pm
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Will there be a ride this Wednesday, I have not seen any posts.
samlevison86208.5.08 - 5:14 pm
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Yes. By the look of the discussion on LAFixed, they're scouting the route tonight. I assume that Stan just hasn't gotten around to posting it on this site yet.
nathansnider08.5.08 - 5:46 pm
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^ Correct-O.
Nathan, cool running into you on Friday. Did you attend that Boredoms+88 show? Or was there a ride or something?
City Hobgoblin08.13.08 - 11:14 am
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sorry you missed out snobgoblin. nathan was busy pummelng me with his pillow!
meandmybluebike08.13.08 - 2:14 pm
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Ha! Yeah, I went to the Boredoms show and then assaulted strangers and friends with the rough pillowplay.
Was bummed to miss the ride last week (blame my last minute start), but I'll be out tonight for sure.
nathansnider08.13.08 - 2:48 pm
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Are we really hitting the observatory tonight?
Eric Hair08.13.08 - 6:48 pm
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^^ nah, the Observatory talk was all tough-guy posturing. We pitched quarters for an hour or so and talked shit on eachother's bikes, El Rich won the pot, then we walked across the street and snuck tall boys into Dennys and made immature remarks until 10:30, and then headed home.
Fuck riding, it's too much work.
City Hobgoblin08.14.08 - 12:55 pm
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What attached itself to your testicles!? Sheesh!
I had to fix my rack, which involved a trip to Home Depot; by the time I finished I was out of the running. : (
Eric Hair08.14.08 - 2:17 pm
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Slander! Against his own ride!
Hobgoblin is a liar. We actually rode around Hollywood with bandanas on our faces, shouting at the cagers about high oil prices. Then we hung a McKinney/Clemente '08 banner on a freeway overpass and grabbed some organic bananas and expired salads from the Trader Joes dumpster for dinner.
The Observatory was fun.
nathansnider08.14.08 - 3:00 pm
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Wow!
Ride KTFG, it'll give you a juicy self-righteous feeling!
Eric Hair08.14.08 - 3:05 pm
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psh. Whatever Hair. You're the one not attending his local ride. You and Gopez should just sell your bikes and start a tiddly-winks club.
Hey, did you hear Johnny is going to be in town next weekend? And I think he'll actually be here for more than 3 hours this time.
City Hobgoblin08.14.08 - 5:39 pm
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So we bring tiddly winks back into fashion, just so you can scoff at it from behind your legs and perspiration. I'll pass bandana goblin.
Cool (i think) to hear about johnny comin back. He never hangs out with me anyway. I called him last time I was in SF and I got nada. That guy is so fly he'll put both of us in our place. SHIEET!!
Eric Hair08.14.08 - 7:16 pm
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my koreatown ass in going to joing u guys soon.
aksendz08.14.08 - 8:19 pm
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aksendz, update that profile sucka, so we know who you are!
@Hair -- ha, Johnny just messaged me that he canceled his trip. What a nerd. I guess that means I'll have to go up there and torture him sooner.
City Hobgoblin08.15.08 - 3:25 pm
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update = put a picture or something in your profile so we know who you are.
;)
City Hobgoblin08.18.08 - 1:37 pm
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i've wanted to do a ktown for awhile, but i am a little daunted.
however, i can ride fast and i won't feel too bad if i get dropped so perhaps this week is the week.
ohnoitschlo08.18.08 - 2:43 pm
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HAY GUYS!
We were talking about this on LAfixed, but just wanted to drop a note here for Justin and anyone else who uses this site more.
Tomorrow (Tuesday) night is the Venice alley cat race. Who is interested in riding out from K-town to participate or watch?
Registration closes at 7:50, so we should aim to be there at 7:30, so I think that would mean rolling at 6:30 for those who may want to compete. We'll be leaving from 840 S Hobart at 6:30.
City Hobgoblin08.18.08 - 3:57 pm
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bumpie!
VCR race, anyone?
You cannot defeat my 4-head Sony.
Betamax for bar spins.
City Hobgoblin08.19.08 - 9:54 am
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is anyone riding out from the westside to wilshire & western?
ohnoitschlo08.20.08 - 2:18 pm
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I live near crank mob park if you want to ride out to wilshire and western.
310 seven 33 656 seven
Lizzard08.20.08 - 4:35 pm
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Ah i forgot i had to do something else. Nevermind
Lizzard08.20.08 - 4:40 pm
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last week was awesome. sorry to those who got dropped, but we ride fast and City Hobgoblin rides faster.
this week we're going to the beach. CH always has something up his sleeve.
ktown crawler08.26.08 - 9:06 am
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Which Beach? Long Beach, Venice, SM?
Grimlock08.26.08 - 9:14 pm
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just poppin in to see what y'all are up to.... hmmmmm a lot of rides going to the beach this week.... what ever for??
Roadblock08.26.08 - 9:15 pm
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Yes we all love the K-town ride but where are we going? Anybody? Bueller? Bueller?
Grimlock08.27.08 - 2:41 pm
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We're going to ride around and get all emotional about the fleeting moments of a squandered summer.
Ride will be 32 miles tonight. Bring stuff. Don't be the guy who rides up to me at mile 25 and says "can we stop? I need potassium."
yay!
City Hobgoblin08.27.08 - 3:17 pm
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Thanks everyone for coming out! I think we taught ourselves a lesson we will never forget.
Tracy, it was nice to meet you, and thanks for coming!
City Hobgoblin08.28.08 - 10:27 am
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um, I forget.
But thanks for reminding me to make sure my caps lock is off.
City Hobgoblin08.28.08 - 1:40 pm
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oh damn... you guys left and i came chasing after about 5-10 minutes later... no one was at the taco truck ! I CRIED !!!
nah ... wish i couldve found you guys and hung out a while... anyways I had a fun time on your ride... thanks ;)
thestolba09.3.08 - 11:41 pm
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flats, cops, and old people in the way...
was i playing the old NES paper boy ?!?!?!
thestolba09.4.08 - 8:47 am
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Yo David I know yer in Europe reading this... Thanx 4 a good ride, me and my new tire will be back
p.s. Soma Everwears are great on skids, but they have shotty sidewalls
tallcans4tallbikes09.5.08 - 12:21 am
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what are the paces of the ride...we talkin hauling ass or just a moderate pace let me know i would like to join!!!
pretti*ugli09.10.08 - 3:41 pm
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thanks!!! i live about 3 miles from hollywood park(inglewood right?) so ill head out with you guys...thanks mr tall guy on a tall bike with a long beard...
pretti*ugli09.10.08 - 3:54 pm
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dang down to the LBC.... nice. Nice pics Annie...
digablesoul09.10.08 - 10:40 pm
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al!
yeah, it was about 28.5 miles and a little under 1.5 hours with a flat. it was great to ride down there and meet up with the wednesday long beach crew and the oc crew that rode up. it felt like a special night. then we all rode over the bridge to the queen mary, but left after lingering outside the ship for about a minute. perhaps the security guards had issues with us, but we had to leave to catch the last train back up to la. we all packed into one metro car and bought some sour straw candies that this woman was randomly selling.
it was nice to see some of the lafixed originals out on the ktown ride, as well.
meandmybluebike09.10.08 - 10:54 pm
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this noob got owned!!! You guys pushed!!!
hey sorry i kept u guys looking for me last night. I had a long ride the previous night so i decided to take a short cut-florence 2 prairie.
Thanks for the exercise and i am definitely doing that shit again!!! maybe ill get a phone # next time...just so i can let someone know...
sincerely,
-owned-
pretti*ugli09.11.08 - 9:54 am
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Bump for the K-Towners who are drooling about the great food in their neighborhood while complaining about the lack of rides.
Hint: The Forge and Gorge still happens. It's the only reason I got an account on lafixed.
nathansnider11.25.08 - 5:57 pm
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I would totally do the forge and gorge, its 2 blocks from my house...but they meet to early. cuts into my study time
la duderina11.25.08 - 6:03 pm
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It doesn't really leave until 8. Sometime when you're not studying (does that ever happen?), you should come out. Or wait for HMW, which is always on the horizon...
The Forge and Gorge is my favorite ride in LA. The people are chill, even if the pace is not, and it has thusfar proved immune to Serious Cycling Syndrome, a tragic disease which tends to afflict some of the faster-paced rides (or so I have been told).
nathansnider11.25.08 - 7:38 pm
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yeah 8 is too early. lol But when the semester is over I'll definitely come out. I actually tried this ride once...on my hybrid w/rack and all. needless to say I got dropped. lol. still meets at wilshire/western right?
what is HPW? or HMW? or whatever those initials were that I can't remember right now..
la duderina11.25.08 - 7:45 pm
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Forgin and Gorgin toniiight.
wooo hooo for no schooool.
la duderina01.7.09 - 11:29 am
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then come out and do it funanu.
I believe it is 7:30 wilshire/western.
la duderina01.7.09 - 1:03 pm
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yeah i might come out and ride.
funanu01.7.09 - 1:14 pm
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I wish I was coming out, but I'm still searching for a new bike. From the look of the lafixed thread this week, it'll be a pretty small crowd.
nathansnider01.7.09 - 5:55 pm
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you were right nathan, a couple riders showed up, but were obviously scared off by me and the homie.
Oh well I made him a grilled cheese and we're about to blast down to long beach if anyone wants to try to catch us on the river path!!!!!!!!
la duderina01.7.09 - 8:42 pm
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Oh no - tonight is the last Forge 'n Gorge
ever! It's the end of a K-Town tradition. If you've ever wanted to do this ride, now's your last chance. As in literally, like,
now. 8pm, Wilshire and Western.
nathansnider07.1.09 - 7:36 pm
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seriously? I just saw them tonight twice riding....looked fun. i was just telling some friends that i was gonna try to do it next week.
barleye responding to a
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Ridazz Roulette!
Barcade moved to 
Big and orange you say?
Hair -- sorry.
city hobsnob appears to enjoy rising body parts...
is this guy riding tonight? (with dog in basket?)
Annie ----------------->
