tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816963370961230616.comments2022-04-12T02:29:06.277-07:00brider's placebrider (aka David)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13636927359421283749noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816963370961230616.post-63564159361244761752014-04-25T07:34:14.719-07:002014-04-25T07:34:14.719-07:00Wet is wet, but soggy feet really kill morale.Wet is wet, but soggy feet really kill morale.Chris Bonnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00928862715207098318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816963370961230616.post-51310576894595025932014-03-06T18:41:24.591-08:002014-03-06T18:41:24.591-08:00I felt the same way at the death of my grandfather...I felt the same way at the death of my grandfather. I watched while disease slowly took his body and mind. The stress of caring for him and the pain of seeing him deteriorate is not something we really cherished. It is better to remember him as he lived most of his life, brilliant and lively.Chris Bonnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00928862715207098318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816963370961230616.post-17579660494136072052014-02-28T03:05:29.044-08:002014-02-28T03:05:29.044-08:00David - this is very touching. Thank you for post...David - this is very touching. Thank you for posting for all of us to see. We will miss your father very much. May God bless all of you as you mourn the loss of this great servant of God. Your cousin, ScottScotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01889462314895743387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816963370961230616.post-54145433174463629442014-02-14T08:42:26.780-08:002014-02-14T08:42:26.780-08:00Thanks David! That's pretty funny. I actuall...Thanks David! That's pretty funny. I actually bought the Surly because of the cantilever brakes. Too many bad experiences with Avid BB5 disc brakes. Cheers!Tony Russellhttp://www.northseattlecyclist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816963370961230616.post-88011932380730811572014-02-13T13:58:32.272-08:002014-02-13T13:58:32.272-08:00Hey Tony! I actually ended up selling the Cross Ch...Hey Tony! I actually ended up selling the Cross Check to a young lady in Portland. While I liked the ride, I was never in love with the cantilever brakes. After building my own design with Dave Levy in a 3-day class at Ti Cycles Fabrication, I decided to sell the CC. I rode that bike at Leavenworth.brider (aka David)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13636927359421283749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816963370961230616.post-35321301441414394002014-02-13T10:57:53.437-08:002014-02-13T10:57:53.437-08:00Love what you wrote about your Surly Cross Check. ...Love what you wrote about your Surly Cross Check. I recently got one as well and really loving the way the bike rides. Were you planning on taking the Surly on the Gran Fondo Leavenworth? I signed up for the Gran Fondo (still trying to explain that to my friends) and was planning to take my Surly.Tony Russellhttp://www.northseattlecyclist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816963370961230616.post-31305854245494794892014-01-03T06:35:49.462-08:002014-01-03T06:35:49.462-08:00I went through a similar thing about 20 years ago ...I went through a similar thing about 20 years ago downsizing her from a house to an apartment. She had saved everything from aluminum paper to wrapping paper. It took us weeks to deal with it. I was in college so one benefit was that I furnished an entire apartment if my own with the hand-me-downs.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804670752679657855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816963370961230616.post-55598067340942716022013-12-08T08:26:21.352-08:002013-12-08T08:26:21.352-08:00You couldn't be more right. I wish everyone in...You couldn't be more right. I wish everyone in America would hear this message, because most of them have safety completely backwards. I sum it up like this: Safety is what you do, not what you wear.<br /><br />The best way to avoid being hurt in a crash is to not crash, and HELMETS DO NOT PREVENT CRASHES.<br /><br />But that's the American way; trying to solve our problems with technology instead of behavior.Chris Bonnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00928862715207098318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816963370961230616.post-38458278060777862522013-12-07T20:10:41.577-08:002013-12-07T20:10:41.577-08:00Certainly a valid question. I know there are many ...Certainly a valid question. I know there are many riders in the south end who don't ride the track simply because of the drive to Redmond or Portland. Given a track nearby, they would ride. Also, with a track available through the fall, winter, and spring, many track riders would make the drive for an indoor velodrome. As for spectators, that is something that followed by several years at Marymoor. I don't expect John Q. Public to be savvy to track riding (heck, most of them would just as soon ALL bikes be banned), but revenues generated and funds brought into the area are good for every one. I don't know if anything will come of it -- as I said, this is just in the wild idea stage. I have some other thoughts kicking around. Something is going to stick.brider (aka David)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13636927359421283749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816963370961230616.post-53058779894963497542013-12-06T22:47:55.163-08:002013-12-06T22:47:55.163-08:00As another resident of South Hill, surely you must...As another resident of South Hill, surely you must know that local interest in a velodrome is nonexistent (if you want to ask the man-in-the-street of Pierce Co., first you'd have to explain what a velodrome is). Do you think people would travel from Portland, Olympia, Seattle, etc. would travel to race/spectate? Serious question.Chris Bonnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00928862715207098318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816963370961230616.post-91173289946809484782013-09-26T16:32:01.247-07:002013-09-26T16:32:01.247-07:00Aren't I your mid-life crisis? Along with havi...Aren't I your mid-life crisis? Along with having a newborn just about a month prior to your 50th?!?<br /><br />:-D <3Lisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816963370961230616.post-76968650099492686252013-09-12T21:40:58.427-07:002013-09-12T21:40:58.427-07:00The wife and me just got the shoe from Skechers Ma...The wife and me just got the shoe from Skechers Malaysia for reveiw over here and so far I'm simply loving in in the one run I've done in it so far. <br /><br />I've the same issues about the looseness of the shoe without the insoles. I had to use thicker socks to get them to be snug. The wife just switched her insoles with her Bionic Ride and they seemed to be just fine. I might just do that too. <br /><br />Taking them out for test session number 2 this weekend but right now, I'm simply loving the shoe, a huge improvement from the GOtrail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816963370961230616.post-12388224194948792872013-07-09T03:25:01.141-07:002013-07-09T03:25:01.141-07:00Great post and well said, the safety equipment is ...Great post and well said, the safety equipment is for when being safe fails!Christopher Morelockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04491785610585603214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816963370961230616.post-61024328881326284352013-06-26T09:39:58.958-07:002013-06-26T09:39:58.958-07:00Hey Daryl,
Sure, they'll survive some road mil...Hey Daryl,<br />Sure, they'll survive some road mileage just fine. The soles are similar in material to the Go Run. Like you, I felt a little too much room, mostly in the mid foot, when taking out the insole to get to zero drop. I had another pair of flat insoles which I substituted, and that worked perfectly.brider (aka David)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13636927359421283749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816963370961230616.post-55724781116056928062013-06-26T08:32:08.816-07:002013-06-26T08:32:08.816-07:00Been a huge skecher's fan since the first go r...Been a huge skecher's fan since the first go run shoe. The thing that works best for me is the soft heel counters. I have had a previous achillers insertion surgery. Got my bionic trails last week and flat out love them, but they were just a little loose when the insert was removed. Liking the zero drop option, I took the insert out of a pair of wore out go rides that I had. Perfect. I try and run mostly trails, but time and work make for a couple of short road runs durring the week. Think they will hold up well sprinkling in a few road miles a week? Daryl Reednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816963370961230616.post-31833768869732729592013-06-14T06:21:57.968-07:002013-06-14T06:21:57.968-07:00I'll be building in steel, and maybe at some p...I'll be building in steel, and maybe at some point branching out into aluminum. Titanium would be the ultimate, but that's a long skills-honing road I may never travel. Fillet brazing frees one from the geometrical confines of lugs, so I'll mostly be building in that method. Inputs from the buyer would be mostly about fit and feel. I'd hope that some one who was in the market for a custom frame would already have their fit dialed, so it would grow from there.brider (aka David)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13636927359421283749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816963370961230616.post-20604121616144080612013-06-14T06:12:10.211-07:002013-06-14T06:12:10.211-07:00Very interested in seeing how this develops. What ...Very interested in seeing how this develops. What do you plan to use for medium (aluminum/steel/ti/carbon) and what do you predict your price point to be? (obviously you're probably not quite at that point yet, but it's good to start thinking about.) How much (if any) input do you plan to take from the buyer? <br /><br />A bike not made in a factory overseas still appeals to a lot of us out there.<br /><br />Your bike looks great btw. Someday I really hope I get a chance to take one of those workshops.Christopher Morelockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04491785610585603214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816963370961230616.post-39450905326614243372013-05-16T10:15:10.111-07:002013-05-16T10:15:10.111-07:00Good read, Although I'd argue that for some of...Good read, Although I'd argue that for some of us (me) nitpicking over those 1-2watt gains is what gets us in the zone.Christopher Morelockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04491785610585603214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816963370961230616.post-88761307441803894732013-04-23T08:23:57.438-07:002013-04-23T08:23:57.438-07:00Chillax - man. I think that it was to be expected ...Chillax - man. I think that it was to be expected that St A's would do something. It is a bigger race right after the event. This seems pretty non-invasive to me. Also, I think that it helps people who might be on edge to relax a little bit because it is harder to hide something in a clear bag. And the clear bags do help anybody who's looking to focus on the other bags that could hide something. Comparing this to the lunacy of taking off our shoes at airport screenings this actually makes some sense to me. Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804670752679657855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816963370961230616.post-44171009645335042832013-02-19T16:15:42.980-08:002013-02-19T16:15:42.980-08:00Thanks Dave -- Now I know how this works though I ...Thanks Dave -- Now I know how this works though I do enjoy getting the new bikes<br /><br />--EricAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816963370961230616.post-5291783670082852542013-02-11T10:47:27.391-08:002013-02-11T10:47:27.391-08:00@ Trishie -- My second, my wife's first.@ Trishie -- My second, my wife's first.brider (aka David)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13636927359421283749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816963370961230616.post-26763631419160232352013-02-11T08:05:59.318-08:002013-02-11T08:05:59.318-08:00congratulations! is this your first?congratulations! is this your first?Trishiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901109079578428132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816963370961230616.post-81446381528641393082013-02-11T07:21:40.132-08:002013-02-11T07:21:40.132-08:00Wow! Congratulations to you both!Wow! Congratulations to you both!derscotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16562035275775508430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816963370961230616.post-60276403995143664402013-01-23T06:24:10.504-08:002013-01-23T06:24:10.504-08:00I highly recommend it! Some kind of "fatter t...I highly recommend it! Some kind of "fatter tire" road bike is just so much fun. I haven't taken it truly off-road yet, but with some beefier tires, gravel roads are in my near future.brider (aka David)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13636927359421283749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816963370961230616.post-88600149064443979052013-01-23T06:08:53.912-08:002013-01-23T06:08:53.912-08:00looks great! I'm still holding out on adding a...looks great! I'm still holding out on adding a cross bike to the stable...but this has me tempted.Christopher Morelockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04491785610585603214noreply@blogger.com