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• Posted in thread: A Place I love to bike on 07/31/2010 at 10:30PM
  I go to school in Polk County, Oregon. Its a definite backwater but the roads crisscross through endless
  hay fields, hop farms and hazelnut orchards. Miles and miles of nothing but great scenery. I've...

• Posted in thread: operating cost per mile??? on 07/31/2010 at 10:22PM
  I have been riding my bike since I found it on the side of the road nine years ago. I have spent about
  $140 on parts, $50-60 on lubes and soaps, and maybe $150 on tools.Non-summer riding I probably do...

• Posted in thread: good parts store? on 07/31/2010 at 8:09PM
  So my rear axle snapped the other day. I got an old junk wheel and swapped out the axle on that, but it's
  bent and causes serious wobbling. Went to my LBS and asked for an axle set and they looked at ...

• Posted in thread: Benefits of road bike over mtb? on 07/26/2010 at 5:38AM
  Turning wrenches is the big reason I still have my mountain bike. Its probably easier to just go out and
  buy a nice roadbike, but I've had a pretty good time tweaking and altering my big heavy mtb to ...

• Posted in thread: Question for the ladies on 05/25/2010 at 2:17AM
  I'm going to go against the crowd opinion here and say this:Get a department store bikeMost people I've
  tried to help get into cycling end up going on a couple rides and realize its not for them. They...

• Posted in thread: Where is everyone? on 05/11/2010 at 3:47PM
  I'd sleep in there if they'd let me. Would save money on an internet subscription, too.

• Posted in thread: what's the most obnoxious bike color you can imagine? on 05/11/2010 at 3:45PM
  Call me weird but I kind of like that color. Sort of a soft coral green. Feminine, but not unattractive
  if you ask me.

• Posted in thread: what's the most obnoxious bike color you can imagine? on 05/10/2010 at 5:50PM
  If you had small bits of tape on the spokes it could create a very interesting visual effect when viewed
  from the side. Maybe three little strips per spoke, every two or three spokes? Get going fast e...

• Posted in thread: Where is everyone? on 05/10/2010 at 5:47PM
  Only place I was riding was to the library... damn you midterms! DAMN YOU!

• Posted in thread: what's the most obnoxious bike color you can imagine? on 05/10/2010 at 5:42PM
  Are you going to do top/bottom/seat tube in a big triangle, or just three strips like you have there? I
  can't remember if the bike I'm getting has squishy fork or not... if it doesn't then tape could ...