Jitters

Definitely naturals. The fake ones generally don't look right and they also tell me that the girl either has a serious confidence issue, needs them to make more money or is an attention freak. All negatives in my book. There may be occasional medical issues where I could understand it, but not my thing. Go boobies!

Fun vid! Thanks for sharing. Looks like you're doing swell. I am just learning to do pedal kicks/gaps and whatnot, so you're ahead of me and I've been at it for much longer (Old fart, here). Practice for what you want to achieve, I'd guess. Get out more and you'll progress more, as stated. I do find it funny that you'd wear shin guards and no lid. Throw a cap on, mate. Lids look gay, but you only got one noggin. Just in case.

Well, riding alone, I don't have much inspiration aside from watching videos and picking up tips here. Being relatively green, what has come to light was becoming more fluid by throwing my hips into moves and setting my weight back over the rear hub more depending on what I wanted to accomplish or set up for. Seems to make a bit more work on the hips and knees, but opens up a lot more in the way of doing less work against myself so moves are more seamless.

Yes, as stated above, there must be some kind of technique or material that is way off base. Thin pipe cutting disc or stone on a grinder works wonders in no time. I've ground several of my rims, stock and mod, with great results. Some better than others, but live and learn. Not that difficult, really. Step 1: Read forum wiki(s) on this subject. Step 2: Watch video(s) included with this subject. Step 3: Experiment with pressure(s) and angle(s) as suggested. Step 4: Avoid sandpaper(s), file(s), your mum's nail file or other element(s) that yield weak results, seriously. Step 5: Enjoy various poses of robot. Good luck, you have 70 microns of material left, so you can't really screw up a new set of rims in one more go. =)

Visiting my dad on holiday. Lives near the coast. Think flat and boring and lots of old people. Riding my xc bike around to kill time and I happen across this. I do have my stock packed in the car, but am curious to find out how the locals may react to me practicing on their bit of unearthed history. It doesn't say "No Tresspassing" but a small sign reads "Hazardous area. Proceed at own risk" It also has a sign telling us what the structure used to be. Apparently, it was the foundation to a large steam powered artillery post around the early 1900s. I may roll out there this evening when the old busybodys are inside napping. Be forewarned, crappy cell phone pics.

I try to ride about 1 - 1.5 hours each day. Maybe a bit more on weekend days. I try not to skip rainy or really hot days either.

Cool. Hey J, do me a favor if you think about it. Send me an email and lemme know how they work for you. Always looking to try out different or better stuff. Thanks! Hope the Zhi is treating you well! =)

I'm enjoying Avid Flak Jackets. Doesn't make them the best by any means, but they seems to work nicely.

Yes, good place to learn the intricacies of many things. I use a football field near my house when no one is around to practice those and anything that might make me nervous to learn on pavement. So much softer. Ahhh....

39 here. Mostly a road biker until I discovered trials. Now, all my other bikes are dusty. =)

Lots of good ones in here already. I'd also like to add these not because they may be the best war movies, but just because I like them. A Midnight Clear The Dirty Dozen Oh, and Top Gun

For me, it's a thing with a girl's name.

Take one can, place in a conspicuous area with a note inside with the location to the next can, which will be well hidden. So on and so forth like a scavenger hunt. Maybe can #81 (the final prize) would be a real can of Pringles? Or maybe send them somewhere ridiculous? or maybe just place them all back on random store shelves around town. Ok, my ideas suck. Next....

Personally, I think they're both ridiculous. Not my thing. The interface for Facebook is horribly clunky. Twitter seems repulsive to me. Why do I care if so-and-so is doing their laundry or is running late for a meeting or just got a new car or just wants to say hi? Call me instead. I'd like that better anyway. I see little value, but it's just my thought on the matter.

Happy birfday to you!* *and to everyone else I may have missed or forgotten about. Ever.

Hmmm, whacking on your rotor with a hammer... doesn't sound like a good plan to me, especially since I doubt your hammer's face isn't polished proper for metal forming.. Take it to a shop with the wheel/rotor on the bike. They have a simple tool for bending it back into place. Should only take a minute or two if they're decent mechanics.

Yes, that's what I was thinking. Nice!

Good ones, love the manual in the rain. Sounds like something I would get myself into if I could manage manuals. About two days ago was playing about on my little stacks of poorly constructed wooden things. Bravery got the best of me as I rolled onto my tallest wire spool. About two feet to my right was a skinny attached between some pallets. Went to rock over and place the front tire on it and damn if it didn't move to the right on me at the last second. Ok, I just missed it. Watching the instantaneous nose dive was probably entertaining for my neighbors. Anyways, got tangled up in the bike proper upon landing. Good times! As far as XC riding, was zipping down a trail that was rather tree 'rooty'. Rear tire gets to hopping all about and I start to roll mostly on the front tire. Bad news, right? Fire off into some small trees and come to an abrupt stop all hanging over my bars. The rear tire was stuck on some limbs, the rear of the bike was suspended about a foot up and I was still clipped in. My friends were approaching and didn't want them to see me like that, but couldn't get myself off the bike fast enough. Had to basically unclip and fall to the ground to escape the tangle. Also got to push the bike home as some spokes got worked over pretty well. Worth the good laughs though.

Hey J, have the same problem with my stock. Something to consider... if the cable housing is zip tied to frame at the closest mount to the tire, clip that and pull the cable a bit towards the front of the bike. May have to experiment a tad to get it right. Make sure you still have two mounting points to keep the cable snug, but that little bit of wiggle room gives me loads of clearance for my cable/vee/tire rubbing problem. Just a thought and it's free to try too. =) Don't think I'm gonna make it out there for the comp though. =( Good luck and have a blast! Cheers, Gary

Personally, was never a big fan, and his going was a loss to the music world. However, in my opinion, he was a sick man, both mentally and physically. The facts on record and other allegations involving some of his practices classifies him as a monster in my mind. That said, I hope he finally finds some peace.

Yeah, I suppose the hardest thing for me to do is to condense the ideas or stories into 3 or 4 frames. I'm not really a very good writer. Thanks for the comments! I'll try to work on that part a bit.

Hi all, Not sure where to paste this, as I dunno if it's a Design Thread thing or not, but have been doing a weekly comic for my newspaper. Up to installment 32 and they haven't canned it yet, so figured I'd share the link (takes you to our local newspaper website) The series is about a couple (Tom and his wife Jessica) that's getting involved in all kinds of outdoor activities. Live and learn kinda thing. Let me know if you think it's alright and if you have any thoughts or suggestions. Enjoy. http://www.goupstate.com/article/20090625/...ping-Up-June-25

Yeah, if these fellas had some character and wanted something like books or food or manners, I don't think I'd mind tossing them a few coins, but most of the the ingrates around here are pretty aggressive about it. I'm not a small guy, but they get a bit of the fear out of me at times, and I've lived in some sketchy areas throughout my teens and twenties. Onzaboymark, the one thing I have learned is to always pocket your money before leaving the store, that way you're not fumbling around with change and the like where they can see a 'mark.' I do like the guys who hit you up for cash and then feed you this giant story about how their kids are starving and their car ran out of gas on the way to the hospital to see their grandmother, who, by the way, is very ill, and their wife lost all 3 of her jobs and pigs are flying and whatnot. They crack me up. Two days later they pick you out and tell you the same thing.

Sad, but true.

Yes, these worthless drains on society are everywhere. Foul smelling slabs of talking meat that want nothing more than a free ride. Seems lately they've become a bit more aggressive in my area. What used to be a simple question of "Hey man, spare any change" has become a practice of following me around trying to wrestle a few bucks out of me. Used to be I'd live in a crummy area, so I dressed the part as a poor school kid and no one would bother me, but now I've got to get spiffed up for work and look more like a potential target for these f**kers. Any of you have useful ways of telling them to buzz off, or something funny that makes them disappear by instantly putting them on the defensive? Was thinking of pocketing a few empty .45 cal shells, so they jingle like change. When some filthy sh*tbag asks me for some change, I can produce these and say something like "Sorry, chief, all I have are these casings I need to get rid of. Want 'em?" Might be odd enough to make them second guess harassing me, maybe? Would be funny either way.