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I'll be moving in August 9, so I might as well post my info here. Location: West Alexandria Bike: Itty bitty ninja two fiddy (pregen) Years ridden: half year Down for: Please god not the beltway
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Jun 25, 2013 17:37
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I'd like to work on my bike by myself. In SF, there's a cool workshop where you can rent a spot for a day to do whatever the hell. They've got tools, lifts, experienced people around, all sorts of awesome stuff, and it's like $50 a day. Is there anything like around DC? My new place only has a parking lot, it'd be kind of a pain to strip everything off the bike and do slightly more complicated stuff like carb cleanings and poo poo. Probably get heat stroke too cause there's no shade.
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Jun 29, 2013 03:39
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Just got to my new place in alexandria. My stuff+bike aren't coming till saturday. Does anyone have or know of a garage/secure parking spot/whatever for a bike? There's been a lot of motorcycle theft in my area (even bikes chained to immovable poo poo). I have comprehensive and fuckoff big chains, but I'd rather not have my bike stolen anyway.
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Aug 9, 2013 02:27
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I would totally be down for that, my bike should be fixed by then.
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Aug 27, 2013 15:30
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It's looking like the stupid loving moving company is going to drag their stupid loving feet until at least october, so I might as well ask now. Where do you guys keep your bikes in winter? I don't know anybody with a garage, and my place only has aboveground parking lots.
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Sep 10, 2013 13:54
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Why not rent a uhaul truck?
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Sep 19, 2013 19:26
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Is it covered/offstreet? Cause I'd be down for that too. If not, I'd also be fine with storing it at Praline's backyard for a few months.
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Sep 30, 2013 14:39
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How late in the year do you guys usually stop riding? I've just found out it's probably going to be another two weeks till the bike gets fixed. I've spent most of the last decade in boston, so riding past mid-october seems an impossible thing in my mind, but I don't know when it gets cold/icy/whatever in this area. Don't really want to buy any winter gear either, I'm only here for 3 winters and I'll never use it again when I move away. 2+ months for a handlebar and a light.
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Oct 7, 2013 19:49
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hot sauce posted:
Moving company broke it, dragged their feet on getting the appraiser out, dragged their feet on sending the check, appraiser didn't appraise correctly, now the shop has to call them to authorize another check, basically a two month clusterfuck. They also broke a bunch of other belongings of mine, like a vintage record player, which they took to get repaired 2 weeks ago and returned yesterday, literally untouched and still broken. I really wish I could have repaired the bike myself. It would have taken a week. e: 
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Oct 7, 2013 20:25
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Probably a lot of money. To replace a handlebar and turn signal on my pregen ninja was ~$650 @ MHKS. I don't care cause it's not my money this time... but there's a reason I do maintenance on my own (and I'm a maintenance newbie too). I did my first valve adjustment with Z3n's help earlier this year, it really wasn't that hard, just tedious. I could pay it forward and help you out if you'd like. e oh dang, newgens have shims, never mind 
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Oct 21, 2013 22:23
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I don't actually own a garage/chunk of pavement/whatever to do work on unfortunately. They don't allow me to do anything in my apt's parking lot  Speaking of which, I need to change my coolant before winter. I'm probably gonna do it in the parking structure of the landmark mall cause that place is almost abandoned, but if anyone knows a better place to work on poo poo without being bothered by mall cops, let me know.
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Oct 21, 2013 23:10
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 Well, looks like time to talk about winter storage for real. Hot sauce, how many bikes you think we can fit in that garage space your landlord's renting?
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Nov 8, 2013 14:20
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That's alright, if praline's got a space in his yard still I can put it there. Just have to fog the cylinders first. I just want to get it away from road salt.
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Nov 8, 2013 16:12
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Koruthaiolos posted:If anybody else needs some more room I also have covered space behind my house where I could probably squeeze a couple bikes. Also, if the handlebars a narrow enough I would probably have room to put one in my basement. If anyone's interested I'll check with my wife. Hmmm... I could actually go for your covered space if possible, just to keep the bike out of direct precipitation. It spent the whole time at the repair shop sitting in the rain for a month, don't really want to repeat that...
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Nov 8, 2013 21:01
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hot sauce posted:This was the first maintenance I have done beyond the basics and cannot wait to tear it down again.   Exactly how I felt when I did my first valve check. e: Amongst other feelings, such as "oh my loving god PO, three of these valves have NO CLEARANCE AT ALL  "
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Nov 11, 2013 16:01
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Post a trip report, I'm considering going tomorrow. Gotta get a pic of me on the grom.
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Jan 11, 2014 23:21
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I'd love to as well, but I'd have to re-winterize the bastard. 
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Jan 30, 2014 21:48
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Is... is spring coming? It's gonna be solid 50s/60s all week, does that kind of weather hold here around this time of year?
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Feb 18, 2014 16:25
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My tombstone will say "died of cabin fever"
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Feb 18, 2014 17:04
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How was the pothole situation? Where I live there's giant chunks missing out of the asphalt everywhere.
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Feb 20, 2014 00:24
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Gettin' real tired of your poo poo, winter.
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Mar 3, 2014 17:06
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Phone posting so can't elaborate, but getting a vintage bike for a first is a bad idea. Post in the "what bike i should buy" thread, they'll help you out.
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Apr 14, 2014 15:41
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I've been to both coleman and crossroads. Coleman's nothing special, the gear people are helpful and will order out-of-stock sizes for you for no extra price. I went to crossroads to get some bushings moved from one set of dogbones to another, and those dudes are really fun to talk to. $$$$$ like most repair shops, though. Lady in front of me was getting an oil change for $90 god whyyyyyy 
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Apr 15, 2014 16:53
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Monrovia, so like over an hour.
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Apr 16, 2014 15:22
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Haha, I didn't even know there were two of them. In that case, it's like 50 miles.
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Apr 16, 2014 15:32
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I think it's cause the beltway is such a shitshow wrt traffic, that's definitely something you don't want to deal with as a beginner.HNasty posted:bunch of dudes on bikes a sputter of goons
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Apr 16, 2014 17:48
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Text me the deets once you get em, I'll help out.
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Apr 19, 2014 00:06
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Like, everything. Rust everywhere, almost no front brake pads to speak of, low and old brake fluid, almost completely bald stock terrible ninja tires (the rear tire stepped out when the dude showed us the rear brake), missing fasteners, sounded hoarse and like some valves weren't clearing, etc etc.
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Apr 20, 2014 17:29
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Well, it'd be necc0's first bike, and the general consensus is that your first bike should be rideable from the get go. Nothing's worse than spending months getting a bike into rideable shape instead of actually learning how to ride.
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Apr 20, 2014 18:53
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Aaah, gotcha. If necc0 doesn't want it, I'm sure it'd go pretty fast on CL. I've seen a lot of WTB BROKEN BIKE ads lately.
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Apr 20, 2014 19:03
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Is there a single fun road anywhere near DC that isn't like at least an hour and a half away and two miles long
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Apr 24, 2014 14:25
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Thanks guys, I was having trouble trying to find stuff close by. Weather's looking good this weekend, so I might join you.
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Apr 24, 2014 22:15
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So guys, any plans this weekend? Also mclarenf1, that really sucks dude. Put all you've got into the PT, and you'll get better much earlier. Worst thing you can do with an injury is slacking on the the therapy.
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Apr 26, 2014 02:35
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That the one in great falls? Looks fun! For a second I thought it was old yates ford/henderson (also pretty fun but road condition was meh in oct). Deer all up in your poo poo over there, too.
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Apr 28, 2014 23:49
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Hey guys, I'd avoid beach mill rd for a few weeks unless you ride a sumo. They've ground down the road surface about halfway through on the direction hnasty's riding in his video. Might be resurfacing all of it for all I know. Gravel everywhere in the middle of the road, uneven surface, patches, slow-rear end construction trucks, etc.
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May 3, 2014 19:21
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Georgetown pike/old dominion dr were really chill non-twisty rides though. Plants and trees were all blooming so it smelled extra nice 
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May 3, 2014 20:20
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So how was cornerspin, dudes? Also, are there any novice track classes locally? Summit point has a lot of advanced stuff, but I can't seem to find anything mentioning a "I have never done poo poo at high speed corner newbie" class.
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May 20, 2014 17:05
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Sounds like a blast. I've been putting together a list of classes I want to take in the future (which is why I asked about the track - thanks HNasty for the NESBA thing!) and it looks like cornerspin's getting slapped on there too. I'm reminded of a phrase I read somewhere in this forum: "riding cupcake"
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May 21, 2014 01:53
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Just an fyi, henderson rd is in terrible condition and hampton rd is full of gravel, if any of you are heading out there.
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Jun 1, 2014 19:01
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Ha, actually no, I just toodled over on my own in the afternoon. Anyone know if beach mill road is still being repaved?
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Jun 2, 2014 00:38
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