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  1. abunai247

    abunai247 New Member

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    Hello all... Just started riding... enjoying it so far even though i havent hit a trail... just riding round Westminster, Fountain Valley and so forth... Met Mongo through pm earlier cool guy who gave me some advice on a ride if i needed one... (which i do until i get a rack that works with my car) Hopefully i'll get my son into trails and i looked forward to meeting and riding with ya'll at some point.
     
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    Sounds like fun but i dont have a rack for my bike yet... but i might see if i can ride down to Costa Mesa Loop 2... its only about 7 or 8 miles from my house... maybe in a week or two ill do the ride... if its not that bad maybe ill bring my son the next time. thanks for link though...
     
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    Mongo Chewyeti "MongOHNO!"

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    Welcome again. Hope to see you out there soon.

    Anyone in the wesminster area, give a brotha a ride.
     
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    Thanks all i look forward to riding with you guys and gals...
     
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    sorry i havent gone on a ride with you guys yet... my bike has only seen the beach these past two weeks... trying to build up some endurance... but i managed a 31.6 mile ride today... i think its decent for my 4th ride on my single speed...now it feels like something is wrong with my bottom bracket... oh well i was thinking about getting a new crankset and bottom bracket anyways...
     
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    dirtvert Whine on!

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    welcome--and nice progress! i'm in h.b. through the end of the month; there is some dirt to be had around central park and bolsa chica. lemme know if you want to check it out sometime.
     
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    yeah most likely next saturday... im trying to ride 30+ miles on saturdays and finally hitting dirt and not sand would be fun, ill let ya know by thursday... if i dont have a new bottom bracket ill still go riding but wont ride to hard in the dirt... :(
     
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    Mongo Chewyeti "MongOHNO!"

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    if you want to ride the loop next Sun. 6/13, let me know. I can borrow a friends rack and pick you up. I'm not up to 30 mi. yet, but have fun none the less.
     
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    sounds good... im going to try to ride saturday with dirtvert
     
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    :welcome:

    see you on the trails!
     
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    ill see how it goes... too many hills on a single speed sounds challenging but fun... if not ill ride easier trails till i can do the harder ones... i just hate the idea of a helmet... but i know i must wear one.
     
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    verumlike Mr. XSV

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    My mom of all people made me promise to wear one, when i told her i refused to buy one she gave me the money and made me promise to wear it... So when i got to the trails i left it in the car, yet something in the back of my head (maybe my brother) told me to put it on, i crashed later that day, had a concussion, with the helmet... Could have gone MUCH worse... makesure to wear one.
     
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    yeah ive been told i must wear one... she would kill me if i didnt... i use to ride motorcycles and got taken out by a lincoln... helped was totalled... i only broke my wrist in two spots... and twisted my back up... riding seems to be helping a little too
     
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    Sorry about not meeting up this weekend... something is wrong with my bike. i thought it was the tension on the chain so i was adjusting it but it didnt fix the problem. I'll have to take it to a shop and have them figure it out. Guess its a good thing i wont be in town this up coming weekend,,
     
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    ok... so i went MIA for a minute... even before i met up for a ride... i know sad... well i am back... again.

    No longer have the Schwinn Single Speed (loaned it to my friend) Now im on a Gary Fisher Big Sur (1996) with gears... lol. I will definately make it out soon. I am trying to get some other friends into riding too.
     
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