rob

that explains all the laughing I heard!

I teach girls volleyball.

everybody makes a big deal outta this Dali Lama guy, but he jiggles his balls while he jerks off just like the rest of us. I don't get it.

lolomgwtfbbq

Yes. As precedent, allow me to present "Working on a sex farm," by Spinal Tap.

The US makes products??

I win the record for being at work the most hours without actually working. The best of both worlds.

i thought all the hookers were on craigslist these days

poor kevbone.

Is that why you keep poking at him so much?

wtf dude? didn't you have your ice axe? you could have planted that in that fucking beast's skull and then fed it to the marmots fed it to the marmots? Fuck that. Fucking pit bulls. I would have worn it's face like a mask while I beat the owners with their dog's headless corpse.

Seriously. Atheists have been claiming that god doesn't exist for years, but none of them have been able to PROVE IT!!!1 Nobody could ever disprove the tooth fairy, either. That's why I still believe!!

I hear Thai women really like that. Yr wife sure does!!! spurt spurt spurt

I'm gonna saturate yr face.

Your mom.

haven't you guy solved this important issue yet?

what route? What kind of information do you want? There are lots of TRs on most of the common routes up there. If you are a little more specific, I'm sure there is lots of beta people can give you.

cool, that looks like a pretty nice setup. Pretty economical, too...let us know how it rides! Since it's an aluminum frame, I'd recommend test riding it somewhere a bit rough...sometime aluminum isn't very good at absorbing shock and they can feel a bit "sharp." Especially with an aluminum fork. But, I've heard that newer aluminum bikes are a lot better....

ahh, i guess that makes sense. Interesting. I guess it's not the same at all! What's underneath the handle? Is the carbon there just to provide stiffness? Makes sense, ice tools get pretty banged up.

Hmm, interesting. Personally, I'd have to disagree re: the pack vs. panniers. spam, I hate HATE riding with a pack. SO uncomfortable. Panniers FTW. I guess it's a personal thing. That's just me. Also, I prefer having the weight closer to the ground, it feels SO much more stable to me than having a bunch of extra weight sitting up above the bike's center of gravity. Not to mention it's just less comfortable to have that all on your back while you're leaning forward like that. Plus, it gets all sweaty on your back, and you have these annoying pack straps. It always makes me neck and shoulders hurt. I dunno, just my $0.02. I guess try both and see what you like. I see a lot of people commuting with packs, so it can't be all bad. I hate it, though.

So, my limited knowledge is mostly from carbon bikes but I think the idea is the same: with carbon fiber anything, you want to make sure you haven't scratched through the epoxy layers. Even if you haven't scratched the carbon fiber cloth underneath, the entire structure can be suspect if the bonding/laminate epoxy is scratched and damaged. Not sure if you can tell from a photo. You can use a coin to inspect for delaminating...we do this on bikes. If you tap around the suspected damage and undamaged parts with a coin, you can hear a sort of hollow "dead" tone. That's bad. here is a good article on inspecting carbon fiber composites -- bike related, but the technology is the same (i'm assuming.)

In addition to the surly crosscheck, check out the salsa la cruz. Steel, disk brakes, and fender mounts. I don't think it has proper rack mounts tho, but u could probably jury rig something. I think tubus makes a disk-compatable rack that might work. The Singular Peregrine sounds PERFECT. Disk, PLUS rack AND fender mounts that don't get in the way of the disk calipers. I think it's a bit more $$$ tho

I prefer drop bars. I hate flats. But, that's a personal preference, I guess. I prefer the multiple positions drops give you. I've never used mechanical disk brakes. I think mechanical disk brakes are cheaper, and have less modulation? I dunno. I've heard that linear pull brakes (shimano calls them v-brakes) are a good option if you don't have disk mounts, and are the closest you can get to the stopping power of a disk. I've never used them, tho, and they require different brake levers. You could ask the shop about them. I'm thinking of putting some on my commuter. Also, there are conversion kits to put disk brakes on frames without disk mounts, but I don't know anything about them or how well they work. Regardless, you'd have to get new hubs. $$$ good luck, tell us what you get!

MAVERICK!!!

sweet! Can I get a cc.com pro deal???