wtf is this bike? bought it from my bike shop- PICS

[AndyT]

http://www.observedtrials.net/otn2/sikiekekekke.jpg



$550 ...has king hubs front/rear and a king headset- somone must have sold it to them! What kind of frame is it?

[trauma100]

when I loves on my kiki he goessss puuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeee










diggin the powder blue

[AndyT]

new cranks coming this week...yes im getting rid of my threshold :o

[trauma100]

I got rid of mine on a large granite slab last week ...... 3 years not bad

[Ken]

an old zebdi with an Orange fork?

[AndyT]

oh the

http://www.observedtrials.net/otn2/ironing.gif

[illcore]

echo pure 1080

[aj2four0]

durrr... i think u know what it is....

howd u paint it? did ya do it urself?

[Giant1118]

did u paint it yerself...im gonna go ahead and say it looks dece

[AgrAde]

i was going to paint the same frame (and fork?) the same colour. now it's not even original.

[hophopsnap]

your bmx is the same color as my bmx. werd

looks tiight

[Peace]

ha that douche andy must of sold his bike, you got a bargain there! check for remnants of burnt cat on there tho.... may be why he painted it.

Does look decent though, did you use a paint brush? thats the best way to paint a frame.

Peace

edit - hahaha just noticed ya spokes, overkill?

[Ross W.]

nothing says don't fuckin mess wid dis like sky blue. ill.

[AndyT]

edit - hahaha just noticed ya spokes, overkill?
if you saw it IRL, you would shit your pants.


It all disappears when I am in the air, people arelike "how is that guy floating!?!" .

[mcdub]

I member wen morleys peyto was like that.

Very classe color very nice bikey


pure with urban fork classe combo

[AndyT]

http://www.observedtrials.net/otn2/cooooorrreee.jpg

[TRA]

that color is "baby blue" .. you know .. used by babies .. ;p

[icecreamsammy]

served

[smudge]

Nice golf clubs.

[will4eva7k]

looks like my bike, but baby blue

[illcore]

ha that douche andy must of sold his bike, you got a bargain there! check for remnants of burnt cat on there tho.... may be why he painted it.

Does look decent though, did you use a paint brush? thats the best way to paint a frame.

Peace

edit - hahaha just noticed ya spokes, overkill?
hahahahhahahahha :rofl: burnt cat hahaha

[afrobot]

baby blue .... like the colorado skies. and Redworms homo mod.

[trauma100]

dats da new limp wrist forx aint it

[AndyT]

Nice golf clubs.
ping zing 2's, they have served me well over the last tons of years. Will never change em.

[AndyT]

oh and its sky blue, my other bike is baby blue- they are very different :)

[smudge]

ping zing 2's, they have served me well over the last tons of years. Will never change em.
I still play with the Lynx Paralax clubs I bought back in 1992. Not that I've played much (once) since 2000.

If I knew you were a golfer, I would have broken my hiatus when you were in Baltimore last year. We could have played anywhere...for free.

To keep this post on topic: Nice shade of blue for the bike. Makes me want to rape a smurf.

[AndyT]

If I knew you were a golfer, I would have broken my hiatus when you were in Baltimore last year. We could have played anywhere...for free.


!!!! BAALLLERRRR. i'll be around soon :)

[smudge]

!!!! BAALLLERRRR. i'll be around soon :)
Now you'll have to come to Portland. As of a month ago, I'm a transplant. No more free golf now unless I can get my little bro to call out here and set it up. Bring your zings beatch!

[AndyT]

son of a bitch.


how is portland? I'm looking around the globe for relocation...my brother just told me to get on a plane saturday :noes:

[smudge]

son of a bitch.


how is portland? I'm looking around the globe for relocation...my brother just told me to get on a plane saturday :noes:
Portland is 1000% better than MD/VA/DC as far as weather goes. The job market here sucks dong though. The unemployment rate is crazy high. I was fortunate that my Gov't customer wouldn't let me resign and set me up to work from home.

There is an outstanding selection of beer out here. They sell great local brews at the grocery and there are a few dozen micro's and craft breweries within a short riding distance from my house. I've purchased 2 new 6 packs each week so far and have only disliked two beers (both from Widmer).

I haven't found any good nearby MTB riding let alone any natural riding for trials. There is stellar riding within a few hours drive just not anything you could hit after work. I'm looking forward to when I can take some time to head up to Mt. St. Helens, out to Post Canyon and down to Bend. I hear nothing but great comments about all those places. There's some decent MTB riding about an hour away on the coast, but it's still a bit muddy.

When I was thinking about moving here, I though that the area had a lot of cyclists (it does) and I naturally assumed that it was mostly cyclists who got around town on a bike. I think the truth of the matter is that there are just tons of regular people who bike everywhere, which is cool. This has got to be one of the best cities in the US for using your bike as a main form of transportation and so far I've found that the city is setup very well for people who choose to do so. They have pretty strong bike traffic enforcement here though. I've already had a warning about turning left on yellow and my wife got a $250 ticket (which we're fighting obviously)

Housing prices are much cheaper than MD/VA/DC. We couldn't afford to buy anything in that area and the house we bought out here ($185K) would have cost us well in excess of $300K out there. We're about 5 miles from the center of the city in a pretty convenient location. The western side of the river is pretty expensive though.

Downtown is cool, there's a lot of places to eat/drink and it has a nice small city feel. We've found everyone to be extremely friendly so far too which is nice. We even have our own carnie (20 years with the carnival) who walks his granddaughter around the block all day. I can't understand a damn word he says, but he's a friendly guy.

I understand there are some problems with Asian gangs and I've certainly seen a fair number of tweakers but nothing has been a problem yet. You don't hear about "tragedies" on the news here nearly as often as you do in DC.

Geographically, Portland is great. The coast is close and it's pretty amazing how much the landscape changes if I drive an hour in any direction. My only points of comparison are the Baltimore/DC area and Providence/Boston, though.

of the few places I've lived so far, the ratings go like this
1 - Portland
2 - Providence
3 - Baltimore
4 - DC

[AndyT]

yeah baltimore or dc are places I won't live....too serious for me. quarter life crisissss

[smudge]

yeah baltimore or dc are places I won't live....too serious for me. quarter life crisissss
Yeah, don't move there. I really liked Boise when we went through there. Very cool little city, mountains are close.

other cities I'd consider
Salt Lake
Boise
Vancouver (WA, not BC)
I'd move back to Providence one day. The NE is great.

[lowside]

is it a pure or a zoo boa?

[lowside]

Yeah, don't move there. I really liked Boise when we went through there. Very cool little city, mountains are close.

other cities I'd consider
Salt Lake
Boise
Vancouver (WA, not BC)
I'd move back to Providence one day. The NE is great.you'd want to live in salt lake city, and vancouver, WA is good but Vancouver, BC is no good? you poor poor confused man.

[smudge]

you'd want to live in salt lake city, and vancouver, WA is good but Vancouver, BC is no good? you poor poor confused man. No. BC seems great, but thinking realistic like. Everyone I've known to move from the US to Canada has had issues obtaining citizenship. I can't very well move to an expensive city like Van BC without the funds to support my living eh? There are many places around the world that I'd like to live, but having to wait years to get paid isn't on my list of priorities right now when I have a family to support.

Anyway, I was just clarifying which city.

[Mr_Penut]

5 years then a test, so yeah its a while, unless you get transfered into canada with a secure job, I'd stay away

you want to be a graphics artist right? and are you looking for riding as a major priority or more general lifestyle instead

[AndyT]

Yeah bfa in graphic design with minor in art history- tomorrow is my last day of class/test of my undergraduate college career :joshers:


Looking for lifestyle mostly...but i won't move to like fucking kansas or something.



ps- look for me on OT, see if you can find me ;)

[Mr_Penut]

Yeah bfa in graphic design with minor in art history- tomorrow is my last day of class/test of my undergraduate college career :joshers:


Looking for lifestyle mostly...but i won't move to like fucking kansas or something.



ps- look for me on OT, see if you can find me ;)
I have seen you a few times in the body mod's forum, all I really use is great outdoors and offtopic, but finding people in offtopic is impossible.

yeah, in terms of best vibes and riding I would have to say sedona arizona, but finding a job out there is impossible. look to portland as already suggested, it was nice from what I can remember. Why not look at new england, like the vermont area, you would have great riding, and wouldn't be in teh middle of no where. Plus you could ride veitnam:)

[Ross W.]

Boise:bigthumb:

Lived there for a week. It was awesome. Seems like an excellent place to live. I have no idea about employment there, but its great for riding/skiing outdoors stuff.

Sedona is one of the coolest places to be, no employment really, all pricey, retirement sorta place, but still awesome. Mountain bike heaven.

Like to check out Salt Lake City too, thinking of college out there. Seems nice.

[smudge]

I have seen you a few times in the body mod's forum, all I really use is great outdoors and offtopic, but finding people in offtopic is impossible.

yeah, in terms of best vibes and riding I would have to say sedona arizona, but finding a job out there is impossible. look to portland as already suggested, it was nice from what I can remember. Why not look at new england, like the vermont area, you would have great riding, and wouldn't be in teh middle of no where. Plus you could ride veitnam:)
Nam rocks the house.

[trauma100]

Looking for lifestyle mostly...but i won't move to like fucking kansas or something Boston has drunk college whores soaked in vomit and piss :eek3:

[Mr_Penut]

use google earf to look

its awsomeo

[AndyT]

I have seen you a few times in the body mod's forum, all I really use is great outdoors and offtopic, but finding people in offtopic is impossible.

yeah, in terms of best vibes and riding I would have to say sedona arizona, but finding a job out there is impossible. look to portland as already suggested, it was nice from what I can remember. Why not look at new england, like the vermont area, you would have great riding, and wouldn't be in teh middle of no where. Plus you could ride veitnam:)

I don't really like the wintry weather in the NE :hs: arizona im not down with either...I'll figure it out.


But yeah i just posted in the outdoors recently, i bought a sub today too :noes: ... first time in over 3 years that I've had an avatar.

[Mr_Penut]

I don't really like the wintry weather in the NE :hs: arizona im not down with either...I'll figure it out.


But yeah i just posted in the outdoors recently, i bought a sub today too :noes: ... first time in over 3 years that I've had an avatar.
I need to buy one, should really subscribe to this site too, my e-karma is low.

with all honesty, the bay area seems to be the best place for you to go. The only real problem is living can/could be expensive:(

[AndyT]

my brother lives there, yeah I don't have that kind of cash. Going there in august though.

[Mr_Penut]

I'm going to spain is august:run:

yeah I want to get out of tonronto hella fast when I can

you thought about living/working overseas?

[AndyT]

just aussie ...

[valiumlaw]

Whats your handicapp Andy?

[Spencz86]

http://www.observedtrials.net/otn2/sikiekekekke.jpg



$550 ...has king hubs front/rear and a king headset- somone must have sold it to them! What kind of frame is it?
It an echo pure if i'm not wrong..

[Giant1118]

thanks man

[AndyT]

Whats your handicapp Andy?
Back in high school it was 8, now...I have no clue :hsugh: My short game is probably shit, all my clubs go different distances because I'm alot bigger now.

[Mr_Penut]

just aussie ...
yeah, I really like the lifestlye of some of the aussies I have met while skiiing on the west coast. Live/school in austrailia for the winter there, while they would be on summer vacation, come work at a majour west coast ski resort.

you can't just make this choice on internet opinion alone, some travel time will be needed:hs:

[AndyT]

obviously...been to ireland/england/italy (4 times)/france a couple times...never australia. Spent time in Florida ( :barf: ), alabama, west virginia, virginia, DC, baltimore, san fran, colorado, wyoming, tennessee, maine, boston (lived there actually) , ohio ( :barf: :) ), pennsylvania, north carolina, etc etc. blah blah. I'd really like to visit portland/seattle/ upper west, graham claims the weather isn't as wet as they say.

[Mr_Penut]

I spent three weeks in the old growth camping on van island, and it only rained once, for 3 fucking days straight

is it really important to be close to a major metropolitn area for your chosen line of work?

ps http://www.blackpeopleloveus.com/

[jaffro]

Besides being sexy sky blue how do you like your pure? I just got one and am about to build it up.

[smudge]

Back in high school it was 8, now...I have no clue :hsugh: My short game is probably shit, all my clubs go different distances because I'm alot bigger now.
That's awesome, I was dealing with the same thing. Right out of high school (1992), I had a 2 handicap, which I carried for a few years. I almost completely quit playing in 1995 but played maybe once or twice per year. Back then, I hit my clubs pretty far by most standards...8i=165, 4i=215, usually drove 280 to 310.

In 2000, my brother invited me out to San Diego for a tournament. I hadn't played at all for three years, I was 45 pounds heavier than I was in HS, less flexible and hadn't lifted for eight years (from lifting every day in HS) but I was hitting the ball freakishly long. In the first round, I overshot all the greens by 20-30 yards. After that, my brother insisted on choosing my clubs for me on every shot. 9i=180, 5i was going 220ish...it was insane. I don't think we ever had to use a long iron since we were both crushing our drives. I thought I was the shit when I flew a drive 360 until he smashed a 380 yard drive on the last hole. He hit driver, eight iron on the 544 yard par 5 18th hole. We won the tournament and 2 grand and I haven't played since.

[rush]

Aus is pretty awesome :o

[Mr_Penut]

yeah, I really want to go down under

[rush]

Just let me know when you do, theres an awesome crew here in almost every state.

[AndyT]

That's awesome, I was dealing with the same thing. Right out of high school (1992), I had a 2 handicap, which I carried for a few years. I almost completely quit playing in 1995 but played maybe once or twice per year. Back then, I hit my clubs pretty far by most standards...8i=165, 4i=215, usually drove 280 to 310.

In 2000, my brother invited me out to San Diego for a tournament. I hadn't played at all for three years, I was 45 pounds heavier than I was in HS, less flexible and hadn't lifted for eight years (from lifting every day in HS) but I was hitting the ball freakishly long. In the first round, I overshot all the greens by 20-30 yards. After that, my brother insisted on choosing my clubs for me on every shot. 9i=180, 5i was going 220ish...it was insane. I don't think we ever had to use a long iron since we were both crushing our drives. I thought I was the shit when I flew a drive 360 until he smashed a 380 yard drive on the last hole. He hit driver, eight iron on the 544 yard par 5 18th hole. We won the tournament and 2 grand and I haven't played since.
sounds awesome...i went to the range the other day with elan (he had his walmart driver :rofl: ) . Wasn't going that far (7i was breaking 200), was going straigh up and straight ahead though.



jaffro- the pure...meh? better than a zebdi :rofl:

[rush]

My golfing has sucked for ages. :wtc: I dont even know where my clubs are :hsugh: I think they were in the back of someones car. :dunno:

[Mr_Penut]

My golfing has sucked for ages. :wtc: I dont even know where my clubs are :hsugh: I think they were in the back of someones car. :dunno:
were

My dad plays alot and I used to a fair bit too, maybe I'll start going out again!

[rush]

Indeed, were being the operative word.

[Patrick]

well since this is now a thread about where andrew should move and the game of golf, I'll put my two cents in.. Austin, TX is the coolest town I've ever visited/lived in. very laid back, lots of young UT hotties running around, huge music scene, tons of outdoor stuff, 4th-6th street, hill country, abundant lakes, good riding, ...

[AndyT]

yeah austin looks pretty baller I'm planning on checking that out a little...

[Mr_Penut]

ot loves austin after the national meat.

then you get to live in texas, eurpoe would be awsome,

"stfu my state is bigger than your country, your brothers country, and everything in between"

[rush]

Ive been to Austin, everyone at the airport looked at me weird. :hs:

[Ross W.]

hahaaha, black people love us.

Might it get hot in Austin? I don't mind heat, but I can't stand humidity.

Fuck the East/South

[Mr_Penut]

I'd probably look at you funny too :hs:

[Ross W.]

I'd probably look at you funny too :hs:
:hsugh: :gaybar: