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by Chris Watt
Mon Feb 09, 2015 7:28 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Tripleshot Grand Non-Do 0.0?
Replies: 1
Views: 2535

Tripleshot Grand Non-Do 0.0?

I see an annual event- the training starts today:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/09/sport ... ref=health
by Chris Watt
Thu Jan 08, 2015 6:50 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Loopwheels
Replies: 0
Views: 2277

Loopwheels

by Chris Watt
Fri Dec 19, 2014 1:02 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Oh Deer!
Replies: 3
Views: 3628

Re: Oh Deer!

Hey...I recognize that deer. :shock:

Chris
by Chris Watt
Sat Oct 25, 2014 12:13 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: New Tripleshot category!: Aquatic Division
Replies: 0
Views: 2587

New Tripleshot category!: Aquatic Division

http://www.schillerbikes.com/x1

Cruising speed: ~14 kph
Top speed: ~20 kph
Base price: ~$6500 USD

Best perk: no crashes

Chris
by Chris Watt
Mon Sep 15, 2014 1:08 pm
Forum: Tripleshot Classified Ads
Topic: Wanted: 54-55cm Titanium bike
Replies: 7
Views: 7093

Re: Wanted: 54-55cm Titanium bike

Thanks Roland- that was quick! Very nice....heading out of country tomorrow am and racing to get stuff finished before leaving (i.e. I shouldn't be trolling for a new bike right now); are you around this evening?
Address?

Chris
by Chris Watt
Mon Sep 15, 2014 12:39 pm
Forum: Tripleshot Classified Ads
Topic: Wanted: 54-55cm Titanium bike
Replies: 7
Views: 7093

Wanted: 54-55cm Titanium bike

Please shoot me any details and a picture.
Text: 604-562-5624
e-mail: watt1@telus.net

Cheers,
Chris
by Chris Watt
Tue Jul 29, 2014 1:28 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: NYT: The Dark Side of Carbon Fibre
Replies: 1
Views: 2632

NYT: The Dark Side of Carbon Fibre

Timely given recent crashes and as I contemplate my deer-bashed bike and whether to ride it again or invest in a new (non-CF) steed. While other materials usually provide some advance warning of impending failure CF is super-strong right up to the moment it snaps like a potato chip... :roll: As Tech...
by Chris Watt
Sat Jul 12, 2014 4:15 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Deer crash on Munn's
Replies: 6
Views: 5213

Deer crash on Munn's

Well, hit my first deer at high speed coming down Munn's Road this morning- rider intact; bike status pending and deer failed to remain at accident scene for info exchange. Out with Tony, Christian and Mark Ford for Highlands ride. Crested Munn's, started the cork-screw descent down toward Millstrea...
by Chris Watt
Mon Jan 06, 2014 10:20 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: New Year off to a great start (sort of)
Replies: 8
Views: 5772

Re: New Year off to a great start (sort of)

Victoria's newest- and first deer-only bike club:

Buckshot.

(Ok, ok- I'm stopping...)

Chris
by Chris Watt
Mon Jan 06, 2014 9:13 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: New Year off to a great start (sort of)
Replies: 8
Views: 5772

Re: New Year off to a great start (sort of)

Bike helmet on the deer might have amped up the LQ (laugh quotient)- that and a TT bike between it's legs.

Cheers,
Chris
by Chris Watt
Fri Dec 20, 2013 2:49 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Copenhagen wheel
Replies: 2
Views: 2816

Copenhagen wheel

Cool two-minute video: http://www.aei-ideas.org/2013/12/market ... ctric/#mbl

Mark Conway posted first about this back in January 2012; looks like it's on its way to becoming a reality.

Cheers,
Chris
by Chris Watt
Fri Sep 06, 2013 6:58 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Rolf agrees to eat his bib shorts........
Replies: 10
Views: 6311

Re: Rolf agrees to eat his bib shorts........

Maybe I was the only one that had to look this up...but I think Rolf has snuggling with his legal dictionary...

at·torn
/əˈtərn/
Verb
Formally make or acknowledge a transfer of something.
Transfer (something) to someone else.
by Chris Watt
Tue Jan 08, 2013 8:31 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Slick foldable electric bike from the year 2020
Replies: 0
Views: 1483

Slick foldable electric bike from the year 2020

Neat slide show at the top; if Apple made electric bikes they might look like this:

http://www.fastcoexist.com/1681134/this ... to-steal#1

Cheers,
Chris
by Chris Watt
Tue Dec 11, 2012 9:11 pm
Forum: General Banter
Topic: doc of the week and a great time waster
Replies: 4
Views: 3537

Re: doc of the week and a great time waster

Best line (from Wiggin's coach after a less-than-brilliant effort by Wiggo in 2011):

"he was so weak he couldn't peel the foreskin off a grain of rice."
by Chris Watt
Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:18 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: All the sordid details: USADA evidence against Armstrong
Replies: 58
Views: 34776

Re: All the sordid details: USADA evidence against Armstrong

"How does he do that? Did his eyelid even twitch? Just for a second?"

See "Test for Psycopathy":
http://www.arkancide.com/psychopathy.htm
by Chris Watt
Fri Aug 03, 2012 10:56 am
Forum: Ride Planning
Topic: Hurricane Ridge on BC Day
Replies: 2
Views: 2532

Hurricane Ridge on BC Day

This Monday...

Forecast: perfect!
Depart: 6:10am
Return: 12:45pm (or 5:20pm)
Climb time: 1.5-3 hours
Reservations: http://www.cohoferry.com/main/?Fares

Don't forget: passport; $5USD for park entry; two water bottles (and consider 1 day travel insurance)

Who's in?

Cheers,
Chris
by Chris Watt
Thu Aug 02, 2012 11:59 am
Forum: General Banter
Topic: Your Olympic athlete body match
Replies: 11
Views: 6414

Re: Your Olympic athlete body match

John Daly. Golf. Crud. Not even an Olympian.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/0 ... 84759.html


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