The Bar

Jewel*** · Post by Jewel*** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:15 pm

dd, we're going biking together. i am so hanging out with you........if that's ok with you, that is.

Desert Duck · Post by **Desert Duck** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:18 pm

Okay, so if I'm bringing the big chopper, I'll have two choppers, two tallbikes, and maybe a rickshaw on the playa. Somebody wanted to borrow a bike?

Desert Duck · Post by **Desert Duck** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:21 pm

Jewel***, of course we're gonna hang out. And go for rides. And do lots of nothing. And let life on the playa be random.
I'm looking forward to this year more and more. The last few years were just too much work.

Rockdad · Post by **Rockdad** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:22 pm

The best Plan on the Playa is no Plan

Desert Duck · Post by **Desert Duck** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:23 pm

YAAAAAAAAAAYAAYYYYYYYYY!!!!

EspressoDude · Post by **EspressoDude** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:25 pm

Desert Duck wrote:Okay, so if I'm bringing the big chopper, I'll have two choppers, two tallbikes, and maybe a rickshaw on the playa. Somebody wanted to borrow a bike?

Here is one of mine:

and a bikerbabe (unrulie from amazon camp)

Jewel*** · Post by Jewel*** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:30 pm

i am so happy to have "met" you all. really, it's gonna be great. shoegirl has heard me talking for almost a year about this. she is gonna have a blast!

Nice bike ESD.

So none of you really know this Rockdad guy? Who is he?

Bin Noddin · Post by **Bin Noddin** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:41 pm

Nice to have "met" you, too. Can't help you with RD - We'll just have to deal with him out there, as he is.

Xta_G · Post by **Xta_G** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:41 pm

Okay, I got started on it.. and then the idea just kinda took over... <grin>

X.

Xta_G · Post by **Xta_G** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:42 pm

DD - I was looking for a loaner bike.. was expecting more of the dumpster/discount variety than a custom jobbie... but if you're offering..?! :)
X.

Bin Noddin · Post by **Bin Noddin** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:42 pm

Devil or angel . . .

Desert Duck · Post by **Desert Duck** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:47 pm

Oh, I'm sure I won't have a problem with you borrowing a bike sometimes, I'll want to ride all of them at different times so it won't be a weeklong kind of thing, but yeah.

Rockdad · Post by **Rockdad** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:50 pm

Xta_G wrote:

Okay, I got started on it.. and then the idea just kinda took over... <grin>

X.

That is frigging funny , Yes BC the devil and X the angel on my shoulders pretty quick there girl...

Desert Duck · Post by **Desert Duck** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:01 pm

I just realized I missed CC's radio show. Dammit!!

Xta_G · Post by **Xta_G** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:01 pm

All the little voices in your head.. <grin> I'm actually having a lot of fun mucking around in Photoshop these days, figuring out how to do things (undoubtably the SLOW way, but still fun...)

DD - I won't plan on tying up one of your beautiful bikes.. If things work out that I DO wind up bussing from Van, I might see if someone was willing to haul a bike in and out for me, and I could use PayPal to send them funds for the purchase in the first place (hooray for cheap secondhand bike stores!) :) VCamp just got a new girl from Seattle joining up, dunno how she's planning to travel, but I can also borrow a bike from my friends down there..

It will all work out :) Time to go pop a pic of my finished dreads up on my blog.. brb

X.

Bin Noddin · Post by **Bin Noddin** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:09 pm

Good night, you all. Sorry not to be so sociable. Catch you tomorrow . . . unless you run too fast for me.

Desert Duck · Post by **Desert Duck** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:10 pm

Allright, Bin you have a good night.

Desert Duck · Post by **Desert Duck** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:16 pm

Xta- I'm actually figuring that one of my tallbikes will get run off with almost immediately(my friend Bear) and I probably won't see it all week. My choppers are definitely more valuable- I have about $25 in thrift bikes into one tallbike, the other tallbike all of the donors were free, and I have about $1000 (maybe more) into the two choppers. Just do this-bring a lock, so I won't have to worry when I do loan it out.

Xta_G · Post by **Xta_G** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:22 pm

Cool, I can do that... is a cheap U-lock okay for the playa?

Around town, I do the cheap lock plus a combo cable lock through the back wheel... not enough to actually prevent theft but applies the concept that having to have to deal with two types of locks is enough of a deterrent that a thief will steal someone else's bike first..

X.

Xta_G · Post by **Xta_G** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:23 pm

Hey, if I can figure out how to ride a tall bike, think I could hang some hoops off the handles safely? :) I could be a roving hoop class...

X.

Desert Duck · Post by **Desert Duck** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:25 pm

Oh, the riding of a tallbike is really no different than riding a regular bike (with some exceptions). The main thing is getting on. Getting off is easy, just fall.

Xta_G · Post by **Xta_G** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:26 pm

"just fall"

Riiiight.

I used to do injury prevention for a living... this scares me :) Decribe more?

X.

Desert Duck · Post by **Desert Duck** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:34 pm

"just fall". come to a complete stop, and let the bike fall sideways with leg extended. Y'know, bike falls to right, right foot on pedal, left leg extended behind, something like that. It's a helluva lot easier to do than to describe.

Desert Duck · Post by **Desert Duck** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:35 pm

Oh, and my baby tallbikes are way easier to get onto and off of.

Jewel*** · Post by Jewel*** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:40 pm

quack, quack ducky.......good night. you too x. rockdad have good dreams.........

Xta_G · Post by **Xta_G** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:40 pm

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...

(that's the sound I will undoubtably be making the first time I try it) <grin>

Sounds fun!

Hey, I'm listening to Actiongrrl on the BurnCast... woo! Very interesting stuff, you guys heard this yet?

X.

Rockdad · Post by **Rockdad** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:40 pm

Training wheels....?

Desert Duck · Post by **Desert Duck** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:42 pm

wakwakwak

Night, Jewel***, sweet dreams.

Rockdad · Post by **Rockdad** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:46 pm

Night Brat err em Jewel

Jewel*** · Post by Jewel*** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:47 pm

he's so mean...........doesn't anyone else see that?