awf170
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Yeah, full-face and shin + knee pads. Hopefully it isn't too hot out since the full-face is pretty brutal.
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Woo? A package for Marc? Well this looks quite nice...
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Yeah, full-face and shin + knee pads. Hopefully it isn't too hot out since the full-face is pretty brutal.
Marc
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Dude, I don't know if I'd ride full face tomorrow. You're going to be hot as shit. Even with the "manly" new hair cut. I don't think I'd wear a full face on anything but lift served, and even then...
awf170
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What kind of riding do you plan on doing? I've never been to Vietnam but I think it as more of a freeride type place, not XC. But yeah I'm bringing both helmets anyway.
Marc
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It's both. It's not just freeride, there's a whole lot of XC. Look at the trail maps on Bikerag. It started as XC since it has been around since before FR got big.
cbcbd
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There's plenty of XC trails... and plenty of things to hurt yourself in between 
The rocks along the powerlines are pretty cool... some drops, some big rollers, spine lines... good park
The rocks along the powerlines are pretty cool... some drops, some big rollers, spine lines... good park
awf170
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There's plenty of XC trails... and plenty of things to hurt yourself in between
The rocks along the powerlines are pretty cool... some drops, some big rollers, spine lines... good park
I see... but yeah it is way too hot for a full face today. I'll keep the shin pads on though.
cbcbd
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You should just carry a mouth guard around
Marc
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I actually meant to ask my dentist about that but forgot. I would like to have a mouth guard. Can you still be the really big, uncomfortable generic ones or the self fit ones anywhere?
awf170
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Take a Photo journalist so we can see it in action!
In other words........
No pics. Marc tacoed his wheel about a half of a mile into the ride.
And yeah, Lynn Woods > Vietnam. It's not even close, IMO.
Marc
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Did you guys find my pile of vomit I left under the power lines?
awf170
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Sadly, no. So I can assume you had a fun walk out?
Marc
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Yeah it was cool. Apparently something I ate sure didn't agree with me.
Trekchick
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This is NOT the TR I was hoping for. Taco(even if it was your wheel) and vomit, are two words that should never ever be used in the same thread.
How bad is the bike?
How bad is the bike?
cbcbd
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On the new bike? Man, that really sucks. Maybe the training wheels came off too soon?
Where did you guys go in Nam? what's better about LW?
Dirt doesn't take well with my system either.
Dude, that sucks! What happened?
Marc
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I dropped off a rock, and hit a big rock... glancing side blow. I stayed upright, because otherwise it wouldn't have been that big a deal. But if one were attempting to purposely taco a rim, there would have been no better angle with which to hit the wheel than how I hit it...
Marc
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It was just the front wheel.
It really wasn't a big deal, everything stayed upright, bike, me included.
In retrospect, I probably shouldn't have been dropping anything yesterday, given how shitty I felt.
Marc
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Also, big shout out to Barney's in Worcester for hooking me up with a brand new disc wheel at a killer price. I was in a pinch since our Killington trip is this weekend.
If anyone in the central Mass area needs a good bike shop, go to Barney's on Chandler Street and not that other place in Worcester (ok, I'll name it, it's Bicycle Alley).
If anyone in the central Mass area needs a good bike shop, go to Barney's on Chandler Street and not that other place in Worcester (ok, I'll name it, it's Bicycle Alley).
cbcbd
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The only good tacos have cheese in them. Haven't tacoed yet... but have definitively broken spokes and got them loose and had to put them back on mid ride.
