ROGUE Ride IV
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bondink at 11.6.08 - 12:22 pm
Ride meets at 8:00 PM at Virginia Park, on the corner of Pico Blvd and Cloverfield Blvd in Santa Monica. Ride leaves at 9:00 PM SHARP. (Not bike time) The ride will end at the starting point, so Eastsiders and Valley-dwellers bringing cars will be able to get back to them conveniently.
This ride will have a Robotz-esque feel; speed and distance with sprinkled hills. Beach cruisers are not welcome. Leave them at the beach.
Dress like a Rogue, whatever that means to you. We will be riding though some of the hoity-toitiest, stiff upper-lip, celebrity-encrusted, hummer-driving neighborhoods, so we'll be showing them what Rogue Ridazz are all about. (Whatever that means to you.)
This ride will end in a party on a private patio with a bonfire. There will be one last liquor stop to fuel up on Joose or Sparks before the party. Bring things to burn. (Whatever that means to you.)
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Wait, isn't this the first ride?
Why is it IV?
jonnyboy11.6.08 - 1:06 pm
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i was wondering that same thing. were the first 3 in the future?
kryxtanicole11.6.08 - 1:07 pm
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maybe it stands for inter-veinous like morphine in the emergency room?
Undercover Bob11.6.08 - 1:09 pm
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huge Star Wars junkie. so BIG.
i don't believe I, II & III ever existed. it broke my heart. i was overly affected by it.
thus we begin ROGUE with IV: A New Hope for a new ride.
then, if all goes well, i unveil V.
bondink11.6.08 - 1:10 pm
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it's not a star wars ride, though coming as ROGUE Jedi would be sweet.
it's more of the junkie in me -- when working roman numerals.. had to go with IV.
bondink11.6.08 - 1:16 pm
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i got this from the rogue ales website...
WE DO WHAT WE WANT!!!
YOU DONT KNOW ME!!!!
Rogues take risks.
Rogues are willing to shun titles and personal financial success in the pursuit of the greater good.
Rogues pursue the long shot.
Rogues have respect for diversity.
Rogues are never satisfied to rest on past laurels.
Rogues work hard.
Rogues are driven to succeed in their chosen field.
Rogues ignore the accepted patterns and blaze their own trails.
Rogues have raw talent and focus on that talent.
Rogues are honest with themselves and others.
Rogues are rebels.
Rogues have one foot in reality to let them get the job done, but they are, nonetheless, led by their dreams.
pretti*ugli11.6.08 - 1:29 pm
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You gotta love "Rogue", she hottttttttt!!!
X-Large11.6.08 - 1:34 pm
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omg! "ROGUE" ISSSSSSS hawt!!
i'm in love.
Does she ride a bike?
richtotheie11.6.08 - 2:00 pm
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anybody bold enough to do the metric century and then this. if i have someone committed i'm down.
ijunes11.6.08 - 2:24 pm
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"anybody bold enough to do the metric century and then this. if i have someone committed i'm down."
talk about ROGUE warriors!
ijunes: that is awesome!
bondink11.6.08 - 2:38 pm
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ijunes, is the metric hilly? i might be down.
larsenf11.6.08 - 2:42 pm
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"All Off-World, gate- travel has been suspended."
Time to bust out the Kepi!!!
bentstrider11.6.08 - 2:48 pm
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The word "rogue" was first recorded in print in John Awdeley’s Fraternity of Vagabonds (1561), and then in Thomas Harman’s Caveat for Common Cursitors (1566).
The 1572 Vagabond Act defined a rogue as a healthy person who has no land, no master, and no legitimate trade or source of income; it included rogues in the class of idle vagrants or vagabonds.
If a person was apprehended as a rogue, he would be stripped to the waist, whipped until bleeding, and a hole "about the compass [circumference] of an inch" would be burned through the cartilage of his right ear.
A rogue who committed a second offence, unless taken in by someone who would give him work for one year, could face execution as a felon. A third-offence perpetrator would only escape death if someone hired him for two years.
The 1598 Vagabond Act banished and transplanted "incorrigible and dangerous rogues" overseas, and the 1604 Act commanded that rogues be branded with the letter "R" on their bodies.
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bondink11.6.08 - 3:16 pm
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The excitement is already starting to build for this weekend
ROGUE RIDAZZZZZ
jonnyboy11.7.08 - 12:33 am
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"Rogues are never satisfied to rest on past laurels."
I guess that puts me out of the run.
imachynna11.7.08 - 1:00 am
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The title of this ride reminds me of that Tracy Lawrence song, "Renegades, Rebels, and Rogues" from '94.
Bad-ass track, it is.
bentstrider11.7.08 - 1:08 am
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bumptity bump, BUMP!!!!!
tomorrow night. it goes down. i am so uber excited. UBER. be ready.
we do IV.
then we do V.
hahahahaha!
it's possible - so much so, i am debating whether i should just do it it FIXED or flip my hub - it's gonna be a FUN one.
bondink11.7.08 - 11:23 am
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ill go fixed with you fuck it...u probably have more experience than i do....fuck it!!! i do what i want!!!
pretti*ugli11.7.08 - 11:25 am
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fine. shit. it's gonna be rough. BUT if you go fixed. i'll go fixed.
shit. ok. done. let's do it.
I DO WHAT I WANT!
bondink11.7.08 - 11:39 am
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Sara next thing you know you wont even have a SS cog left on your bike. You better watch out, us rogues are sneaking motherfuckers.
larsenf11.7.08 - 1:30 pm
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hahaha!
i, uh.. not until after Thanksgiving - i won't do fixed in NorCal when Ryan's Dad is making the route..
but i am riding fixed tonight, larsenf - you sneaky bastard!
bondink11.7.08 - 1:40 pm
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i cant wait to look like a badass.
you may laugh.
but you will all see!
Frozen Fingersss11.8.08 - 12:14 pm
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My system is completely dead, I have to rush a charger down to chynna's place in Silverlake.
So, should I still go, or will I be shot for no-music???
bentstrider11.8.08 - 1:32 pm
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@bentstrider
I just talked with sara .... OF COURSE COME !!!! u better be there!
Jakuta11.8.08 - 1:39 pm
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Is anyone going to this after the no on 8 rally in Silverlake?
I think Larsen is...
imachynna11.8.08 - 1:45 pm
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i dont think i can now, i have way to much shit to do. if i went that would mean getting on the bus at 3:15 and riding all day with leather....
larsenf11.8.08 - 2:19 pm
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i wanted to do the no on h8 rally but it seems it ends as this one begins... and they're on opposite sides of town...
Jazzy Phat Nastee11.8.08 - 2:19 pm
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glitch.....dub.....steb......
no.....
Please please please, someone bring some music that doesn't sound like two strung out robots fucking.
That's all I ask. I don't care if the night is in majority of such music, but I will hurt someone if it's all we have.
*readying noose for himself just incase.*
Jaz11.8.08 - 2:20 pm
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POST APOCALYPTIC ROGUE STATUS
larsenf
11.8.08 - 2:21 pm
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@chynna
we should do an east side meet up at the silverlake protest
Llana Pajama11.8.08 - 2:21 pm
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oh crap just read above. we should do an east side ride over starting somewhere....echo park lake? time???
Llana Pajama11.8.08 - 2:23 pm
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It would be great to see the east siders out here!
:)
jonnyboy11.8.08 - 5:21 pm
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I'm riding from vermont and venice at 7pm if anyone wants to join. 818-585-8426
stillline11.8.08 - 5:26 pm
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that was a good ride boombox ride will be better
Mohicano11.9.08 - 5:05 am
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This ride was the high-light of my rather, dull week.
From the roll-out, to the crazy-ass, ZOOBOMB-inspired hills where I thought I would spill my load., The parking structure where I was screaming at all the light-bike equipped, slow-crawlers putzing upwards., Beverly Hills PD and that one dude going at it verbally., That crazy-ass room where I placed the system.,
Party at Hal's work-place and that kick-ass, bonfire.,
Alex Thompson showing up and wearing grannie-panties.,
This night kicked so much ass!!!
I felt like I was 12 again and got my first, Red Ryder!!!!
And as always, it was a pleasure hauling the tunes.
And special thanks to Krista for giving myself and Matt a lift to downtown.
bentstrider11.9.08 - 7:05 am
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I threw some photos up
and there's some more on Flickr.
Hopefully somebody else got the afterparty, cos I bailed when BHPD started hassling us.
Even though me no likey hills, that was a fun ride. Big thanks to Sara & Hal.
hatehills11.9.08 - 10:08 am
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Bravo on a great ride
Coe coe buttaa11.9.08 - 2:19 pm
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That ride kicked me in the ass! Hills galore! Love it (and hate it- but love it)! Perfect training route. Thanks Sara and Hal!! Thanks Hatehills and Hal for photos! (Hatehills, how do you like the slow shutter speed now?) PS: Awesome space you've got, Hal!
It was a pleasure.
imachynna11.9.08 - 3:52 pm
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i love you gais! last night was awesome and all of you ROGUE Ridazz made it that way!
i tested some waters with the ride and got great feedback on what worked and what was a little out there. i liked the out there.
i loved that the East came West.. it was awesome sharing the streets with you. Please come back for more.
Hal, it's been a pleasure - your place DOES rock. You are a great partner.. let's prepare for the next one.
Mihai, i am sorry you had to deal with the 5 0 - that was not cool that they chose you. i am glad you came bac with the group :)
Bentstrider, thank you for the music box and carrying it through all those hills and climbs - you are THE MAN!
hatehills, i am glad you stayed for as long as you did. i love seeing your face! you make me smile.
SHUES: extra BIG hug and thank you for the preparty - my nerves thank you.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! I LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ROGUE Ride V: Coming Soon To The WestSide !!!!!!!!
bondink11.9.08 - 4:27 pm
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this ride
ROCKED.
SO AWESOME.
larsenf
11.9.08 - 4:30 pm
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This was a fun ride. We covered some virgin territory as any self-respecting ROGUE should. As dicey as the hills in the start may have been, it didn't compare to mass trespassing on federal property in full party mode. I particularly enjoyed the break-away ROOT we did from the VA to the studio loft. Thank you shiznitologist for making that happen. It was good to ride hard with some familiar faces for the first time in a while and see some new faces keeping pace with us.
@ Hal and Sara
thanks for a fun ride and a memorably fiery ending at the loft. I look forward to seeing some of the studio portraits.
Undercover Bob11.9.08 - 5:12 pm
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Wait, that military/Fort Benson Reilly Emerson-looking old place, was actually a VA hospital?/??????!!!!!!?????
Fuckin' Sweet!!!!
bentstrider11.9.08 - 5:14 pm
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Sara & Hal, you both are fantastically awesome.
Rogue Ridazz!!!!!!!!!!!! = F.U.N.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have a much deeper sense of love for hills now. and for all my fellow rogue ridazz <3
kryxtanicole11.9.08 - 6:38 pm
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oh man last night was the shit
other night in the westside
another sunrise witnessed on a metro bus
ijunes11.9.08 - 7:58 pm
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Bike portraits are up:
http://halbergman.com/shoots/roguerideiv/
Thanks for making this an awesome ride everybody!
Hal11.9.08 - 11:43 pm
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Sara and Hal, thanks so much for setting up such an awesome ride. It was a pleasure to be out in the westside and the hills were fun. The scenery was very fancy and the pace at the end made it totally fun. Nice fire and tunes and great place to end the ride. I thought the ride rocked!!
marleydog11.9.08 - 11:47 pm
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Undercover Bob says:
"@HAL
The pictures came out beautifully! Thank you!"
+1
jonnyboy11.10.08 - 12:43 am
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WE DO WHAT WE WANT!!!!
including throwing up...ha....thanks sara for the most kickass ride eva!!! i kinda wish every ride was like that....
pretti*ugli11.10.08 - 10:48 am
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@ HAL:
many thanks to you. you without none of this would have been possible. i just want you to know how much i respect you. thank you for talking with the Beverly Hills PD, it was so nice that their only problem was the GIANT circle of death - we only did a half moon - and they let us party it out in the park anyway.
sweeeeeet.. thanks, HAL. a pleasure creating F!U!N! with you!
bondink11.10.08 - 1:25 pm
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Yeah I was thinking there was no way we would be able to chill at that park in BH seeing that we rolled right up with a not so happy cop escort.
Definitely +1 on the thanks to Hal for doing an obviously great job of talking to the officers. Good stuff.
jonnyboy11.10.08 - 1:32 pm
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This ride was insane. First ride on the westside and I did it freewill and wish i had turned over to fixed. I will be at the next one. I am now a fixedgear rider always. Thank you for a great night. It was nice to meet amazing people.
onemorefixie11.10.08 - 2:41 pm
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*** PSA ***
Just so you everyone knows, when we were heading west on Wilshire after the downhill where some folks chose to go down against traffic, the BHPD squad car was trying to pull those two people over. That's why the SUV was slowly cutting off the group as we turned on Wilshire. I thought the cop was just trying to be an ass and started cursing at him, but he was actually trying to detain the hill bombers that barely scraped past his car earlier.
I was dumb enough to intervene not knowing all the details, and I almost got slapped with a felony charge for interfering with his arrest.
The cop was down to earth and reasonable, and mentioned that he'd even be willing to cork intersections for rides in his area as long as riders are obeying the traffic rules. He wasn't too happy about the circle of death earlier that night, or the folks riding past him on the wrong side of the road in a residential area. This may have been the same officer that Hal spoke to earlier that night.
I never thought I'd be on the BHPD's side after my first interaction with them
a few months back, but in this case, he was on point.
It's easy to forget, but not all cops are assholes, and not all Ridazz do dumb ignorant shit.
*** End PSA ***
jericho1ne11.10.08 - 3:48 pm
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@ Mihai:
true. the Beverly Hills PD was amazing with us - which means we are welcome in that area if we don't do stupid things!
thank you.
bondink11.10.08 - 4:14 pm
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BHPD has been pretty good to rides in general.. which is funny cause it's sandoed in between WeHo (bored sherriffs with nothing to do) and SM (whatever the fuck crawled up their ass and died) and they kinda don't like bikes, and isn't BeHi supposed to be the snooty rich one?
FuzzBeast11.10.08 - 4:17 pm
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yea. and what was most interesting: the Beverly Hills people rode past us honking and loving us! Beverly Hills - we are their entertainment cause they are so rich and bored - i can't WAIT to unveil the next route!
super, uber excited!
bondink11.10.08 - 4:20 pm
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@jericho
i gotta say i was talking shit when u were giving it to that cop...i understand how previous run-ins with the cops can fuel future situations. thanks for the clarification though.
pretti*ugli11.10.08 - 4:23 pm
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Didn't know what was going on, but thought it best that everyone stayed on point and kept rolling.
Last thing we needed was a cop getting scared shitless with a bunch of potential, bike-rockets aimed his/her way.
As far as the anonymous, wannabe Zoobombers, they probably faded back into the crowd and into the back of all of our memories.
Why that always happens, perhaps they're bored, loners just looking to stir up trouble and kill the buzz for us F.U.N. lovers.
In other words, if you wanna cause trouble, just stay home and read the Book Of Moron!!!
bentstrider11.10.08 - 4:46 pm
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Thanks for making me the posterchild Hal!
pr0xy11.10.08 - 6:25 pm
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this was the first Midnight Ridazz event ive gone to, and being nearly the only one with a mountain bike i nearly died on the first hill going up :-P Once up it and we got to the intersection my friend was feeling woozy and we had to bail out.
Are there other people that ride mountain bikes with dirt tires and suspension that make it though these hills? Maybe im just out of shape :-P
MrBoston198511.10.08 - 10:10 pm
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@ MrBoston1985:
first of all welcome to MR. look to your right and choose your rides - they are always a GREAT time.
i used to ride a mountain bike with the tires you speak of and i too had one hell of a time keeping up - but i kept at it. then i got road tires and still had just as hard a time keeping up.
i love that ROGUE was your first time - we both popped cherries that evening as this was my first ride to put together with HAL. it was a tough one, i will give you that. i did it fixed for the first time (riding fixed three days) - it was even difficult for me - and i did the damn route!
hahahaha!
CRANK MOB would be a perfect ride for you to ride on. Taco Tuesday is my religion, i go every week.
work yourself up - keep riding. by the time ROGUE V happens - you'll be ready for it..
Welcome!
bondink11.10.08 - 10:20 pm
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thank you for the inspiration. Ill keep riding my DS1, ill just have to build up bigger leg muscles. We also had to play catch up with you guys because my friend wanted to move his car at the last minute worrying about being towed.
Is the rouge run more difficult than others? I dont see any kind of levels listed on the events.
MrBoston198511.10.08 - 10:27 pm
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@MrBoston1985
I was the dude hauling the system on the rack.
That system and the MTB I was riding are about 50-60 pounds together!!!
Although I have 100psi street tires in place of the knobbies, I felt I was better conditioned for the hills than most, especially dragging all that ass up some of the steeper portions.
If anything, flying down them was the scary part!!!
If anything, just ride more, cross-train a little bit in the gym, and you too could conquer the hills on your Mountain Machine.
bentstrider11.10.08 - 11:01 pm
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you can haz round 2 ..
ROGUE RIDE V - strikes back on February 7, 2009..
bondink12.1.08 - 11:44 am
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That's...........................
two...............................
months............................
away..............................
******** whistles tune from Clint Eastwoods' "High Plains Drifter" *******
bentstrider12.1.08 - 12:20 pm
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hahahhaha!
yes.. ima workin on something.. come on now, me and HAL have a lot to live up to from the last one - we have something cookin..
bondink12.1.08 - 12:26 pm
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bondink says:
"me and HAL have a lot to live up to from the last one"
CEREAL!
jonnyboy12.1.08 - 12:31 pm
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Ridazz Roulette!
Excited bump! 
