CUBCAMP!!!
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asparagus at 12.8.08 - 12:23 pm
thursdays route; bring tubes :-/
BRW, 9pm, etc...
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Seriously though, bring extra tubes. Last ride PB got no less than 4 flats. Bad luck more than anything else, so don't let that deter you, but still, it's good to be prepared.
jericho1ne12.8.08 - 6:39 pm
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looks good guys! them hills is cubbie turf!
SKIDMARCUS12.9.08 - 10:35 am
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never let a tube touch the ground. treat it like the american flag.
tortuga_veloce12.9.08 - 12:59 pm
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Wohoo, it's Thursday and CubCamp is top billin'. Now if you're looking for a solid workout that includes uphills, downhills, and flats, bring your ass to the Bikerowave on Thursday night.
! Extra tubes !
jericho1ne12.10.08 - 10:34 pm
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Anybody bringing their fixie on this ride (i.e. PB)? If so, what gearing? ...I've never ridden Mandeville.
PT Lumberjack12.10.08 - 11:08 pm
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the elevation map doesnt look too bad to me, and im on a fixie. what time are you guys expecting to get home?
tortuga_veloce12.10.08 - 11:24 pm
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Remember, it doesn't count unless you touch the green Gate at the top. And if you are quiet up there, you can use the home owner's water hose to refill your bottles.
stevo412.10.08 - 11:33 pm
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im running 46/15. is it going to be a lot steeper than last week?
tortuga_veloce12.11.08 - 11:29 am
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This is my first time on Mandeville, so I'm not sure what to expect.
jericho1ne12.11.08 - 4:04 pm
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Mandeville is a fairly gentle grade until the last little bit. The ride up Hollyhock to Kenter/Mountain Gate however is a steep dirt fire road.
Black Bart12.11.08 - 6:58 pm
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Well, we touched the green gate at the top. The last couple hundred feet were the toughest, no doubt about it. Kudos to those who did the climb fixed, and with flat bars. Ridiculous.
For the second time we ran into this mysterious rider that first joined us on the San Vicente loops ride a few weeks back. He was coming down Mandeville solo, and then he decided to ride back up with us to the top. Coming down, it was freezing cold, those with jackets of some sort may have actually enjoyed it, I'm not sure.
The rest of the ride was a blur. Sunset to UCLA, quick loop, Wilshire/San Vicente to the ocean. This time around, we beat the Sirenes to Bravo Pizzeria.
Next week, Little Tokyo...
jericho1ne12.12.08 - 10:23 am
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"Mysterious Rider", that would be me. Nice riding with you guys again.
Ryan
Black Bart12.12.08 - 5:19 pm
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I'll come out and check this out. I haven't run more than 6 miles in a while, so I'm interested to see what I can muster.
nancine12.31.08 - 11:22 am
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I think I ran 2.5 miles at some point last month. Should be fun :P
The trail isn't all that rugged, so any old running shoes would be okay.
jericho1ne12.31.08 - 12:31 pm
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damn. I wish I'd been awake enough for this today. That duathlon sounded like a great challenge.
Undercover Bob01.1.09 - 6:36 pm
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I just got off work... how'd this go? Sounded super fun!!!
BICYKILLER01.1.09 - 6:45 pm
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Um, we didn't actually do the run part since we rode a lot slower than expected.
BUT, this ride turned out to be a 4-person, 5-hr outing that was FUN.
Since Scoops was closed, we decided to head out to
Beverly Soon Tofu House.
On our way down to K-town, we saw this crash on Vermont:
Got to Beverly Tofu house, but that was closed as well. While we were deciding where to go next a car turns right on the street adjacent to us, and this hubcap rolls off, bounces up on the curb, and rolls to a stop right behind us:
So we went to
Hodori - service was mad sloooow but it was worth it. It was a chilly ride back on Olympic.
We got back to the BikeRoWave at 7pm or so, hence, we didn't make the 4pm Westridge run.
jericho1ne01.2.09 - 3:07 pm
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It was lots of fun even if we didn't go very far/fast...how long did we spend sitting in front of Scoops? Like an hour at least!
Jealous that i had to jet before the Korean food! Can we have cubcamp early edition for food more often??? A valley edition to get Persian food? There's a good place near the Encino velodrome.
And since we were thwarted for Beverly Soon Tofu yesterday, I think I might go tonight =P
nancine01.2.09 - 3:33 pm
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RainCamp, 1.22.2009
will you haz?
e-rock01.19.09 - 10:03 am
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Will that special someone pls post the route? And let us know where food will be consumed along the way??
jericho1ne01.20.09 - 10:31 am
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I'm in the process of finding it, last I knew franz had it, and as for an eating spot that's up in the air.. suggestions?
e-rock01.20.09 - 1:37 pm
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How about Marix Tex Mex?
http://www.yelp.com/biz/marix-tex-mex-playa-santa-monica
jericho1ne01.20.09 - 3:25 pm
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the route for thursday, more or less... expect some hills
e-rock01.20.09 - 4:51 pm
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Isn't cupcamp only in existence in a salutary manner?
If not, when is the next 99 century, biaaaaatches?
tern01.20.09 - 4:54 pm
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FYI today's ride is 3 things:
-Steep, like, really steep
-Dark, yah pretty dark too
-FUN
Cubcamp, tough love from the day you were born.
e-rock01.22.09 - 9:13 am
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There's no better way to affirm your vehicle superiority complex than to ride it in at night, in the rain, past timid SoCal drivers scared of the water falling from the sky.
E-Rock is probably lying about the steepness, don't be intimidated to come ride.
jericho1ne01.22.09 - 9:59 am
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oh, and bring good lights, there's some pretty dark residential streets we're planning to molest...
e-rock01.22.09 - 12:22 pm
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in case you get lost, please print out this handy 10"x43" route slip
e-rock01.22.09 - 12:48 pm
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im still trying to get my iron horse back in shape...if i can make it out to the bikerowave on time i will join you guys..
Lesson #1
No more blowing through red lights.
Lesson#1 Learned no doubt...
pretti*ugli01.22.09 - 2:56 pm
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Rain does not stop cubcamp, ever
e-rock01.22.09 - 5:13 pm
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what about godzilla? i heard he is pretty fuckin big and massive
pretti*ugli01.22.09 - 5:18 pm
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Godzilla and CubCamp are kindred spirits in the never ending battle against Mechagodzilla...
I hate Mechagodzilla... He is a chauvinist and a coward!
e-rock01.22.09 - 5:20 pm
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A message to all the nay sayers:
CubCamp does not stop for the rain
The rain stops for CubCamp
e-rock01.23.09 - 9:16 am
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cubcamp is happening again, this thursday!
e-rock01.27.09 - 2:19 pm
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Konfuzion!
So many ride postings! Which is real?!? Which is not?!?
jericho1ne01.27.09 - 2:40 pm
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cubcamp: wai yoo play games?
no matter how many ride posts you make, you can dim the bicykillers shinin.
_iJunes01.27.09 - 3:56 pm
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*insert never*
FUCK what a way to fuck up a posting eh?
_iJunes01.27.09 - 3:56 pm
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dear e_rock_repeats_himself, imitation is the greatest form of flattery.
yours truly,
e-rock
e-rock01.27.09 - 4:52 pm
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Thanks for imitating the badger song, cubcamp and bicikillers!
tern01.27.09 - 4:59 pm
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your welcome, asparagus :)
tern01.27.09 - 5:16 pm
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Who likes to ride in the rain and is coming to C U B C A M P?
jericho1ne02.5.09 - 1:13 pm
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The font on my browser made it look like it said IRRITATION is the greatest form of flattery! I need glasses (bigger ones).
BICYKILLER02.5.09 - 1:46 pm
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I'll be there... any suggestions on what to wear? any bike prep for the wet?
emptor02.5.09 - 3:27 pm
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lube your chain and wear some rain gear?
tern02.5.09 - 3:39 pm
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as long as your chest/core is warm and your head and feet are dry, you're all set. So a nice waterproof jacket or poncho, waterproof helmet cover (~$15), and Salomon XA 3D trail runners!
jericho1ne02.5.09 - 7:55 pm
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Well, 2 men showed up, the boys stayed at home I guess...
This must've been the shortest (
11 miles), smallest, and wettest CubCamp.
jericho1ne02.5.09 - 11:10 pm
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whats up Cubcamp! out of 7 rides Thursday, Cubcamp isnt one!
SKIDMARCUS02.11.09 - 2:34 am
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Cubcamp,
do is does it done!
e-rock02.11.09 - 9:37 am
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I'm turning a year younger on Friday, woo-hoooo!
I'm not sure what this
CubLife is all about, but I think I like it.
jericho1ne02.11.09 - 10:42 am
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I have a rough idea of a nice fast route w/ a mild steady climb halfway. How does Union Station sound to you guys? Maybe we can get food on Olvera St before we ride back...
This route also involves us going past USC so I can pick up this bike lock I left behind last saturday ;)
jericho1ne02.12.09 - 3:18 pm
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south or east, dependin on where the wind blows...
e-rock02.12.09 - 3:19 pm
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Being a die hard east sider I've never bothered to look at what cubcamp even was, I figured it was some kind of cubscout troop or something. Turns out it's a bike ride, who knew?
Anyway, as the future may put me on the west side more often I suppose I should familiarize myself with it. It's not like a beach cruisers and flip flops thing is it?
seanbonner02.12.09 - 3:29 pm
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BLAOW
Basically a time trial w/ 2 or 3 major stops. Food either on Olvera St, or the (in)famous taco truck forever positioned at Pico and Washington. Be excited.
jericho1ne02.12.09 - 3:36 pm
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@SeanBonner
Hey I know you. You should have okay legs, right? Bring whatever bike is your favorite.
jericho1ne02.12.09 - 3:37 pm
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looks like fun. i'll try to keep up.
tfunk40802.12.09 - 4:29 pm
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USC! I'M IN IT TO WIN IT!
e-rock02.12.09 - 5:06 pm
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great ride tonight! i haven't rode in like 2 weeks and i haven't rode DT/Chinatown in months. my knees will remind me of tonight's awesomeness over the next few days.
tfunk40802.13.09 - 2:32 am
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cubcamp got fast! were you ready?
e-rock02.13.09 - 8:55 am
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always ready... as long as the route is fixie-friendly.
tfunk40802.13.09 - 5:41 pm
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pics up! E - was that fast?? For once I felt great, like I actually had some to spare, I'd be so happy if that were actually fast and I was actually keeping up. Usually I feel like I'm being pitied and slowed-down for.
supersano02.14.09 - 9:03 am
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@supersano,
cubcamp's been slow recently because of the fat put on in the winter months. It's nice to see the pace get up there and have a good group of riders that wanted to hustle a bit.
e-rock02.16.09 - 4:15 pm
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Heya, Cub Campers!
SIRENS here. we were wondering if you wanted to meet up with us after your Manhattan Beach ride (we are doing a similar route) and celebrate Kathy's Birthday with us at James Beach (located at Venice and Pacific) - yeayeayeaYEA!
SCREAMING,
<3 The SIRENS <3
P.S. enjoy your pizza!
bondink02.25.09 - 1:11 pm
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We'll do our best to be back around midnight, we WERE going to grub yet again at Bravo, but I guess we'll make an exception for Kathy's bday :P
jericho1ne02.25.09 - 1:58 pm
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is this cubcamp pizza ride a fast ride?
im slow and pretty out of shape
Icebreaker02.25.09 - 4:13 pm
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oooh, looking forward to this. we actually going to eat this time or is the ride name some sort of cruel joke?
tfunk40802.25.09 - 5:25 pm
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Cubcamp is faster than the slowest rider, but slower than the fastest pizza
e-rock02.25.09 - 5:25 pm
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That's what Leonardo De Caprio said to whats-her-name when he was frozen and they were in the water, and then his frozen self fell off the plank of wood, and then he sank to the bottom of the sea, reaching upwards, frozen, which e-rock once tried to mime during a game of charades.
We did not get that clue. Not that time. However, should he ever do the gesture again, we're on it.
katiepoche02.26.09 - 11:42 am
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we will definitely eat on this ride. we often eat on this ride, calories must be replaced somehow. and on this ride, we will definitely eat PIZZAs.
jericho1ne02.26.09 - 11:51 am
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ha charades! I forgot that shit!
e-rock02.26.09 - 11:53 am
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nobody has answered me yet,
fast or slow ride?
Icebreaker02.26.09 - 1:48 pm
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CubCamp usually leans towards a faster pace. But it's also social.
Is that a dichotomy? Can't the two coexist?
jericho1ne02.26.09 - 2:27 pm
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it's on the quicker side, but i have yet to be dropped *knock on wood* cruising pace is about 18-22mph i would guess
tfunk40802.26.09 - 2:29 pm
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... and i am not a particularly strong rider, but i do give an effort. sorry, didn't quite finish my sentence earlier.
tfunk40802.26.09 - 2:33 pm
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........... and there will be SIRENS at the end of your route! something to go fast for..... PUSH IT! DO IT! MAKE IT HAPPEN!
yeayeayeaYEA!
bondink02.26.09 - 2:35 pm
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Cubcamp had pizza AND got kicked out of LMU for being too rowdy!
What did you do with your thursday night?
e-rock02.27.09 - 7:52 am
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LMU was such a buzzkill. that guy literally chased us down that road off campus. took his job way too seriously. the indignity of being kicked off for trespassing... i'm a full grown man for crying out loud! but other than that my legs thank all of you for an awesome ride.
tfunk40802.27.09 - 12:20 pm
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That was your average brainwashed chubby campus safety officer. I was way in the back of the group, behind his SUV actually, and he was tailing you guys way to closely. What a dick. I guess he's doing his job to keep LMU boring.
Ridiculous pace last night, everyone kept up well, that was impressive. I know my legs hurt today just looking at stairs....
jericho1ne02.27.09 - 1:19 pm
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Dear Cub Campers,
the SIRENS would like to thank those of you who drank a lot with us after our hustle! Kathy's birthday shots were awesome! we hope to see you again next week ;)
SCREAMING,
the SIRENS
bondink02.27.09 - 1:32 pm
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cubcamp should go to hollywood and meet with bicykillers then ride to venice.
_iJunes04.16.09 - 11:40 am
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CubCamp this week is riding with Friends of the Friendless. We are going to ride slow homie. But we will meet up one of these night, just wait til it gets warm out!!
jericho1ne04.16.09 - 12:29 pm
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CubCamp has actually met up with Bicykillers twice, it's time for those valley peeps to make the trip out west to hang out with us!
e-rock04.16.09 - 9:37 pm
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