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Glad everything turned out ok, Steve.

Correct. I have a soft spot for the ECD-1.

Damn that's hot! I changed the stem angle on my Roubaix the other weekend and now need to adjust the angle of my bars, hopefully this afternoon.

Excellent news, Vicki!

Happy Birthday!

Well, I had a little time this weekend so I mounted my spring tires on my spare wheelset. I'm getting pretty fired up to get back out on the road when the weather improves. Unfortunately mother nature has seen fit to drop a decent amount of snow lately which isn't appreciated but not so much that a week's worth of decent weather can't dispatch it.

Thanks!

Wish they had the same deal on the 2TB version.

This. Sorry for your loss Knucks.

I get that the guy wants out but the odds of finding a buyer have got to be pretty remote. If he's asking $500k I'd expect there to be at least $2M in retail inventory and it doesn't sound like there's anywhere close to that but maybe I'm missing something.

Happy Birthday, Dan!

This!

Nice!

Why'd you get the drives from Newegg? They appear to be cheaper at Amazon.

Honestly, I'd strongly consider hiring a consultant. Otherwise you're just as likley to get bad results as good. But it also really depends on the level of expectation. Are we talking true isloation (which will require significant investment) or merely mitigation? In my life as a consulting structural engineer I had several experiences with clients wanting anything from mitigation to complete isolation. Migitation was generally desired by developers of multi-unit complexes where sound transmission (to suome degree) is acceptable but paper thing walls are not and I think this is where you're heading. The only person that I ever saw successfully implement isolation was Hughes-esque private masion that I'm quite sure is not what your friend is considering. To get an idea of where to start search for something like "STC rated assemblies" and have a look at this http://www.usg.com/rc/system-catalogs/acoustical-assemblies-en-SA200.pdf. Skip to the end where you can see some typical construction details. There is a minor tangential concern with how much weight you might potentially be adding to the first floor framing (basement ceiling) if you really go whole hog and start adding a bunch of shielding material.

I love Jeff's definition of cheaper.

Happy Birthday Colin!

Blech, Chris. Reminds me of the day I barely had enough time to squeeze in a ride and promptly had my chain skip the big cog and get lodged in my rear wheel. Fuuuuuuuuuu...

Happy Birthday, Steve!!

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That's certainly a doable budget with the right expectations. If you're looking at flat-bar/upright bikes then pretty much any decent hard tail MTB or city bike would be good directoin to go. The Jamis already mentioned seems nice. I would try to get to your LBS and at least sit on a few and see how they feel and get a good idea for sizing. If your not comfortable working on bikes I'd suggest just figuring (and including in your budget) on $50 to $100 for a good comprehensive tuneup if you end up purchasing a used ride. But really there's no reason not to buy used and hopefully get better value for your $$.

This.

Define inexpensive. $1000? $100? I think http://www.airbornebicycles.com/category/56-cyclocross-cx.aspx would be a great urban assault vehicle.

5>4 therefore 5. Simple math.

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