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I was using a Worth Revolver most of last season, and up to the first half of this season. Got a TPS Maverick composite now, and I like it a lot more. The revolver had good pop, but the sweet spot was so damn small, and if you got jammed it hurt like hell. The Maverick hits consistently hard, not a long ball bat, but great for liners over the infield and hard grounders up the middle. Not a bad bat for the price (retail is 120, got mine new for 30 at PIAS on clearance). Summer league is wrapping up, bring on the fall league!

yup, that's exactly what I did with the bars. Thanks for the compliments, definitely wanted to go with a clean and simple look.

I take it to/from school when it's above 35 degrees or so. They're Hutchinson Equinox tires, they're pretty soft, but I got them on chainlove for 10 a piece, something to get me rolling for the time being. Kept the front brake for safety, less hassle from the cops (you can get tickets for riding brakeless), gf would kill me if i ran brakeless, and there are a lot of shithead drivers around here. I'll look into the specialized tires, but I'll probably keep the Hutch's on for the winter (built it up so I don't have to ride my roadie in the snow). I'd like to run it brakeless someday, but I'm still pretty new to riding fixed, so I think it's my best bet to stay alive long enough to get the skill to ride w/o a brake :D Oh, and I'd love to commute, but delivering pizzas would be kind of hard on a bike, looking to maybe work for a sub shop and deliver on bike in the spring. And most importantly, it's a blast to ride :P Quick edit on what I did for the build: It was almond colored when I started. Stripped it down to the frame, sandblasted it (steel frame), cleaned up the headset/bottom bracket bearings. shaved off the shifter bosses and water cage braze-ons, chopped the derailleur hanger, filled in some holes in the fork (it had a set of holes for some sort of front axle lock, don't need it with track nuts in place of quick-release axles), bondo, primer, custom paint (that's a rattlecan job), and clearcoat. flop and chop bullhorns, mavic cxp-22 wheelset, shimano 105 cranks

My new ride... Schwinn Tempo frame, back when Schwinns were made in Chicago. Fixed Gear bike, 52/19 gearing, hell of a fun project to build.

1986 Kawasaki 454 LTD, all original parts except the tank. I've been riding on it as long as i can remember, and it's been mine for the summer :D *Edit* sorry for crappy picture quality, it's off my phone. Maybe i'll get a better picture up sometime

based off their website, they don't have steel for the Pitch3 holder? That's a bummer, I was hoping to try a set out at some point. Does anyone know for sure if they have it for Pitch, or in the works?

Update on my gear... Skates: Bauer XIV with Pitch3 Holders/steel Lid: CCM 652 Cage: Itech FX50 Pants: Bauer 400 Shins: RBK 6k elbows: Easton Synergy 100 Shoulders: Easton Synergy 400 Gloves: CCM Vector 4.0 (waiting to try on some NBH 4-rolls) Sticks: NB One65 woodie NB One40 woodie RBK 7k Sickick shaft w/7k blade Bauer endure shaft w/Easton Synergy II blade

Nothing too special, just had some pitch 3's mounted on my XIVs... +1 Pitch FTW :D

Just got back from pitching (and playing) my first slow-pitch game. Pulled it out 12-10 in an extra inning, it was a nail-biter at the end. I'm looking forward to next week's game, and hopefully making the tournament for intramurals :D

just jack kinda housey brit-hop

hah, Nightwish was getting fairly popular in Finland when I was over there last year. One of my roommates liked them quite a bit, but not really my style. Interesting music though, seems like quite a few bands like that are coming out of Finland. Elwood, you should look into Lordi (won the eurovision 2006 contest, I believe).

Ah, my bad. The Hold Steady Justice Calla Cub Country

precursor, I'm diggin Ours. I'll throw out Fischerspooner and LCD Soundsytem. I may have said LCD before, but it's worth mentioning again

diggin' the blackhawks soakers Chadd

got some new gear... CCM 692 helmet w/Nike TrueVision cage (grey) Easton Synergy 400 Shoulders Easton Synergy 100 elbows CCM Vector 4.0 gloves Bauer 400 pants RBK 6k shins Bauer Vapor XIV skates only stick i have now is a NBH One65 woodie (from Finland), hoping to get a job at a sports store so i can get some nice sticks with the discount :D

LCD Soundsystem, both self-titled album and Sound of Silver. North American Scum is a badass song. Also, Losing My Edge, Yr City's a Sucker, Tribulations, Us v Them, the list goes on...

Sven and davezilla, you should check out Pinback, Hot Chip, and Her Space Holiday. Sigur Ros is awesome, I wish i could see them live sometime, but they never come close to where i live... Maybe if they play Chicago sometime Also, everone should check out 311. The older the album, the better ;) I'm currently listening to Music

I wouldn't suggest a foreign car if you live in the states. I have a friend that has a 1990 Audi 100, and he's on his third transmission, and at 3k a pop that's a lot to invest in that car. That, and pretty much all his electronics are fried. He doesn't bother to fix it, because the cost is just way too high. Get a Ford Probe (which i drive, 5-speed, love it) or a ZX2 or something like that. If you're going to school, some idiot is probably going to hit your car or something, and if you have a ton of money into your car it just hurts that much more. Parts and labor are cheap on domestic cars, you can change the oil yourself with about 4 tools (including funnel and oil pan :P ), and they really aren't that bad of cars. That's my two cents, just know that if you run into trouble with a foreign car, kiss your money goodbye! EDIT : I'm assuming that when you said 'first car' that you are a student, or at least pretty young, and cash might be an issue in the next few years, that's why i'm preaching so much about domestic cars.

96' Ford Probe, Black, 5-speed. gets decent mileage, drives really easy, and it's a stick, so it makes driving more fun. I'd like to mod the headlights so they only pop up about 2 inches, and put some really low-profile lamps in the housing. Anyone know if this is possible?

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