http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/feed/? Latest topics Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:22:43 GMT 10 http://illiweb.com/fa/empty.gif http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/feed/? http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/videos-t174.htm dan dan@rsdmag.com]]> Dec. 18, race #11: Merry Crossmas Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:53:28 GMT http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/videos-t174.htm#697 http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/videos-t174.htm http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/thank-you-to-all-t175.htm Cush
Thanks to Bill and Beth for putting in all the time and effort to make this such a cool thing and thanks for letting me come to your house each Thursday night.]]> Dec. 18, race #11: Merry Crossmas Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:22:43 GMT http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/thank-you-to-all-t175.htm#698 http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/thank-you-to-all-t175.htm http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/thanks-t173.htm Plunkett Bill and Beth you guys rock. Thank you for letting us destroy your yard. Thank you making me buy another bike that I didn't need Thank you for the PBR Thank you for baby sitting me when I was 10 yrs old Thank you for baby sitting me at 27 yrs old Thank you not letting Bowman win Thank you for all my Rapha stuff Thank you making me fast or faster then I was Thank you for making Emmaus 87th best place to live, if it wasn't for you guys it would only be 88th Bill, Thank ... Dec. 18, race #11: Merry Crossmas Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:32:11 GMT http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/thanks-t173.htm#696 http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/thanks-t173.htm http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/final-fsx-after-party-t164.htm BikeBeth This Thursday is the final night of the 2008 edition of Fifth Street Cross. As in previous years, the last night of racing will be followed by a celebration to 11 fun weeks where we'll hand out awards for overall and Top 20 racers. A few year's ago we outgrew our sunporch and now we've outgrown the warmth of SMC, so this year's after-party will be at the VFW (aka Owl's Club; 316 Main) just across from the bike shop in Emmaus. Just after the last bell is rung and final PBR is chugged, we'll ... Dec. 18, race #11: Merry Crossmas Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:01:52 GMT http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/final-fsx-after-party-t164.htm#639 http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/final-fsx-after-party-t164.htm http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/what-i-have-learned-t172.htm Straus Well, tonight is the last night of 5th ST X and some of us have to work and will miss the festivities... It was an honor to be a part of such a thing and can't thank you enough for allowing me to partake in such a local blast... I did however come away with a few things that may help me through life and thought I would share them with everyone: 1. HOLY SHIT AM I SLOW... ( ok I knew that, but this really rubbed it in...) 2. HOLY SHIT AM I SLOW... ( I know I already put this in 1, but ... Dec. 18, race #11: Merry Crossmas Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:24:51 GMT http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/what-i-have-learned-t172.htm#693 http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/what-i-have-learned-t172.htm http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/ugly-sweater-backlash-t170.htm steak Rebellion rarely is easy. But I just wanted to say out loud (again) that ugly sweater parties are old, cliche, self-conscious, and have totally jumped the tank. FSX is cooler than imitating what hipsters in Red Hook were doing four years ago, or what college kids in Minnesota are creating facebook pages about. The intended irony is too obvious. Just say no. As my proof, I simply offer the following lazy trend pieces written by various newspapers, magazines, and blogs. You know that when ... Dec. 18, race #11: Merry Crossmas Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:33:22 GMT http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/ugly-sweater-backlash-t170.htm#671 http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/ugly-sweater-backlash-t170.htm http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/it-s-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-thursday-t171.htm flahute ]]> Dec. 18, race #11: Merry Crossmas Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:51:36 GMT http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/it-s-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-thursday-t171.htm#691 http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/it-s-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-thursday-t171.htm http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/final-night-breaking-news-t168.htm BikeBeth What's the one thing you've always been able to count on since the beginning of FSX? A. Robi and Plunkett will consume a ridiculous amount of beer. B. Jaime will be horny. C. Belgian Night wins Best Night of the Year honors. D. There will be mud in every room and orifice. E. Someone will make the walk up the driveway to retrieve their drunken significant other. F. Topher will bring cheese. G. The Pearsons will be seated by the fire, heckling racers throughout the night. H. Pete ... Dec. 18, race #11: Merry Crossmas Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:28:23 GMT http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/final-night-breaking-news-t168.htm#657 http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/final-night-breaking-news-t168.htm http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/updated-performance-tracker-t169.htm BikeBeth Sorry for the run-on of numbers. I can't get the file in chart form easily. And my time is better used getting everyone's multipliers figured out before tomorrow. Some of the more interesting calculations using the Season and Surprise multipliers: Bowman is still ahead of Yozell...but only by 3 points Jamie and Topher are tied for 3rd place with 46.5 points--and both are one PBR away from another .5 deficit Robi's 6-point PBR "payment" takes his multiplier to 2 Yarnall is ... Dec. 18, race #11: Merry Crossmas Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:01:07 GMT http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/updated-performance-tracker-t169.htm#669 http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/updated-performance-tracker-t169.htm http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/yes-virginia-the-cobbles-are-staying-t167.htm BikeBeth Since the newly installed cobbles were such an enormous hit for Belgian Night last week, we've decided to make them a permanent part of FSX. This has nothing to do with no one wanting to tear the cobbles back out of the ground. Really. In other course news, I just finished repairing tape and stakes from last week's slip-n-slide. Along the way, I did a bit of rerouting in an attempt to use the least muddy and rutted sections. The side yard is now re-rerouted back to its original path after ... Dec. 18, race #11: Merry Crossmas Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:58:52 GMT http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/yes-virginia-the-cobbles-are-staying-t167.htm#647 http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/yes-virginia-the-cobbles-are-staying-t167.htm http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/npr-type-fund-raiser-for-fsx-t166.htm Animal No you will not get a tote bag or a coffee mug. For your $10.00 donation, You will receive a 5x7 print of your choice of any Paul or Stacie Pearson photo that was posted this year on this website. Just browse through the posted web galleries, find the photo you want, send me a email with the # of your choice and I will make a print for you. Give your $10.00 to Beth and all of the money will go toward paying for this years silliness. (Feel free to drag any of the images from our ... Dec. 18, race #11: Merry Crossmas Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:32:22 GMT http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/npr-type-fund-raiser-for-fsx-t166.htm#645 http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-18-race-11-merry-crossmas-f33/npr-type-fund-raiser-for-fsx-t166.htm http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/want-a-fast-course-t155.htm BikeBeth This week's forecast says rainy and 55 degrees on Wednesday. Freezing overnight and only hitting a high of 30 on Thursday. What that tells me is that it's a pretty perfect scenario to roll the course when it's nice and sloppy soft, then it'll freeze overnight and leave us with a frozen, fast, smooth FSX course for Belgium Night. I'm all into rolling as much of the course as I can, but I know from last year that there are some uphill sections that even a farmgirl from Indiana struggles with. ... Dec. 11, race #10: Belgian Night Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:44:37 GMT http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/want-a-fast-course-t155.htm#587 http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/want-a-fast-course-t155.htm http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/week-10-t165.htm dan http://rsdmag.com/blogengine/post/2008/12/Week-10.aspx]]> Dec. 11, race #10: Belgian Night Sun, 14 Dec 2008 04:53:34 GMT http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/week-10-t165.htm#640 http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/week-10-t165.htm http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/belgian-night-more-belgian-than-belgium-t159.htm JK
Brugge, Flanders: 35 degrees F and clear
Emmaus, PA: 38 degrees F and pouring]]> Dec. 11, race #10: Belgian Night Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:18:48 GMT http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/belgian-night-more-belgian-than-belgium-t159.htm#609 http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/belgian-night-more-belgian-than-belgium-t159.htm http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/ot-winter-shoes-t162.htm Lath Now that I've managed to ruin my only pair of cycling shoes (yes, I've been rocking the same MTB shoes on my road bike, cross bike, MTB, etc.) I need some replacements. And since it seems to be winter here I figure I should get some winter shoes. Any recommendations? My feet tend to be cold, and not just after splashing through the Strickland's yard/pond. I need something I can wear on all my bikes until spring comes or I can get my broken shoe fixed. Not looking to spend all Liz's X-mas money, ... Dec. 11, race #10: Belgian Night Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:18:25 GMT http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/ot-winter-shoes-t162.htm#631 http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/ot-winter-shoes-t162.htm http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/first-ever-fsx-quiz-t158.htm steak I was just out riding in the rain thinking about FSX. Some questions came to mind, so I thought I'd jot them down in quiz form. A few of them might be kind of easy for some folks; some of them I don't even know the answer to. 1. How many national champions (in any cycling discipline) have ridden FSX? 2. Who are the oldest and youngest riders ever to compete at FSX? 3. Was Army Jay really in the Army? 4. Who rode the very first night of Fifth Street Cross (in 2003)? 5. ... Dec. 11, race #10: Belgian Night Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:10:15 GMT http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/first-ever-fsx-quiz-t158.htm#605 http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/first-ever-fsx-quiz-t158.htm http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/bcs-standings-t163.htm steak 1. Yarnall, 64 2. Robi, 60 3. (tie) Bowman, Pryor 46 5. Kuklis, 42 6. Plunkett 41 7. (tie) Ryan, Jamie, 39 9. Steak, 36 10. (tie) Cush, Matt A, 30 12. Bobby, 29 13. Chuck, 26 14. Mark, 24 15. Scooter, 23 16. Josh, 22 17. Nick, 17 18. (tie) Yozell, Laroo 15 20. Topher, 14 21. (tie) TJ, Army Jay, Selene 12 24. (tie) Todd, Heath 11 26. (tie) Accumatt, GOAT 10 Dec. 11, race #10: Belgian Night Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:30:42 GMT http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/bcs-standings-t163.htm#632 http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/bcs-standings-t163.htm http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/quotes-of-the-night-t161.htm BikeBeth "Suck it up!"--Stacie Quotomatic Pearson to Pete as he casually sipped his Peeber after Lap 1 "When we were going through the sandbox and over the barriers together, I fooled myself into believing that I would be able to take him in the sprint. Then in an instant he put about 15 seconds on me."--Jamie, on his short-lived dream of beating Bobby Lea "Why am I out here all alone?"--Selene, after continuing her lap after the cobbles in Race 2 "Did ... Dec. 11, race #10: Belgian Night Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:37:51 GMT http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/quotes-of-the-night-t161.htm#629 http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/quotes-of-the-night-t161.htm http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/second-ever-5th-st-x-quiz-t160.htm KUKLIS 1) How did Peter Flax get the nickname “Steak”? (seriously, I have no clue, does it have something to do with his infatuation with Bobby Julich?) 2) Does anyone know “Spago’s” real name, and how he got the nickname? (I actually know this one) 3) Why isn’t the nickname “Beardy” embraced by those I honor with the moniker? 4) What is Ryan Trebon’s official nickname, and why is he so sensitive? 5) How did Ryan Pomajevich obtain the nickname “Slacks”, “Trousers” and “Dungarees”? 6) ... Dec. 11, race #10: Belgian Night Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:02:40 GMT http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/second-ever-5th-st-x-quiz-t160.htm#615 http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/second-ever-5th-st-x-quiz-t160.htm http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-4-5-the-24-hours-of-fsx-f31/video-t150.htm dan Anyone have a miniDV camera we could use for 24HoFSX filming? Im figuring we will need to swap back and forth to keep them charged up for filming- Ill supply tapes, but an extra camera would be great! Dec 4-5, The 24 Hours of FSX Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:23:41 GMT http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-4-5-the-24-hours-of-fsx-f31/video-t150.htm#568 http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-4-5-the-24-hours-of-fsx-f31/video-t150.htm http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/total-bcs-insanity-t153.htm steak Holy crap: As expected, the PBR standings are turned upside down by the 24-hour event. The big winners: Yarnall, Robi, and area hepatologists. After so much hype and bluster about a 30-beer night, Ryan literally does not show up for 24hrs and is relegated to 7th place. And recent leader Kuklis is also dropped out of national championship status. PBR veterans (and all previous BCS champions??) Bowman, Pryor, and Plunkett all slide upward with good results. And two 2008 newcomers to this elite ... Dec. 11, race #10: Belgian Night Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:12:07 GMT http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/total-bcs-insanity-t153.htm#582 http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/total-bcs-insanity-t153.htm http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/the-real-deal-on-scoring-t157.htm bill Steak should know by now not to listen to anything anyone says about a sense of stability and continuity when it comes to FSX. Here's how the final scoring will go: After the standings are calculated for the final race, everyone's score will be adjusted by a Season Multiplier. The SM will be tallied by adding up all of your noteworthy performances: Each Top 20 = 1.5 points Each Top 10 = 2 points Each Top 5 = 2.5 points Each Top 3 = 3 points Each Win = 4 points Overall PBR ... Dec. 11, race #10: Belgian Night Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:05:16 GMT http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/the-real-deal-on-scoring-t157.htm#590 http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/the-real-deal-on-scoring-t157.htm http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-4-5-the-24-hours-of-fsx-f31/pro-photos-of-cross-in-slop-t154.htm flahute
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Note that there are way too many photos of me. Please forgive Doug, he's just trying to get more work.]]> Dec 4-5, The 24 Hours of FSX Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:21:00 GMT http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-4-5-the-24-hours-of-fsx-f31/pro-photos-of-cross-in-slop-t154.htm#583 http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-4-5-the-24-hours-of-fsx-f31/pro-photos-of-cross-in-slop-t154.htm http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-4-5-the-24-hours-of-fsx-f31/results-t152.htm BikeBeth Race start: 5:10 p.m., Dec. 4, 2008 Riders doing some laps: 16 Riders finishing: 8 1. Brad; 63 laps, 1 PBR; finish: 5:24 p.m. 2. Taylor; 58 laps; 0 PBR; finish: 5:26 3. Matt A; 51 laps; 13 PBR; 5:22 4. Dan; 39 laps; 5 PBR; 5:23 5. Heath; 37 laps; 11 PBR; 5:20 6. Yarnall; 37 laps; 25 PBR; 5:21 7. Robi; 32 laps; 32 PBR; 5:26 8. Lath; 30 laps; 0 PBR; 5:25 9. Army Jay; 30 laps; 11 PBR; 5:31 Other racers: 10. Pryor; 24 laps; 12 PBR 11. Topher; 18 laps; 4 PBR 12. ... Dec 4-5, The 24 Hours of FSX Sat, 06 Dec 2008 13:46:15 GMT http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-4-5-the-24-hours-of-fsx-f31/results-t152.htm#577 http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-4-5-the-24-hours-of-fsx-f31/results-t152.htm http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/early-look-at-the-season-multiplier-t156.htm steak Bill told me recently that a)FSX would be using the same season multiplier as last year; and b) that he had to look at his notes to remember how the hell he did it last year. Anyway, I had a foggy memory of the system and looked at the handly archive to refresh my memory. And one clear fact jumped out immediately. Bowman is winning! By a decent amount. It appears that three other riders are in shouting range of Bowman: Yozell, Ryan, and Jamie. But anyone who wants to beat Bowman ... Dec. 11, race #10: Belgian Night Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:14:44 GMT http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/early-look-at-the-season-multiplier-t156.htm#588 http://fifthstreetcross.forumotion.com/dec-11-race-10-belgian-night-f32/early-look-at-the-season-multiplier-t156.htm