Is every one here from ct?

[EVIL BOTA]

Since were all in the spamming mood and it seems that the majority of people are from that tiny state CT. I'm doing this poll out of share boredom. Cabin fever is setting in.

[Big Game]

Connecticut.

But that may change soon. I may be moving to another state in New England. I'll give you a hint, it's state song is "These Green Mountains"

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Has anyone tried the Azonic Elimanitor frame? It looks pretty decent and the price is alright.

[AGENTGRAPE]

let me open a new can o spam i am from ri sometimes i feel so small and insignifigant holy crap did i spell it rite.

[MTBSteve]

Big Game let me guess Vermont right?

[Thedewser]

Tiny state but second largest NEMBA chapter!!! We are not as tiny as our neighbor!!!

Does anyone else think the new Shinano XTR series is overpriced???

[MTBSteve]

I do but then agian u and i were talking about before you made this post.

[Big Game]

Big Game let me guess Vermont right?


Steve, are you one of those John Edward dudes or something? You're freaking me out. I'd day if you don't have your own syndicated T.V.show, you are wasting you time.

Big Game is showing a bouquet of pink flowers which represents love.

[Thedewser]

I know Steve, thats why I posted. Figure it would be a good topic. As for Big Game's Pink flowers, well don't know what to say about that.

You are running an adv-intermediate ride, and someone show's up with one water bottle and a kickstand, what do you do??? By the way, everyone else is there for the adv-intermediate ride.

[I Are Baboon]

Connecticut.

But that may change soon. I may be moving to another state in New England. I'll give you a hint, it's state song is "These Green Mountains"


Idaho?

I'm from CT myself. Been here my whole life, and then some.

[Thedewser]

No he is going to VT, he thinks he will find his trail queen there. Just hope he checks under the beard and thermals to make sure its a really Queen and not a Jack! Although I hear he is into the lumber jack types.

[The Toninator]

I voted "other." I'm just between "yonder" and "overair" and just south of "upair."

texas

[MMcG]

I'll be a CTer one year on December 3rd. Love it here. Mountain biking in CT is night and day better than where I moved from in upstate NY (so many trails....not enough time here in CT!).

And NEMBA and all its chapters rock! Nothing like this back in the Albany, NY area where I moved from.

Hey Toninator, thanks for the info on Jamis. What's the riding like down there in the Lonestar state? A lot of dusty trails, hills? Also, do you ever see any Hammerhead bikes down there in Tejas? They essentialy take Racer-Xs and change the geometry around to accommodate a 100mm fork up front...they look sweet, but they are pricey! http://www.hammerheadbikes.com

Why do Constitution State vs. Fundamental Orders State?

Why Nutmeg State?

NOO from NH

[The Toninator]

Hey Toninator, thanks for the info on Jamis. What's the riding like down there in the Lonestar state? A lot of dusty trails, hills? Also, do you ever see any Hammerhead bikes down there in Tejas? They essentialy take Racer-Xs and change the geometry around to accommodate a 100mm fork up front...they look sweet, but they are pricey! http://www.hammerheadbikes.com

Well Tejas is very big and the terrain changes from sea level (here in houston) all they way up to 9,000 foot Davis mountain range (way out west). The local trails are twisty, rootie with quick uppie downie sections, challenging. The trails in the San Antonio and Austin have more climbs and are totally rocky and very technical, tuff stuff. all around we got great MTB.
I see lots of HH’s around and know Charles the owner and several of the people that race on his team. Yea Charles takes the racer X and customizes it for 100mm suspension and customizes it to fit you. They are a bit pricey but their excellent bikes and HH bikes is one of the best shops around. Charles doesn’t just want someone to buy a bike and never see you again, he wants a customer that will be with him for “ever” and treats you as such.

[MMcG]

Why do Constitution State vs. Fundamental Orders State?

Why Nutmeg State?

NOO from NH


Ask and you shall receive NOO:

Nicknames- CT Residents
What are people from Connecticut called?

According to Webster's New International Dictionary, 1993, a person who is a native or resident of Connecticut is a "Connecticuter".

There are numerous other terms in print, but not in use, such as:

"Connecticotian" - Cotton Mather in 1702.

"Connecticutensian" - Samuel Peters in 1781.

"Nutmegger" is sometimes used. It is derived from the nickname, the Nutmeg State, based on the practice of the Connecticut peddlers who traveled about selling nutmegs.

There is not, however, any nickname that has been officially adopted by the State for its residents.


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Nicknames for Connecticut
Why is Connecticut designated the "Constitution State"?

According to the Connecticut State Register and Manual, 1998, p. 832

"Connecticut was designated the Constitution State by the General Assembly in 1959. As early as the 19th Century, John Fiske, a popular historian from Connecticut made the claim that the Fundamental Orders of 1638/1639 were the first written constitution in history. Some contemporary historians dispute Fiske's analysis. However, Simeon E. Baldwin, a former Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court, defended Fiske's view of the Fundamental Orders in Osborn's History of Connecticut in Monographic Form by stating that 'never had a company of men deliberately met to frame a social compact for immediate use, constituting a new and independent commonwealth, with definite officers, executive and legislative, and prescribed rules and modes of government, until the first planters of Connecticut came together for their great work on January 14th, 1638-39.'

Why is Connecticut sometimes referred to as the "Nutmeg State"?

According to the book State Names, Flags, Seals, Songs, Birds, Flowers, and Other Symbols by George Earlie Shankle (New York: H.W. Wilson Company, 1941):

"The sobriquet, the Nutmeg State, is applied to Connecticut because its early inhabitants had the reputation of being so ingenious and shrewd that they were able to make and sell wooden nutmegs. Sam Slick (Judge Halliburton) seems to be the originator of this story. Some claim that wooden nutmegs were actually sold, but they do not give either the time or the place."

Yankee peddlers from Connecticut sold nutmegs, and an alternative story is that:

"Unknowing buyers may have failed to grate nutmegs, thinking they had to be cracked like a walnut. Nutmegs are wood, and bounce when struck. If southern customers did not grate them, they may very well have accused the Yankees of selling useless "wooden" nutmegs, unaware that they wear down to a pungent powder to season pies and breads." Elizabeth Abbe, Librarian, the Connecticut Historical Society; Connecticut Magazine, April 1980.

Why is Connecticut sometimes referred to as the "Provisions State"?

Connecticut has several nicknames, one of which is "The Provision State" or "The Provisions State." During the Revolutionary War, Connecticut supplied most of the food and cannons for the Continental forces.

"Perhaps the best indication of Connecticut's pre-eminent position as a supply state is found in Washington's very frequent appeals to Trumbull for help in provisions." This quote is found in Albert E. Van Dusen's Connecticut (New York: Random House, 1961), page 159.

Another good source for information on how Connecticut got this nickname is Connecticut: the Provision State by Chester M. Destler (Connecticut Bicentennial Series; no. 5. Chester, CT: Pequot Press, 1973.).

Why is Connecticut sometimes referred to as the "Land of Steady Habits"?

A Dictionary of Americanisms on Historical Principles, edited by Mitford M. Mathews (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1951) defines "Land of Steady Habits" as "1. Connecticut, applied in allusion to the strict morals of its inhabitants," (page 954).


Where is the best place to put a pivot for a rock solid single pivot Trailbike??

[Sylvan]

I was born & grew up in CT. Moved here to RI 3 years ago. *shrug*

MMc-

Very thorough, I wouldn't expect anything less, and a MTB question at the end to boot! Your research and question asking abilities could be well utilized on the UN arms inspection team...

Have a good T-day. We are getting dumped on (snow) in The Granite State.

[I Are Baboon]

Ask and you shall receive NOO:

Nicknames- CT Residents
What are people from Connecticut called?

According to Webster's New International Dictionary, 1993, a person who is a native or resident of Connecticut is a "Connecticuter".

"Shitty driver" is another common nickname for one of Connecticut origin.

[MMcG]

MMc-

Very thorough, I wouldn't expect anything less, and a MTB question at the end to boot! Your research and question asking abilities could be well utilized on the UN arms inspection team...

Have a good T-day. We are getting dumped on (snow) in The Granite State.


Happy Thanksgiving to you too NOO........we are getting hit with the white stuff as well. Damn it...I knew I should have cut out of work early to ride yesterday!

How many people have beater bikes for the winter or crappy weather riding?? I might have to pay a visit to Scott's later today to see what old stuff he's got hanging from the rafters!

[MTBSteve]

Big Game let me guess Vermont right?


Steve, are you one of those John Edward dudes or something? You're freaking me out. I'd day if you don't have your own syndicated T.V.show, you are wasting you time.

Big Game is showing a bouquet of pink flowers which represents love.



Big Game iam only a High School studnet. And i don't have my own tv show stage frightened.Any ways iam only 14.

[gungywump]

Where is the best place to put a pivot for a rock solid single pivot Trailbike??



Most single pivot frames employ what is called a "high-forward-pivot". It is located slightly above the center of the chainline when the chain is on big ring and slightly forward of the centerline of the bottom bracket. A disadvantage of a single pivot is that the suspension can lock-out under heavy braking.