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#6526
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Lakers/Nuggets, tough game.
#6527
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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You know what this game is missing besides a crowd?
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My main braking challenge is guessing when/how much to apply the brakes, when approaching a red light, to minimize its impact on average speed.
Even if you have a pretty good feel for normal red light duration, it's not always possible to know how long is left on the cycle.
Do you start slowing early, in hopes that you'll still be rolling when it turns green? Or do you gamble that green will come sooner, and brake late?
It's quite the conundrum.
Even if you have a pretty good feel for normal red light duration, it's not always possible to know how long is left on the cycle.
Do you start slowing early, in hopes that you'll still be rolling when it turns green? Or do you gamble that green will come sooner, and brake late?
It's quite the conundrum.
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#6530
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
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Today's ride - 55 miles with 4000 feet of climbing - included a 3.2 mile climb with an average grade over 7% and some pitches >10%, followed by a 4 mile descent with an average grade of 6%, so I used everything from 52x11 to 36x34.
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#6531
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
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#6532
Silver Comet Fred
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The elephant in the room that no one is talking about is why big bike is holding back wireless electronic braking. Bastids.
#6533
VFL For Life
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#6534
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#6535
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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Whew, nail biter.
Go Seahawks!!!!!
Go Seahawks!!!!!
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#6537
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Harder to wake up this early for work vs going to ride a bike.
#6538
Should Be More Popular
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#6539
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Minor home improvement fiasco yesterday. The shower head in our standing shower is dripping slowly. It's loud enough to be a nuisance at night. I am pretty sure it needs a rubber O ring or equivalent replaced as it's about 8 years old and gets daily use.
I went to take it apart, and to get the handle off the faucet and expose the innards, you have to unscrew a 2.5mm allen bolt that is recessed deep inside the faucet handle.
I don't know if my 2.5mm allen key is rounded or the bolt is rounded, but suffice it to say I could not loosen the stupid thing and I don't have the fancy tools to extricate it.
I think we are going to have to call the handyman to help.
I went to take it apart, and to get the handle off the faucet and expose the innards, you have to unscrew a 2.5mm allen bolt that is recessed deep inside the faucet handle.
I don't know if my 2.5mm allen key is rounded or the bolt is rounded, but suffice it to say I could not loosen the stupid thing and I don't have the fancy tools to extricate it.
I think we are going to have to call the handyman to help.
#6540
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For Trsnrtr - confirmation that you didn't go wrong is always nice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HIGdYy5of4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HIGdYy5of4
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#6543
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#6547
smelling the roses
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My main braking challenge is guessing when/how much to apply the brakes, when approaching a red light, to minimize its impact on average speed.
Even if you have a pretty good feel for normal red light duration, it's not always possible to know how long is left on the cycle.
Do you start slowing early, in hopes that you'll still be rolling when it turns green? Or do you gamble that green will come sooner, and brake late?
It's quite the conundrum.
Even if you have a pretty good feel for normal red light duration, it's not always possible to know how long is left on the cycle.
Do you start slowing early, in hopes that you'll still be rolling when it turns green? Or do you gamble that green will come sooner, and brake late?
It's quite the conundrum.
#6548
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Missed it.
They’re still milking tubeless.
They’re still milking tubeless.
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#6549
serious cyclist
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Fake miles because of the “storm”, which isn’t hitting yet. Could have been real. Eff.