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Old 02-16-19, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by DougRNS

Anyone else get this email? Surprised I haven't seen anything about it on BF. Maybe I haven't looked hard enough.

If anyone has the skinny, please executive summary it for us poor folks of addiction.They are promising awesome new features on their website. Prolly gonna start carrying awesome shovels.
Got same email from Nashbar

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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I am not seeing a doctor because I am not sick.
But it could still be a virus.
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Old 02-16-19, 01:55 PM
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Bottom line is all Pefrormance stores kaput. Their mail order companies, Performance and Nashbar, have been sold. What will change and what will remain? Stay tuned.
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Did a metric century club ride. Tired.

Came home to lumberjack chores, cut down a medium size tree with chainsaw.

More tired.
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92°A and sunny. The upward march begins.
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Old 02-16-19, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
Sorry for the three previous posts containing awesome shovel references. I thought I had logged in to my awesome-shovel-forums.net account
I won't believe you're sorry unless you stop doing it.
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Old 02-16-19, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I tried. They can't get it together to send me a confirmation email.
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize
I tried. They can't get it together to send me a confirmation email.
Oh noes. What was your backyard bird census?
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Hard to argue with the first woman.

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Originally Posted by seedsbelize
Early night. Must be big doins Saturday.
More trainering.
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Old 02-16-19, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by DougRNS

Anyone else get this email? Surprised I haven't seen anything about it on BF. Maybe I haven't looked hard enough.

If anyone has the skinny, please executive summary it for us poor folks of addiction.They are promising awesome new features on their website. Prolly gonna start carrying awesome shovels.
AMain bought Performance and Nashbar at the ASE bankruptcy auction last month.
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Old 02-16-19, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Pirkaus
thanks for the skinny on Pre-formance.
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It’s all about Performance.

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It's new wheel day.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
It's new wheel day.
Pics??
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Originally Posted by datlas
Did a metric century club ride. Tired.

Came home to lumberjack chores, cut down a medium size tree with chainsaw.

More tired.
kudos.
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Avoiding me huh? Prolly shovel envy.
No, just hate Atlanta traffic and Nashville, too. If I have my way, I’ll never pass through either city again or at least until they get their traffic problems under control and I’m pretty sure that isn’t going to happen anytime soon.


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Originally Posted by datlas
Did a metric century club ride. Tired.

Came home to lumberjack chores, cut down a medium size tree with chainsaw.
Without me? I’m crushed.
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Originally Posted by datlas

Pics??
https://www.specialized.com/us/en/ro...=230934-156043

Stock photo...
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They'll be set up tubeless in the Spring, when I start riding outside again.
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Old 02-16-19, 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
They do those twice a year, not my cup of tea.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Oh noes. What was your backyard bird census?
Turns out it was just a matter of repeatedly hitting the button and eventually it worked. I counted 19 species this afternoon, maybe one hundred individuals. I'll try again in the morning.
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Originally Posted by Trsnrtr
Well, the slow northerly trek has started. We’ve stayed in Kissimmee, Clermont, Port Charlotte, and Venice, FL. We’re heading to Destin for a few days, then Nashville and home.

We we’re hoping all of the snow would be gone but I see there is 3” more forecast for tonight. Still, it will be good to get home.
Have a safe trip.
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Originally Posted by BillyD

They do those twice a year, not my cup of tea.
BillyD is a photographer of raptors. Nothing wrong with that. They do a thing here, in November. A competition, among teams of six or seven, including one paid guide per group, to see who can come up with the most species. From Friday night through Sunday noon, inside of the state, or some such. It sounds odd and not fun, but it is fun. Expensive too. I only did it the first two years we were here. The winning team normally gets around 150 species. In southern Belize, our Christmas bird count yielded around 250 species. I got 19 this afternoon, more than I expected.
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