LAJ

That's because she's so important.

rpenmanparker 

I haven’t had a pluggable puncture in years. I just bring my own Vaseline to the tire store and bend over on cue.

indyfabz

They were both on the home screen but she was still staring at them. My guess is that she was desperately hoping for a text from her BFF. A while later I saw her walking down the street. She still had one of the phones in her hand facing up towards her.

LAJ

People are very important, and very weird.

MoAlpha

Work and personal phones. If I had any sense of self-preservation I’d have them too.

datlas 

Same. But too thrifty so I just have one.

MoAlpha

“Cheap” is the word. Me too and my phone is fed property.

indyfabz

My employer gave me my phone and pays the bill, but I rarely use it for work-related things.

datlas 

Guilty as charged.

datlas 

I noticed my RD was getting finicky on Sunday's ride, so last night I replaced the cable. Only ONE strand of the shifter cable had broken, but I suppose that was just enough to cause some friction in the action. Luckily it came out easily and new cable threaded easily, I have done this so often I have it down to a science.

WhyFi

Strange - that's the same reason that I attribute to drivers that angrily pass me when my inconsiderate habit of cycling has delayed them by 15 seconds.

WhyFi

Isn't it wonderful that 6700 has provided you with the ample opportunity to practice and finely hone these skills?

LesterOfPuppets

It's not in a tire store's interest to be plugging tires.

Once upon a time in my yute, I worked at a tire shop, and we charged $4 to plug a tyre. Of course we only got paid $3.45 an hour.

MoAlpha

If I ever get in the slightest hint of trouble with a powerful administrative entity, the phone gets wiped, goes under a car tire, gets peed on by my neighbors dog, and handed in unrinsed.

WhyFi

I couldn't help but laugh - an LBS just posted to IG about one of their regular group rides. First slide: meeting time and location. Second slide: distance, 15 miles. Third slide: "You guessed it! Ice cream! "

I suppose that there's plenty of reasons to do a ride like this, like the social aspect, I guess, but rewarding yourself with a stop at an ice cream shop after a short effort seems... odd.

LAJ

Absolutely. There are many important people in this world, and the world belongs to them.

Only them.

LAJ

15 miles is a long ride to many. You and I could walk that distance, but we're smarter than that.... But to others, that's epic.

datlas 

Life gave me lemons, so I made some lemonade.

Yesterday I was complaining to mrs datlas about the frequent cable failure, and how I really would love to solve the problem with a Red eTap AXS 12 speed drivetrain.

She seemed slightly interested, and asked how much that "solution" would cost. I told her, and her answer would not pass the censor. Suffice it to say I will be running 6700 for the foreseeable future.

rjones28 

There is no lower threshold for ice cream rewards.

datlas 

Agree. We have a Sunday recovery ride that is 30 miles and it ends at a cafe. I typically do get a yummy pastry but almost feel guilty as I suspect I am consuming at least half the calories we burned.

indyfabz

Happy birthday, Gritty!

datlas 

He looks like Elmo grown bad.

indyfabz

When he first appeared an on-line article said he looks like a meth head from Kensington. There was a fundraiser to raise money to have him euthanized. It was all in good fun as the money was actually going to some charity fund set up my the late owner of the Flyers.

Trsnrtr

I knew this one was unpluggable when I saw it. It was a piece of angle iron that cut a half inch by half inch L-shaped hole. I figured no way it could be plugged.

indyfabz

The United Way building is directly across from my office window. There is a stage on the roof. On that stage is a man wearing red clothing (possibly a unitard) and white shoes doing modern dance moves. Another person is siting on their butt on the roof watching.