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Road Cycling “It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.” -- Ernest Hemingway

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Old 08-30-20, 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
I took way too many drugs, way too young. That stopped when I got serious about other things and people.
Same here, but I had a short relapse in my mid-thirties, when I was not working for a while.
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Old 08-30-20, 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by datlas
No doubt. I am so square I haven’t even tried reefer. No interest.
I did a few times in Boulder (of course); it never appealed. CBD seems to help the anxiety. I wish I'd have the opportunity to try psilocybin or DMT, but I don't think that's going to happen.
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Old 08-30-20, 10:36 AM
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The competition for bronze is heated.
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Old 08-30-20, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
The competition for bronze is heated.
I'm going to head out soon to spin out some of yesterday, but I don't think I'll be doing 35. We'll see though.

That's also assuming WhyFi doesn't do more than 15 today.

Or Trsnrtr riding at all
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Old 08-30-20, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
The competition for bronze is heated.
I reckon I have to settle for silver.

Today’s ride was perfect. Good weather, good pace, beautiful Lancaster County.
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Old 08-30-20, 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by datlas
I reckon I have to settle for silver.

Today’s ride was perfect. Good weather, good pace, beautiful Lancaster County.
Not sure what you expected out of 200 miles. That'd usually be off the podium. Glad you had a good ride though. We might actually cool off soon.
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Old 08-30-20, 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Not sure what you expected out of 200 miles. That'd usually be off the podium. Glad you had a good ride though. We might actually cool off soon.
The day is young so I may get kicked off. Que será será.
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Old 08-30-20, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by datlas
The day is young so I may get kicked off. Que será será.
Sorry, that came off snottier than I meant in hindsight. I didn't expect to even be on the podium this week, but here it is.
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Old 08-30-20, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Sorry, that came off snottier than I meant in hindsight. I didn't expect to even be on the podium this week, but here it is.
It’s ok. I’m not bothered by a bit of snark.
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Originally Posted by datlas
It’s ok. I’m not bothered by a bit of snark.
That's good. But, I wasn't even meaning to, and that's something I've been struggling to change. Its even harder in person, when my mouth runs off before I even realize.
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Old 08-30-20, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
That's good. But, I wasn't even meaning to, and that's something I've been struggling to change. Its even harder in person, when my mouth runs off before I even realize.
Ever read Dale Carnegie??

Me neither.
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People are mad online.

Velo Vol remains calm and collected.
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People here don't get it.
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Originally Posted by abshipp
That's also assuming WhyFi doesn't do more than 15 today.

Or Trsnrtr riding at all
to both of you

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Old 08-30-20, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by abshipp
to both of you

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What's the fixed gear multiplier?

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Originally Posted by abshipp
what's the fixed gear multiplier?

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1.0000
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Originally Posted by datlas
1.0000


Still a super fun ride. I'm really loving this bike with these handlebars.



*Looks like I need to trim the front brake cable housing a bit.
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People are mad online.

Velo Vol remains calm and collected.
...and obtuse.
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You Zwifters enabled this. SMH

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Old 08-30-20, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by abshipp


Still a super fun ride. I'm really loving this bike with these handlebars.

*Looks like I need to trim the front brake cable housing a bit.
What road/path is that?
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Originally Posted by big john
What road/path is that?
That's the Long Prairie Trail.
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Originally Posted by abshipp
Looks nice and shady.
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Originally Posted by big john
Looks nice and shady.
It's lovely in the summer. Very bumpy, but reasonably okay with 32mm+ tires..

Once fall comes around it becomes covered in leaves and if there's any rain it gets quite slippery.

In the winter it likes to get really icy, and there's no real maintenance to clear things out, so I never ride on it. Maybe this year I'll try some studded tires.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
I did a few times in Boulder (of course); it never appealed. CBD seems to help the anxiety. I wish I'd have the opportunity to try psilocybin or DMT, but I don't think that's going to happen.
i prefer gummies
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I have a whopping 20 miles this week. Too much crap going on and too much stress with my closing getting moved then doing everything we can to make sure it happens tomorrow
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Originally Posted by abshipp
What's the fixed gear multiplier?

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The same as my tricycle multiplier, I’m sure.
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