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I think that there's also a difference between being in relative proximity and actually handling common objects. If my kid wants to go for bike ride around the park with a friend, I'm fine with that, but tossing a football back and forth? Nah. Same with baseball and basketball - people wipe their faces all the time, and then the ball gets passed around; just cut to the chase and lick each other's phones, why don't ya?
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The only effect absence or return of group riding has on me is that it changes the maximum number of people passing me at any given time. I rode with a local club for a couple years, every Saturday and Sunday morning, and yeah, the speed, the camaraderie, the sound of a couple dozen drive trains - it was intoxicating! That and the feeling of POWER - not the watts, but rather the power of numbers.
But it burned me out on cycling. It was too easy to find an excuse not to ride as winter came and even easier not to get started again in spring. I ended up not riding for about 4 years. So I ride by myself anymore. Which is fine, because I don't really like people IRL that much.
But it burned me out on cycling. It was too easy to find an excuse not to ride as winter came and even easier not to get started again in spring. I ended up not riding for about 4 years. So I ride by myself anymore. Which is fine, because I don't really like people IRL that much.
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I think that there's also a difference between being in relative proximity and actually handling common objects. If my kid wants to go for bike ride around the park with a friend, I'm fine with that, but tossing a football back and forth? Nah. Same with baseball and basketball - people wipe their faces all the time, and then the ball gets passed around; just cut to the chase and lick each other's phones, why don't ya?
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With the debate about going back to school, I often hear about how some schools are going to be cleaning/sanitizing classrooms frequently. That is a LOT of work for VERY LOW yield. Just wear the masks and keep social distancing. Sad!
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I had a similar problem with my Seven, couldn't keep the headset tight enough. Turned out the star nut (or whatever it's called) inside the steer tube was loose enough to creep up the steer tube. I took the cap off and the nut has a hex, I think it's 6mm, to lock it in place.
Kinda like the second one in this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...ature=emb_logo
Kinda like the second one in this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...ature=emb_logo
****. I’ll have to take it apart again. yesterday i noticed my star nut wasn’t flush with the fork. Just assumed that’s how CC put it on.
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So, not trying to be snarky here but I know it could come off that way - have we all decided that group rides are okay now?
I'm still not exactly excited about the idea of riding with others, but then again I've been riding solo pretty much the whole time I've been riding so that's never been a big part of my life.
Ironically I remember this past winter thinking that this year's season I'd start doing regular group rides
I'm still not exactly excited about the idea of riding with others, but then again I've been riding solo pretty much the whole time I've been riding so that's never been a big part of my life.
Ironically I remember this past winter thinking that this year's season I'd start doing regular group rides
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The only effect absence or return of group riding has on me is that it changes the maximum number of people passing me at any given time. I rode with a local club for a couple years, every Saturday and Sunday morning, and yeah, the speed, the camaraderie, the sound of a couple dozen drive trains - it was intoxicating! That and the feeling of POWER - not the watts, but rather the power of numbers.
But it burned me out on cycling. It was too easy to find an excuse not to ride as winter came and even easier not to get started again in spring. I ended up not riding for about 4 years. So I ride by myself anymore. Which is fine, because I don't really like people IRL that much.
But it burned me out on cycling. It was too easy to find an excuse not to ride as winter came and even easier not to get started again in spring. I ended up not riding for about 4 years. So I ride by myself anymore. Which is fine, because I don't really like people IRL that much.
The biggest thing I wish I had was a reliable group of friends to ride with - out of my tiny little friend group I'm the only one that rides road bikes.
I'm usually pretty okay by myself but if there were other people counting on me showing up to a ride I'd probably ride a lot more, especially on weekends. Not sure what's gotten into me but the last couple of weekends I've had zero motivation to ride.
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I have heard that story before and I think something similar happened to my own father, but he was pretty rough already.
Loss of a spouse is a major risk factor for vascular disease and probably also for Alzheimer-type dementia. Unsurprisingly, an immune/inflammatory mechanism is suspected.
Loss of a spouse is a major risk factor for vascular disease and probably also for Alzheimer-type dementia. Unsurprisingly, an immune/inflammatory mechanism is suspected.
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Clearly your guads are too massive
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My 92 Japanamount is an instant accelerator. It was the first thing I noticed when I got it. The thing I still notice, every time I pick it up, is how light it is. 21 pounds with a Brooks saddle mounted
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Agree the airborne route is the problem.
With the debate about going back to school, I often hear about how some schools are going to be cleaning/sanitizing classrooms frequently. That is a LOT of work for VERY LOW yield. Just wear the masks and keep social distancing. Sad!
With the debate about going back to school, I often hear about how some schools are going to be cleaning/sanitizing classrooms frequently. That is a LOT of work for VERY LOW yield. Just wear the masks and keep social distancing. Sad!
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Tube feeding a person with capacity to refuse is prosecutable as battery in every state I've worked in.
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So, not trying to be snarky here but I know it could come off that way - have we all decided that group rides are okay now?
I'm still not exactly excited about the idea of riding with others, but then again I've been riding solo pretty much the whole time I've been riding so that's never been a big part of my life.
Ironically I remember this past winter thinking that this year's season I'd start doing regular group rides
I'm still not exactly excited about the idea of riding with others, but then again I've been riding solo pretty much the whole time I've been riding so that's never been a big part of my life.
Ironically I remember this past winter thinking that this year's season I'd start doing regular group rides
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I think that there's also a difference between being in relative proximity and actually handling common objects. If my kid wants to go for bike ride around the park with a friend, I'm fine with that, but tossing a football back and forth? Nah. Same with baseball and basketball - people wipe their faces all the time, and then the ball gets passed around; just cut to the chase and lick each other's phones, why don't ya?
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My question is, do you really want the front wheel off the ground when you're doing this? Because it seems to me then you are fighting gravity to pull your fork up snug into the bottom race. If it's standing on the front wheel, you're really mostly taking up the slack at the top.
I don't know. I never fiddled with headsets till last month the Bianchi's was loose, so I watched a couple videos and did what they showed.
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About half the league, or 125 players, are >80. Most can still bat and catch well enough to be competitive (amongst themselves), but running is often the weakest point. Many need a pinch runner. One noticeable exception is my buddy Lance, an ex-Marine who can still run with the best of them at 88 years old . . . it's incredible to watch him get down the line to first base.
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Agree the airborne route is the problem.
With the debate about going back to school, I often hear about how some schools are going to be cleaning/sanitizing classrooms frequently. That is a LOT of work for VERY LOW yield. Just wear the masks and keep social distancing. Sad!
With the debate about going back to school, I often hear about how some schools are going to be cleaning/sanitizing classrooms frequently. That is a LOT of work for VERY LOW yield. Just wear the masks and keep social distancing. Sad!
Oh, and FWIW - giving a kid (my kid?) a bottle of hand sanitizer and expecting him to use it without being hounded... yeah not gonna happen.
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I hear you, and I'm slowly coming around, but at my age I feel more comfortable being cautious.
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I know that airborne is a problem, but it's interesting to hear little concern for touch transmission. Much of the emphasis early was, "wash your hands for ," "this virus can survive X days on a surface," "don't go to playgrounds - they're petri dishes," etc, etc. Being an avid avoider of the news, I hadn't noticed a shift.
Oh, and FWIW - giving a kid (my kid?) a bottle of hand sanitizer and expecting him to use it without being hounded... yeah not gonna happen.
Oh, and FWIW - giving a kid (my kid?) a bottle of hand sanitizer and expecting him to use it without being hounded... yeah not gonna happen.
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Agree the airborne route is the problem.
With the debate about going back to school, I often hear about how some schools are going to be cleaning/sanitizing classrooms frequently. That is a LOT of work for VERY LOW yield. Just wear the masks and keep social distancing. Sad!
With the debate about going back to school, I often hear about how some schools are going to be cleaning/sanitizing classrooms frequently. That is a LOT of work for VERY LOW yield. Just wear the masks and keep social distancing. Sad!
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Until we have data from the pro testing that shows that riders who test positive don’t transmit it within the peloton, I’m only riding with people I know are at least as invested in safety as I am. AG’s coach’s wife had blood cancer and a marrow transplant - if he wants to do a ride, I’ll go with him. One of his athletes, who’s actually AG’s coworker as well, was in Cancun last week. To him I’d say “love you buddy, see you after we’re comfortable with the vaccines”.