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08-19-20, 06:44 AM
#2701
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I think I need to not go hard the very first day that I am home, and go hard the last day. I was feeling it today. On my second pull I broke off to rejoin the group. Thought the line was longer than it was and I got left in the breeze. There was no way I was going to catch back up to them.
08-19-20, 06:59 AM
#2703
dot dash
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08-19-20, 07:02 AM
#2704
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65? There's a New Year's Day ride up to Mount Wilson. I've done it 16 times. A long climb to the summit, if there isn't too much snow or ice, then a long descent. Couple years back it was 22 degrees when we turned back. Pcad told me about putting chemical warmers under the toe covers and it worked.
Riding in the rain sucks, as does sleet, but mountain biking in the snow can be a blast. One time 4 of us were climbing a trail and the snow was sticking to us to the point we couldn't see the logos on our jerseys. When we turned back our tracks were covered by snow.
The day I took the snow pictures of the Gunnar there were little rivlets of melted snow on the road as I was climbing. By the time I turned around to descend they were frozen. I froze, too. Should have brought more layers.
Riding in the rain sucks, as does sleet, but mountain biking in the snow can be a blast. One time 4 of us were climbing a trail and the snow was sticking to us to the point we couldn't see the logos on our jerseys. When we turned back our tracks were covered by snow.
The day I took the snow pictures of the Gunnar there were little rivlets of melted snow on the road as I was climbing. By the time I turned around to descend they were frozen. I froze, too. Should have brought more layers.
08-19-20, 07:11 AM
#2705
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I think it was in the 30s all day on this ride.
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08-19-20, 07:18 AM
#2706
smelling the roses
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See my profile
08-19-20, 07:18 AM
#2707
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One of my favorite MTB rides ever was when after work my buddy and I went riding just as it started snowing heavily. We finished the ride after dark and the sight of big fluffy flakes falling through our headlight beams was pretty special.
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08-19-20, 07:59 AM
#2708
VFL For Life
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08-19-20, 08:06 AM
#2709
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First fake bicycle rides, now fake flights.
You had a good run bampilot06
https://twitter.com/pwnallthethings/...72999033098241
You had a good run bampilot06
https://twitter.com/pwnallthethings/...72999033098241
The best part, The plane is covered hello kitty.
08-19-20, 08:07 AM
#2710
So it is
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The market seems to be betting that one of the many efforts to coral this virus will work. It may also be betting that ultimately even if a million folks die from COVID in the US, it won't really matter we'll still have 327 million more and they'll be spending money. The market really doesn't care about dead folks.
08-19-20, 08:08 AM
#2711
So it is
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First fake bicycle rides, now fake flights.
You had a good run bampilot06
https://twitter.com/pwnallthethings/...72999033098241
You had a good run bampilot06
https://twitter.com/pwnallthethings/...72999033098241
Old news, El Capitan.
08-19-20, 08:58 AM
#2712
serious cyclist
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First fake bicycle rides, now fake flights.
You had a good run bampilot06
https://twitter.com/pwnallthethings/...72999033098241
You had a good run bampilot06
https://twitter.com/pwnallthethings/...72999033098241
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08-19-20, 09:01 AM
#2713
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08-19-20, 09:02 AM
#2714
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08-19-20, 09:02 AM
#2715
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08-19-20, 09:05 AM
#2716
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
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Well, so much for today's ride.
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08-19-20, 09:14 AM
#2718
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
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I remember flying from The Big Island to Maui years ago. As the wheels were off the ground, I heard the *click* of a seat belt, and the flight attendant climbed up the aisle as we ascended, and while we were still going up, she and the other flight attendant managed the drink cart.The whole flight is either ascending or descending. They let gravity pull the cart down the aisle, then when we'd arced over into desending, they let gravity pull it back.
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"Don't take life so serious-it ain't nohow permanent."
"Everybody's gotta be somewhere." - Eccles
08-19-20, 09:27 AM
#2719
VFL For Life
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08-19-20, 09:29 AM
#2720
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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Snow riding in the best. Gotta wait a few more months for that.
On this day in 2013, I was riding back to Portland from Salem, OR after racing STXC. Watching the moon rise and the sun set. I wussed out and got a motel room in Woodburn shortly after this pic though.
On this day in 2013, I was riding back to Portland from Salem, OR after racing STXC. Watching the moon rise and the sun set. I wussed out and got a motel room in Woodburn shortly after this pic though.
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08-19-20, 09:52 AM
#2722
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
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Reminds me of the creek in the little town where I grew up, except the stones were a lot smaller and worn down. There was one spot where the shore was entirely composed of skipping stones of different sizes.
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"Don't take life so serious-it ain't nohow permanent."
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08-19-20, 10:24 AM
#2723
Should Be More Popular
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It’s only if/when I hit the jackpot. Plan is to keep Habby pretty much indefinitely, maybe get a new groupset in a couple years. However if someone dumped a pile of money on my doorstep I would consider one more bike purchase and would likely get custom geometry CF. For now it’s just a dream.
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08-19-20, 10:29 AM
#2725
Should Be More Popular
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It was a rainy dreary morning so I took the rain bike on a MUP adventure. All was well until the trail changed from paved to gravel. The crud from the trail started to accumulate inside the rear fender at the brake bridge (where the clearance is VERY tight) and the resistance gradually became more and more. Initially I put up with it and figured it would be a good workout, but in short order it became impossible to even turn the pedals over. I did my best to get the caked up crud off but it was not easy. I walked to the closest road and tried to find a fairly safe but direct route back to the paved section of the MUP. I got lost several times but finally made it. The ride back was reasonable and despite the annoyances it sure beats work.