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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 11-12-20, 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by big john
I've heard it from time to time.
As it turned out, Big Bad John wasn't bad after all..
Any epic rides planned? All I can do now after work are short, dark MUP rides. It beats the basement trainer torture.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
You don't see a punter lose the game in the NFL very often.
Even though that block wasn't really the punter's fault.
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Old 11-12-20, 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
You don't see a punter lose the game in the NFL very often.
I never see it since I don't watch the NFL. I'm ok with that. Boise State is handling the C. State Rams quite nicely on the smurf turf. 52-21 with 5 min to go in the 3rd Q.
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
You want locomotive Content? Here you go.
https://youtu.be/c4JqvK3Fwn8
quality content.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
If we keep talking music I'll bring out more of mine that will clear out the old folks in a hurry.
I was blasting a Frank Zappa live song in my work area and a 30 year old guy walked by and said "You kids and your rock and roll". I was 64 then.
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
LSMFT - Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco. Or something else that can't be shared here.
The one I remember is Let's sit, my feet are tired.
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Old 11-12-20, 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
As it turned out, Big Bad John wasn't bad after all..
Any epic rides planned? All I can do now after work are short, dark MUP rides. It beats the basement trainer torture.
A friend just invited me on an 80 mile ride this Saturday. There is a nasty climb near the end, but the rest of it is nice and the weather should be fine.I haven't decided, I might wuss out.

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Old 11-12-20, 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
If we keep talking music I'll bring out more of mine that will clear out the old folks in a hurry.
Do eet.
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Old 11-12-20, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
If we keep talking music I'll bring out more of mine that will clear out the old folks in a hurry.
I'm pretty cleared out already.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Sadly I know I'm not that far from being old folks.
Meh. Pup.
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Originally Posted by genejockey
I'll see your Big Boy


It's like a Big Boy, but backwards!
Family forum, buster.
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Originally Posted by big john
A friend just invited me on an 80 mile ride this Saturday. There is a nasty climb near the end, but the rest of it is nice and the weather should be fine.I haven't decided, I might wuss out.
That sounds epic. I have no specific plans but it won't be 80 miles and it won't involve much elevation gain. I avoid that as much as i can.

I might try riding the MUP out in the sticks on Saturday. it's nice out there but i ride closer to the congested part most of the time. If I do go out that way I'll take some pics. I usually don't stop but maybe I will if I see anything interesting. Last week I saw a flock of turkey's (not Seagulls).

It's past my bed time, I'm cashing out.
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Originally Posted by BillyD
I'm pretty cleared out already.
you're missing lots of quality content.
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LOL


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Originally Posted by DougRNS
That sounds epic. I have no specific plans but it won't be 80 miles and it won't involve much elevation gain. I avoid that as much as i can.

I might try riding the MUP out in the sticks on Saturday. it's nice out there but i ride closer to the congested part most of the time. If I do go out that way I'll take some pics. I usually don't stop but maybe I will if I see anything interesting. Last week I saw a flock of turkey's (not Seagulls).

It's past my bed time, I'm cashing out.
Here is the overlook before descending to the small town for lunch.

Then lunch and turn around. 5500 feet of climbing with a tough one near the end.
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Dang I forgot to post this earlier. Oh well, we western US people still got a couple hours or so to observe Blow Up the Whale Day.

https://youtu.be/yPuaSY0cMK8
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Another day late and dollar short post. I guess there aren't any Space Force veterans yet...

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Payback!

I woke the alarm kitty up for once!

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Venus is straight overhead, apparently.


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Camel, Lucky Strike, Marlboro, whatever. Even went through a menthol phase.
Same. I never met a pack, or three, that I wouldn't smoke.

I worked with a guy who chewed and didn't like cigarette smoke. He kept trying to get me to chew so I tried it one day on a job. After a few minutes, I lit up a cigarette, while chewing.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Venus is straight overhead, apparently.


Did you see it?
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So remember a couple weeks ago when I posted that one German metal folk band? Letting my freak flag fly that's where I tend to go (German rock).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtsNv2Hh0Qg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-PZMqSdpdo

That second one is particularly timely, being about rumors spreading easily and creating a druglike urge for more.
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So, LSS shared my bike spending numbers for the past few years with me. Not a cheap sport, but not the most expensive either.

Should we discuss numbers or is that bad manners?

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Did you see it?
I saw a bright object near the moon, so it must have been Mercury (east of here, above Bristol).
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So, LSS shared my bike spending numbers for the past few years with me. Not a cheap sport, but not the most expensive either.

Should we discuss numbers or is that bad manners?
You didn't know what they were?
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