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Old 02-26-21, 11:32 AM
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I don't remember who mentioned low spoke count wheels but our tandem has 20°F and 24°R.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
Try doing 10 exclamation points in a row. Very disappointing.
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Raise your hands if you've done a bicycle activity wearing a suit.

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Challenge accepted.

1! 2! 3! 4! 5! 6! 7! 8! 9! 10!
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Originally Posted by datlas
I am sure you know, but aspiration risk is lower with neck flexion. So get a bidon with a straw.
You taught me that some time ago and it works, but not reliably enough to make me confident about drinking during anything but minimal effort. I think the issue is that top flange in the C4-5 implant and flexion only backs it out a small amount. Bits of apples with heavy peel etc. get stuck there all the time too.

Boo hoo, but it's nice being able look up and not having the natural discs above and below destroyed by fusions.



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Originally Posted by indyfabz
Came home for college, although I did live on campus 3 or my 4 years.
I lived in the dorms for one semester only. I couldn't wait to get the hell out of there. Living in the trenches off campus with your roommates created life long bonds, especially when you didn't come from money. Everybody struggled together.
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
You taught me that some time ago and it works, but not reliably enough to make me confident about drinking during anything but minimal effort. I think the issue is that top flange in the C4-5 implant and flexion only backs it out a small amount. Bits of apples with heavy peel etc. get stuck there all the time too. Boo hoo, but it's nice being able look up and not having the natural discs above and below destroyed by fusions.


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Originally Posted by Trsnrtr
I don't remember who mentioned low spoke count wheels but our tandem has 20°F and 24°R.
BITD tandems had 36F40R. Likely overbuilt.

I recall my first "real" road bike had 32H F/R which I thought was hot stuff compared to the default 36H.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Challenge accepted.

1! 2! 3! 4! 5! 6! 7! 8! 9! 10!
You forgot 11! and 12!
Here's a refresher on the Sesame Street ditty featuring the Pointer Sisters:

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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Challenge accepted.

1! 2! 3! 4! 5! 6! 7! 8! 9! 10!
Are these factorials?!? If so, you have some big numbers there.
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Dayum!!!
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
You forgot 11! and 12!
Here's a refresher on the Sesame Street ditty featuring the Pointer Sisters:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOaZbaPzdsk
Man, the '70s were weird.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Raise your hands if you've done a bicycle activity wearing a suit.

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Originally Posted by BillyD
Dayum!!!
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Originally Posted by rjones28
Me.
To be fair, not everyone wears a suit.
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[QUOTE=Velo Vol;21942715]Raise your hands if you've done a bicycle activity wearing a suit.

Ran the Bay to Breakers in a suit, Does that count?
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Challenge accepted.

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Originally Posted by rjones28
To be fair, not everyone wears a suit.
Oh, one of those naked rides?
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I lived in the dorms for one semester only. I couldn't wait to get the hell out of there. Living in the trenches off campus with your roommates created life long bonds, especially when you didn't come from money. Everybody struggled together.
I lived at home throughout my college career.
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Originally Posted by datlas
BITD tandems had 36F40R. Likely overbuilt.

I recall my first "real" road bike had 32H F/R which I thought was hot stuff compared to the default 36H.
Our first 4 tandems had 48°R and 40°F. My early ‘80s TT wheels were 28°, racing were 32° and training were 36°, all tubular, Cotton for training and silk for racing.

We did stage race our tandem a couple times and used 36° road wheels. They only made it through about 5 races each and when they broke, they broke 3-4 spokes at a time. Luckily, we never crashed but a wheel did collapse just past the line of a TT once.
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
Oh, one of those naked rides?
Those sound uncomfortable.
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Those sound uncomfortable.
I think you can wear gloves.
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Cool! Probably easier to work on than the LT1.
yeah I hated that engine, what a crap design that distributor was.
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