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05-06-12, 10:03 AM
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Today I discovered that Comcast no longer carries Universal Sports -- even with the extra "sports package" we pay for to get add'l sports channels -- so I don't get to watch the Giro d'Italia. (Unless I want to pay $20 to watch it online.) #sadface
05-06-12, 11:28 AM
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Yeah, they got rid of it the First of January, I believe. Sucks.
05-06-12, 11:59 AM
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05-06-12, 12:03 PM
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I never understood watching bicycle racing.
Formula One, though...
Formula One, though...
05-06-12, 12:09 PM
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05-06-12, 12:12 PM
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Road is extremely boring if it wasn't for the commentators babbling about irrelevant stuff.
Track is the best to watch.
This, too.
Track is the best to watch.
This, too.
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05-06-12, 12:15 PM
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I ****in love miss 'n' out. Every lap is always exciting.
05-06-12, 12:37 PM
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Best 3 minutes of cycling TV I've seen in the past decade:
I enjoy it all, though.
I enjoy it all, though.
05-06-12, 12:42 PM
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Today I stripped the sqrls newest bike project.
wire wheel+angle grinder= much faster than media blasting (walnut)
I'll have to blast the parts I couldnt get tomorrow night, then on the other side of PA it will get powdercoat!
wire wheel+angle grinder= much faster than media blasting (walnut)
I'll have to blast the parts I couldnt get tomorrow night, then on the other side of PA it will get powdercoat!
05-06-12, 12:43 PM
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05-06-12, 12:54 PM
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They randomly moved the only channels I watched to a more premium package here. I called to ***** (in month 1 of a 12 month promotion renewal) and all they tried to do was upsale me, even the 'customer care'. I loathe these mfers
05-06-12, 12:54 PM
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05-06-12, 12:59 PM
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Hmm, I enjoy watching road racing, and that I'm in Europe for the summer I actually get to see some of it televised. I didn't go ride today cause it rained all day, and was able to relax and watch the entire Giro d'italia.
05-06-12, 01:00 PM
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05-06-12, 01:23 PM
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Took my bike camping. I ****ing love camping.
05-06-12, 01:46 PM
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I love watching road cycling. Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwin are continuously running commentary in my head when I'm riding alone. "I think she's cracked, Phil!"
05-06-12, 01:50 PM
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today I am riding out to the velodrome (about 27 miles from my place, but not exactly a convenient way there) to watch a guy ride around it for 24 hours for Histiocytosis
https://www.facebook.com/events/150852415026587/
https://www.facebook.com/events/150852415026587/
05-06-12, 01:59 PM
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Holy ****.
05-06-12, 02:07 PM
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05-06-12, 02:11 PM
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I was completely in awe when Hoy moved from the inside and totally thought he was going to go down.
05-06-12, 02:36 PM
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today i didnt crash at dana pt gp (pack finish)
considering how the race went I would say it was a good day lol
considering how the race went I would say it was a good day lol
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05-06-12, 02:43 PM
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I think a lot of sports can seem boring if you don't watch them regularly, because there can be subtle strategy stuff that (to me) is really interesting but takes some time to understand. I don't watch track so I don't understand some of the events, and the few events I've watched haven't even had announcers so there were no explanations about what was going on.
Hell, I was watching a lot of snooker (a confusing billiards game) the past couple weeks and I never would have thought I'd find that interesting, but it was.
What I love about road cycling is the weird combination of a team sport with individual winners, the strategy that evolves as a result, and the feats of individual greatness/heart/all that schlocky sports stuff. I love some of the personalities, and Andy Schleck is dreamy (LOL). A lot of the pros are on Twitter too -- really them, not handlers or agents -- and it's cool the way they just tweet about whatever and it makes them seem more real and gives me people to root for.
I hate that drugs continue to mar the sport, though.
Hell, I was watching a lot of snooker (a confusing billiards game) the past couple weeks and I never would have thought I'd find that interesting, but it was.
What I love about road cycling is the weird combination of a team sport with individual winners, the strategy that evolves as a result, and the feats of individual greatness/heart/all that schlocky sports stuff. I love some of the personalities, and Andy Schleck is dreamy (LOL). A lot of the pros are on Twitter too -- really them, not handlers or agents -- and it's cool the way they just tweet about whatever and it makes them seem more real and gives me people to root for.
I hate that drugs continue to mar the sport, though.
05-06-12, 03:13 PM
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after seeing the races cut w/ cockpit footage, i'm addicted to air racing (Red Bull series). overpowered prop planes and 9G turns, yes please.
05-06-12, 03:15 PM
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Today I cleaned out, re-surfaced, and re-greased my 6 speed freewheel. Despite warnings from Sheldon Brown and many others about this being so tricky that it wouldn't be worth it, it really wasn't too bad at all. Just about fifty 1/8" bearings to keep track of lol. Now my Raleigh coasts like new!
(stock photo, but looked similar)
(stock photo, but looked similar)