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Old 04-02-18, 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by 50voltphantom
He's right, though. You just roll up one leg of your shorts. It's amazing how much lycra can stretch.
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45 min EZ ride on the Wabi through the 'hood in the AM, and I'm stoked for opening night at the track this evening! Double fixie day = +10 SS/FG life points.
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Originally Posted by TMonk
sorry, that was probably uncouth of me
It's all good.

Originally Posted by phobus
He's right, though. You just roll up one leg of your shorts. It's amazing how much lycra can stretch.
I'll have to try this out.
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Old 04-04-18, 03:26 AM
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Originally Posted by TMonk
45 min EZ ride on the Wabi through the 'hood in the AM, and I'm stoked for opening night at the track this evening! Double fixie day = +10 SS/FG life points.
Can we see some pics of the bike? It's lime green, right?

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Sure. I suck at taking pictures and I'm really lazy about it but I'll try to get some up soon
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Old 04-04-18, 06:22 PM
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Cool. I'm thinking about going with a turquoise wabi classic, but seeing a lime one might change my mind.

Today I rode 13.7 mi on the trainer at an average speed of 24.8 mph and max speed of 70.7 mph.

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Today I need new arm warmers.

It got hot this past weekend and I ditched my really nice Craft Weather arm warmers behind one of those grey electrical boxes on the side of a parking lot at the Methodist church and promptly forgot about them.

Well, the good Methodists thought it was time to cut the grass. I went to retrieve them today and one of them is shredded. The other is perfect but really, what the heck am I going to do with one arm warmer?


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Originally Posted by TimothyH
Today I need new arm warmers.

It got hot this past weekend and I ditched my really nice Craft Weather arm warmers behind one of those grey electrical boxes on the side of a parking lot at the Methodist church and promptly forgot about them.

Well, the good Methodists thought it was time to cut the grass. I went to retrieve them today and one of them is shredded. The other is perfect but really, what the heck am I going to do with one arm warmer?


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Have you considered cutting off the other arm? That seems easiest.
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Originally Posted by phobus
Have you considered cutting off the other arm? That seems easiest.
That is an excellent idea. I can do it cheap only 10 dollars and very hygienic, I bought all the tools sterilized for your comfort. You can even take home the arm in a to go bag and with a Pizza Hut nearby you can pick up some ice for it to keep it extra fresh.
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Originally Posted by phobus
Have you considered cutting off the other arm? That seems easiest.
I knew that was coming.

Actually, I rode with the surviving arm warmer tonight. I just switched back and forth whenever one arm got cold.

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Old 04-06-18, 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by TimothyH
I knew that was coming.
Sorry, after reading that other thread I couldn't help it.
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Well it looks like I'm done with welding and onto a new career path, more lucrative in the long run and more time to pursue personal interests. I should ride more now and lose the fat ass.
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today i realized i’ve been on BF for over a decade now.
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Signed up and completed ny first day of Judo training. I think I'm going to wake up broken in the morning.
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Today I did 30 miles on the cross bike including about 10 miles of single track.

Today I posted/looked at BF for the first time in two months.
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Did 20 miles today. Headwinds made the loop I was doing a huge pain on one side, but I was flying on the other. Put in a good 30 miles yesterday as well. Good to be getting on the road again after a rough couple weeks.
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Today I rode to the group ride.

73 miles @ 17.5 MPH for the day.

The actual group ride was 40 miles @ 20.4 MPH.

Pretty tired right now.


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Today I used some hockey tape to get better grip on some of my tools. Now I know which gun contains which grease without wasting a test squirt.

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That gives me an idea for fun mustard and ketchup dispensers.

I wonder if they are food safe.


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Originally Posted by TimothyH
That gives me an idea for fun mustard and ketchup dispensers.

I wonder if they are food safe.


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If you do this, you have to put mustard in the red one and ketchup in the yellow to mess with guests.
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Originally Posted by TimothyH
That gives me an idea for fun mustard and ketchup dispensers.

I wonder if they are food safe.


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Um, yeah, definitely no.

Wouldn't work anyway because catsup and mustard are too thin create a vacuum seal between the follower and the canister wall. Mayo might work though.
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Originally Posted by TimothyH
That gives me an idea for fun mustard and ketchup dispensers.

I wonder if they are food safe.


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That was my first thought too

Until I noticed the familiar color of DA grease.
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Originally Posted by Leukybear
That was my first thought too

Until I noticed the familiar color of DA grease.
It's not DA.

I finally got some of that Motorex 2000 stuff. I gotta say, the hunting/experimenting has ended. It ticks all the boxes. I think it may even be superior to DA. And one tenth the price. $12.00 for a 14 oz tub.

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Today I feel a little closer to normal after spraining my knee on thursday. This has been my second major injury in two years, third in ten years, and it has me none too happy about my future knee health.
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