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Old 03-06-20, 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by rjones28
The best thing about borscht is the dollop of sour cream that is usually put on top.
Yeah, probably.
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Old 03-06-20, 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Whoa, wait - wut. There's an Indoor Cycling sub-forum within Road Cycling?
I saw that. Seems like weird placement. No roads indoors.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Watermelon is the only good melon.
I am allergic to watermelon. I don't like other melons.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
I saw that. Seems like weird placement. No roads indoors.
Seems like it belongs in the training subforum.
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Old 03-06-20, 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Whoa, wait - wut. There's an Indoor Cycling sub-forum within Road Cycling?
I saw that yesterday
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Old 03-06-20, 08:36 AM
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75°A at 8:30. And overcast. Good morning for a ride. Got a few things to do first.
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Indoor cycling is training for the road. That's 95% true, anyway. Some indoor cyclists are training for some Zwift race.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Whoa, wait - wut. There's an Indoor Cycling sub-forum within Road Cycling?
I dare you to post in there, bonus if post includes "Peloton" in title.
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Grilling beets is the best preparation method, I've found.

Get the coals hot, and make sure the grate is clean.

Slice the beets into about 1/2" thick slices.

About 2 minutes on each side, high heat.

Remove the beets after the second side is done, throw them in the trash, and eat the coals.
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Originally Posted by LAJ
Grilling beets is the best preparation method, I've found.

Get the coals hot, and make sure the grate is clean.

Slice the beets into about 1/2" thick slices.

About 2 minutes on each side, high heat.

Remove the beets after the second side is done, throw them in the trash, and eat the coals.
You got me with that one. I was thinking "Hmmmm? I might have to try that, but two minutes/side probably won't be long enough."
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Old 03-06-20, 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
Did my first 4-cross wheel last night. Got tubeless set up with the floor pump tonight.
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Originally Posted by LAJ
Grilling beets is the best preparation method, I've found.

Get the coals hot, and make sure the grate is clean.

Slice the beets into about 1/2" thick slices.

About 2 minutes on each side, high heat.

Remove the beets after the second side is done, throw them in the trash, and eat the coals.
Perfect
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Old 03-06-20, 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Heathpack
I’ve got raspberries, blackberries and strawberries in my fridge right now.
Me too. I eat blueberries every day in the oatmeal.

Are raspberries and blackberries just as fragile on the west coast as they are here?
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Old 03-06-20, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by BillyD
Me too. I eat blueberries every day in the oatmeal.

Are raspberries and blackberries just as fragile on the west coast as they are here?
Yep but I buy them at the farmers market, and they haven’t travelled far. Picked on Sat and then brought an hour down the road and sold at my local farmers market on Sunday, year round.

Theyre sold uncovered in little cardboard half pint boxes and if I store them that way in the fridge they last a week. Sometimes I get mold and lose some towards the end of the week.

Strawberries are sold in little pint boxes. I’ve found they store best in the fridge if you cover them. But they too last a week. We get local strawberries Febish to Oct/Novish.

Berries are so perishable that they key thing is to get them very recently picked unless you’re eating them right away, that way they last long enough for you to eat them before they die. There’s lots of negatives to SoCal life the the Berry situation is not one of them.
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Originally Posted by LAJ
Grilling beets is the best preparation method, I've found.

Get the coals hot, and make sure the grate is clean.

Slice the beets into about 1/2" thick slices.

About 2 minutes on each side, high heat.

Remove the beets after the second side is done, throw them in the trash, and eat the coals.
Made me laugh for sure.
Since you have a like/hate relationship with beets and I know you use the beet powder, have you tried this:

Zhou Nutrition Beet Complete


The black cherry taste is OK and mostly masks the beet flavor.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
lemond and a stella.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Must never have had a good bowl of borscht.
Correct.
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Busy day today:
10am rabbiting date with PuppyLove’s bracemate for the Easter Hunt Test
2pm gittin my hair did
4:30pm trying a new yoga class
6:15pm out for tacos and margaritas with friends

I really need to fit a grooming for Puppy Love somewhere in there

But this berry talk is making me feel like I should whip up some kind of berry based breakfast beyond yogurt and berries.

I’ve been hankering for a long ride, something climby in the 5hr range. So I texted a friend/race nemesis who lives about an hour away. Tomorrow I shall drive out to her place on the coast and we’re planning on riding up to Santa Barbara and then up an iconic climb called Gibraltar. Lunch at her place after. So I should also fix some kind of dessert to bring tomorrow.

Feeling lazy though, more like talking about doing a little cooking than actually doing a little cooking.
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
A good cantaloupe is wonderful and a truly great honeydew will do in a pinch.
+1 Honeydew is most useful in a fruit salad where it tends to reduce the overall sweetness to a tolerable level.

Overall, it's hard to beat a good watermelon.
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BTW the boat survey aka home inspection went so well that essentially there was nothing valid the guy could ask for to knock down the price. This buyer is so annoying that of course he asked for a $5000 discount.

It was without justification but we threw him a bone and said $1000.

He comes back with ok but he wants us to split the cost of the Coast Guard documentation, another $300 from us. Which it a pretty outrageous thing for him to ask for, that’s something that clearly should be on him, after he finalized the purchase.

Whatever, of course we agreed to it on account of it being 0.1% of the total dollar amount of the overall sale. But this buyer dude is seriously annoying.
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Originally Posted by Heathpack
We get local strawberries Febish to Oct/Novish.
Wow. Such a long season. I am right across the river from NJ, where they grow some damn good strawberries (and blueberries). I'm talking you need a bib juicy. Depending how the spring has been, they can start showing up around Memorial Day weekend. There is a bike ride I like to do in deep south Jersey the Saturday before Memorial Day. It starts and ends near a farm stand. I always pick up some if they are available. But they are only around fresh from local farms for a few months.
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Originally Posted by LAJ
That sounds Russian, and everyone knows all things Russian are bad.
Judging by his distaste for fruit, I think he's a communist agitator anyway.
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Originally Posted by datlas
Speaking of beetroot, I miss Coasting.
Yeah, I mentioned him yesterday. Good people. Left way too soon.


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fitness bike at the hotel had a zwift looking feature it was pretty cool to ride with people. I’m not sure if they were real though, and the bike wasn’t smart. I only last 30 minutes before I got on the treadmill. The seats on these things are huge!
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Originally Posted by BillyD
Yeah, I mentioned him yesterday. Good people. Left way too soon.


Is that him? The Limey in Taiwan??

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