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03-08-20, 06:54 PM
#7728
smelling the roses
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03-08-20, 07:11 PM
#7729
Senior Member
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Maybe word is getting out that THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH AIRPLANES.
https://twitter.com/breakingavnews/s...05752082644992
https://twitter.com/breakingavnews/s...05752082644992
I didn’t see any raf typhoons in the video, or anything wrong with airplanes.
03-08-20, 07:28 PM
#7730
So it is
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03-08-20, 07:31 PM
#7731
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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Digital cameras do make props look funny, but I dunno if that's what VV is talkin' about.
03-08-20, 07:33 PM
#7732
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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I shot some footage coming into Spokane a few years ago, and it looked like the props had 24 blades or so. I can assure you they did not 
03-08-20, 07:34 PM
#7733
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03-08-20, 07:41 PM
#7734
VFL For Life
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03-08-20, 07:44 PM
#7735
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03-08-20, 07:53 PM
#7736
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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03-08-20, 07:56 PM
#7737
Mostly Harmless
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03-08-20, 08:02 PM
#7738
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The video I shot was on a Dash 8. So many prop blades!!! And sooo bendy!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHegIUf1qGE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHegIUf1qGE
03-08-20, 08:03 PM
#7739
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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Took the new 27.5+ wheels out for a spin in the desert today. 11 miles in the heat on the VV hydration protocol. Stem is a little high and a little short it seems. Need more weight on the front wheel. 27.5+ is way better on this bike than 29er.
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03-08-20, 08:04 PM
#7740
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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03-08-20, 08:08 PM
#7741
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Nice I almost went to them a couple of years ago, when we started parking our dashes. The wife didn’t want to move out west though. Worked out better for me in the end to stay where I was.
03-08-20, 08:09 PM
#7742
Super Modest
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So I happened to find myself inside of a Harbor Freight store last night and picked up the ultrasonic cleaner. While I'm getting my chain totally clean, I think it's a good a time as any to jump on the chain wax bandwagon.
#sowhatdoineedhere
#sowhatdoineedhere
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03-08-20, 08:11 PM
#7743
VFL For Life
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03-08-20, 08:12 PM
#7744
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All this talk of daylight savings time, Spring, equinoxes, etc., I’d like to mention that days will start getting shorter in about 16 weeks.
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03-08-20, 08:23 PM
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cowboy, steel horse, etc
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Tires are nearly 2lbs apiece, rims are about 1.25 lbs apiece. Unfortunately I neglected to weigh the hubs.
Riding through some sandy washes without a worry in the world makes the weight totally worth it.
I was worried about the tyre weight when I was weighing them, but then I looked on the spreadsheet and ye olde Walmart Mongoose 27.5 x 2.8" tyres were 1900 grams apiece!!!!
Riding through some sandy washes without a worry in the world makes the weight totally worth it.
I was worried about the tyre weight when I was weighing them, but then I looked on the spreadsheet and ye olde Walmart Mongoose 27.5 x 2.8" tyres were 1900 grams apiece!!!!
03-08-20, 08:26 PM
#7746
VFL For Life
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03-08-20, 08:29 PM
#7747
Has a magic bike
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Things I hoped to get done this weekend: rabbiting, bike riding, margaritas, coffee with friends, yoga, farmers market, produce market, cook some decent food, and go by the nursery to discuss fruit tree options.
Squeezed all in except swinging by the nursery.
Squeezed all in except swinging by the nursery.
03-08-20, 08:33 PM
#7748
he said member
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03-08-20, 08:34 PM
#7749
Mostly Harmless
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Thanks, little Miss Sunshine.
03-08-20, 09:00 PM
#7750
he said member
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