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Addiction LXXVIII

Old 07-16-20, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
I meant, just general, systemic fatigue, but like nearly all of us I have some back issues.

I do these rides in the drops, except for the climbs, but I only have about a 3.5" drop from the saddle to the bar top and the drop is very shallow. My back gets pretty unhappy by the end and in direct proportion to how rapidly I'm breathing. Fortunately, a quick jump out of the saddle relieves the strain. I think I hunch up and flex my spine when I'm tired, going hard, and trying to stay low, and I need to work on keeping it in extension and getting more hip flexion. I'm doing dead lifts with resistance bands these days and I really need to get back to actual weights.
I have barely a 2" drop from saddle to bar top and I use shallow bars. Yes, when it starts to hurt a few seconds of standing on the pedals helps a lot. I'm afraid to try any other treatment on it. I used to do stretching but I think I aggravated it doing too much so I stopped a while back.
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Old 07-16-20, 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
That kind of toothiness might not shave arm hairs very well, but it cuts food very nicely. It wouldn't be a bad idea to concentrate on that region exclusively before moving on to finer stones.
Thanks, that does sound like the move. I'll start with the rougher grits and just see how it feels.
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Old 07-16-20, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by phrantic09
Where was your office when you were here??
69 State Street. You can even see my old cubicle window in the shot from wiki.

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Originally Posted by phrantic09
Didn’t get it, FML
Ugh, that super sucks. The housing market in Chicago seems to be absurdly hot right now (where are people getting all this money??). People making blind offers left and right on properties they haven't even set foot in.

Hopefully there's a silver lining here in that the house you do end up in will be even better than the one you didn't get.
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Originally Posted by phrantic09
Didn’t get it, FML
Oof, sorry man.
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Old 07-16-20, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by LAJ
This
Thanks all. With my wife not working for the next 3-4 years it was at the absolute top of our budget, so maybe a blessing in disguise
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Old 07-16-20, 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
69 State Street. You can even see my old cubicle window in the shot from wiki.

Were you with BoA?
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Old 07-16-20, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by big john
I have barely a 2" drop from saddle to bar top and I use shallow bars. Yes, when it starts to hurt a few seconds of standing on the pedals helps a lot. I'm afraid to try any other treatment on it. I used to do stretching but I think I aggravated it doing too much so I stopped a while back.
I'll stretch my back and use a foam roller when it's injured, for pain relief, but otherwise I agree: It just puts things at risk.

I don't stretch the legs either. I did it for specific problems and injuries when I was running, but never found daily stretching helpful for performance. Everything on me is so short and tight I could barely do the stretches anyway. While some people obviously benefit, controlled studies don't indicate any good effects at the population level.
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Old 07-16-20, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by phrantic09
Didn’t get it, FML
Is this your area? https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...ily-home/sby-1
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Old 07-16-20, 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by phrantic09
Didn’t get it, FML
Phooey. Sorry to hear.
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Old 07-16-20, 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Sharpening a Target knife is different from sharpening a good knife. Or an axe.
That’s Targęt to you, sir.
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Old 07-16-20, 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by big john
more here:

Homes for sale in this area
Single Family

https://b1iw.app.link/Ao5epk8Fa8

https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...hares_core_srp
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Old 07-16-20, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by phrantic09
Were you with BoA?
Someone’s been paying a ton of attention to my posts. Seriously, how’d you put that together?
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Old 07-16-20, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by phrantic09
Didn’t get it, FML
Ugh. So sorry
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Originally Posted by phrantic09
I was just curious. Those links don't work for me.
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Originally Posted by BillyD
That’s Targęt to you, sir.
I’ll use French diacritics if they’ll help me sail back over and invade England and finish what my great-great-great- (keep going a while) -grandfather started!

Man Hamilton gets me all fired up.
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
So are you saying a knife is not a knife, and an axe is not an axe?
I think he’s trying to say my Targęt knife is no better than an axe.

And how did he know I owned a Targęt knife anyway?
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Old 07-16-20, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
Gotta be the damn wheels. I need me some Lightweights.

Also, my sock height was a little low for conditions.
I hate when that happens.
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Man, people are punchy out in the rest of the 41.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Someone’s been paying a ton of attention to my posts. Seriously, how’d you put that together?
One of my staff used to work with BoA in that building.
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I can take or leave bar ends. People always say that they're basically as convenient as brifters but I don't see it. I'll keep my set of Suntour racheting ones around anyways, they don't take up much space.



I have a deep seated hatred of vintage smooth post canti brakes, especially when trying to do a 27" -> 700C conversion on a vintage touring bike with narrow posts.

My Trek has modern spacing and Tektro CR720s and they were the simplest cantis I've ever set up. Really great braking with the stock pads, too.



Can you come do mine? Mine like to glaze over every month or so
We use SwissStop disc brake silencer stray at the shop for stubborn squealers. Seems to work pretty well.
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Originally Posted by phrantic09
Thanks all. With my wife not working for the next 3-4 years it was at the absolute top of our budget, so maybe a blessing in disguise
Most likely. I’ve been on that ‘too much house’ ride, not really worth it.
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Originally Posted by big john
I was just curious. Those links don't work for me.
Basically it’s the western side of the lake, your link was the eastern side. But otherwise yes
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
You're just jealous that it can do more than your fatbike.
Please provide a detailed comparison.
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Originally Posted by BillyD
Most likely. I’ve been on that ‘too much house’ ride, not really worth it.
Someone came in 20 over asking on a house already over priced by 15
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