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08-28-20, 02:40 PM
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Silver Comet Fred
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08-28-20, 02:49 PM
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So it is
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08-28-20, 02:54 PM
#4003
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
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08-28-20, 02:57 PM
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08-28-20, 02:58 PM
#4005
Should Be More Popular
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08-28-20, 02:58 PM
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The world definitely has a post-apocalyptic vibe to it these days.
08-28-20, 03:01 PM
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Last night, the smoke from the fires near Santa Cruz crept up the Peninsula, and then poured down into my town. Went to bed last night with 'Moderate' air and woke up to 'Unhealthy'.
Right now, it's clearing out a bit - we're back down to the border of "moderate" and "unhealthy for sensitive groups". We'll see if it gets sufficiently breathable to ride by 4 or 5.
Ended up riding in the garage. I found some YouTube videos of rides I like, including the local benchmark climb. I've done the climb so many times I knew exactly where I was the whole rid - including the right hand hairpin that's 20% on the inside of the curve.
Right now, it's clearing out a bit - we're back down to the border of "moderate" and "unhealthy for sensitive groups". We'll see if it gets sufficiently breathable to ride by 4 or 5.
Ended up riding in the garage. I found some YouTube videos of rides I like, including the local benchmark climb. I've done the climb so many times I knew exactly where I was the whole rid - including the right hand hairpin that's 20% on the inside of the curve.
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08-28-20, 03:02 PM
#4008
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08-28-20, 03:11 PM
#4009
Silver Comet Fred
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08-28-20, 03:19 PM
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serious cyclist
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08-28-20, 03:20 PM
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serious cyclist
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So closed 4 hours later than proposed. We had to write a check to cover last minute cost got the keys and left. We already had the van loaded up full with boxes and painting supplies, so we went straight to the house. As I am pulling the first box out of the car we get a phone call from the office. They did the math wrong we have to bring a check immediately for more money.
I think I invented new words, I don’t think I have ever been so angry in my life. Btw the office is 45 mins away from where our new house is, and it was rush hour at this point. Needless to say I got zero painting done today.
With the celebration all done, all I can say is, if I stuck to rule number 2, everything would have been fine.
I think I invented new words, I don’t think I have ever been so angry in my life. Btw the office is 45 mins away from where our new house is, and it was rush hour at this point. Needless to say I got zero painting done today.
With the celebration all done, all I can say is, if I stuck to rule number 2, everything would have been fine.
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08-28-20, 03:28 PM
#4012
Should Be More Popular
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Maybe you have heard of my people’s mountains? The dAtlas Mountains. The GCN crew did a video on bike packing through them. Looks epic.
08-28-20, 03:29 PM
#4013
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Hey indyfabz if I ride into the city tomorrow I am going to need an outdoor water fountain or spigot. Know of any? Maybe in Fairmount Park??
08-28-20, 03:37 PM
#4014
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There are some inclines and the occasional gully that you go down in to/up out of, but not much by way of actual hills. Monticello east of New Town, right by your new place, is the closest thing to a hill that I can think of in the area, and that's not exactly long enough for the kind of intervals that you'd want to do (5min+). The good news is that you'll have enough open roads to at least do some longer intervals without stopping, starting, and turning this way and that every half mile.
08-28-20, 03:42 PM
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Needed to pick up some coffee beans, so I decided to take the scenic route on the bike and make up for the rain-out this morning. Hit a nice chunk of something and had a good hisser on the back wheel, but it closed up after 8-10 revolutions so I continued on my merry way. I'll have to inspect the tire pretty closely - I think that I'm coming up on 2.5k on the rear tire and it's taken at least 5+ punctures, so it may be getting close to the end of the line.
08-28-20, 03:43 PM
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negative.
08-28-20, 03:45 PM
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Super Modest
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My wife’s family has a creek named after them and supposedly it’s about a mile from my house but it can’t be much because I can’t find it when I ride by on my bike.
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08-28-20, 03:56 PM
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VFL For Life
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08-28-20, 04:04 PM
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08-28-20, 04:27 PM
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One good thing about living here is easy access to mountains. That picture I posted is about 32 miles from my door. The top of that road is only 5700 feet but the main road below goes up to 8000. There are trails to 10,000 feet off that road.
08-28-20, 04:28 PM
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08-28-20, 04:33 PM
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he said member
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I find it fascinating that a person is told from the second they walk into the airport to the point they take their seat on the airplane that they have to wear a mask, and yet they still act surprised when told if they do not put one they will be removed from the flight.
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08-28-20, 04:37 PM
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08-28-20, 04:47 PM
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cowboy, steel horse, etc
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Woohoo. Heat AND floods!
08-28-20, 04:51 PM
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https://pjammcycling.com/zone/81.The...-in-California I've done 4 of these.