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05-08-20, 09:36 AM
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Jadesfire
I don't remember if you are studying vet or human medicine. I'm thinking vet
I don't remember if you are studying vet or human medicine. I'm thinking vet
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05-08-20, 09:40 AM
#5252
smelling the roses
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05-08-20, 09:40 AM
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05-08-20, 10:11 AM
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Should Be More Popular
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05-08-20, 10:15 AM
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05-08-20, 10:25 AM
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cowboy, steel horse, etc
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05-08-20, 10:39 AM
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No way he gets $1300. I kinda think repaint (is it even a Paramount?) and parts bin build. I think they're one of those people that ask at least double what they think they can actually get. Or maybe a dreamer.
05-08-20, 11:08 AM
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For once i’m ahead in the club. 
So every ride I am getting brake rub on the front rotor. I usually stop loosen the wheel and re tighten the wheel and it magically goes away, until I need to use the front brake again. When looking at my pads and rotor head on, the rotor is extremely close to the outside pad. What do I need to do about this?
So every ride I am getting brake rub on the front rotor. I usually stop loosen the wheel and re tighten the wheel and it magically goes away, until I need to use the front brake again. When looking at my pads and rotor head on, the rotor is extremely close to the outside pad. What do I need to do about this?
I loosen one bolt on the caliper @ a time and move it over to even the gap. Put the wheel on something white so you have a bright background, it helps a lot. Then look @ the gaps. Adjust the other side of the caliper.
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05-08-20, 11:08 AM
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I suffer from retinal hemorrhages and developed one in the last day or so. Off to see the specialist so no riding today. 
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05-08-20, 11:14 AM
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05-08-20, 11:23 AM
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Yeah, a little bit at a time spreads the pain out, but overall the price tends to be higher on a piecemeal build. Kind of annoying when the end value is less than the sum of the parts, but I suppose that's (literally) the price you pay for getting exactly what you want.
Most any modern complete would be pretty agreeable to me. I'm a bit picky about aesthetics but so long as the shifters have under-tape routing and the crank isn't hideous most modern bikes are pretty sweet. My two requirements for frame aesthetics are that the downtube is the same cross-section the entire length and if it's a metal frame the welds need to either be very small or filled and blended à-la Cannondale.
Most any modern complete would be pretty agreeable to me. I'm a bit picky about aesthetics but so long as the shifters have under-tape routing and the crank isn't hideous most modern bikes are pretty sweet. My two requirements for frame aesthetics are that the downtube is the same cross-section the entire length and if it's a metal frame the welds need to either be very small or filled and blended à-la Cannondale.
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05-08-20, 11:30 AM
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05-08-20, 11:44 AM
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So I have rewaxed 2 of my 4 bike chains. I really like the crock pot for doing this. One block of wax, 3/4 cup of lamp oil and some Teflon powder. Melt, stir, soak, and,, hang till cool.
I was going to re use the master links like I always have but I think I will swap them out for new ones. I'm having trouble trusting them used.
I was going to re use the master links like I always have but I think I will swap them out for new ones. I'm having trouble trusting them used.
05-08-20, 12:05 PM
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05-08-20, 12:11 PM
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Phish Food verdict: it's not the best ice cream in the world, but it may be the hardest to stop eating. There's a very addictive, just-one-more-spoonful quality about it - you would not want to bring a spoon to the open container, lest you find yourself looking at an empty container shortly thereafter.
05-08-20, 12:17 PM
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Phish Food verdict: it's not the best ice cream in the world, but it may be the hardest to stop eating. There's a very addictive, just-one-more-spoonful quality about it - you would not want to bring a spoon to the open container, lest you find yourself looking at an empty container shortly thereafter.
I mean, you’re wrong about “not the best”, but that’s ok.
05-08-20, 12:22 PM
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05-08-20, 12:24 PM
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Jadesfire
I don't remember if you are studying vet or human medicine. I'm thinking vet
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05-08-20, 12:47 PM
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05-08-20, 02:17 PM
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05-08-20, 02:20 PM
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Good luck!
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05-08-20, 02:33 PM
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Thanks. I got an injection of Avastin in my left eye and will have to have injections every month or so for 2-3 years. I had a vitrectomy in my right eye some years ago but my specialist wants to try injections in the eye this time, but 2-3 years is a lot of injections.
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05-08-20, 02:34 PM
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05-08-20, 02:39 PM
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05-08-20, 02:42 PM
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Wow, that's a lot. Good luck. And feel better