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Addiction LXXVIII

Old 07-13-20, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
How 'bout a small chain of Mexican restaurants in VA?

https://www.guadsmexicanrestaurant.com


never heard of this. Plaza azteca is pretty prevalent in the hampton roads area.
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Old 07-13-20, 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
Plaza azteca is pretty prevalent in the hampton roads area.
And it's not bad. If I can drag the whole family out for Mexican, it's usually to PA.
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Old 07-13-20, 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
And it's not bad. If I can drag the whole family out for Mexican, it's usually to PA.

the one across from CNU is the best.
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Old 07-13-20, 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Nice shoes.
TYVM. It's the first pair I've had with a lightly padded tongue. The increase in comfort was a surprise to me!
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
I was cruising posts on the local FB cycling page and I saw it mentioned that someone had Everested in the Twin Cities. Being familiar with all of the "climbs" in the area, this struck me as totally nuts, so I had to look up the specifics. Yup, totally nuts. There are a number of segments on the hill, so I don't know which was officially used, but it boils down to ~.5 miles at ~7% for around 160-170 feet of elevation per. She went up and down 168 times over the course of 23 hours 10 minutes.

Edit - this is, more or less, the segment in question - https://www.strava.com/segments/643393
That's cwazy.
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Old 07-13-20, 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
I have been a busy beaver at work today.
Same
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Looks like this trip starting tomorrow has me in Rochester, Burlington, and Ithaca. Hope to hike to the falls in Ithaca, and in Burlington we stay right next to an REI store......
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Old 07-13-20, 08:00 PM
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Slow night, everyone including Velo Vol must be exploring the discography of Yes.

#Understandable

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Old 07-13-20, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
Slow night, everyone inluding Velo Vol must be exploring the discography of Yes.

#Understandable
Listening to 'The Rise of Superman'
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Old 07-13-20, 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
Slow night, everyone inluding Velo Vol must be exploring the discography of Yes.

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Nope. I'm eating a bean burrito and wondering what your accomplishments were today.
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Old 07-13-20, 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
Slow night, everyone inluding Velo Vol must be exploring the discography of Yes.

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Watching an olde Antiques Road Show, looking for my 25mm rim tape. The bicycle on this episode has gained value since 2006. #steelisreal
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Old 07-13-20, 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
TYVM. It's the first pair I've had with a lightly padded tongue. The increase in comfort was a surprise to me!
Oh?

I haven't bought a new pair in probably 6 years after wearing them almost exclusively for like 4. Direct correlation with how they eventually got too uncomfortable to wear if almost any walking was to occur.

I do have a sweet pair of green ones I used to fly in all the time that should see the light of day sometime

Also, hi tops or low?
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Old 07-13-20, 08:28 PM
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I must have convinced YouTube that I'm a serious cyclist because it keeps recommending cycling content.
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Old 07-13-20, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Also, kindly post videos that have not been flipped.
I sometimes watch old tv shows on that channel (dailymotion) and they are usually flipped. I think it's done to prevent recognition by automatic copyright detection software.
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Old 07-13-20, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
Watching an olde Antiques Road Show, looking for my 25mm rim tape. The bicycle on this episode has gained value since 2006. #steelisreal
What bike?
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Old 07-13-20, 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Nope. I'm eating a bean burrito and wondering what your accomplishments were today.
I did cut one of my lawns.
I had a taco salad for dinner. The rest was pretty much SSDD.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Nope. I'm eating a bean burrito and wondering what your accomplishments were today.
I accomplished a nap today and that's about it. Tomorrow i hope to accomplish a ride and then shop for food and do laundry. Big day.

edit: and probably another nap
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Originally Posted by big john
I accomplished a nap today and that's about it.
Kudos.
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Originally Posted by big john
What bike?
Unfortunately I was putzing around so didn't pay much attention, but it was one of those military folders.
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Originally Posted by big john
I accomplished a nap today and that's about it.
I got a couple of things done. My favorite accomplishment was having a peach milkshake from Chick Fil A
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Originally Posted by abshipp
Oh?

I haven't bought a new pair in probably 6 years after wearing them almost exclusively for like 4. Direct correlation with how they eventually got too uncomfortable to wear if almost any walking was to occur.

I do have a sweet pair of green ones I used to fly in all the time that should see the light of day sometime

Also, hi tops or low?
Yeah, they're impossible for me to walk or stand much in also. Great for desk jockeying or goofing around on casual bike rides, however.

These are low tops in light redwood. I also have some hightops in orange, hightops in tiffany blue, and midtops in burgundy.
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
I did cut one of my lawns.
No kudos unless you mow the entire lawn.
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Old 07-14-20, 03:41 AM
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
Looks like this trip starting tomorrow has me in Rochester, Burlington, and Ithaca. Hope to hike to the falls in Ithaca, and in Burlington we stay right next to an REI store......
have you been to Robert Treman State Park just south of Ithaca? It’s beautiful.
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Old 07-14-20, 04:57 AM
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Fake miles this morning. Rest day tomorrow. TSS for the week will be pathetic.
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I have a good number of small world stories, several of which involve bike touring. Added another one last night....

I am a member of a touring page on Facebook. Guy posts a photo of him and his wife that includes a short story about them meeting 25 years ago when he had been a LBS manager in AZ. The two got married and ended up touring around the world. Looked at the photo, remembered the AZ LBS angle and realized I had meet them at the end of my 2000 Andalucia tour. We had camped at a campground just outside of Sevilla. Another interesting angle is that all three of us had racks and bags made by Robert Beckman. Not exactly common. Beckman used to be with the legendary Bruce Gordon, but they had some sort of falling out in the 90s and went their separate ways.
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