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06-09-15, 01:42 PM
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Speak for yourself. My inner city neighborhood is in in the middle of a great teardown and gentrify-rebuild episode. Nails everywhere, and they are apparently the variety which will only penetrate tires through the sidewall just above the highest spot that can be successfully plugged and patched. Total of three new $250 tires already on two 1 yr old cars.
06-09-15, 01:42 PM
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06-09-15, 01:54 PM
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That's what I did, today.
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06-09-15, 01:57 PM
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On my last ride I didn't watch speed. Just focused on staying in the right heart rate zone.
06-09-15, 02:02 PM
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06-09-15, 02:03 PM
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I didn't watch speed today either. Just focused on staying in the right lane. Good thing I wasn't in the UK.
06-09-15, 02:25 PM
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OCD has nothing to do with cars. It is a non-specific affliction.
Really it is about not getting dinged by the car maker when the lease expires. Besides once you match the specifications to what else is on the car and what the car was intended to do, the price differences among brands aren't that great.
Really it is about not getting dinged by the car maker when the lease expires. Besides once you match the specifications to what else is on the car and what the car was intended to do, the price differences among brands aren't that great.
06-09-15, 02:44 PM
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06-09-15, 02:58 PM
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06-09-15, 03:59 PM
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Started listening to a podcast called "The Bike Show". The host is Jack Thurston and- I'm listening to them all out of order- the show LoP and I heard yesterday was an interview with a man named David Buckley who wrote a biography of the band Kraftwerk. The discussion of the various albums was informative but the most interesting part of the interview was the story about how at least two of the members developed such a passion for cycling that it basically destroyed their recording. And so I am currently listening to this:
A few of the other episodes that were excellent have been the one on distance riding and the one on hill-climbing.
A few of the other episodes that were excellent have been the one on distance riding and the one on hill-climbing.
06-09-15, 04:08 PM
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Speak for yourself. My inner city neighborhood is in in the middle of a great teardown and gentrify-rebuild episode. Nails everywhere, and they are apparently the variety which will only penetrate tires through the sidewall just above the highest spot that can be successfully plugged and patched. Total of three new $250 tires already on two 1 yr old cars.
06-09-15, 04:10 PM
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06-09-15, 04:15 PM
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Just to get you home. If it isn't allowed to plug a tire that is punctured up the sidewall as part of a PROFESSIONAL repair, you certainly wouldn't want to run a tire damaged that way with just sealant holding it all together.
06-09-15, 04:37 PM
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54 miles today 
A little windy, and a some decent rain for the first hour. Some good climbing, but not a climb specific ride, still a respectable 3k feet gain. I was happy to be able to hold over 17 mph average.
A little windy, and a some decent rain for the first hour. Some good climbing, but not a climb specific ride, still a respectable 3k feet gain. I was happy to be able to hold over 17 mph average.
06-09-15, 04:44 PM
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Birthdays are over rated.
06-09-15, 05:56 PM
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I agree. I rarely use this but on occasion it seems appropriate. Most often used sarcastically, which I believe may have been popularized by our dearly departed iJen/velogator.
06-09-15, 05:57 PM
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06-09-15, 06:22 PM
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I thought that was Jonesy's idea.
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06-09-15, 06:22 PM
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06-09-15, 06:27 PM
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as opposed to generic congratulations, to wit
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