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01-20-20, 07:01 PM
#2451
Should Be More Popular
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Would there be an issue with this being my main road bike? If I purchased one of these I would bring it with me to work, but I would use it at home as well until I could save up for another bike. I’ll do more fact finding. I guess my question are these meant to ride as many miles as a regular road bike.
The calfee ones are sick but way above my pay grade. The richie ones look doable.
The calfee ones are sick but way above my pay grade. The richie ones look doable.
01-20-20, 07:03 PM
#2452
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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01-20-20, 07:10 PM
#2453
smelling the roses
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Mine is an 84 Schwinn Letour Luxe. It could easily be my daily ride, except that I've since gone to a larger frame.
01-20-20, 07:10 PM
#2454
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I’ll have to see if it can hook on to my luggage. That would be the only problem I can see as far as my job would be concerned. If it’s in a hard case I can gate check it, and on larger aircraft it would fit in the over head.
01-20-20, 07:12 PM
#2455
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A Richey Breakaway is prolly the only steel bike I'd buy. Well, realistically - I'd sell a kidney for a Baum.
01-20-20, 07:15 PM
#2456
VFL For Life
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01-20-20, 07:16 PM
#2457
Should Be More Popular
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01-20-20, 07:17 PM
#2458
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01-20-20, 07:17 PM
#2459
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01-20-20, 07:19 PM
#2460
serious cyclist
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01-20-20, 07:21 PM
#2461
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01-20-20, 07:22 PM
#2462
smelling the roses
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My visit to the osteopath was a big success 
. I am pain free for the first time in weeks, and will celebrate such with a real ride tomorrow. While I was in the city with the car, and nothing else to do, I went searching for spokes. I found a place that cuts them custom for a dollar apiece. Seems reasonable. In the meantime, though, I realized I have 27" rims around, which would prolly fit those long spokes I have. AND, I have some bikes that came with 27". My problem is simply not enough wheels so each bike can have two all the time. You all are well aware of what a stickler I am for bling.
. I am pain free for the first time in weeks, and will celebrate such with a real ride tomorrow. While I was in the city with the car, and nothing else to do, I went searching for spokes. I found a place that cuts them custom for a dollar apiece. Seems reasonable. In the meantime, though, I realized I have 27" rims around, which would prolly fit those long spokes I have. AND, I have some bikes that came with 27". My problem is simply not enough wheels so each bike can have two all the time. You all are well aware of what a stickler I am for bling.
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01-20-20, 07:24 PM
#2463
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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01-20-20, 07:26 PM
#2464
serious cyclist
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My visit to the osteopath was a big success . I am pain free for the first time in weeks, and will celebrate such with a real ride tomorrow. While I was in the city with the car, and nothing else to do, I went searching for spokes. I found a place that cuts them custom for a dollar apiece. Seems reasonable. In the meantime, though, I realized I have 27" rims around, which would prolly fit those long spokes I have. AND, I have some bikes that came with 27". My problem is simply not enough wheels so each bike can have two all the time. You all are well aware of what a stickler I am for bling.
. I am pain free for the first time in weeks, and will celebrate such with a real ride tomorrow. While I was in the city with the car, and nothing else to do, I went searching for spokes. I found a place that cuts them custom for a dollar apiece. Seems reasonable. In the meantime, though, I realized I have 27" rims around, which would prolly fit those long spokes I have. AND, I have some bikes that came with 27". My problem is simply not enough wheels so each bike can have two all the time. You all are well aware of what a stickler I am for bling.
01-20-20, 07:29 PM
#2465
So it is
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Gotta be adjustable to get that old turd fired up.
01-20-20, 07:32 PM
#2466
VFL For Life
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01-20-20, 07:35 PM
#2467
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01-20-20, 07:38 PM
#2468
Mostly Harmless
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01-20-20, 07:39 PM
#2469
So it is
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Just drove (actually long-suffering spouse drove) in from NC and now have to get on the trainer to recover a little from another @LAJ style weight session. It was inflicted yesterday in a huge, fancy, suburban gym, where any random child or woman could have broken me like a twig.
I also twingled my left quadratus lumborum, injured many time before, at the end of the last set of deadlifts. It’s going to bother me whenever I stand up until April.
I also twingled my left quadratus lumborum, injured many time before, at the end of the last set of deadlifts. It’s going to bother me whenever I stand up until April.
I hope the twingling gets better.
01-20-20, 07:42 PM
#2470
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01-20-20, 07:42 PM
#2471
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01-20-20, 07:43 PM
#2472
So it is
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01-20-20, 07:43 PM
#2473
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01-20-20, 07:47 PM
#2474
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typically it’s four days on 2 days off. Had a medical issue come up earlier this year that has prevented me from being able to fly. I’m good to go now just waiting for the paper work. I fly into knoxville and chattanooga quite a bit.
01-20-20, 07:48 PM
#2475
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