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11-04-19, 08:38 AM
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11-04-19, 08:38 AM
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11-04-19, 08:44 AM
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11-04-19, 08:45 AM
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It's nice to have one more thing to try to justify the hard-to-justify price of my bars. 
Actually, I think that I paid ~$160 combined for the bars on the Haanjo (3T Rotundo Team) and Domane (Bontrager something or another), so not bad at all, relatively speaking.
Actually, I think that I paid ~$160 combined for the bars on the Haanjo (3T Rotundo Team) and Domane (Bontrager something or another), so not bad at all, relatively speaking.
11-04-19, 08:45 AM
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11-04-19, 08:46 AM
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11-04-19, 08:47 AM
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11-04-19, 08:47 AM
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You got me thinking now.
11-04-19, 08:51 AM
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I had some Redwing wool socks back in my Carpenter days they were a treat for mah feet, loved I tell ya.
11-04-19, 08:53 AM
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11-04-19, 08:54 AM
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It's a thing. Electric heated bar tape. Let me see if I can find a link....
https://ame-grips.myshopify.com/coll...ke-heated-wrap
https://ame-grips.myshopify.com/coll...ke-heated-wrap
11-04-19, 08:56 AM
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Maybe I'm wrong, but I'm convinced all these chain problems nowadays are the result of 11 and 12 sp drivetrains along with the weight weenie craze necessitating a thinner gauge chain. BITD when I used to ride tons, chains never broke unless installed improperly. Sure we didn't ride 20,000 miles a year like some of you nuts guys, but we rode plenty.
11-04-19, 08:56 AM
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I got the 3T at PBK for a little over $100 and I've seen similar from places like CC - definitely deals to be had on new bars through reputable vendors.
The Bontragers were a CL find for $60. I was a little wary of buying used, but there's a lot less to them than a frame; a little time spent trying to break them with my bare hands gave me the confidence to buy and install them and the several thousand miles ridden since have made me forget any reservations.
The Bontragers were a CL find for $60. I was a little wary of buying used, but there's a lot less to them than a frame; a little time spent trying to break them with my bare hands gave me the confidence to buy and install them and the several thousand miles ridden since have made me forget any reservations.
11-04-19, 08:57 AM
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11-04-19, 08:58 AM
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11-04-19, 08:59 AM
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I really want to pick up some RW boots some time soon. Even though I have a Red Wing shop about 3 miles away from home, I'll have to drive an hour to buy them in Red Wing, MN, naturally.
11-04-19, 09:04 AM
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11-04-19, 09:04 AM
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I still wear them as I get a yearly voucher from the co. I work for now but they're all made overseas now. Not the same quality. Better than walmart brand though.
11-04-19, 09:06 AM
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Redwing makes some nice boots. I had a couple of pairs in my teens, when they were a cheap, utility, brand.
11-04-19, 09:09 AM
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11-04-19, 09:17 AM
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I was pretty close on a ride within the last month or so. It's a really nice area, would be great for riding. Just getting there is a 100 mile round trip, though.
11-04-19, 09:28 AM
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Alexandera Houchin was the overall women's winner of this year's Tour Divide and also broke the women's single speed record. She rides with Redwing Boots, flat pedals, and denim jorts. https://bikepacking.com/news/alexand...9-tour-divide/
I became aware of her at this year's Dirty Kanza. On Friday afternoon all the DKXL 350-mile riders take off and I saw this woman on a single speed with flat pedals and jorts and I thought "damn, that's pretty bad ass."
As it turns out she (a) rode her bike from Iowa to Emporia to the start; (b) we had some pretty terrific tornadoes and thunderstorms in the region that week and she had to hide out a couple times; and (c) during the actual DKXL one of her flat pedals broke, but she happened cross paths with someone who had a spare Eggbeater so she zip tied the platform to the Eggbeater and finished the last 60 miles or so that way.
Apparently she had similar pedal issues at the Tour Divide and finished on a cobbled-together repair.
So yeah, Redwing boots... and a wheelbarrow full of bad-assery.
I became aware of her at this year's Dirty Kanza. On Friday afternoon all the DKXL 350-mile riders take off and I saw this woman on a single speed with flat pedals and jorts and I thought "damn, that's pretty bad ass."
As it turns out she (a) rode her bike from Iowa to Emporia to the start; (b) we had some pretty terrific tornadoes and thunderstorms in the region that week and she had to hide out a couple times; and (c) during the actual DKXL one of her flat pedals broke, but she happened cross paths with someone who had a spare Eggbeater so she zip tied the platform to the Eggbeater and finished the last 60 miles or so that way.
Apparently she had similar pedal issues at the Tour Divide and finished on a cobbled-together repair.
So yeah, Redwing boots... and a wheelbarrow full of bad-assery.
11-04-19, 11:22 AM
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Alexandera Houchin was the overall women's winner of this year's Tour Divide and also broke the women's single speed record. She rides with Redwing Boots, flat pedals, and denim jorts. https://bikepacking.com/news/alexand...9-tour-divide/
I became aware of her at this year's Dirty Kanza. On Friday afternoon all the DKXL 350-mile riders take off and I saw this woman on a single speed with flat pedals and jorts and I thought "damn, that's pretty bad ass."
As it turns out she (a) rode her bike from Iowa to Emporia to the start; (b) we had some pretty terrific tornadoes and thunderstorms in the region that week and she had to hide out a couple times; and (c) during the actual DKXL one of her flat pedals broke, but she happened cross paths with someone who had a spare Eggbeater so she zip tied the platform to the Eggbeater and finished the last 60 miles or so that way.
Apparently she had similar pedal issues at the Tour Divide and finished on a cobbled-together repair.
So yeah, Redwing boots... and a wheelbarrow full of bad-assery.
I became aware of her at this year's Dirty Kanza. On Friday afternoon all the DKXL 350-mile riders take off and I saw this woman on a single speed with flat pedals and jorts and I thought "damn, that's pretty bad ass."
As it turns out she (a) rode her bike from Iowa to Emporia to the start; (b) we had some pretty terrific tornadoes and thunderstorms in the region that week and she had to hide out a couple times; and (c) during the actual DKXL one of her flat pedals broke, but she happened cross paths with someone who had a spare Eggbeater so she zip tied the platform to the Eggbeater and finished the last 60 miles or so that way.
Apparently she had similar pedal issues at the Tour Divide and finished on a cobbled-together repair.
So yeah, Redwing boots... and a wheelbarrow full of bad-assery.
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11-04-19, 11:23 AM
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I'm wearing my Red Wing shoes today worth every penny.
I got em on sale, though.
I got em on sale, though.
11-04-19, 11:30 AM
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WhyFi, oh learned one, what is your take on Robusta coffees used in espresso blends. Nespresso doesn't use much Robusta overall, but it does appear in their espressos fairly routinely. Is it a valuable contributor to the expected flavor profile for espresso, or is it just a way to cut cost. Seems like the darker roasts have more Robusta. Any comments you can make about this? We Americans are so brainwashed to believe that only Arabica is worthy of our hard earned shekels, I was just wondering.
