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Old 02-09-20, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
One walking achievement earned.

The sun actually appeared today.

Another week of rain ahead.
We had sun here too.

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Originally Posted by datlas
I know you are asposedto start from the bottom. I always do. But somehow I forget which direction (clockwise/counter-clockwise) is best. Thinking about it, I believe I do the left side counter-clockwise and the right side clockwise but not sure and not even sure it matters much anyway.

Should I start a thread with a poll??
Please
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Originally Posted by Pirkaus
Longest fake miles ride, since accident, is in the books. I was neither smooth or fast.
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Originally Posted by Pirkaus
I was taught to wrap bars as follows:
Drops are wrapped away from bike, reverse at hoods, and wrap towards the bike.
As you ride, your hands are always tightening the tape.
I don't reverse at the hoods.
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Originally Posted by datlas
I know you are asposedto start from the bottom. I always do. But somehow I forget which direction (clockwise/counter-clockwise) is best. Thinking about it, I believe I do the left side counter-clockwise and the right side clockwise but not sure and not even sure it matters much anyway.

Should I start a thread with a poll??
Maybe
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By my count this is 5 1/2 days off in just over two weeks.

Kids these days . . .

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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
By my count this is 5 1/2 days off in just over two weeks.

Kids these days . . .

https://twitter.com/KnoxSchools/stat...65200880889856

I don’t know, when I was growing up if they even uttered the word snow school was canceled here.
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Originally Posted by datlas
I know you are asposedto start from the bottom. I always do. But somehow I forget which direction (clockwise/counter-clockwise) is best. Thinking about it, I believe I do the left side counter-clockwise and the right side clockwise but not sure and not even sure it matters much anyway.

Should I start a thread with a poll??

wait for me to do it the first time, i’ll be able to come back and tell you exactly how not to do it.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
We had mediocre mojitos in NYC the other night.
We had good cocktails in Syracuse tonight.
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I finally put a front brake on the commuter. Dunno why I waited so long, it's not like I had some WhyFi-esque ordeal to endure...

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Originally Posted by bampilot06
I don’t know, when I was growing up if they even uttered the word snow school was canceled here.
I think it's worse now, especially when you factor in sick days.

Maybe my memory is bad, but I don't remember them shutting everything down for three days because people were sick.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I think it's worse now, especially when you factor in sick days.

Maybe my memory is bad, but I don't remember them shutting everything down for three days because people were sick.

this is true. We never closed for sick days. A pipe burst once.
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Hooray for self-fusing silicone tape!
I use electrical tape. Is that so wrong???
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Originally Posted by datlas
I use electrical tape. Is that so wrong???
Channeling...

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Originally Posted by datlas
I use electrical tape. Is that so wrong???
Yes. But not as wrong in PA as it is in Phoenix
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Originally Posted by datlas
I use electrical tape. Is that so wrong???
In a word, and much as it pains me to say it, yes.
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
In a word and much as it pains me to say it, yes.
Not the whole bar. Only a few wraps at the top near the stem to finish.
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Originally Posted by datlas
I use electrical tape. Is that so wrong???
Depends.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
We had mediocre mojitos in NYC the other night.
... at a premium price too, am I right?
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Originally Posted by datlas
Not the whole bar. Only a few wraps at the top near the stem to finish.
I know, I know.
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Ok, ok. I will investigate this self-fusing silicone tape. It’s really a game changer?
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I think it's worse now, especially when you factor in sick days.

Maybe my memory is bad, but I don't remember them shutting everything down for three days because people were sick.
Do you know anything about this one:
https://www.kgw.com/article/life/ani...h7_XAbmdIrrrng
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Originally Posted by datlas
Ok, ok. I will investigate this self-fusing silicone tape. It’s really a game changer?
Game? It changed my entire life!
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The zoo?

They should take them here: Appalachian Bear Rescue
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