Gaining 4mph Without Fitness
08-13-19, 07:24 AM
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Why, shoot! You can get a lot more than that, depending on the country.
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08-18-19, 07:21 PM
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Some professional racers do something I find comparable. They self-inflict sarcopenia upon their upper body muscles to save weight. Have you ever seen a picture of Lance Armstrong (ironic name.) I am not especially competitive but I live an amateur bodybuilding lifestyle of exercise and diet and I am not willing to make that kind of sacrifice for any athletic contest.
08-18-19, 07:45 PM
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08-18-19, 08:38 PM
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No, I have a low budget steel mountain bike with magnesium wheels. Later this week I will install a 1959 Cadillac bullet tail light with a flashing LED and a lithium battery.
Steel frame and magnesium wheels, later this week I will install a 1959 Cadillac bullet tail light behind the seat.
Steel frame and magnesium wheels, later this week I will install a 1959 Cadillac bullet tail light behind the seat.
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08-18-19, 08:45 PM
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Beauty lies on the eye of the beholder:
My CF bikes are beautiful, to me and to many. My steel frame bikes are equally beautiful to me, and to many as well.
My CF bikes are beautiful, to me and to many. My steel frame bikes are equally beautiful to me, and to many as well.
08-19-19, 05:30 PM
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The Cadillac tail light will be the piece de resistance; a hipster moustache that lets you know that 70s safari suit is being worn ironically.
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08-26-19, 12:58 AM
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It is beautifully cleaned and painted. My favorite color is green, but the other colors are sublime when they are pure and un-muted.
08-26-19, 01:02 AM
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I started with an aluminum angle bracket but it was not strong enough, it bent and eventually broke from the torsion of the breaking so I replaced it with steel and it has worked well ever since.
