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Old 01-28-21, 01:45 PM
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It is frequently a mistake to assume that because a woman has done something once, and done it well, that she can be depended upon to do it again.
I was disappointed to find this to be true.

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Merry Christmas!

I hope it’s anew bike!
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
working at QBP, all that stuff would be hugely discounted.
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I think that I'd like something that'd take 4" tires but not more - that way it could do double duty, running skinnier MTB tires on it at other times of the year, and not have it look too awkward with yawning gaps between the fork/stays. I don't know how that'd work in reality, but the versatility would make it easier to justify.
Salsa Beargrease?

I've only heard great things about them.
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
I hope it’s anew bike!
That would be a tiny bike!
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Do you read the terms and conditions when you sign up at a website?
Ain't nobody got no time for that.
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Old 01-28-21, 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
We're 2 cm above here. It's been a nasty winter.
How do you stand such brutal conditions.
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Old 01-28-21, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by rjones28
I don't know how one can live in Minnesota and not own a fat bike.
Um, wait till spring like sane people.
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So my bike club is hosting a webinar on navigation devices for cyclists. The person giving the presentation (who is a friend of mine BTW) works for a company that makes bike GPS units. He clearly knows his company's unit AND the competition's, so my hope is that he will be as unbiased as he can be.

I think it may be tough for him to be totally unbiased, however.
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Old 01-28-21, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by BillyD
Um, wait till spring like sane people.
Where's the fun in that?
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Originally Posted by datlas
So my bike club is hosting a webinar on navigation devices for cyclists. The person giving the presentation (who is a friend of mine BTW) works for a company that makes bike GPS units. He clearly knows his company's unit AND the competition's, so my hope is that he will be as unbiased as he can be.

I think it may be tough for him to be totally unbiased, however.
I don't think anyone expects a person in that type of position to be unbiased.
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Originally Posted by BillyD
Ain't nobody got no time for that.
I'm pretty sure a majority of the moderators here have never read the forum rules.
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People here don't get it.
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Discuss.

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People here don't get it.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Does vomiting count towards the discussion?
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Does vomiting count towards the discussion?
If you do it loudly enough, sure.
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Old 01-28-21, 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
Don't denigrate him. Or, is it me you're denigrating?
I would like you to consider the person you replied to when I quoted you.

In Trsnrtr case, he honestly may not have known the history of the bar tape saga.
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Old 01-28-21, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
That bad?

How soon after the shot did the misery set in?
So sorry to hear about your brother and the difficult situation!

Shot was at 1400 yesterday and I started feeling detectably off by midnight when I got up to pee. By morning it was like a real medium-level flu, minus the cough. Bad muscle and joint symptoms. Suffered through a couple of meetings from 8-10 and then had to go to bed with the down comforter doubled over me and the Headache of the Gods. Now feeling a lot better, but I still like my head is full of insulating foam. Might order some hot and sour soup for supper. Expect to feel fine tomorrow.
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Originally Posted by ls01
Just got word, dads had another heart incident and is back in the hospital. I talked with my mother. He is doing well, and in good spirits. But no visitation due to covid.
Its hard to talk about but I haven't been on good terms with them since well before x mas. Ended up in an argument over the holidays. I feel like a punching bag at a boxing gym.
Sorry to hear that. I hope he recovers well.
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So sorry to hear about your brother and the difficult situation!

Shot was at 1400 yesterday and I started feeling detectably off by midnight when I got up to pee. By morning it was like a real medium-level flu, minus the cough. Bad muscle and joint symptoms. Suffered through a couple of meetings from 8-10 and then had to go to bed with the down comforter doubled over me and the Headache of the Gods. Now feeling a lot better, but I still like my head is full of insulating foam. Might order some hot and sour soup for supper. Expect to feel fine tomorrow.
Feel well soon!
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
So sorry to hear about your brother and the difficult situation!

Shot was at 1400 yesterday and I started feeling detectably off by midnight when I got up to pee. By morning it was like a real medium-level flu, minus the cough. Bad muscle and joint symptoms. Suffered through a couple of meetings from 8-10 and then had to go to bed with the down comforter doubled over me and the Headache of the Gods. Now feeling a lot better, but I still like my head is full of insulating foam. Might order some hot and sour soup for supper. Expect to feel fine tomorrow.
Agree you should be fine tomorrow, other than maybe a little sore in the arm.
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Originally Posted by abshipp
Salsa Beargrease?

I've only heard great things about them.
Six grand for a fat bike?

Alaskan Carbon NX Eagle Fat Bike 27.5" 2020 | Framed Bikes

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Old 01-28-21, 04:37 PM
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For some months now I've been scouring the internet for spokes, to build a tubular wheel around a Record hub I got from Trendsetter. This afternoon I needed a wheel, for adjustment purposes on my coupled bike. I want to get it all set up and then put it in its case.
The wheel I grabbed? Yes, that one. Only awaiting a tire.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Does vomiting count towards the discussion?
No romance. Sad.
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People here don't get it.
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Originally Posted by BillyD
Speaking of which, General has calmed down recently, I wonder what gives?
Shhh... don't say that too loud.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
No romance. Sad.
I'm very romantic.

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White Castle for the win!
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