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04-12-21, 11:30 AM
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04-12-21, 12:29 PM
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The only part where you really have to be careful is the permanently closed section where the surface is bad. Lots of holes and loose rocks and even small sections of gravel. And the gates, there are 3 gates, 2 of which are on downhill on the return trip.
04-12-21, 01:40 PM
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Loft done.
04-12-21, 01:52 PM
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04-12-21, 02:02 PM
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04-12-21, 02:11 PM
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A bunch of the bits I ordered for the Lotus restoration have arrived. That is, I'm told they arrived, by Ebay. I'm at actual work today, so I have to look busy for at least a few more hours before going home to revel in Christmas In April.
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04-12-21, 02:12 PM
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04-12-21, 03:31 PM
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04-12-21, 03:39 PM
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I'm scheduled for my second jab on the 30th. Mrs. GeneJockey is having a whole lot of no luck scheduling hers, and in a couple days it gets thrown open to all adults. I bet it's easier to schedule a shot in states where fewer people believe in the disease....
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04-12-21, 03:55 PM
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I'll be pulling for your wife.
04-12-21, 03:59 PM
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Have her call around the pharmacies in your town and see if she can get on what they call the "waste lists." She would just have to be prepared to get there on short notice if she gets a call.
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04-12-21, 03:59 PM
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04-12-21, 05:05 PM
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04-12-21, 05:25 PM
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04-12-21, 05:29 PM
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Congrats! I, too, am looking for smaller belts. After New Years, and not regaining any of the weight I'd lost, I finally broke down and bought 'skinny pants' - just one size smaller, but I started out straining the larger size but unwilling to go to the next size up! Anyhow, now those are loose in the waist. But tight in the thighs and calves!
I've been riding in the drops more - the afternoon winds from the NNW have started - and now it's not my gut that my thighs hit. It's my lowest rib!
I've been riding in the drops more - the afternoon winds from the NNW have started - and now it's not my gut that my thighs hit. It's my lowest rib!
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04-12-21, 05:43 PM
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Can't find 'em on Ebay, though. I can find 52/42 all day long, from multiple groupsets. And of course, Sante being Sante, the chain rings for it aren't just plain aluminum. No, they've got a pattern in gray printed on them. I think I can make do with the 52/42 and 13-24 for now, especially since I have so many other choices! No need to take the Circuit into the mountains, especially with the single pivot brakes. They're not awful, but they're not disks. They're not even dual pivots.
I tried them for a while. I found them unsettling.. It wasn't a huge upset in my cadence, it was subtle, but it was there.
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04-12-21, 05:58 PM
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SOLD!!!!!
I had 3 or 4 offers over my asking. I did ok. The offer I accepted gives me 60 days to find a place, no rent.
So I'm looking at a house tomorrow @ 3 lol. It's smaller than I want but it's also cheaper. Can't hurt to look.
I had 3 or 4 offers over my asking. I did ok. The offer I accepted gives me 60 days to find a place, no rent.
So I'm looking at a house tomorrow @ 3 lol. It's smaller than I want but it's also cheaper. Can't hurt to look.
04-12-21, 06:00 PM
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04-12-21, 06:02 PM
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Also took Contador out with the new wheels for a quick 20 mile out and back. They are fantastic. Solid! And fairly light. I think I'll keep them on him for now.
And I decided to leave the Michelin pro4 endurance tyres on for the test ride. I like them! I think better than the service corsa's. They seemed to roll well without much resistance. Will test further. And report back.
And I decided to leave the Michelin pro4 endurance tyres on for the test ride. I like them! I think better than the service corsa's. They seemed to roll well without much resistance. Will test further. And report back.
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04-12-21, 06:05 PM
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04-12-21, 06:05 PM
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04-12-21, 06:29 PM
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My wife and I took our CoMotion out today on a hilly/rolling route. Temps were 55-62° with 15 mph, gusting to 30 mph winds. Any day on the tandem is a good day. 
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04-12-21, 06:44 PM
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I am going to reverse myself on the tooth count. I believe that they only came 52 tooth large ring and 42 tooth small, but they also came in triples. I had one hanging in the garage on a cabinette door for years. Last year I took all my old-school stuff over to my buddy's shop and dropped it all off. But I can't find a single reference to a 53 biopace ring.
I tried them for a while. I found them unsettling.. It wasn't a huge upset in my cadence, it was subtle, but it was there.
I tried them for a while. I found them unsettling.. It wasn't a huge upset in my cadence, it was subtle, but it was there.
Of course the OTHER difference is these are 170mm cranks and all my other bikes have 175s. Last weekend when I had to swap the Circuit for another bike after flatting in the first two miles of my ride, for the first minute the longer cranks felt like I had to really reach with my toes!
I'm really curious how the Lotus, which has 170s but with Dyna Drive pedals (which put the foot level with the pedal spindle) will feel!
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04-12-21, 07:23 PM
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curious why you are selling - downsizing, moving to new area, etc?
04-12-21, 09:01 PM
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Mrs. GeneJockey and The Boys all got vaccine appointments for Thursday!
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