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07-23-19, 12:53 PM
#1051
Should Be More Popular
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I think I may be C&V'd in my skills now.
Sad.
07-23-19, 01:32 PM
#1052
Mostly Harmless
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I have an acquaintance who is a little older and used to ride a bunch in the 80s and is recently getting back into cycling. He recently bought a really nice Diverge. But he is also one of those people who knows everything.
He has a habit of asking "why" questions about current trends in cycling -- wider tires at low pressures, 1x for CX, tubeless, discs, etc. And then when I explain why--without endorsing these trends, but rather providing the objective rationale behind various choices--he will then argue with me about them mainly based on the fact that that's not how things were 20 years ago.
So when he shows up with his 38mm tires pumped up to 100 psi I don't argue with him.
He has a habit of asking "why" questions about current trends in cycling -- wider tires at low pressures, 1x for CX, tubeless, discs, etc. And then when I explain why--without endorsing these trends, but rather providing the objective rationale behind various choices--he will then argue with me about them mainly based on the fact that that's not how things were 20 years ago.
So when he shows up with his 38mm tires pumped up to 100 psi I don't argue with him.
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07-23-19, 01:35 PM
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07-23-19, 01:37 PM
#1054
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07-23-19, 03:22 PM
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Super Modest
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07-23-19, 03:41 PM
#1057
smelling the roses
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I didn't ride much in the 80s; I was on the farm, on gravel roads, but loads and loads in the 70s and 90s. And then I missed most of the oughts, being in Belize, with no roads at all leading to the house.
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07-23-19, 05:33 PM
#1059
smelling the roses
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We're not breaking 90, during this wet week. Extremely humid though. I wrung my gloves out after this morning's ride.
07-23-19, 08:50 PM
#1060
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Cause it's real.
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07-23-19, 08:53 PM
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Where else but the internet can a bunch of cyclists go and be the tough guy? - - jdon
07-23-19, 08:55 PM
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Same thing really.
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07-23-19, 08:58 PM
#1063
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07-24-19, 04:11 AM
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07-24-19, 05:52 AM
#1066
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07-24-19, 06:07 AM
#1067
Senior Member
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Important news - I got my grubby paws on some white chocolate peanut M&Ms. Initial impression is that they're pretty good, but not that much different than regular peanut M&Ms - a little bit of a lighter/sweeter aftertaste. The dark chocolate version is more pronounced and still my favorite overall, but I'll be sure to update with a long-term review when I get some more miles in.
07-24-19, 06:42 AM
#1068
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Wishing I was there.
07-24-19, 07:15 AM
#1070
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Tuesday night club TT yesterday. I rode the single speed. I thought I had a 16t sprocket, but I didn't. So, I had to use the 18t which limited my speed on the flats.
No wind to speak of and I was mostly able to keep my cadence above 90rpm with burst of 100+.
No wind to speak of and I was mostly able to keep my cadence above 90rpm with burst of 100+.
07-24-19, 07:16 AM
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07-24-19, 07:25 AM
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cowboy, steel horse, etc
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07-24-19, 08:12 AM
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cowboy, steel horse, etc
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Most beautiful morning today, so rode around in the grass a bit.
