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Anyway, we stopped twice to stretch her back in 20 miles but I think she still enjoyed it. So sad to see an ex-cat 3 racer and 5,000 mile per year rider afraid to get on a bike after 37 years.
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Since my wife's plethora of broken bones, she feels the same way. She is a white knuckle rider on the back of the tandem and refuses to ride her own bike. We have a 50+mph downhill 2 miles from our house and today, I had to squeeze the brakes all of the way down to keep it under 35 mph though I noticed Strava claims we still hit 39.5 mph.
Anyway, we stopped twice to stretch her back in 20 miles but I think she still enjoyed it. So sad to see an ex-cat 3 racer and 5,000 mile per year rider afraid to get on a bike after 37 years.
Anyway, we stopped twice to stretch her back in 20 miles but I think she still enjoyed it. So sad to see an ex-cat 3 racer and 5,000 mile per year rider afraid to get on a bike after 37 years.
#3754
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#3756
Should Be More Popular
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I should probably be more careful but I figure if a psycho wants to find me, he/she can. So I use my full name on Strava. Heck, I even use my name here in BF.
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#3758
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I am easy to find, but why show them how to get me? If Google stats are any indication, a lot of people are looking for me every day and if my email and voicemail are any indication, some of them are actively psychotic. It doesn’t help that I work for the Government and preside publicly over weird mind control experiments using magnets and electrodes.
#3760
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#3762
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#3763
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Ha. Funny. Sad. True.
The other week, I had a conversation with one of the guys in my group. He was telling me about how he had run in to a female cyclist heading in the same direction, at about the same pace, out in the middle of nowhere, which launched in to how we're both cautious/reserved in such situations because of the creep factor... Thinking about it now, that probably comes off creepy, too. Anyway, giving a 'Kudos' afterwards? Mayyyyybe. Follow/follow request? Noooo way.
The other week, I had a conversation with one of the guys in my group. He was telling me about how he had run in to a female cyclist heading in the same direction, at about the same pace, out in the middle of nowhere, which launched in to how we're both cautious/reserved in such situations because of the creep factor... Thinking about it now, that probably comes off creepy, too. Anyway, giving a 'Kudos' afterwards? Mayyyyybe. Follow/follow request? Noooo way.
#3764
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Ha. Funny. Sad. True.
The other week, I had a conversation with one of the guys in my group. He was telling me about how he had run in to a female cyclist heading in the same direction, at about the same pace, out in the middle of nowhere, which launched in to how we're both cautious/reserved in such situations because of the creep factor... Thinking about it now, that probably comes off creepy, too. Anyway, giving a 'Kudos' afterwards? Mayyyyybe. Follow/follow request? Noooo way.
The other week, I had a conversation with one of the guys in my group. He was telling me about how he had run in to a female cyclist heading in the same direction, at about the same pace, out in the middle of nowhere, which launched in to how we're both cautious/reserved in such situations because of the creep factor... Thinking about it now, that probably comes off creepy, too. Anyway, giving a 'Kudos' afterwards? Mayyyyybe. Follow/follow request? Noooo way.
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#3766
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When I think about all the nutjobs I’ve banned on these forums over the years it just reinforces my need to be cautious about where I hang my hat, not to mention the aversion to using strava (yeah why don’t I just show them where I ride all the time). #veryangrypeople
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#3767
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#3768
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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I don't think I'd be that scared as a stoker. I always ask Ramona why she isn't back there taking pictures of everything. I tell her all she has to do is pedal, there's nothing else to worry about. You could even read a book or do your taxes.
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I'm pretty sure the Trucker needs a new chain.
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#3772
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Better start a thread on which chain is the best and cheapest, what to lube it with, how to get the right length, quick link or connecting pin... like discussion would have no end, just like a chain. <—- profound
Fun fact, most recumbents can run a chain with a half twist like a Möbius strip, just fine.
Fun fact, most recumbents can run a chain with a half twist like a Möbius strip, just fine.
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Better yet, a thread asking whether I should buy the chain from a LBS and have it install it or buy on line and install it myself.
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How'd you manage that? Overlapping radii? That's one thing that bugs me about their Privacy Zone - it seems too easy to triangulate if you were to really set your mind to it.