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Old 06-16-15, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by SquidPuppet
I bought simple chain tensioners to "simplify" the adjustment process when reinstalling a wheel.

They achieve the opposite. It's the opposite of "Set-it-and-forget-it"
Totally agree.
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Old 06-16-15, 01:20 PM
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Impromptu day off work... I took the day off to get some dental work done in TJ with my parents (family doctor), but at the border, all three of us realized that we had forgotten our passports

Now my day suddenly has another 4-5hrs of free time, fantastic. I'm going to do a few more chores than I had planned, practice the piano, go on a recovery ride, and generally take my sweet ass time doing anything. I could go in, but I've got the PTO and I feel like Ive earned a day off.

This is great.

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Old 06-16-15, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by rex615
Totally agree.
They created extra tasks instead of streamlining the process. I just got a bigger wrench and cranked the snot out of the axle nuts. Works perfectly.
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Old 06-16-15, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by TMonk
dental work done in TJ

Is this secret code for something else? haha...
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Old 06-16-15, 01:51 PM
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Tijuana

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Is this secret code for something else? haha...
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Old 06-16-15, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Unkle Rico
Tijuana
I like TJ. I just never thought of it for getting dental work done. Although, my dentist when I was growing up in LA WAS in Huntington Park(East LA), so.....
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Old 06-16-15, 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by T13
I like TJ. I just never thought of it for getting dental work done
Me neith, but my work switched from actual dental benefits to a lame reimbursement program, so it behooves me to spend less on dental. The office is nice and they know my extended family so I'm not as worried about waking up in some alley without any of my possessions.

Huntingonton Park probably isn't so different from much of TJ haha.
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Old 06-16-15, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by TMonk
Me neith, but my work switched from actual dental benefits to a lame reimbursement program, so it behooves me to spend less on dental. The office is nice and they know my extended family so I'm not as worried about waking up in some alley without any of my organs.

FTFY! haha

Yeah HP is very TJ-esque. Well, used to me. Maybe not anymore. I haven't been there in a few years. Whitey may have moved in, and made it a DMZ(De-Mexicanized Zone) like Silver Lake..
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Old 06-16-15, 04:37 PM
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today i was gonna go into the city and try on new helmets and get some coffee and camp stuff but i stayed home and was a lazy **** all day instead.

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Old 06-16-15, 04:43 PM
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Today I melted out on the road.
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Old 06-16-15, 05:01 PM
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Today I was cleaning and bandaging the road rash on my hip/arse in the bathroom at work when 3 guests from a same field company walked in. Suffice it to say it was an awkward interaction.
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Old 06-16-15, 05:45 PM
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Today I discovered the rear wheel on the Paramount needs new cones.
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Old 06-16-15, 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by AristoNYC
Today I was cleaning and bandaging the road rash on my hip/arse in the bathroom at work when 3 guests from a same field company walked in. Suffice it to say it was an awkward interaction.
tryin to get a promotion already huh? sl*t.
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Old 06-16-15, 11:48 PM
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Today I finished building the wheel for my road bike/FGSS conversion.


White Industries ENO eccentric hub, Stan's Alpha 340 and Sapim Laser spokes.
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Old 06-17-15, 01:40 PM
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Today I posted up a thread I thought was funny, only to see it get closed....

And, I am still waiting for my Ellipses.
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Old 06-17-15, 03:46 PM
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Hehehe.
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Old 06-17-15, 03:53 PM
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Old 06-17-15, 09:13 PM
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I installed a new headset on my Langster (Cane Creek IS41 40 series) and rode home in the misty rain and it felt good to be confident on the bike again (aside from the rain).

I will have to take pics of the crushed bearings in my old one, some scary nasty shiz! I don't know what happened initially to screw things up but whatever happened clearly was no bueno!
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Old 06-17-15, 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Kindaslow
Today I posted up a thread I thought was funny, only to see it get closed....
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Hehehe.
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All I can say is they're on to/ among us.
I'm not naming names but somebody let the monkey out of the bag and now there's visitors. This is why we can't have anything nice.
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Old 06-17-15, 09:39 PM
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If I can't have anything nice, no one can.
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Old 06-17-15, 11:59 PM
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I don't like waiting for packages.
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Old 06-18-15, 04:12 AM
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I am officially back to riding in 100+ heat again.
Not cool.
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Old 06-18-15, 07:45 AM
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We're reaching towards the 100s as well, but with 80-95% humidity. Night riding may be in my future.
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Old 06-18-15, 01:38 PM
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was out running errands for work in an industrial/commercial part of town and saw some dude going down the road on a unicycle.
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Old 06-18-15, 02:39 PM
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I would love the temps near 100. Middle of June in Michigan, 76 right now, and a low of 55. Let me know when summer will actually start.
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