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Old 07-16-19, 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by patentcad
My wife dumped me
So why the hell aren't you spending more time hanging out here?

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and I'm trying not to blow my brains out.
Oh. Disregard previous query.
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Originally Posted by patentcad
Don't even get me going about the AARP dating scene. God help me.
install Silver Singles on your iPhone.


The world is your oyster!
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Old 07-16-19, 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by patentcad
Don't even get me going about the AARP dating scene. God help me.
At least you don't have to worry about contraception.
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Originally Posted by datlas
At least you don't have to worry about contraception.
Safe sex is still crucial, though.

STD epidemics occur in many nursing homes.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
install Silver Singles on your iPhone.


The world is your oyster!
But then he has to figure out how to install an app.
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A friend of mine out in the desert has had a barn owl take a liking to his bird bath.



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Welp, heard back from Reynolds. They don't mail out spokes. They want to rebuild the wheel. That's all well and cool, but now I've gotta ship the thing and go without for a week or so and, unfortunately, I don't have any spare road tires on hand for the stock wheels.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
Safe sex is still crucial, though.

STD epidemics occur in many nursing homes.
So true. Many years ago the head of my department's father was in a home where that was the case.
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Originally Posted by patentcad
My wife dumped me and I'm trying not to blow my brains out. The cycling helps. Picked up a Santa Cruz dual boing mtb, so I ride more in the woods than I used to. Not as many miles, but I'm out there 5+ days weekly.
Sorry to hear about the wife. welcome back to this zoo.
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He made an appearance in 'We're going to yell at you" yesterday.
Incorrect.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Welp, heard back from Reynolds. They don't mail out spokes. They want to rebuild the wheel. That's all well and cool, but now I've gotta ship the thing and go without for a week or so and, unfortunately, I don't have any spare road tires on hand for the stock wheels.
I was about to mention that having six functioning road bikes in the house might be over the top. I do, however, always have spare wheels and tires. Just this morning I had to do a wheel change. The tire I mounted yesterday has a flat spot. I haven't yet checked into the cause of it.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Welp, heard back from Reynolds. They don't mail out spokes. They want to rebuild the wheel. That's all well and cool, but now I've gotta ship the thing and go without for a week or so and, unfortunately, I don't have any spare road tires on hand for the stock wheels.
That sucks!
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Old 07-16-19, 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize
I was about to mention that having six functioning road bikes in the house might be over the top. I do, however, always have spare wheels and tires. Just this morning I had to do a wheel change. The tire I mounted yesterday has a flat spot. I haven't yet checked into the cause of it.
I've been tempted to buy some spare wheels recently, but the reality is that spare wheels would have only been used so that I could do a quick swap to fatter tires for gravel rides, so I would have been in the same situation, regardless - spinning around on fatties. Oh, not to mention that I justified keeping the Haanjo around as a spare bike so that I could quickly jump on something with fatter tires for gravel rides. I suppose that I could grab some cheap(ish) road tires for the stock wheels just to have them around, but buying crappy wheels at the LBS for more than what it would cost to order some GP4k S II online isn't too appealing.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
But then he has to figure out how to install an app.
I have never downloaded an app.
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Old 07-16-19, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
I have never downloaded an app.
One of the more senior members in my group was saying the other night, "I have three apps on my phone. Two of them are for the weather."

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Old 07-16-19, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
I've been tempted to buy some spare wheels recently, but the reality is that spare wheels would have only been used so that I could do a quick swap to fatter tires for gravel rides, so I would have been in the same situation, regardless - spinning around on fatties. Oh, not to mention that I justified keeping the Haanjo around as a spare bike so that I could quickly jump on something with fatter tires for gravel rides. I suppose that I could grab some cheap(ish) road tires for the stock wheels just to have them around, but buying crappy wheels at the LBS for more than what it would cost to order some GP4k S II online isn't too appealing.
Even if these sat around for 90% of their life, it's not a bad deal at all.
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Here's a real weenie dilemma: I now have two sets of Hed Ardennes + wheels. One pair of GPs, with round spokes, weighing a nominal 1578 g, and a pair of SLs, with bladed spokes and a 5-pawl hub, whose weight is a bit of a mystery, but might be as low as 1435.

Problem is, the SLs are on the Lynskey which has a 15mm front TA and the GPs are on the Cervélo which is 12mm. It would be cool and OCD-relieving to have the SLs on the Cervélo. Someone please tell me it's not worth 150 bucks in parts and tools and setting up the GPs tubeless, at least until November and the end of sailing season. ...Right? ...Right? I really need to caulk that shower instead.

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Originally Posted by LAJ
Even if these sat around for 90% of their life, it's not a bad deal at all.
I do have some Bontrager wheels sitting in the basement - I use the rear for the trainer. I just need some skinny(er) tires for them. If I were to buy some not-too-expensive wheels, I'd probably want to do something like the Fulcrum 3s (I think those are the new, wider ones).
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Old 07-16-19, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
Here's a real weenie problem: I now have two sets of Hed Ardennes + wheels. One pair of GPs, with round spokes, weighing a nominal 1578 g, and a pair of SLs, with bladed spokes and a 5-pawl hub, whose weight is a bit of a mystery, but might be as low as 1435.

Problem is, the SLs are on the Lynskey which has a 15mm front TA and the GPs are on the Cervélo which is 12mm. It would be cool and OCD-relieving to have the SLs on the Cervélo. Someone please tell me it's not worth 150 bucks in parts and tools and setting up the GPs tubeless, at least until November and the end of sailing season. ...Right? ...Right? I really need to caulk that shower instead.
Do the two wheelsets have the same hubs? Most HED have swappable end caps for 12/15/QR. If you can't swap the caps between the two sets, you might be able to get HED to ship out another set for you.

Edit: it looks like the GP have swappable caps but the SL might need an axle kit for the front - $65 bucks with bearings and sleeve. If you want to have the better wheels on the new bike anyway, definitely worth it. Then you don't have to set the GPs up tubeless (I wouldn't set spares up tubeless - they'll sit too long and the sealant will dry up and whatnot).

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Originally Posted by LAJ
WTF? More importantly, did Commander Cody get to come along with you?

Keep your brains in your head.
What LAJ said.
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Very sorry to hear about that, whoever the hell you are. Glad the cycling helps. Congratulations and thanks for this edifice of baboon grooming you started!
This thread was a great source of entertainment back in the day, thanks largely but not solely to that guy. He’s a natural wit, a rare breed.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
A friend of mine out in the desert has had a barn owl take a liking to his bird bath.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Do the two wheelsets have the same hubs? Most HED have swappable end caps for 12/15/QR. If you can't swap the caps between the two sets, you might be able to get HED to ship out another set for you.

Edit: it looks like the GP have swappable caps but the SL might need an axle kit for the front - $65 bucks with bearings and sleeve. If you want to have the better wheels on the new bike anyway, definitely worth it. Then you don't have to set the GPs up tubeless (I wouldn't set spares up tubeless - they'll sit too long and the sealant will dry up and whatnot).
Exactly right and I don’t have the bearing tools. It’s a swap. The GPs will go on the Lynskey with tubeless gravlax tires.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Welp, heard back from Reynolds. They don't mail out spokes. They want to rebuild the wheel. That's all well and cool, but now I've gotta ship the thing and go without for a week or so and, unfortunately, I don't have any spare road tires on hand for the stock wheels.
You can’t find any spokes that could be overnighted to you? Did you check Thehubstore.com
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...with tubeless gravlax tires.
Did you marry in to a Swedish family, too?
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