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04-06-19, 10:57 AM
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04-06-19, 11:01 AM
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04-06-19, 11:17 AM
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Decline is inevitable acceptance is not, in my opinion.
04-06-19, 11:58 AM
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smelling the roses
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This is an oxymoron, in bold. And no, I am not calling you a moron.
04-06-19, 12:50 PM
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Well, when I crashed in 2007, I had a mild concussion, separated shoulder, sprained wrist and massive bruising all over.
And my helmet cracked.
Given the helmet crack and the mild concussion, I'd have to assume that if I did not have the helmet it would have been my head that cracked.
Also, as I went down, my hip landed first (massive bruise there!) and I thought, "It's going to be OK" then milliseconds later as I continued to fall "MY HEAD IS GOING TOO FAST" and I although I tensed up and tried to slow my self, I couldn't. Next thing I knew everything was white and sparkly ... and then there were voices around me.
And my helmet cracked.
Given the helmet crack and the mild concussion, I'd have to assume that if I did not have the helmet it would have been my head that cracked.
Also, as I went down, my hip landed first (massive bruise there!) and I thought, "It's going to be OK" then milliseconds later as I continued to fall "MY HEAD IS GOING TOO FAST" and I although I tensed up and tried to slow my self, I couldn't. Next thing I knew everything was white and sparkly ... and then there were voices around me.
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04-06-19, 01:03 PM
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Welcome home Robert, it's nice to hear we're so appreciated.
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04-06-19, 01:06 PM
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04-06-19, 01:07 PM
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04-06-19, 01:13 PM
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04-06-19, 01:35 PM
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04-06-19, 01:59 PM
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Should Be More Popular
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04-06-19, 02:20 PM
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Aww, the 70T thread got closed 
I was all geared up for some good old fashioned chainring shaming
I was all geared up for some good old fashioned chainring shaming
04-06-19, 02:42 PM
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04-06-19, 03:13 PM
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04-06-19, 03:16 PM
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04-06-19, 03:29 PM
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04-06-19, 03:35 PM
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So it is
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Boulder ******* Roubaix. Road bikes don't belong on dirt, and that's that. I am quite happy I survived, the Focus is a bad ass bike, and dirt is stupid.
04-06-19, 03:41 PM
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04-06-19, 03:41 PM
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Thanks for the comment. Yes, it was pretty dire at first, but a lot better now than a year ago. And the best part for me is that cycling is still a part of the lives of Machka and me together. I still can't do randonnees, but am working on getting distance in a day up again.
04-06-19, 03:43 PM
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04-06-19, 03:58 PM
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So it is
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My pretty road bikes get dirty all the time, so that's definitely not the issue. Cross bike would be fine until you get on pavement, then keeping up with those guys would have been an even bigger chore.
04-06-19, 05:09 PM
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04-06-19, 05:25 PM
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Went out on dawn patrol today. The desert is so awesome in the morning. While out riding I was thinking "This is so awesome. I gotta stay up all day today so that it's easy to rise with the sun tomorrow, also." But nope. I was overcome by sweet, sweet naptime.
