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07-15-19, 04:36 PM
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07-15-19, 04:48 PM
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@rjones28 dude, you rock a bicycle! 
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07-15-19, 06:03 PM
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07-15-19, 06:05 PM
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07-15-19, 07:01 PM
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07-15-19, 07:01 PM
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07-15-19, 07:20 PM
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07-15-19, 07:50 PM
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07-15-19, 08:10 PM
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07-16-19, 06:26 AM
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Thanks. I was a big city boy, and my parents were definitely not nature people. But from kindergarten through fifth grade I went to a private school in the 'burbs that was nestled in the woods. While city kids were shooting hoops during recess we were digging for crayfish in the creek that flowed through the grounds. We also took a good number of nature hikes. After a brief stint in public school I went off to Western Mass. for high school. The place is bordered by farms to the north and south, a river to the west and a small mountain ridge to the east. Spent a lot of time in that last one, doing both legitimate and illegitimate things. 
07-16-19, 06:43 AM
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07-16-19, 07:09 AM
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We get bread from a local bakery (with locally-sourced and ground grains, etc) every week. We often get a "treat" loaf, too - typically chocolate chip banana bread. The CCBB loaf that I got this morning is outstanding - one of the best ones that we've ever gotten there. Upon trying it, my son agreed - most excellent!
... until he came across some recognizable chunks of banana. In the banana bread. Now he won't eat it.
The silver lining is that, much like @MoAlpha, it'll fall to me to pick up the slack.
... until he came across some recognizable chunks of banana. In the banana bread. Now he won't eat it.
The silver lining is that, much like @MoAlpha, it'll fall to me to pick up the slack.
07-16-19, 07:19 AM
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So, rain is forcing me off the bike this AM for the first time since June 27th. Last day off from exercise of any kind was June 19th. I’m going through withdrawal just thinking about it. 
Then, again, the day is young and I could walk a few miles in the rain or my trike has a rear fender...
Then, again, the day is young and I could walk a few miles in the rain or my trike has a rear fender...
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07-16-19, 08:00 AM
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So, I promise to shut up soon about the new, soulless, CFRP, bike, but I took it out for the first group thrash (flail?) this a.m. This ride is isn't fast by competitive standards and the average age has got to be >50, but the core are legit ex-racers and, while people are quite friendly, the idea is to go hard. Anyway, on the old bike, I simply couldn't hold on for more than the first hill and assumed it was me with my aging body, low mileage, and haphazard regimen. But guess what... It was the bike.
This is actually more important than it seems because I am considering the option of retiring in a couple of years and being physically able to ride with fit, competent, people is a big factor in favor of having more time.
This is actually more important than it seems because I am considering the option of retiring in a couple of years and being physically able to ride with fit, competent, people is a big factor in favor of having more time.
07-16-19, 08:11 AM
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So, I promise to shut up soon about the new, soulless, CFRP, bike, but I took it out for the first group thrash (flail?) this a.m. This ride is isn't fast by competitive standards and the average age has got to be >50, but the core are legit ex-racers and, while people are quite friendly, the idea is to go hard. Anyway, on the old bike, I simply couldn't hold on for more than the first hill and assumed it was me with my aging body, low mileage, and haphazard regimen. But guess what... It was the bike.
This is actually more important than it seems because I am considering the option of retiring in a couple of years and being physically able to ride with fit, competent, people is a big factor in favor of having more time.
This is actually more important than it seems because I am considering the option of retiring in a couple of years and being physically able to ride with fit, competent, people is a big factor in favor of having more time.
07-16-19, 08:12 AM
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Anyone have Winning Bicycle Racing by Jack Simes? I have a late 70s edition, which contains a picture of a young man whose arms look positively prison camp. It's a grainy B&W pic meant to illustrate exhaustion after a race and the rest of the guy don't look so great either. I'll maybe remember to scan it.
07-16-19, 08:14 AM
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So, rain is forcing me off the bike this AM for the first time since June 27th. Last day off from exercise of any kind was June 19th. Im going through withdrawal just thinking about it.
Then, again, the day is young and I could walk a few miles in the rain or my trike has a rear fender...
Then, again, the day is young and I could walk a few miles in the rain or my trike has a rear fender...
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07-16-19, 08:18 AM
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So, I promise to shut up soon about the new, soulless, CFRP, bike, but I took it out for the first group thrash (flail?) this a.m. This ride is isn't fast by competitive standards and the average age has got to be >50, but the core are legit ex-racers and, while people are quite friendly, the idea is to go hard. Anyway, on the old bike, I simply couldn't hold on for more than the first hill and assumed it was me with my aging body, low mileage, and haphazard regimen. But guess what... It was the bike.
This is actually more important than it seems because I am considering the option of retiring in a couple of years and being physically able to ride with fit, competent, people is a big factor in favor of having more time.
This is actually more important than it seems because I am considering the option of retiring in a couple of years and being physically able to ride with fit, competent, people is a big factor in favor of having more time.
07-16-19, 08:37 AM
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07-16-19, 08:56 AM
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Holy balls - Sony introduced a 61mp full frame camera. You're going to need some mighty fine lenses to justify that kind of resolution.
07-16-19, 10:08 AM
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So, I promise to shut up soon about the new, soulless, CFRP, bike, but I took it out for the first group thrash (flail?) this a.m. This ride is isn't fast by competitive standards and the average age has got to be >50, but the core are legit ex-racers and, while people are quite friendly, the idea is to go hard. Anyway, on the old bike, I simply couldn't hold on for more than the first hill and assumed it was me with my aging body, low mileage, and haphazard regimen. But guess what... It was the bike.
This is actually more important than it seems because I am considering the option of retiring in a couple of years and being physically able to ride with fit, competent, people is a big factor in favor of having more time.
This is actually more important than it seems because I am considering the option of retiring in a couple of years and being physically able to ride with fit, competent, people is a big factor in favor of having more time.
Remember how this thread began?
07-16-19, 10:22 AM
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07-16-19, 10:24 AM
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Yeah, whatever happened to @patentcad? The whole thread is his fault.
