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Road Cycling “It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.” -- Ernest Hemingway

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Old 04-14-21, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by datlas
We had a good ride. I chose to let the faster guys go, and rode with the slower group. It was a social pace which allowed me to soak in more of the beautiful spring Chester County landscapes. Truly stunning. Our (ugh!) average speed was about 2.5 MPH slower than the lead group, but I think my group had more fun.
more laughs per mile
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Old 04-14-21, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
I have to blame ls01 for my ride troubles - after commenting on his poor luck with his Michelins, I took a pretty ugly cut to mine about 25 minutes in to my ride. It wasn't sealing on its own, so I shoved in a bacon strip and pumped it back up. That held air fine, but I was already lukewarm about riding in the gray, damp cold, so this didn't help my enthusiasm. I decided to cut it short and head back home, since I have plenty to do today, anyway.
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Old 04-14-21, 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by ls01
That happens. When I was in Ca. On vacation once, a kid and his dog jumped out if the weeds onto the paved trail in front of me. I locked up the rear brake for just a half a nanosecond.. Burned right down to the cords!! That tire was bought just for the trip. Maybe 300 miles on it.. I was fuming mad.
I was waiting at a red light next to a guy on a full-dress Harley. Light turns green and we both take off. Across the intersection is a gas station and he just turned in the driveway as though I wasn't there. I locked the rear wheel and I was so shocked that he did that I couldn't respond but the tire was ground down.
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Old 04-14-21, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
what’s the catch?
Who said there's a catch?.....
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Old 04-14-21, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by genejockey
i can beat that.

Brand spanking new vredestein fortezzas, back when they were among the very best clinchers out there. First ride on them. <100 yards from my front door, broken glass on the shoulder that i couldn't see till i was in it. *bang! Ffffffffffffffffffffff* 1/4" cut in the casing all the way through.
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Originally Posted by ls01
balls!
You capture the gist of my response, but in reality it leaned heavily on 2 or 3 of George Carlin's 7 words.
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Originally Posted by big john
I was waiting at a red light next to a guy on a full-dress Harley. Light turns green and we both take off. Across the intersection is a gas station and he just turned in the driveway as though I wasn't there. I locked the rear wheel and I was so shocked that he did that I couldn't respond but the tire was ground down.
"Thanks Richard!"!!
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Originally Posted by genejockey
You capture the gist of my response, but in reality it leaned heavily on 2 or 3 of George Carlin's 7 words.
completely understand
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I just realized the other day too, my speed sensor is somewhere in that storage unit too.
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Originally Posted by LAJ
I do, but not in a good way.
So...what's the story?
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Old 04-14-21, 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by ls01
I just realized the other day too, my speed sensor is somewhere in that storage unit too.
Constantly registering zero?
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Old 04-14-21, 05:24 PM
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I have no interesting stories about cutting a new tire.
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Old 04-14-21, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by ls01
more laughs per mile
Yes. We had laughs aplenty.
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Old 04-14-21, 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
I have no interesting stories about cutting a new tire.
#NotAnInterestingGuy

your not alone. I just think we have better handling skills and situational awareness to not hit things.
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Old 04-14-21, 06:57 PM
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How many spokes do you currently have on-hand?

Not counting what's built into a wheel
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Old 04-14-21, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by ls01
Don't worry I know a place where you can score a new, hotter ,younger bike. And it'll only cost you money.
Good toys cost money. Sometimes you have to pay a disposal fee when you are finished with them as well.
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Originally Posted by abshipp
Survey time:

How many spokes do you currently have on-hand?

Not counting what's built into a wheel
Zero.
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Originally Posted by abshipp
Survey time:

How many spokes do you currently have on-hand?

Not counting what's built into a wheel
I have a few, but they don’t fit any wheels I’ve had for the past 10 years and they are in a kitchen drawer because they were last used as kebab skewers.
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I have a few, but they don’t fit any wheels I’ve had for the past 10 years and they are in a kitchen drawer because they were last used as kebab skewers.
I think we need a good debate on the merits of double-butted vs bladed kebab skewers.
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Old 04-14-21, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by abshipp
Survey time:

How many spokes do you currently have on-hand?

Not counting what's built into a wheel
150 ish
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Originally Posted by datlas
Yes. We had laughs aplenty.
I can't figure out how to make this work. It's worth the watch if it can be figured out
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Originally Posted by abshipp
Survey time:

How many spokes do you currently have on-hand?

Not counting what's built into a wheel
3 or so.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
So you're just as fat as you were back then, eh?
I wish.
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Old 04-14-21, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Koyote
I think we need a good debate on the merits of double-butted vs bladed kebab skewers.
Pffft - it's no debate: bladed, otherwise your food's just going to spin when you try to rotate them on the grill.
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Originally Posted by abshipp
I like how scuffed up mine is on the outside but still bright and shiny on the inside

Just thought of something, I should really have a bike that matches my Ti wedding ring, right?

I mean, I do ride without gloves fairly often in the summer so it's clearly visible.
Perfect
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