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Old 08-17-20, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
If you have to ask...
Could be because (1) products are expensive, or (2) manufacture doesn't allow the price to be advertised.
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Originally Posted by LAJ
A rosy outlook is key. A rosier outlook is best.
I believe I've heard of glasses designed for just that thing.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Could be because (1) products are expensive, or (2) manufacture doesn't allow the price to be advertised.
We got ours as part of a system which someone else builds, with a computer, some additional hardware, and a bunch of cool software. That runs about 50k. Thank you taxpayers!
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Old 08-17-20, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by genejockey
I believe I've heard of glasses designed for just that thing.
Yes. You can get those cheap from Safety Glasses USA
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Old 08-17-20, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by LAJ
Yes. You can get those cheap from Safety Glasses USA
Do they also sell Joo Janta 200 Super-Chromatic Peril Sensitive Sunglasses?
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We've already established that he's a cousin.
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If he is, I would decline any family reunion invites from him.
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If he is, I would decline any family reunion invites from him.
"Shrug"
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
"Shrug"
You know... covid and all.
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
Not that I am aware of.
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Originally Posted by genejockey
Do they also sell Joo Janta 200 Super-Chromatic Peril Sensitive Sunglasses?
I couldn't find any! I could find bifocals though. That's good for us upper middle age group riders.
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Originally Posted by LAJ
I couldn't find any! I could find bifocals though. That's good for us upper middle age group riders.
As my eyes age into farsightedness, it's good that my Garmin is always at arms length away.

In a few years, that may be too close, and I'll have to sit up and let go of the bars to get far enough away.
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Originally Posted by genejockey
As my eyes age into farsightedness, it's good that my Garmin is always at arms length away.

In a few years, that may be too close, and I'll have to sit up and let go of the bars to get far enough away.
I ride with reading glasses, 1:75s. I have prescription sunglasses for driving but don't take them on the bike. The ones I use come from Readers.com.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I think they complain but you ignore them.
Maybe so. But, if so, they suffer in silence.
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Old 08-17-20, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
It was a metric, alright--it just didn't count.
Ebike?
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
I go for the grey fold up hooks myself. They might make you wish all your bikes had horizontal top tubes, however

I put a new set of tires on a Bridgestone MB-4 for a customer today.
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Originally Posted by datlas
Not that I am aware of.
If he had white hair you could be identical cousins.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
Maybe so. But, if so, they suffer in silence.
what is the sound of silence?
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I made it home!
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I ride my bike with the same glasses I wear all the time.
#Practical
#Multifunctional
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
I made it home!
I didn't know you were homeward bound.
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I didn't know you were homeward bound.

The last 5 days have been rough. Didn’t want to get my hopes up. The way things have been going I am surprised I made it.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
I put a new set of tires on a Bridgestone MB-4 for a customer today.
I need to take this one down dust it off and put a chain on. Maybe even ride it a bit.
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