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10-02-20, 05:23 PM
#127
Mostly Harmless
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10-02-20, 05:25 PM
#128
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I don’t have nearly the sense of humor about falling down and getting hit that I used to.
10-02-20, 05:50 PM
#129
VFL For Life
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10-02-20, 05:59 PM
#130
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10-02-20, 06:13 PM
#131
So it is
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10-02-20, 06:36 PM
#132
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10-02-20, 06:45 PM
#133
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So I ordered one from excel. It was 28 dollars but after two days it still hadn’t shipped, my wife approved me to get one locally. I was shocked at the price, but every other tire was 20 to 30 dollars more.
While I was at the shop they had a wall of there bike shop name kits. I went over to look, I am all for wearing local clothing, thinking it would be some what cheap and I was way wrong. Long sleeve jersey was 85, short sleeve was 65. I am sure the quality is good, I was just shocked at the price.
10-02-20, 07:32 PM
#134
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10-02-20, 07:33 PM
#135
Fat n slow
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So I ordered one from excel. It was 28 dollars but after two days it still hadn’t shipped, my wife approved me to get one locally. I was shocked at the price, but every other tire was 20 to 30 dollars more.
While I was at the shop they had a wall of there bike shop name kits. I went over to look, I am all for wearing local clothing, thinking it would be some what cheap and I was way wrong. Long sleeve jersey was 85, short sleeve was 65. I am sure the quality is good, I was just shocked at the price.
While I was at the shop they had a wall of there bike shop name kits. I went over to look, I am all for wearing local clothing, thinking it would be some what cheap and I was way wrong. Long sleeve jersey was 85, short sleeve was 65. I am sure the quality is good, I was just shocked at the price.
10-02-20, 07:33 PM
#136
Silver Comet Fred
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Fell off my mountain bike today. First time since I bought it 2.5 years ago. I was just out for a short ride to loosen up. Had to go around a fence and there was a 4 or 5 inch dropoff. I must have slipped off that edge and slammed to the earth before I even knew I was falling. Knocked the wind out of me, something I haven't experienced since school days. Had to get up and ride home. Ribs hurt, hard to blow my nose or laugh. The worst is the pain inside the hip joint/groin area. Crap.
10-02-20, 07:36 PM
#137
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So I ordered one from excel. It was 28 dollars but after two days it still hadn’t shipped, my wife approved me to get one locally. I was shocked at the price, but every other tire was 20 to 30 dollars more.
While I was at the shop they had a wall of there bike shop name kits. I went over to look, I am all for wearing local clothing, thinking it would be some what cheap and I was way wrong. Long sleeve jersey was 85, short sleeve was 65. I am sure the quality is good, I was just shocked at the price.
While I was at the shop they had a wall of there bike shop name kits. I went over to look, I am all for wearing local clothing, thinking it would be some what cheap and I was way wrong. Long sleeve jersey was 85, short sleeve was 65. I am sure the quality is good, I was just shocked at the price.
10-02-20, 07:56 PM
#138
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10-02-20, 07:57 PM
#139
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10-02-20, 07:58 PM
#140
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), but it's sad that it's been scaled back so much. #2020
10-02-20, 07:59 PM
#141
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10-02-20, 08:10 PM
#144
smelling the roses
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It happens to the best of us, as you have just proved.
10-02-20, 08:16 PM
#145
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10-02-20, 08:16 PM
#147
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10-02-20, 08:32 PM
#148
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Been working on the front yard for the last five days.
Before
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10-02-20, 08:38 PM
#149
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10-02-20, 08:51 PM
#150
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Thanks. The last time I crashed off road was 2007. I was descending a steep trail miles into the forest and I went over the bars and bounced down a cliff around 40 feet and landed in a creekbed with a bit of water. I had to ride 2+ hours to get out of there. That was my first crash on a mountain bike that was of any consequence.
Prior to that was my worst off-road crash when I got knocked off my motorcycle in 1983.
This time was much less of an adventure, just a simple mistake a few miles from home.
Prior to that was my worst off-road crash when I got knocked off my motorcycle in 1983.
This time was much less of an adventure, just a simple mistake a few miles from home.
