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Addiction LXXVI

Old 10-15-19, 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by rjones28
Winding through the foothills at inadvisable speeds on the lookout for errant elk.
US17 is over by the east coast. The one from Flag to PHX is:

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Old 10-16-19, 04:06 AM
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For once, the weather forecast has changed in our favor. Rain not expected until noonish. So the weekly Wednesday "Usual Suspects" ride is on.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
I got 4 outta 6. I think in miles and I drink from a water bottle.
Same here. Although maybe 4.01 as I sometimes say "bidon" when I am making fun of serious cyclists.
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Old 10-16-19, 04:43 AM
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Good morning @rpenmanparker!
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Old 10-16-19, 05:04 AM
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
Yankees lost.
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‘Stros have woken up. It’s about time. Damned rainy weather is going to give Tanaka another day’s rest so he can come back in and pitch on full rest. That is not good for the Houston team. Greinke has got to earn his bucks now. He has been a disappointment in the post-season.
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Originally Posted by datlas
Good morning @rpenmanparker!
Good morning. Where ya been? You almost missed it. 😁
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Originally Posted by rpenmanparker
Good morning. Where ya been? You almost missed it. 😁
Actually woke up around 5AM today. Getting ready for a ride.
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Originally Posted by sbxx1985
My endorsement is useless. I went into Ubikes and since I'm an FOU (Friend of Ubikes) and get a discount, I bought the Panaracers at their suggestion. I like them, have ridden them in snow and on mtb trails, but have nothing to compare them to.
I'm with you. I don't ride gravel, nor do I like riding gravel. It was like doing a crit at midnight, because the only thing I could be sure of, was following and trusting the wheel in front of me. I didn't get a flat or fall down, and they seemed to grip OK. Excel said they're good, and they likely know more than I do.
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Old 10-16-19, 06:16 AM
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Originally Posted by rjones28
If I lived there, I'd want to live in Flagstaff.
Me too, actually. I’m an outdoors person and for 6 months a year you can’t do **** outdoors in Phoenix.
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Yeah, those Arizona winters are tough.
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Originally Posted by sbxx1985
My sister in law left Fort Collins and moved to Flagstaff with her family last year. They moved back to Fort Collins last month.
Why? I’ve been semi-seriously considering Flagstaff.
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Originally Posted by Trsnrtr
I found a nice girl named Mary on today’s 66 miler. If my wife’s back doesn’t come around, this gal may be my new stoker.

You did a nice job photoshopping your head on somebody else"s body.
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Old 10-16-19, 06:53 AM
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I will say this and then I will leave it.
When I was getting back into road cycling, in the mid nineties, everybody was all caught up in the latest rave. All these 40 something's just HAD to have a fixie.
25 years later, all these 30 and 40 something's just HAVE to have a gravel bike, and a power meter, and a.....
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize
I will say this and then I will leave it.
When I was getting back into road cycling, in the mid nineties, everybody was all caught up in the latest rave. All these 40 something's just HAD to have a fixie.
25 years later, all these 30 and 40 something's just HAVE to have a gravel bike, and a power meter, and a.....
I'm with you on the gravel bike thing. First off, we don't have a lot of gravel roads in my area and the ones that we do have are really poor. Even on a gravel-specific equipped bike, they're fairly dangerous for my fragile, bone-breakable body.

But, the best argument(s) that I've heard for gravel in my area is there is virtually no traffic and the scenery is great.

Also, you left out disc brakes in your post. A guy on my club ride asked me yesterday when I was going to retire my 5 year old CF bike. When I asked why I would do that, he said that I was still running obsolete brakes.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
US17 is over by the east coast. The one from Flag to PHX is:

My bad. I-17.

But, I do know the difference between Pima Road and Pima Freeway.
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize
I will say this and then I will leave it.
When I was getting back into road cycling, in the mid nineties, everybody was all caught up in the latest rave. All these 40 something's just HAD to have a fixie.
25 years later, all these 30 and 40 something's just HAVE to have a gravel bike, and a power meter, and a.....
Yes, we are aware that you're a retrogrouch. It's endearing.
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Yes, we are aware that you're a retrogrouch. It's endearing.
Is that what the kids are calling it nowadays?
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Yes, we are aware that you're a retrogrouch. It's endearing.
Excuse me?
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RIP George "Pops" Chambers.

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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
RIP George "Pops" Chambers.

https://youtu.be/5N0UNGRkxYU
the time has come today for him in a very true and literal sense.

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Originally Posted by Trsnrtr
I'm with you on the gravel bike thing. First off, we don't have a lot of gravel roads in my area and the ones that we do have are really poor. Even on a gravel-specific equipped bike, they're fairly dangerous for my fragile, bone-breakable body.

But, the best argument(s) that I've heard for gravel in my area is there is virtually no traffic and the scenery is great.

Also, you left out disc brakes in your post. A guy on my club ride asked me yesterday when I was going to retire my 5 year old CF bike. When I asked why I would do that, he said that I was still running obsolete brakes.
But you've always got that elegant, lightweight and aero seatpost to fall back on. Sadly, you are awesome Marigold jacket deficient.
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But you've always got that elegant, lightweight and aero seatpost to fall back on.
Just make sure there's a seat on it when you do.
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
But you've always got that elegant, lightweight and aero seatpost to fall back on. Sadly, you are awesome Marigold jacket deficient.
I've got a gray pin-striped wind shell. One always needs to dress for success.
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
Just make sure there's a seat on it when you do.
Remind me to tell you about the time I skewered my peritoneal area with a bar-end shifter when getting off of a trike. Then again, maybe I better not.
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Remind me to tell you about the time I skewered my peritoneal area with a bar-end shifter when getting off of a trike. Then again, maybe I better not.
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