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07-13-20, 05:19 PM
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never heard of this. Plaza azteca is pretty prevalent in the hampton roads area.
07-13-20, 05:24 PM
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07-13-20, 05:41 PM
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07-13-20, 05:59 PM
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07-13-20, 06:23 PM
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I was cruising posts on the local FB cycling page and I saw it mentioned that someone had Everested in the Twin Cities. Being familiar with all of the "climbs" in the area, this struck me as totally nuts, so I had to look up the specifics. Yup, totally nuts. There are a number of segments on the hill, so I don't know which was officially used, but it boils down to ~.5 miles at ~7% for around 160-170 feet of elevation per. She went up and down 168 times over the course of 23 hours 10 minutes. 
Edit - this is, more or less, the segment in question - https://www.strava.com/segments/643393
Edit - this is, more or less, the segment in question - https://www.strava.com/segments/643393
07-13-20, 06:36 PM
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07-13-20, 06:43 PM
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Looks like this trip starting tomorrow has me in Rochester, Burlington, and Ithaca. Hope to hike to the falls in Ithaca, and in Burlington we stay right next to an REI store......
07-13-20, 08:00 PM
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07-13-20, 08:04 PM
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07-13-20, 08:08 PM
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07-13-20, 08:20 PM
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07-13-20, 08:27 PM
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I haven't bought a new pair in probably 6 years after wearing them almost exclusively for like 4. Direct correlation with how they eventually got too uncomfortable to wear if almost any walking was to occur.
I do have a sweet pair of green ones I used to fly in all the time that should see the light of day sometime
Also, hi tops or low?
07-13-20, 08:28 PM
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07-13-20, 08:33 PM
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07-13-20, 08:36 PM
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Watching an olde Antiques Road Show, looking for my 25mm rim tape. The bicycle on this episode has gained value since 2006. #steelisreal
07-13-20, 08:39 PM
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07-13-20, 08:41 PM
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07-13-20, 08:56 PM
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07-13-20, 09:11 PM
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07-13-20, 09:13 PM
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07-13-20, 09:31 PM
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Oh?
I haven't bought a new pair in probably 6 years after wearing them almost exclusively for like 4. Direct correlation with how they eventually got too uncomfortable to wear if almost any walking was to occur.
I do have a sweet pair of green ones I used to fly in all the time that should see the light of day sometime
Also, hi tops or low?
I haven't bought a new pair in probably 6 years after wearing them almost exclusively for like 4. Direct correlation with how they eventually got too uncomfortable to wear if almost any walking was to occur.
I do have a sweet pair of green ones I used to fly in all the time that should see the light of day sometime
Also, hi tops or low?
These are low tops in light redwood. I also have some hightops in orange, hightops in tiffany blue, and midtops in burgundy.
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07-13-20, 09:50 PM
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07-14-20, 03:41 AM
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07-14-20, 04:57 AM
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Fake miles this morning. Rest day tomorrow. TSS for the week will be pathetic.
07-14-20, 05:20 AM
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I have a good number of small world stories, several of which involve bike touring. Added another one last night....
I am a member of a touring page on Facebook. Guy posts a photo of him and his wife that includes a short story about them meeting 25 years ago when he had been a LBS manager in AZ. The two got married and ended up touring around the world. Looked at the photo, remembered the AZ LBS angle and realized I had meet them at the end of my 2000 Andalucia tour. We had camped at a campground just outside of Sevilla. Another interesting angle is that all three of us had racks and bags made by Robert Beckman. Not exactly common. Beckman used to be with the legendary Bruce Gordon, but they had some sort of falling out in the 90s and went their separate ways.
I am a member of a touring page on Facebook. Guy posts a photo of him and his wife that includes a short story about them meeting 25 years ago when he had been a LBS manager in AZ. The two got married and ended up touring around the world. Looked at the photo, remembered the AZ LBS angle and realized I had meet them at the end of my 2000 Andalucia tour. We had camped at a campground just outside of Sevilla. Another interesting angle is that all three of us had racks and bags made by Robert Beckman. Not exactly common. Beckman used to be with the legendary Bruce Gordon, but they had some sort of falling out in the 90s and went their separate ways.