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Old 06-03-20, 06:49 AM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
The only problem with the Varia is the anxiety of not having it (forgot to charge it or whatever) after you've grown accustomed to it.

Also, if you haven't seen, you can pair it to as many head units as you'd like - there's no pairing mode, it's always open broadcasting - so both you and AG can have the readout. The person that's piggybacking just has to be aware that the indicated car positioning is relative to the light, obv, not their own position (but you two stick close together, anyway, it seems).
I have a six-port high-power USB charging hub on the coffee table, with wires coming off for miniUSB, microUSB, lightning, and ForeRunner. Everything is always charged up.
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize
It's raining
I might get wet on my commute today.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
This is why AG and I literally don't surprise each other with gifts. Economists will actually tell you that gift-giving, as at Christmas or birthdays, is inefficient: depending on which study you look at, between 10% and 30% of a gift's value is wasted (in terms of price vs value to the recipient). Great for the holiday-industrial complex; terrible for your wallet and happiness. It's much better to make sure that if you buy someone a gift, it's something they would do for themselves. The exception would be things like how I would likely not actually buy myself an R5 (or P5X), but if AG paid that premium for a gift (she doesn't read this so it's not a hint, and I'm not getting a new bike until the new DA drops and we see what Shimano's next direction is), I'd cherish and enjoy that great bike that I wouldn't buy myself. Those are rare cases, though; most surprise gifts are things the recipient doesn't want as much as they cost, and thus are stupid and wasteful. It gets worse the wealthier you are, because you're more likely to have already bought yourself the things you find valuable for the cost.
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Old 06-03-20, 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by rjones28
I figured someone would be offended at that. What do you call the endless drumbeat that we all need to go buy each other gifts and cards for every holiday under the sun and then we’ll go ahead and invent some new ones? Gifts are inefficient; social pressure to buy more of them only serves those who are doing the selling, since they make more than their products are worth.

Any comment on my actual point?
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
I figured someone would be offended at that. What do you call the endless drumbeat that we all need to go buy each other gifts and cards for every holiday under the sun and then we’ll go ahead and invent some new ones? Gifts are inefficient; social pressure to buy more of them only serves those who are doing the selling, since they make more than their products are worth.

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I'm not offended. I'm amused by your label.
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Old 06-03-20, 07:34 AM
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I’ve reached the point in my life that if I need something, I buy it. I’m sure many can relate. But then again, occasionally I get a practical and usable gift from someone like my son gave me yesterday to wear on my rides:


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Old 06-03-20, 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
I figured someone would be offended at that. What do you call the endless drumbeat that we all need to go buy each other gifts and cards for every holiday under the sun and then we’ll go ahead and invent some new ones? Gifts are inefficient; social pressure to buy more of them only serves those who are doing the selling, since they make more than their products are worth.

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"I figured someone would be offended at that"
I almost gave you the thumbs up. You have been speaking my language the last couple days. The holiday industrial complex was the one and only issue driving my initial forays out of the country back in the mid 80s.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
This is why AG and I literally don't surprise each other with gifts. Economists will actually tell you that gift-giving, as at Christmas or birthdays, is inefficient: depending on which study you look at, between 10% and 30% of a gift's value is wasted (in terms of price vs value to the recipient). Great for the holiday-industrial complex; terrible for your wallet and happiness. It's much better to make sure that if you buy someone a gift, it's something they would do for themselves. The exception would be things like how I would likely not actually buy myself an R5 (or P5X), but if AG paid that premium for a gift (she doesn't read this so it's not a hint, and I'm not getting a new bike until the new DA drops and we see what Shimano's next direction is), I'd cherish and enjoy that great bike that I wouldn't buy myself. Those are rare cases, though; most surprise gifts are things the recipient doesn't want as much as they cost, and thus are stupid and wasteful. It gets worse the wealthier you are, because you're more likely to have already bought yourself the things you find valuable for the cost.
I see where you are coming from. I was straightening up my computer room/office the other day as saw the wireless headphones my long-time GF got me for Christmas one year. That was probably in the late 2002s. To this day I have never even tried them. When she gave them to me it was one of those "Uh....Gee. Thanks?" moments. After that, she got much better at picking gifts that I could really use/wanted but might have been to frugal or whatever to buy for myself, like my first digital camera to take on trips. I, on the other hand, have always been pretty good at buying non-frivolous gifts, unless they are inexpensive, gag gifts. She even got a new bike once.
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Old 06-03-20, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by abshipp
Throughout the day? 5 or 6 17fl.oz bottles plus a couple mugs of coffee.
How much did you drink (above normal) in the hour before the ride?
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize
"I figured someone would be offended at that"
I almost gave you the thumbs up. You have been speaking my language the last couple days. The holiday industrial complex was the one and only issue driving my initial forays out of the country back in the mid 80s.
You left America because most people give holiday gifts?
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Are you not a serious cyclist?
Do serious cyclists carry two bottles?

Originally Posted by Velo Vol
How much did you drink (above normal) in the hour before the ride?
I think 2 or 3 of those 17fl.oz bottles, total.

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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
You left America because most people give holiday gifts?
Yes
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Originally Posted by abshipp
I think 2 or 3 of those 17fl.oz bottles, total.
Seems like enough.
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LOL Too many lumps of coal in your stocking?
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Speaking of my fredly bike, I bought another thing to hang on it: the Varia RTL515. Seemed like a good idea with adding a bunch of new on-road riding, especially around daybreak. I know WhyFi approves, and at least I know they're not about to release a new one on me.
Worth every penny. I wonder what I ever did without it.
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just heard this on the radio.
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
I see where you are coming from. I was straightening up my computer room/office the other day as saw the wireless headphones my long-time GF got me for Christmas one year. That was probably in the late 2002s. To this day I have never even tried them. When she gave them to me it was one of those "Uh....Gee. Thanks?" moments. After that, she got much better at picking gifts that I could really use/wanted but might have been to frugal or whatever to buy for myself, like my first digital camera to take on trips. I, on the other hand, have always been pretty good at buying non-frivolous gifts, unless they are inexpensive, gag gifts. She even got a new bike once.
Wife and I typically give each other gifts that we were going to buy regardless. I ordered a jersey the other day that’s going to turn into my Father’s Day gift.
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Made it home just before the storm. Not enough time to do water supply intel, went with known source. Inhaled a fly and it feels stuck in my bronchus.

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Inhaled a fly and it feels stuck in my bronchus.

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Mother Nature just pissed her pantsuit. Now I hear fire trucks.
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A friend of mine just gave me a 1998/99 Cannondale RT 1000 tandem. It's in excellent condition, but will get new saddles, handlebar tape, and clip-less pedals.
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