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#1327
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
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Union Pacific had something like 1500 steam locomotives on the roster in 1940s.
Sad thing is looking post 1945 at the number retired per year.
The locomotives would either be on the rails, or in the roundhouse, or in the shop - because they needed A LOT of maintenance - or on sidings and in railyards. That 1500 is JUST Union Pacific.
Sad thing is looking post 1945 at the number retired per year.
The locomotives would either be on the rails, or in the roundhouse, or in the shop - because they needed A LOT of maintenance - or on sidings and in railyards. That 1500 is JUST Union Pacific.
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#1332
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This is our third 20+ mph day in a row, not to mention terrible gusts, too. So, it was a shock when my wife suggested getting the tandem out for a 23 miler. We had to stop twice for her to stretch her back but she seemed in good spirits afterward or at least I didn't get scolded. I think that I'll take our CoMotion off the market for now.
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#1333
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Shouldn’t all of our bottle cages be getting lighter year by year just from wear and sublimation?
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#1335
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#1336
So it is
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Same with tires. I had a PR on one of my rides a couple of weeks ago and a day or two later, a friend pointed out that my tires had cords showing. My first thought was, that explains why I was flying - light tires.
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#1340
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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VFL For Life
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#1342
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#1343
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#1344
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#1345
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#1346
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I have an old water bottle that got so thin my finger went through the side of it.
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#1348
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Speaking of cages, I used to use the old Tacx cages that had a plastic loop at the bottom to support the bottle. If you hit a bump hard enough a full bottle will break through the loop. Happened at least 4 times before I stopped using them. The other thing is they don't grip the bottle, it just sits in there, so they can launch a bottle if the plastic thing doesn't break. Launched one in an intersection when I was chasing and I tried to pin it against the frame and it locked up the rear wheel. Thought I was going to have an epic high-side crash but my cat-like geriatric reflexes saved the day. Or dumb luck did.
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