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Old 10-06-20, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Anything other than asphalt/concrete does not count as a road cycling road.
I am confident you believe that.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Anything other than asphalt/concrete does not count as a road cycling road.
Sounds like you've had a rough day. This should cheer you up. Enjoy.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Anything other than asphalt/concrete does not count as a road cycling road.
you forgot pavé

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I'm sure this is driven by insurance reimbursement rates. They (Ins. Co.) don't want to pay the high rate guy to do entry level work so they force it to happen by reimbursing in a manner so that the care is delivered in the most cost efficient way. It makes sense as long as it doesn't force the entry level staff to do work above their pay grade. If you were getting a will written you would want the paralegal to paint by numbers and then have attorney review, adjust and revise and take much less time and passing the savings on to you.
Agree and the health care policy and economics Scrooge in me says bully! However, this is a significant twist of the ratchet in the direction of greater risk and our eyes should be open. For a while, when I was getting my care through the military, I had an NP as a primary provider and never saw a doc for anything routine. We disliked each other, but she was okay.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
you forgot pavé
Gross.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Gross.
It's a paved road.
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Old 10-06-20, 08:19 PM
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It appears Bike magazine is no more. Been a subscriber since their inception in 1994 when Cyclist or some other mag went away. Maybe it was Bicycle Guide.
https://www.bikemag.com/news/goodbye-for-now/
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Originally Posted by phrantic09
RIP Eddie Van Halen
RIP. #cyclingcontent

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Nishiki Alien?
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Old 10-06-20, 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by big john
Tried smearing peanut butter as bait?
Yes! That's his favorite snack. I put it under and around the trigger. He HAS to get his head in there to get it!!
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Old 10-06-20, 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by big john
Nishiki Alien?
Yep. 1989 I think.
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Guess you need three water bottles when you have the 600 millilitre ones Looks like Eddie had a small MBA one and a generic slightly larger one.
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I have a Yokota knockoff from around that era. "See, our downtube is straight. We didn't copy you."

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This was in the same folder as that pic. I miss this Zwift map.

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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
I have a Yokota knockoff from around that era. "See, our downtube is straight. We didn't copy you."

How many bikes DO you have??
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Nice road. Got passed by one old timer with a dog in the front seat.


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Dang, really slow morning. We have a nice day ahead for riding but I’m currently watching the Giro and enjoying coffee. We did manage a short 18-19 mile tandem ride yesterday. My wife was a trooper and didn’t say much about her back until the ride was over. She said the flattish ride was pretty much the limit for her back and that’s fine. She keeps trying.

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Originally Posted by genejockey
The bottoms almost look to be past flat. Could be an illusion.

I got rid of my older bars over the last few months, replacing all 3 with short reach/short drop bars where I'm more comfortable in the drops and the ramp is flat to very slightly down, with the bottoms level or darn near. I find that much more comfortable than the old bars I had on them.
It's an illusion, the front wheel is slightly low.

Have you used anything other than the Soma Highway One? Flat ramp 26.0 bars aren't exactly scarce, but it looks like the main players are limited to Nitto or Soma. I'm waffling between the HWY One and the Nitto Noodle. The Soma Roundwise looks like it could be an okay option as well.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
Yep. 1989 I think.
I had a Nishiki Colorado. Nicest riding fully rigid mtb I ever rode. After the frame broke I had a Trek 7000 series, the most brutal, unyielding, bone jarring mtb ever.
Seems to happen with me, one extreme to the other.
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Post #544 should be instructive for MoAlpha
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I'm going to try riding one of my road bikes on the mup today. Yesterday I ride the mtb around the neighborhood for 1.5 hours. Ribs/back didn't bother me at all but the groin/hip thing hurt when I stopped, stood on the pedals, or just getting on or off the bike. I lowered the dropper which helped. Didn't seem to cause any negatives, so we'll see about the road bike this a.m.
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Originally Posted by abshipp
It's an illusion, the front wheel is slightly low.

Have you used anything other than the Soma Highway One? Flat ramp 26.0 bars aren't exactly scarce, but it looks like the main players are limited to Nitto or Soma. I'm waffling between the HWY One and the Nitto Noodle. The Soma Roundwise looks like it could be an okay option as well.
Nah. I like the one Highway One on the Battiglin so much I put one on the Ritchey. Then I got a Zipp bar for the Bianchi, since it's 31.8, because the drop on the old ITM bar was EVEN DEEPER than the Cinelli Nerve I'd had on the Battaglin.



That's with the old bar. Reach/Drop on the old bar is something like 88/154. Zipp is 70/128.
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That's also with the old crank and old wheels. I really need to take a pic of the refreshed Bonky.
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Originally Posted by genejockey
Nah. I like the one Highway One on the Battiglin so much I put one on the Ritchey. Then I got a Zipp bar for the Bianchi, since it's 31.8, because the drop on the old ITM bar was EVEN DEEPER than the Cinelli Nerve I'd had on the Battaglin.

That's with the old bar. Reach/Drop on the old bar is something like 88/154. Zipp is 70/128.
Gotcha. That bar certainly has it's devotees.

I've still got the super deep drops from my old Tempo.

I seriously miss this bike:

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