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05-11-20, 09:06 AM
#5526
Super Modest
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05-11-20, 09:06 AM
#5527
Should Be More Popular
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05-11-20, 09:08 AM
#5528
Should Be More Popular
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05-11-20, 09:10 AM
#5529
serious cyclist
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05-11-20, 09:15 AM
#5530
VFL For Life
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Velo Vol thinks they only have clover.
Raisin bran is kind of sugary, but so good. #GuiltyPleasures
05-11-20, 09:22 AM
#5531
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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The northeast lawn and the backyard were desert landscaped (gravel) but we got enough rain this winter/spring that the weeds were terrible. Weedstop fabric had been put down under the gravel maybe 10 years ago, so it wasn't really doing anything anymore. At that point you gotta spray poison on it a couple times a year or get a propane flamethrower out to torch the yard. I decided growing Bermuda was easier, prettier, and cooler.
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05-11-20, 09:27 AM
#5532
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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Actually, not joking. Both the Saturn and the kids' car have a slow leak and we typically top them off for free at WaWa once/month.
But with COVID19 I probably need an air compressor to do this at home. Google says there are lots of battery-plug compressors in the $20-30 range. Tough to know which is best because all the on-line reviews have good and bad reviews. Anyone have a unit they like?? Maybe I should cross-post in carforums.net.
But with COVID19 I probably need an air compressor to do this at home. Google says there are lots of battery-plug compressors in the $20-30 range. Tough to know which is best because all the on-line reviews have good and bad reviews. Anyone have a unit they like?? Maybe I should cross-post in carforums.net.
Maybe I should look into a rebuild once I finish bringing the rest of the irrigation system into the 21st century.
05-11-20, 09:41 AM
#5533
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weather in albany is dreadful today.
05-11-20, 10:09 AM
#5534
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We had some showers here but the sun is out atm.
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05-11-20, 10:25 AM
#5535
Should Be More Popular
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I am also going to try CVRcade, it's from the founders of Zwift and apparently is more video-game in nature. Plus free!
05-11-20, 10:35 AM
#5537
serious cyclist
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05-11-20, 10:53 AM
#5539
Coffin Dodger
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Breakfast varys by the day, bagel and eggs, fruited pancakes, cinnamon raisin French toast...... all in moderation of course. 
05-11-20, 10:57 AM
#5540
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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Two Yukon golds cubed and fried in olive oil with white onion, rosemary, feta, and sea salt.
One over easy egg.
One slice bacon.
Cup of coffee with whole milk.
One over easy egg.
One slice bacon.
Cup of coffee with whole milk.
05-11-20, 10:59 AM
#5541
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05-11-20, 11:00 AM
#5542
serious cyclist
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I will say the biggest flaw with Rouvy is their focus on soul-crushing climbs, which don’t make for good training (especially on the trainer, potentially entering a death spiral). You can do them in training mode and drop the resistance, but I do wish they had more of their in-house, high-quality rides as 20-50 miles of pleasant riding instead of Col du Dedlegs. Many of the best courses for general riding are their user-submitted courses. Including the lovely Kona and Lake Placid IM courses.
05-11-20, 11:05 AM
#5543
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05-11-20, 11:20 AM
#5544
Coffin Dodger
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I will say the biggest flaw with Rouvy is their focus on soul-crushing climbs, which don’t make for good training (especially on the trainer, potentially entering a death spiral). You can do them in training mode and drop the resistance, but I do wish they had more of their in-house, high-quality rides as 20-50 miles of pleasant riding instead of Col du Dedlegs. Many of the best courses for general riding are their user-submitted courses. Including the lovely Kona and Lake Placid IM courses.
05-11-20, 11:33 AM
#5545
smelling the roses
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I feel good about my 54 RHR, at 67 years old. It's unlikely to get any better. I know trainsnorter has me beat, but I've never been more than just a casual, but serious cyclist
05-11-20, 11:39 AM
#5546
smelling the roses
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05-11-20, 11:44 AM
#5547
Should Be More Popular
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Dude.
Speaking of chemicals, I was listening to some music and "Break on Through to the Other Side" by The Doors came on.
It somehow seemed different to me. I figured it out....interesting....
In the second verse, the original album and single release has Jim Morrison singing "She gets...." 4 times with a break between each one.
The version I heard has him say "She gets HIGH!" four times.
Turns out, the original version is what I heard, but the record label CENSORED that out and all subsequent versions of the song until the 1990's was played that way. So the censored version sounds "right" to many listeners and the uncensored one sounds almost "wrong."
I still think censors are stupid, but makes for an interesting talking point.
#NowYouKnowTheRestOfTheStory
Speaking of chemicals, I was listening to some music and "Break on Through to the Other Side" by The Doors came on.
It somehow seemed different to me. I figured it out....interesting....
In the second verse, the original album and single release has Jim Morrison singing "She gets...." 4 times with a break between each one.
The version I heard has him say "She gets HIGH!" four times.
Turns out, the original version is what I heard, but the record label CENSORED that out and all subsequent versions of the song until the 1990's was played that way. So the censored version sounds "right" to many listeners and the uncensored one sounds almost "wrong."
I still think censors are stupid, but makes for an interesting talking point.
#NowYouKnowTheRestOfTheStory
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05-11-20, 12:04 PM
#5548
Senior Member
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Mine's 48 right now which is a little higher than normal but I was just arguing politics on FB so I'm a little agitated. I just turned 66.
05-11-20, 12:11 PM
#5549
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I don't have a heat rate tracker, so I just tried to measure my heart rate sitting here at my desk.
My heart rate increases noticeable when I breath in. Never noticed that before
Dr. Google says I have a sinus arrhythmia and I'm not going to die (at least immediately, from this).
Weird.
My heart rate increases noticeable when I breath in. Never noticed that before
Dr. Google says I have a sinus arrhythmia and I'm not going to die (at least immediately, from this).
Weird.
05-11-20, 12:14 PM
#5550
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What's this thread about?
My knee is not loving the running this year (or the end of last) so I think I might just dust off my bike for an outdoor ride after work today. First in over a year according to Strava. I hope I remember how to ride it...
My knee is not loving the running this year (or the end of last) so I think I might just dust off my bike for an outdoor ride after work today. First in over a year according to Strava. I hope I remember how to ride it...