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05-07-14, 09:18 AM
Making a kilometer blurry
That's what I did to mount bikes in my VW bus. I just pulled the axles out of a few dead old hubs, used some scrap angle iron cutoff to make 90° brackets, drilled them, and used two outboard cone nuts to hold the axle in place.
05-07-14, 09:25 AM
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Tour of California is in town. Fueled up next to one of the Team Sky Jaguars this AM. Sharp car with a whole lot of rack space for 6 bikes or so up top.
05-07-14, 09:43 AM
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the car is called a "sportbrake"
comes in RWD to boot. too bad they aint planning on selling it here (not that i'd buy it over a Volvo V60)
comes in RWD to boot. too bad they aint planning on selling it here (not that i'd buy it over a Volvo V60)
05-07-14, 09:53 AM
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05-07-14, 09:55 AM
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05-07-14, 09:57 AM
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05-07-14, 10:09 AM
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speaking of tour of calif, something I think is pretty cool about bike racing is that there are 5 people on the start list that I've been in races against and have a teammate that rolled in a winning break with one of them last august. I think it's pretty neat that as a 40 something never was I was in the same competition as those at the top level of the sport.
05-07-14, 11:51 AM
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speaking of tour of calif, something I think is pretty cool about bike racing is that there are 5 people on the start list that I've been in races against and have a teammate that rolled in a winning break with one of them last august. I think it's pretty neat that as a 40 something never was I was in the same competition as those at the top level of the sport.
05-07-14, 11:58 AM
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It will work just fine on carbon. Maybe a bit coarser would be good.
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05-07-14, 12:22 PM
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05-07-14, 12:27 PM
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I chatted with the defending Vuelta champ on a local ride once.
05-07-14, 12:33 PM
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they canceled the god damn gran fondo due to a 40% chance of rain? wtffacepalmargghhhhh
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I've had three events this weekend alter details that made it impossible for me to do them.
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I've had three events this weekend alter details that made it impossible for me to do them.
05-07-14, 01:02 PM
Making a kilometer blurry
05-07-14, 01:07 PM
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05-07-14, 01:11 PM
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ah. no can do. home at whatever time doesn't matter Had CRCA had a masters race to start I'd have planned my weekend around it. The issue is that given the initial plan we made dinner reservations at a steakhouse in NY for my son's birthday on Saturday night. Home too late, eating the wrong food for a race lower on my list of priorities than my kid's birthday.
05-07-14, 01:20 PM
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05-07-14, 01:43 PM
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05-07-14, 01:45 PM
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A current ToC rider has won 3 of the last 4 races I've been in. Same dude, I mean.
05-07-14, 02:02 PM
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was it eventservices who made a video of domestic pros struggling to get back on the peloton after taking a pee brake during the toc?
if that wasn't a clear demonstration of the difference between us and euro, i don't know what is.
if that wasn't a clear demonstration of the difference between us and euro, i don't know what is.
05-07-14, 02:38 PM
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This was during the neutralized parade laps at the start of a Philly.
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05-07-14, 03:09 PM
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Sweet my PT had a cancellation and I get to see them tomorrow afternoon.
05-07-14, 03:09 PM
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