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02-02-20, 02:40 PM
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Time to ride.
Time to ride.
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02-02-20, 03:10 PM
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Ah, so nice to have my ass in my chairs.
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02-02-20, 03:27 PM
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02-02-20, 03:28 PM
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02-02-20, 03:34 PM
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02-02-20, 03:57 PM
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cowboy, steel horse, etc
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02-02-20, 04:02 PM
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My faster group tends to have crashes in July-August. I always assumed that was because speed and strength had exceeded handling skills by that time of year.
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02-02-20, 04:08 PM
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Before our ride this morning, I discovered that my front tire had taken fatal damage on last week's. As we had that pair of Gatorskins we found while moving, I went to use one to replace the front. Even just pulling it out of the package made it clear how nasty a tire it is. After struggling a minute to get it on, I grabbed a 25c GP4K and tossed that on. So much better, even just in hand.
02-02-20, 04:15 PM
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02-02-20, 04:20 PM
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02-02-20, 04:21 PM
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Hrrrumph. As I was unloading the bike, I noticed that a small patch of cords was visible on the rear tire, so the end is nigh. This is with only a hair over 2k miles on it, too - not great for a not-cheap tire. 
02-02-20, 04:35 PM
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02-02-20, 04:53 PM
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Oof. Got in 20 miles after not riding for a while.
Winds were straight from the west at 20mph gusting to around 30. Basically all of my routes are East/West dominant since there's not a lot of room to go North/South. So the first section was a 5 mile long slog directly into that headwind, making 8-10 mph was a struggle.
At least it made the return cruising along at 20-25 mph a whole lot of fun
Winds were straight from the west at 20mph gusting to around 30. Basically all of my routes are East/West dominant since there's not a lot of room to go North/South. So the first section was a 5 mile long slog directly into that headwind, making 8-10 mph was a struggle.
At least it made the return cruising along at 20-25 mph a whole lot of fun
02-02-20, 05:01 PM
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02-02-20, 05:10 PM
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Oh hey, does anyone have a solution for something like this? I'd like a system where there was a switch or button I could strap to AG's bike that would send a radio control to a couple of lights on mine. The idea would be to use them so that when I'm doing windbreaking duties, she can use it to request more or less speed, because I have no good sense of how much she has in her legs and have no chance of hearing her voice. It seems like a simple thing, but a quick Google is mostly finding smart home type stuff.
02-02-20, 05:12 PM
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smelling the roses
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02-02-20, 05:16 PM
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smelling the roses
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LAJ HOT! On fire, hot!
bampilot06 I use white bar tape on my Propel and have no trouble keeping it clean.
bampilot06 I use white bar tape on my Propel and have no trouble keeping it clean.
02-02-20, 05:19 PM
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Oh hey, does anyone have a solution for something like this? I'd like a system where there was a switch or button I could strap to AG's bike that would send a radio control to a couple of lights on mine. The idea would be to use them so that when I'm doing windbreaking duties, she can use it to request more or less speed, because I have no good sense of how much she has in her legs and have no chance of hearing her voice. It seems like a simple thing, but a quick Google is mostly finding smart home type stuff.
02-02-20, 05:19 PM
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Ah. I had a couple of Brooks saddles (maybe others in the distant past, come to think about it), but had to sell them (for a surprising amount) when they were still uncomfortable after more than two years. I certainly never developed any “catenary” in the sling. My father had one on his Rudge Sports and believed one must not ride anything else.
02-02-20, 05:22 PM
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In the nineties all next week, but
02-02-20, 05:25 PM
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02-02-20, 05:28 PM
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02-02-20, 05:30 PM
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Top Gun sequel? Bad Hollywood! Bad!
Where's my rolled-up newspaper?
Where's my rolled-up newspaper?
02-02-20, 05:32 PM
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02-02-20, 05:42 PM
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