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Originally Posted by WhyFi
(Post 22560116)
Busy family day, today, and my travel coffee solution arrived yesterday, so I decided to take the day off from the bike, sleep in to a gloriously late 6:15am, and brew some coffee.
I ended up with a Clever Dripper instead of the Hario Switch; same concept, slightly different implementation (the Clever came several years before the Switch). First cups have been good, but I need to get my ratios down and I don't have a scale. Bah humbug. Family activities today will be right up my son's alley: boat tour of the harbor, including close-ups of Navy ships, and an Air & Space museum visit. Oh, and a donut shop visit for me :D you will be in the general area. Go to Donuts on a stick. that’s the name, they have ice cream too. |
I had to close up the entire east side of the house, a few minutes ago, due to an idling diesel rig blessing us with it's effluvium. I finally walked out there to find a tractor/trailer rig with a police escort attempting to turn around. Our house is at the butt end of the street. My wife told me she sat behind a different effort, on a different day. I guess they just have to get as close as they can. Or perhaps they use it as a training exercise.
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
(Post 22560228)
The new madone looks pretty awesome.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
(Post 22560098)
Man, I'm the exact opposite - I can't sleep when it's too quiet and absolutely need the white noise of a fan.
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
(Post 22560228)
The new madone looks pretty awesome.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
(Post 22560098)
Man, I'm the exact opposite - I can't sleep when it's too quiet and absolutely need the white noise of a fan.
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Can't believe it's Q3 already.
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Originally Posted by BillyD
(Post 22560315)
That's cuz you used to live in NY. :lol:
The first night, we couldn't sleep. Too quiet. |
Originally Posted by Trsnrtr
(Post 22560106)
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
(Post 22560098)
Man, I'm the exact opposite - I can't sleep when it's too quiet and absolutely need the white noise of a fan.
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Originally Posted by phrantic09
(Post 22560300)
Pretty pricey too. 8 grand for 105?!
Originally Posted by seedsbelize2
(Post 22560214)
They're not making multi tools out of hardened steel anymore?
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Originally Posted by phrantic09
(Post 22560300)
Pretty pricey too. 8 grand for 105?!
You are paying 8 grand for the R in SLR, not for the 105. Price will come back down eventually. |
There will be a Madone SL with 105 Di2 some day. Prolly just like Bams, but with different drive trains. Prolly less than Bam paid, too.
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Originally Posted by big john
(Post 22560208)
This will be our 6th Fourth of July at this house. In the past there have been fireworks for weeks before and after the holiday. An absurd amount of fireworks. This year has been mostly quiet. A few loud explosions, sure, but the nightly house rattling, car alarm triggering barrage has been absent. My neighbor mentioned this lack of "world war three" as he put it and the only thing we could think of is it must be money. People are not buying the rockets or not driving to wherever they have to go to get them.
For years the city has had a hot line and supposedly enforcement but it never mattered. I suppose it's possible they are hoarding their munitions for a hellish weekend ahead. We shall see. Enforcement of illegal fireworks activity is pretty ineffective. By the time cops show up in response to a report, people are long gone. |
Originally Posted by bampilot06
(Post 22560365)
You are paying 8 grand for the R in SLR, not for the 105.
Price will come back down eventually. |
Originally Posted by big john
(Post 22560516)
What does the R mean? Is it a different frame?
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
(Post 22559641)
We had a cold front come through this week. Temp is down to 98 right now. Will ride about 7:00 as it should cool off to about 96 by then.
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Somehow my browser logged me out of BF. I got a glimpse of all the ads that non-paying members get. What a distraction!
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Originally Posted by big john
(Post 22560516)
What does the R mean? Is it a different frame?
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Originally Posted by ls01
(Post 22560566)
Brrrr, put on a sweater...
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Originally Posted by datlas
(Post 22560568)
Somehow my browser logged me out of BF. I got a glimpse of all the ads that non-paying members get. What a distraction!
It keeps me up at night. |
Originally Posted by WhyFi
(Post 22560526)
SLR are their best frames in a given model: best carbon/layup, often with features and/or geometry options not available in the SL.
Im really interested in what the new emonda will look like and how light it will be in the future. |
Opening lines describe the current weather conditions here.
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Originally Posted by big john
(Post 22560208)
This will be our 6th Fourth of July at this house. In the past there have been fireworks for weeks before and after the holiday. An absurd amount of fireworks. This year has been mostly quiet.
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When I was a wee bairn, we had a railroad track within 500' of my bed room window and a train would wake me up every night. I found the sound comforting. Many of the railroads have disappeared in my area and I miss the rumbling sound. Don't miss the crossings, though.
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
(Post 22560624)
You know...I didn't think about it until I read your post but the same is true here. Two years ago was probably the worst, with last year being better. I don't think I have heard anything at all while out on my back deck. During the height of the pandemic there seemed like constant fireworks weeks before the holiday and for a good while afterwards. People were even shooting off rockets before dark, which seemed stupid to me.
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Originally Posted by Trsnrtr
(Post 22560625)
When I was a wee bairn, we had a railroad track within 500' of my bed room window and a train would wake me up every night. I found the sound comforting. Many of the railroads have disappeared in my area and I miss the rumbling sound. Don't miss the crossings, though.
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
(Post 22560601)
Weight savings typically were not much. I think the new frame saves a lot of weight. Havnt gotten a chance to really do any research other than drool over the picture.
Im really interested in what the new emonda will look like and how light it will be in the future. |
Originally Posted by bampilot06
(Post 22560601)
Weight savings typically were not much. I think the new frame saves a lot of weight. Havnt gotten a chance to really do any research other than drool over the picture.
Im really interested in what the new emonda will look like and how light it will be in the future. Brought up the desire for a lighter bike again as it seemed the door might be a bit open. If there was a crack, it was quickly slammed shut in my face. |
Originally Posted by Mojo31
(Post 22560647)
New frame and bars supposedly shed 300 grams. Gets it down to Emonda SL weight. Supposedly.
Brought up the desire for a lighter bike again as it seemed the door might be a bit open. If there was a crack, it was quickly slammed shut in my face. Go out and buy the damned thing! |
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