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Originally Posted by genejockey
(Post 22458650)
Sadly, I'm so old that wine coolers came out several years after I'd already been drinking legally. OUR underage drinking was either cheap beer, or cheap fruity wines like Annie Green Springs. Yeesh.
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
(Post 22458322)
*smh*
A couple of weeks ago a a guy was shot and lay dying on the street. Video footage shows two un-involved people going through the dying man's pockets. Stay classy, Philly. https://nypost.com/2022/03/18/philly...-mans-pockets/ |
Originally Posted by seedsbelize2
(Post 22458857)
Richards Wild Irish Rose
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...0263f9bb47.jpg |
Originally Posted by LAJ
(Post 22458874)
Let's not forget about Buddy the cat.
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
(Post 22458880)
Or "Pinky the Cat". Look him up on YouTube. The owner of the video has prevented it from being on other website.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
(Post 22458581)
I'm thinking about retiring from road cycling and moving to a safer recreation, like seedsbelize did. It used to be that when people talked about off-road cycling, they meant mountain biking. There's a pretty good place to ride one 10 or so miles away. Now I guess gravel bikes are popular. Not sure where I'd ride that. On the MUP? Either way, I need to get off the roads.
The sprawl thing is 100% true, but the only time you're going to hear me talk about gravel riding is on April 1. SMH. |
Originally Posted by rjones28
(Post 22458655)
So, fewer houses near me than 5 years ago. :)
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize2
(Post 22458856)
Not even bi-curious?
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Originally Posted by LAJ
(Post 22458886)
Holy crap. A bit different than Buddy, who's recovering nicely. Pinky needs a straightjacket.
Actually, he probably was/is but was just overwhelmed with all that was going on around him. |
Originally Posted by WhyFi
(Post 22458635)
What's the population of the metro area? Where are other serious cyclists in the area riding? Does the terrain compound issues with funneling traffic and whatnot? And do you not have shoulders in the quasi-north?
There's been a lot of development in the Twin Cities, but it really hasn't impacted riding that much - plenty of roads with ample shoulders so that the 40+ mph roads without shoulders can be avoided. It does take a while to get out to some open roads, but you can still string together some decent rides within the metro. Then there's the extensive network of MUPs (which I tend to avoid) and the gravel roads (which are fun, but I don't like to drive for a ride). Like I said, where you really notice it is when riding away from town (west). When I started riding there was some subdivision growth, but then the Great Recession hit and that really tamped down on sprawl for almost a decade. Now it's back. So, the point at which you can "relax" on the rides is now a few miles further out. It's annoying. |
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Duluth shipping news (from a couple days ago)
The Arthur M Anderson, the last ship in contact with the Edmund Fitzgerald, arrives. |
Originally Posted by Velo Vol
(Post 22458888)
Ever ask yourself why that might be?
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...9bb02bfde7.png |
Originally Posted by rjones28
(Post 22458988)
It's obvious. To make room for horse pastures.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
(Post 22458994)
If I sat down at a cafeteria table and all the people nearby got up and left, it would prompt me to do some introspection.
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Did NOT think they'd have gone with this one, and paid for it.
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Ugh, okay - I get the April Fool's ire. A day later and my morning Google news feed is chocked full of dumb spoofs.
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Back to normal.
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
(Post 22458784)
The one time I really had to jump my daughter’s arse was when I used her car to make a Sam’s run for her high school graduation party, and a bottle of Fireball rolled out from under the seat.
I thought we had taught her better. |
In PHX again next week.
Almost died yesterday. might be a little dramatic but it def scared the **** out of me. It was super windy, but I only had one day home and wanted to ride even if it was a short one. I took madone which prolly was not the best choice with the wind and all. I didn’t get blown around too much but I was descending a hill, tucked in instead of pedaling. At the bottom of the hill there is a small lake to the left so it’s wide open. As soon as I reached the open area the wind coming off the lake grabbed my front wheel and blew me laterally like 4 feet. A car had passed me seconds before and for some reason I happened to take the center of the road again, if I had no done that I doubt I would be writing this. |
Originally Posted by seedsbelize2
(Post 22458856)
Not even bi-curious?
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
(Post 22458892)
"He's a very loving cat."
Actually, he probably was/is but was just overwhelmed with all that was going on around him. |
Originally Posted by Velo Vol
(Post 22459000)
To be clear, this never happened to me in real life, obviously.
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Newport-Bermuda ride is getting its bottom filled, faired, and covered with hard, racing paint. Excuses for poor performance are evaporating rapidly.
Hooray for the filthy rich! https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...f13be075c8.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...6f002cffa1.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...2d729d3f20.jpg |
Originally Posted by Velo Vol
(Post 22459000)
To be clear, this never happened to me in real life, obviously.
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Originally Posted by BillyD
(Post 22459114)
Negatory. Are you?
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
(Post 22458784)
The one time I really had to jump my daughter’s arse was when I used her car to make a Sam’s run for her high school graduation party, and a bottle of Fireball rolled out from under the seat.
I thought we had taught her better. |
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