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I'd have to check the annexation maps, but I think that's actually Peoria. The CAP canal kept house construction to the north of the canal at bay for a while, but it has begun.

WhyFi

06-16-20 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by kissTheApex (Post 21537855)

And they had no idea where the cover sheets were :roflmao2:

If only they had a stapler.

MoAlpha

06-16-20 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 21537833)

I started with quill stems, downtube shifters, and toe clips. I do not have nostalgia for them.

Nor for freewheels, ****ty rims, non-anatomical saddles, hairnets, wool shorts with real chamois, leather soles with nailed-on cleats...

Velo Vol

06-16-20 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by noodle soup (Post 21537869)

https://youtu.be/0flsg4GMQxQ

This reminds me--I think I'm just doing the bare minimum to be a road cyclist. Sad.

indyfabz

06-16-20 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by kissTheApex (Post 21537852)

I’m embarrassed to to say, I’m shorter and fatter :(.

I’m the same height and I’m bigger-boned.

Velo Vol

06-16-20 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by MoAlpha (Post 21537887)

Nor for freewheels, ****ty rims, non-anatomical saddles, hairnets, wool shorts with real chamois, leather soles with nailed-on cleats...

wut

LesterOfPuppets

06-16-20 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by noodle soup (Post 21537663)

10 miles from home, and I’ve never seen that.

I just found out about it yesterday. Figured I had to go check it out ASAP.

datlas

06-16-20 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug (Post 21537793)

I see.

Understanding the irony re: music from yesterday, I quite like the cycling technology from when I started. Ten speeds on the back, English threading, rim brakes, and everything simple. Except of course, I'd have those feelings about quill stems and nine speeds if I'd started a few years sooner, or pressfit bottom brackets if I'd started a few years later. It's all an illusion.

LesterOfPuppets

06-16-20 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 21537892)

wut

They fell out of favour because you could never catch a bald man with a hairnet on.

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...505f859548.jpg

datlas

06-16-20 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 21537892)

wut

Hairnet refers to the leather “helmets” of yesteryear.

rjones28

06-16-20 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets (Post 21537909)

They fell out of favour because you could never catch a bald man with a hairnet on.

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...505f859548.jpg

… or spinaci bars.

WhyFi

06-16-20 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by datlas (Post 21537913)

Hairnet refers to the leather “helmets” of yesteryear.

Specialized also makes an Airnet helmet, with a nod to the hairnet design of yesteryear. Actually looks like a good helmet and good value.

Trsnrtr

06-16-20 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 21537833)

I started with quill stems, downtube shifters, and toe clips. I do not have nostalgia for them.

Same and nor do I.

Trsnrtr

06-16-20 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by kissTheApex (Post 21537852)

I’m embarrassed to to say, I’m shorter and fatter :(.

Yep.

Trsnrtr

06-16-20 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by MoAlpha (Post 21537887)

Nor for freewheels, ****ty rims, non-anatomical saddles, hairnets, wool shorts with real chamois, leather soles with nailed-on cleats...

Now, you’re just rubbing it in. :D

big john

06-16-20 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 21537833)

I started with quill stems, downtube shifters, and toe clips. I do not have nostalgia for them.

I can deal with the stems and shifters but toe-clips are evil foot torture devices.

Trsnrtr

06-16-20 06:27 PM

My first year racing kit:

Hairnet - check
Wool Jersey - check
Cleated shoes - check
Crochet back leather gloves - check

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...c27f51e74.jpeg

LesterOfPuppets

06-16-20 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 21537833)

I started with quill stems, downtube shifters, and toe clips. I do not have nostalgia for them.

I still love quill stems and DT shifters.

bampilot06

06-16-20 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 21537889)

This reminds me--I think I'm just doing the bare minimum to be a road cyclist. Sad.

You’re a road cyclist?? This whole time I thought you were just a walker.

bampilot06

06-16-20 07:02 PM

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...73658626f.jpeg

Couldnt ride today due to water leaking from the sky, so I did the only other logical thing I could think of. I set this bad boy up for my offspring. She loves aquariums, and at two years old she calls the movie finding nemo “anemone”, so this should bring her some joy.

bampilot06

06-16-20 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets (Post 21537599)

Hahaha! I've thought about riding out there from Flag.

But nope. Vistancia. https://goo.gl/maps/rcaXQvErMju9AmaR6

I got pulled over in flag when driving from Va beach to bull head. I was doing 120 down the mountain and a cop was sitting in the medium. I saw a flash of blue and instantly slammed on the brakes and pulled over. He was this good ole boy cop, bout to retire. He laughed at me and said that he never saw anyone pull over so fast. He wasn’t even going to chase me, he just turned his lights on to scare me. All I got was a warning, it was a pretty cool experience. And blink says nobody likes you when your 23.

Velo Vol

06-16-20 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Trsnrtr (Post 21537965)

My first year racing kit:

You people are old.

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Originally Posted by bampilot06 (Post 21538005)

You’re a road cyclist?? This whole time I thought you were just a walker.

I'm a Strava user without an activity.

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