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rjones28 04-27-20 07:32 AM


Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 21441362)
Nope.

To move up the Strava leaderboard.

Unfortunately he was walking and the activity didn't count.

:cry:

abshipp 04-27-20 07:34 AM


Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 21441362)
Unfortunately he was walking and the activity didn't count.

Poor chicken.


WhyFi 04-27-20 07:57 AM

Very weird. Last night, I experienced one of those last page lockouts and couldn't see page 154 on PC/Chrome. I can now see the new last page, page 155, but still can't access page 154. Odd.

BillyD 04-27-20 10:41 AM


Originally Posted by MoAlpha (Post 21440396)
BillyD caught me pissing in the COVID punch bowl.

:bang:

Must Not Go Back

Such low-hanging fruit, that's just harmful advice.

BillyD 04-27-20 10:43 AM


Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 21440569)
Rough waters there, eh?

Good one.

BillyD 04-27-20 10:55 AM


Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 21440820)
<===Thinks inflammatory arthritis research should be the top priority

I hear ya, but ...

< = = Thinks Lyme disease research should be the top priority.

Velo Vol 04-27-20 10:57 AM

The tractor I drive on the lawn is not this fancy. #Farming seedsbelize


BillyD 04-27-20 10:58 AM


Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 21440821)

Don't tempt me. I could scoot right up there in 3 hours, maybe less since the roads are empty.

BillyD 04-27-20 11:00 AM


Originally Posted by seedsbelize (Post 21440863)
Same

It's not for everybody.

LAJ 04-27-20 11:03 AM


Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 21441787)
I hear ya, but ...

< = = Thinks Lyme disease research should be the top priority.

Do you like raspberries?

MoAlpha 04-27-20 11:06 AM


Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 21441759)
Such low-hanging fruit, that's just harmful advice.

I think it's actually kind of pathetic and there's only one of them. Not a fit occasion for black belt level Troll-Fu.

LAJ 04-27-20 11:11 AM


Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 21441790)
The tractor I drive on the lawn is not this fancy. #Farming seedsbelize

https://twitter.com/AGofTheWorld/sta...65311269273602

I'm certain the church lawn divided by a driveway doesn't need precise satellite navigation to determine a straight cut, even though straight lines are nice.

rjones28 04-27-20 11:13 AM


Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 21441433)
Very weird. Last night, I experienced one of those last page lockouts and couldn't see page 154 on PC/Chrome. I can now see the new last page, page 155, but still can't access page 154. Odd.

Move along, nothing to see here.

WhyFi 04-27-20 11:32 AM


Originally Posted by rjones28 (Post 21441828)
Move along, nothing to see here.

So I didn't miss anything, eh?

WhyFi 04-27-20 11:37 AM

What are those skinny, little shift cable tubes called and how do I get my hands on one? The FD shifting effort on the Domane was never as light as the Haanjo or the Cervelo, and I'm thinking that it may have been because it didn't have one of those tubes and the cable was rubbing the frame and seeing increased friction.

WhyFi 04-27-20 11:44 AM


Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 21441881)
What are those skinny, little shift cable tubes called and how do I get my hands on one? The FD shifting effort on the Domane was never as light as the Haanjo or the Cervelo, and I'm thinking that it may have been because it didn't have one of those tubes and the cable was rubbing the frame and seeing increased friction.

....and never mind. I found a section of cable housing, cut it open and took the liner from there. :D

Velo Vol 04-27-20 11:44 AM


Originally Posted by LAJ (Post 21441820)
I'm certain the church lawn divided by a driveway doesn't need precise satellite navigation to determine a straight cut, even though straight lines are nice.

It would be a nice feature to have, though. I could program the route and spend the time meditating.

Bah Humbug 04-27-20 11:44 AM


Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 21441787)
I hear ya, but ...

< = = Thinks Lyme disease research should be the top priority.

The thing that typically clears up with a Z-pack or some penicillin?

LesterOfPuppets 04-27-20 11:50 AM


Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 21441895)
It would be a nice feature to have, though. I could program the route and spend the time meditating.

Mowing of lawns is meditational in itself in my experience.

Velo Vol 04-27-20 11:51 AM


Originally Posted by BillyD (Post 21441787)
I hear ya, but ...

< = = Thinks Lyme disease research should be the top priority.

Google says 30,000 Americans get it a year.

1.3 million people have RA.

abshipp 04-27-20 11:54 AM


Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 21441893)
....and never mind. I found a section of cable housing, cut it open and took the liner from there. :D

Kudos, but I'm still confused. Does the cable go around the outside of the BB shell with no guides? I've seen that done with steel frames, but there's still usually a groove cast in to the BB shell.

The lightest front shifting I've ever experienced is with the Dura-Ace 7900 levers on my Trek. There's a spring inside the lever that offsets most of the FD return spring tension, and it feels like there's nothing connected to the shifter at all. I'm still getting used to it, even after 200 miles. It always feels like I'm going to throw the chain off the outside of the big ring.

MoAlpha 04-27-20 12:00 PM


Originally Posted by Bah Humbug (Post 21441896)
The thing that typically clears up with a Z-pack or some penicillin?

Don't go there.

WhyFi 04-27-20 12:01 PM


Originally Posted by abshipp (Post 21441909)
Kudos, but I'm still confused. Does the cable go around the outside of the BB shell with no guides? I've seen that done with steel frames, but there's usually a groove cast in to the BB shell.

There's a black plastic guide on the bottom of the BB, but it doesn't extend the entirety of the cable contact; the cable sits in a groove where the cable comes up between the chainstays, but that looks to be... frame. No slickery treatment of any kind that I can see.


Originally Posted by abshipp (Post 21441909)
The lightest front shifting I've ever experienced is with the Dura-Ace 7900 levers on my Trek. There's a spring inside the lever that offsets most of the FD return spring tension, and it feels like there's nothing connected to the shifter at all. I'm still getting used to it, even after 200 miles.

Yup, that's what it's like on the Haanjo and Cervelo - very light.

MoAlpha 04-27-20 12:03 PM


Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 21441881)
What are those skinny, little shift cable tubes called and how do I get my hands on one? The FD shifting effort on the Domane was never as light as the Haanjo or the Cervelo, and I'm thinking that it may have been because it didn't have one of those tubes and the cable was rubbing the frame and seeing increased friction.


Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 21441893)
....and never mind. I found a section of cable housing, cut it open and took the liner from there. :D

Thanks for the idea. I was wondering too. Even with that stuff, the front action on my R3 is not exactly light. Might benefit from a schpritz of PTFE.

rjones28 04-27-20 12:09 PM


Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 21441895)
It would be a nice feature to have, though. I could program the route and spend the time meditating.

Careful what you wish for. Terra-bots are coming for your job.

https://www.irobot.com/terra


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