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#3526
VFL For Life
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#3527
Administrator
Thread Starter
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Location: Hudson Valley, NY
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Bikes: Merlin Cyrene '04; Bridgestone RB-1 '92
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I tried out a beard several times, mostly in the 70s and 80s, never kept one for very long. Once significant whiteage started showing up that was the end of that. You couldn't pay me to sport an all white beard now.
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#3528
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Lake effect flurries are reaching us on this super windy day.
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#3529
serious cyclist
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Austin
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Bikes: S1, R2, P2
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Must be the beard, but your face looks much taller here than in your other pics.
#3531
smelling the roses
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Tixkokob, Yucatán, México
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Bikes: 79 Trek 930, 80 Trek 414, 84 Schwinn Letour Luxe (coupled), 92 Schwinn Paramount PDG 5
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Actually, I live in Paradise. One of these days we'll get two days in a row without rain. And, eventually, four months without rain, and without untoward heat
But that day is not this day.
But that day is not this day.
#3535
Senior Member
The tire lets the studs go in farther. I measured 10 studs each on a couple of tires, and started to re stud a tire. with a stud count close to three hundred on one tire, I stopped and just bought more tires.
The pointed studs on the Schwalbe ice spiker pro tires wear quickly, he point becomes s mushroom head. The Nokian studs start out as a cylinder and the edge wears, but the studs don't get measurably shorter. Only a few thousands by my dial caliper. Inover a couple of decades I did not loose any Nokian studs, but lost a few Schwalbe studs.
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#3536
smelling the roses
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On this cold rainy morning I'm craving a second cup of instant. But that would preclude an afternoon cup, as I:m limiting myself to two for the day. What to do?
I no longer either crave or desire a brewed cup.
I suppose I could get to work. That would end the craving. Possibly
I no longer either crave or desire a brewed cup.
I suppose I could get to work. That would end the craving. Possibly
#3537
VFL For Life
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#3538
Should Be More Popular
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
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Bikes: 1986 Alpine (steel road bike), 2009 Ti Habenero, 2013 Specialized Roubaix
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My sister's kid is in their mid-20's and already going grey. Must be in the DNA.
#3539
So it is
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Location: Westminster, CO
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#3540
Silver Comet Fred
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#3541
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#3542
Should Be More Popular
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#3543
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I was going to mention these, but they are a little chunky... then again, it's not like he's got much by way of hills to contend with.
#3544
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#3545
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Doc wants me to come in to check my COPD, etc. Had to go for a blood draw Friday and there was a Karen there at the lab. They keep the door locked and you wait outside until they come to get you and it's appointment only. She (the Karen) was in line behind me and when she heard she couldn't be seen because she didn't have an appointment she went ballistic
. When a patient came out she stood against the door so it couldn't be closed and proclaimed she wasn't leaving until she got her blood draw.
She demanded to see the manager and was informed there was no manager, just a phlebotomist, so she demanded to see the phlebotomist. She was ranting about stupid stuff when I was taken inside and another woman in line was encouraging her. I tried to ignore the whole situation and didn't speak up, even though she was directing some of her crap in my direction as if I was going to back her up.
. When a patient came out she stood against the door so it couldn't be closed and proclaimed she wasn't leaving until she got her blood draw.
She demanded to see the manager and was informed there was no manager, just a phlebotomist, so she demanded to see the phlebotomist. She was ranting about stupid stuff when I was taken inside and another woman in line was encouraging her. I tried to ignore the whole situation and didn't speak up, even though she was directing some of her crap in my direction as if I was going to back her up.
#3546
Should Be More Popular
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#3547
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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#3548
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Lots of greys here in Addiction, apparently.
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#3549
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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#3550
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