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12-10-21, 07:47 PM
#9351
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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12-10-21, 08:07 PM
#9352
he said member
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12-10-21, 08:16 PM
#9355
VFL For Life
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12-10-21, 08:20 PM
#9356
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
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Just to give you some idea how spoiled we Californians are by 8 months of no rain - it's supposed to rain on Sunday, which is my Big Ride Day, so I'm thinking of riding tomorrow, and feeling disgruntled about it, rather than taking it all in stride like people who live where it might rain anytime.
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12-10-21, 08:31 PM
#9357
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Programme alert!
New episode of the Expanse is up.
New episode of the Expanse is up.
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12-10-21, 08:32 PM
#9358
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12-10-21, 08:37 PM
#9359
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12-10-21, 09:04 PM
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Just to give you some idea how spoiled we Californians are by 8 months of no rain - it's supposed to rain on Sunday, which is my Big Ride Day, so I'm thinking of riding tomorrow, and feeling disgruntled about it, rather than taking it all in stride like people who live where it might rain anytime.
Those days a rainy Saturday would upset me quite a bit.
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12-10-21, 09:07 PM
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12-10-21, 09:53 PM
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Well, that's done. Stripped the new chains, dumped out the old wax, melted some new stuff, bathed the clinky-clean chains, hung 'em to dry, broke the links of one and installed it. I even took care of some mildly annoying freehub drag while I was at it. 90% of my drivetrain maintenance for the next 10k miles is done!
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12-10-21, 09:54 PM
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12-10-21, 10:03 PM
#9364
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12-10-21, 10:06 PM
#9365
So it is
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12-10-21, 10:08 PM
#9366
So it is
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Well, that's done. Stripped the new chains, dumped out the old wax, melted some new stuff, bathed the clinky-clean chains, hung 'em to dry, broke the links of one and installed it. I even took care of some mildly annoying freehub drag while I was at it. 90% of my drivetrain maintenance for the next 10k miles is done!
12-10-21, 10:13 PM
#9367
VFL For Life
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12-10-21, 10:22 PM
#9368
Silver Comet Fred
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down.
12-10-21, 10:43 PM
#9369
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12-10-21, 10:47 PM
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12-10-21, 11:08 PM
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HA!
No, unlike my other bike purchases like the Circuit or the Centurion, this would mean embarking on a $1500-$2000 project, which tempers my enthusiasm considerably. That level of expense I really need to talk with Mrs. GJ about, and she's likely to give me the hairy eyeball.
Instead, I'm cogitating on upgrading the 10sp Veloce on the Bianchi to 11sp Centaur, because the 50x12 on it is too small. I thought about upgrading the Battaglin from 10sp Chorus to 12sp Chorus, till I looked at the price of Chorus these days. Holy hell.
No, unlike my other bike purchases like the Circuit or the Centurion, this would mean embarking on a $1500-$2000 project, which tempers my enthusiasm considerably. That level of expense I really need to talk with Mrs. GJ about, and she's likely to give me the hairy eyeball.
Instead, I'm cogitating on upgrading the 10sp Veloce on the Bianchi to 11sp Centaur, because the 50x12 on it is too small. I thought about upgrading the Battaglin from 10sp Chorus to 12sp Chorus, till I looked at the price of Chorus these days. Holy hell.
12-11-21, 05:24 AM
#9372
VFL For Life
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12-11-21, 05:56 AM
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dot dash
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This seems universal and I find it reassuringly dumb.
12-11-21, 07:59 AM
#9374
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Well, that's done. Stripped the new chains, dumped out the old wax, melted some new stuff, bathed the clinky-clean chains, hung 'em to dry, broke the links of one and installed it. I even took care of some mildly annoying freehub drag while I was at it. 90% of my drivetrain maintenance for the next 10k miles is done!
12-11-21, 08:01 AM
#9375
Should Be More Popular
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