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Not too bad, here is the preliminary route:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30396001
edit: 95 miles 6700 feet
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30396001
edit: 95 miles 6700 feet
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If accurate and it sounds right, that is the first time I heard why sidewall cuts are an issue. I always wondered how one gets a cut on the side wall unless they run right alongside something. I had my share of flats with cont 4000s, but never on the sides. Probably luck and local roads has a lot to do with it.
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Nice setup it sounds. Wouldn't mind, but as noted not the maintenance. Around here, individuals having hoop houses is extremely rare, nearly nonexistent - not sure why as our growing season doesn't accommodate peppers and melons well without starting indoors.
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Yeah, it's over $400 at Jenson on line. My shock is leaking and the drivetrain needs to be freshened up and the rear tire is bald. If I was still working I wouldn't give it a second thought. I just called my LBS and he said he could sell some stuff for me, that might do it.
I was thinking of trying to reseal the shock myself if I can get a seal kit. Thoughts on that?
I was thinking of trying to reseal the shock myself if I can get a seal kit. Thoughts on that?
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If accurate and it sounds right, that is the first time I heard why sidewall cuts are an issue. I always wondered how one gets a cut on the side wall unless they run right alongside something. I had my share of flats with cont 4000s, but never on the sides. Probably luck and local roads has a lot to do with it.
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I accepted my fredliness years ago so I wore one to the group ride Saturday. I was the only one and I don't really know them, but it was hot and I didn't know if or when there would be water stops and I need a lot of water. One of the guys was chiding me on a climb about having seen me climb better before. I told him the Camelbak was slowing me down.
When I ride with my regular club I never use it because I know there are water stops. With a lot of solo riding this year and water sources turned off and wanting to avoid stores, especially when alone, I started using it on hot rides. With 2 big bottles and a 2 liter Camelbak I can carry about a gallon. I tried an extra bottle in the jersey and 2 bottles in a handlebar bag but the Camelbak seems to work best for me.
When I ride with my regular club I never use it because I know there are water stops. With a lot of solo riding this year and water sources turned off and wanting to avoid stores, especially when alone, I started using it on hot rides. With 2 big bottles and a 2 liter Camelbak I can carry about a gallon. I tried an extra bottle in the jersey and 2 bottles in a handlebar bag but the Camelbak seems to work best for me.
But our rides are set up to have a short water stop every 90-120 minutes, so in this case I don't think the Camlebak is really necessary. Of course it's a free country so the guy can bring whatever he wants.
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I'm on track for more than that, but a lot hinges on Sunday. Family stuff means that I can't get in a proper ride on Saturday, so I'll need cooperative weather and familial disposition on Sunday.
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Velo Vol , looks like you might be getting a LeMond facility for a neighbor soon:
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Is it possible they wicked up a bunch of oil at some point? I've never seen a bike on fire from a brake issue, but that's 'cause I'm only a teenager.
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I didn't know that either. Street view from 2014 has an "Available" sign out front, so Lemond must've moved in after that.
It's tucked in behind the ORNL carbon fibre lab. I like how the LeMond facility has more security than ORNL. Big ol' fence around it and a guard shack at the gate!
https://goo.gl/maps/ASHnyyimn57rFdra8
It's tucked in behind the ORNL carbon fibre lab. I like how the LeMond facility has more security than ORNL. Big ol' fence around it and a guard shack at the gate!
https://goo.gl/maps/ASHnyyimn57rFdra8
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95F on the lawn today.
I was thinking how in winter we have five straight days of clouds (how does water even evaporate when it's 40F?).
But when Velo Vol is mowing in July, the sun goes into cook mode and we don't have a cloud to cover it for hours.
I don't get it.
I was thinking how in winter we have five straight days of clouds (how does water even evaporate when it's 40F?).
But when Velo Vol is mowing in July, the sun goes into cook mode and we don't have a cloud to cover it for hours.
I don't get it.
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It's tucked in behind the ORNL carbon fibre lab. I like how the LeMond facility has more security than ORNL. Big ol' fence around it and a guard shack at the gate!
https://goo.gl/maps/ASHnyyimn57rFdra8
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AG will now have a subordinate at work; she starts on the 10th.
Gotta be a weird time to be starting a new job.
Gotta be a weird time to be starting a new job.
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