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#1451
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Bristol, R. I.
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Bikes: Specialized Secteur, old Peugeot
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Worked from home today due to my poor wife having a terrible muscle spasm in her back, and I wanted to make sure any help she needed was available.
Thankfully, she's doing a lot better. She finally has a functional range of movement after being basically immobile and bedridden. Really tough to see
Thankfully, she's doing a lot better. She finally has a functional range of movement after being basically immobile and bedridden. Really tough to see
#1452
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Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Hudson Valley, NY
Posts: 33,393
Bikes: Merlin Cyrene '04; Bridgestone RB-1 '92
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I can't do that. I feel bad making the nuns roll over in their graves like that.
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#1453
Super Modest
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Central Illinois
Posts: 23,840
Bikes: Trek Domane+, Trek Emonda, Giant Propel, Colnago V3, ICE VTX WC
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#1454
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: 757
Posts: 11,678
Bikes: Madone, Emonda, 5500, Ritchey Breakaway
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Just got off the phone with CC, there are 200 bikes ahead of mine to be built. It’s looking like 4 to 5 days before it’s built and then shipping will be another 7 days.
Patience is going to be tough.
Selling the CAAD on Monday. Was asking 250.00 but am only getting about 200.00 for it.
Patience is going to be tough.
Selling the CAAD on Monday. Was asking 250.00 but am only getting about 200.00 for it.
#1455
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Location: Hudson Valley, NY
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Hard to fathom that a live chicken would cost more than a dead, cleaned and cooked one.
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See, this is why we can't have nice things. - - smarkinson
Where else but the internet can a bunch of cyclists go and be the tough guy? - - jdon
#1456
he said member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: is everything
Posts: 13,802
Bikes: yes please
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My SIL, a firefighter, has to quarantine for 2 weeks, 3 members of his company tested positive. He was already home with my daughter and 4 month old grandson, to say my wife and I are worried, does not begin to describe the feelings.
Please everyone, be careful and keep the distance.
Please everyone, be careful and keep the distance.
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#1457
So it is
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Westminster, CO
Posts: 21,876
Bikes: Luzerne, 684, Boreas, Wheelhouse, Alize©®, Bayamo, Cayo
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#1458
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: In the foothills of Los Angeles County
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Mrs John was talking to the bird and trying to get a picture and the cat started rubbing against her legs and meowing.
One day we were in the front yard and the neighbor's obnoxious dog was barking at us through a 4 inch gap in the fence. Mrs John was trying to talk to the dog (Pomeranian?) and the cat walked over and slapped the dog so hard it ran away.
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#1459
he said member
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Depends on the weight, they're like $2.oo a pound at my grocery store. Good eatin'
#1460
dot dash
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Land of Pleasant Living
Posts: 12,576
Bikes: Shmikes
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#1461
serious cyclist
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Austin
Posts: 21,147
Bikes: S1, R2, P2
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And while out on my morning run, I saw three roadies in a paceline. Maybe they were cohabitating, but what are the chances of three middle-aged cyclists in the same household pacelining?
#1462
dot dash
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Land of Pleasant Living
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a jogger moving at about 2.5 miles per hour was likely to come into contact with the slipstream, and thus, the droplets, of someone exercising as much as 50 feet ahead.
The study suggests that runners and cyclists may want to avoid moving directly behind another person and falling into their slipstream, Blocken said, by moving side by side or by in a staggered formation.
The study suggests that runners and cyclists may want to avoid moving directly behind another person and falling into their slipstream, Blocken said, by moving side by side or by in a staggered formation.
#1464
dot dash
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Land of Pleasant Living
Posts: 12,576
Bikes: Shmikes
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#1465
VFL For Life
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 52,249
Bikes: Velo Volmobile
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#1466
smelling the roses
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Tixkokob, Yucatán, México
Posts: 15,320
Bikes: 79 Trek 930, 80 Trek 414, 84 Schwinn Letour Luxe (coupled), 92 Schwinn Paramount PDG 5
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[QUOTE=berner;21408756]
Been a birder all my life, and I don't know the gray Jay
I saw an Eastern Bluebird yesterday on my ride.
Absolutely made my day
The Appalachian Mountain Club operates several back country lodges in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. They are less than 10 miles from the trailhead and very popular for families with children. At the Mizpah Hut, gray jays have become accustomed to hand feeding which I've done myself during a winter hike. It is totally charming to have a wild bird sitting in your hand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2RaR087Vbo
Absolutely made my day
The Appalachian Mountain Club operates several back country lodges in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. They are less than 10 miles from the trailhead and very popular for families with children. At the Mizpah Hut, gray jays have become accustomed to hand feeding which I've done myself during a winter hike. It is totally charming to have a wild bird sitting in your hand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2RaR087Vbo
#1467
smelling the roses
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Tixkokob, Yucatán, México
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I’m just like the commercial where the guy with lederhosen finds out that he should be wearing a kilt after a DNA test. My paternal lineage and surname can be traced back to my German ancestor who arrived in Philly on the King of Prussia in 1775. My maternal grandfather’s lineage is as German as can be also. Logically, it would seem that I would identify as German, also.
My wife bought me DNA kits from two different companies a year ago and I found out from both sites that my heritage was nearly 70% from the British Isles.
I have genealogy from both of my parents and sure enough, there are a lot of English, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish wives in there.
One of my brothers totally relates to being German and was crushed.
My wife bought me DNA kits from two different companies a year ago and I found out from both sites that my heritage was nearly 70% from the British Isles.
I have genealogy from both of my parents and sure enough, there are a lot of English, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish wives in there.
One of my brothers totally relates to being German and was crushed.
#1468
cowboy, steel horse, etc
Join Date: Sep 2008
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#1469
smelling the roses
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Tixkokob, Yucatán, México
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The water line has finally been connected and is working wonderfully. There were a couple things which needed to be slept upon is why it took so long to actually finish. The last little bit is put together without glue (no pressure), because I put it down and still can't find it, and during the final connection out at the street, I put a fitting down and it disappeared completely. I had to walk back to the house and find another in the stash. Thank the gods for that stash. There is still some cement work to do, where it spans the porch stairway and ramp.
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#1470
dot dash
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Okay, guys. Here's where I admit what a total wuss of a nervous, incompetent, old man I am.
As some of you know, I recently acquired a super-nice set of wheels. They are about 1440g, 35mm deep and I have 25mm GP5000s mounted on them. They are noticeably faster than the decent set I was riding before, but I have one complaint. To wit, they scare the snot out of me descending on rough pavement and/or gusty winds. Yesterday, I had a big tailwind on the homeward leg and had a bunch of 30 mph stretches in the drops where I wondered whether I was going to be able to hold it together and stay out of a death wobble. Some of this was clearly mental and went away when I reset my position, shifted weight aft, and relaxed my arms, but I've never had it so bad with any other set of wheels. My inclination is to work on the mental part with progressive exposure, but I am also concerned about the risk. Any helpful suggestions? Anyone think 28s would help?
As some of you know, I recently acquired a super-nice set of wheels. They are about 1440g, 35mm deep and I have 25mm GP5000s mounted on them. They are noticeably faster than the decent set I was riding before, but I have one complaint. To wit, they scare the snot out of me descending on rough pavement and/or gusty winds. Yesterday, I had a big tailwind on the homeward leg and had a bunch of 30 mph stretches in the drops where I wondered whether I was going to be able to hold it together and stay out of a death wobble. Some of this was clearly mental and went away when I reset my position, shifted weight aft, and relaxed my arms, but I've never had it so bad with any other set of wheels. My inclination is to work on the mental part with progressive exposure, but I am also concerned about the risk. Any helpful suggestions? Anyone think 28s would help?
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#1472
Mostly Harmless
Join Date: Jul 2008
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#1473
Mostly Harmless
Join Date: Jul 2008
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Posts: 57,072
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Maybe they have a baby at home.
#1474
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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The water line has finally been connected and is working wonderfully. There were a couple things which needed to be slept upon is why it took so long to actually finish. The last little bit is put together without glue (no pressure), because I put it down and still can't find it, and during the final connection out at the street, I put a fitting down and it disappeared completely. I had to walk back to the house and find another in the stash. Thank the gods for that stash. There is still some cement work to do, where it spans the porch stairway and ramp.
I'm about to order materials for an underground sprinkler run in the front yard. Woohoo!
#1475
serious cyclist
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Austin
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Okay, guys. Here's where I admit what a total wuss of a nervous, incompetent, old man I am.
As some of you know, I recently acquired a super-nice set of wheels. They are about 1440g, 35mm deep and I have 25mm GP5000s mounted on them. They are noticeably faster than the decent set I was riding before, but I have one complaint. To wit, they scare the snot out of me descending on rough pavement and/or gusty winds. Yesterday, I had a big tailwind on the homeward leg and had a bunch of 30 mph stretches in the drops where I wondered whether I was going to be able to hold it together and stay out of a death wobble. Some of this was clearly mental and went away when I reset my position, shifted weight aft, and relaxed my arms, but I've never had it so bad with any other set of wheels. My inclination is to work on the mental part with progressive exposure, but I am also concerned about the risk. Any helpful suggestions? Anyone think 28s would help?
As some of you know, I recently acquired a super-nice set of wheels. They are about 1440g, 35mm deep and I have 25mm GP5000s mounted on them. They are noticeably faster than the decent set I was riding before, but I have one complaint. To wit, they scare the snot out of me descending on rough pavement and/or gusty winds. Yesterday, I had a big tailwind on the homeward leg and had a bunch of 30 mph stretches in the drops where I wondered whether I was going to be able to hold it together and stay out of a death wobble. Some of this was clearly mental and went away when I reset my position, shifted weight aft, and relaxed my arms, but I've never had it so bad with any other set of wheels. My inclination is to work on the mental part with progressive exposure, but I am also concerned about the risk. Any helpful suggestions? Anyone think 28s would help?