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I've been disappointed in Pirelli - and Michelin better but still not great
Yokohama at one point ok - maybe as good as Michelin but less expensive (at the time had 20" tires)
currently on Continental - maybe not the grip and performance (cornering/turn-in/etc) of some of the other available tires (?) - but road noise is low and the wear appears to be good
Yokohama at one point ok - maybe as good as Michelin but less expensive (at the time had 20" tires)
currently on Continental - maybe not the grip and performance (cornering/turn-in/etc) of some of the other available tires (?) - but road noise is low and the wear appears to be good
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So... not going to spoil today's. Let's say the solution is "CONED" but you missed the first letter. Because it could be CONED, BONED, TONED, ZONED, or HONED, you guess BATHE and wipe out a bunch of options at once instead of guessing one by one and failing.
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If you want to weasel out of it, let her know you are very excited about all the eye candy.
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When I was a ute, I mowed 7 yards for cash and one day, I mowed over my foot and sliced the top of the shoe open like a tin of cat food. Never touched the sock. There was like this big leather tongue flopping when I walked. My dad knew immediately what I'd done but just shook his head.
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In that case, you may have to take one for the team and do your spousal duty.
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Quarter acre. I’m still keeping my big mower, no matter what LSS says. Grass is insidious.
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In other news, I set a PR for changing a rear shift cable on the R3 today. It was like interventional radiology snaking all that housing liner.
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Very clever solution, but adds a layer of complexity that I cannot muster while drinking my morning coffee.
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Took the mountain bike and rode the streets 5 miles to the dam and park. Lots of dirt to play around in. On the way home on a residential street a dog started chasing me. Usually just speed up and they cool it. Not this dufus. I kept thinking he would quit until I was going about as fast as I could make the fat tires spin. Finally realized how stupid I was and shouted "NO" and he backed off.
If I was on the road bike I would have dropped him.
If I was on the road bike I would have dropped him.
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Speaking of eye candy, there seem to be A LOT of women out there riding today. I ended up following two different women for about a mile each, because each time we were on a road with lots of passing cars and they were going the same speed as me. I hung back three or so bike lengths, then passed when the traffic allowed and the gradient changed to something more favorable for someone with my mass and surface to volume ratio. I swear I wasn't creepily hanging out behind the fit young women scoping them out. Well, honestly, I can't say how THEY felt about it.
Great day for riding, mostly. there seemed to be not a lot of wind mostly, till I got to the North end of Canada Rd, and then it was horrendous. The LItespeed, which is one of my more wind-stable bikes kept getting blown around, and on what is normally a no-brakes descent I had to keep my speed down to feel like I wasn't gonna get blown off the road or across into oncoming traffic! But for most of the ride, the winds were either favorable or absent.
Great day for riding, mostly. there seemed to be not a lot of wind mostly, till I got to the North end of Canada Rd, and then it was horrendous. The LItespeed, which is one of my more wind-stable bikes kept getting blown around, and on what is normally a no-brakes descent I had to keep my speed down to feel like I wasn't gonna get blown off the road or across into oncoming traffic! But for most of the ride, the winds were either favorable or absent.
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Sounds like you threw away an opportunity.
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I recently found out a local ophthalmologist is a road cyclist, so I invited her to our Sunday ride. She rode safely and seemed to enjoy the experience. She has a Wilier that is tiny. I guessed its size as a 48 and I was right! Maybe I can get one of those circus sideshow jobs….guess your frame size. Or not.
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