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01-28-23, 12:39 PM
#3501
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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01-28-23, 12:54 PM
#3503
Mostly Harmless
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Chittenango, NY
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01-28-23, 12:56 PM
#3504
Should Be More Popular
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
Posts: 43,043
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01-28-23, 12:56 PM
#3505
VFL For Life
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Knoxville, TN
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Weird dreamage here this a.m. The only part I remember is being in the back yard where I lived age 5-15, and seeing a tomato plant growing sideways along the ground. We actually did have tomatoes then, but they were staked up along the back wall.
01-28-23, 01:02 PM
#3506
VFL For Life
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Location: Knoxville, TN
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01-28-23, 01:10 PM
#3507
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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01-28-23, 01:32 PM
#3508
VFL For Life
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Location: Knoxville, TN
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01-28-23, 01:54 PM
#3509
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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01-28-23, 02:06 PM
#3510
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Fargo ND
Posts: 898
Bikes: Time Scylon, Lynskey R350, Ritchey Breakaway, Ritchey Double Switchback, Lynskey Ridgeline, ICAN Fatbike
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Today it is 2 months since I broke my femur so I am cleared to ride tomorrow. The weather forecast is -3F, winds out of the west at 6-10 MPH, and partly cloudy. Great day to get back on a bike.
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01-28-23, 02:11 PM
#3511
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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Brrr. Recently broken bones in that cold doesn't sound fun.
01-28-23, 02:12 PM
#3512
Silver Comet Fred
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: NW Metro Atl.
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Bought this chain lube yesterday at trek. Put it on the emonda, and I really like it. Quietest the chain has ever been.
My buddy, the manager, did stress that the chain needed to be super clean before you use it, and it is stressed on the bottle.
But ain’t nobody got time for that!!!!!!!!!
It is supposed to get really wet here the rest of the week so I figured I would wait before I do a deep cleaning of the chain, cassette, chain rings.
01-28-23, 02:14 PM
#3513
VFL For Life
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Location: Knoxville, TN
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01-28-23, 02:24 PM
#3514
Should Be More Popular
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
Posts: 43,043
Bikes: 1986 Alpine (steel road bike), 2009 Ti Habenero, 2013 Specialized Roubaix
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01-28-23, 02:34 PM
#3515
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: 757
Posts: 11,250
Bikes: Madone, Emonda, 5500, Ritchey Breakaway
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01-28-23, 02:37 PM
#3516
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Yucatán. México
Posts: 6,221
Bikes: 79 Trek 930 is back on the road, 80 Trek 414, 84 Schwinn Letour Luxe,87 Schwinn Prelude, 92 Schwinn Paramount PDG 5
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I just Zwifted in my 68* basement and had to unzip my jersey. And I had the fan on.
The heat is one of the biggest reasons I left Florida though. Now that our Christmas trip was cancelled for us by the fine folks at JetBlue, we’re looking at heading down in June after my my tri. I shudder at the thought of the heat and humidity then.
The heat is one of the biggest reasons I left Florida though. Now that our Christmas trip was cancelled for us by the fine folks at JetBlue, we’re looking at heading down in June after my my tri. I shudder at the thought of the heat and humidity then.
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01-28-23, 02:39 PM
#3517
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: 757
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01-28-23, 02:45 PM
#3518
Should Be More Popular
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
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01-28-23, 02:46 PM
#3519
Should Be More Popular
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
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01-28-23, 02:57 PM
#3520
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Yucatán. México
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01-28-23, 03:14 PM
#3521
he said member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: is everything
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01-28-23, 03:21 PM
#3522
Super Modest
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Central Illinois
Posts: 23,466
Bikes: Trek Emonda, Giant Propel, Colnago V3, Co-Motion Supremo, ICE VTX WC
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01-28-23, 03:22 PM
#3523
he said member
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So realized a couple of things today.
Electronic shifting is dumb. Think about it, what does it do for anyone. Other than removing the cables for a cleaner look, my 105 mechanical shifts just as good.
Anyways, I charged the derailers last night on the madone. This morning I did a press check on the shifters everything showed green light. Get about 12 miles in, I am going down a hill so I am big Front ring, smallest cassette, start going up hill, try to down shift. Nothing happens. At first I thought it was the derailer so I swapped batteries and tried to shift the front derailer nothing happened. Then I realized I was ****ed. I tried swapping batteries out of the shifter but couldn’t get the bad battery out. Stupid, had to struggle back up the hill I just came down in big ring small cassette, and ride 8 miles back home. At some point it felt sorry for me and magically front shifted to small ring. Now I am in major cross chain issue, and it sounded terrible.
Something else I realized today.
The Madone brings me no joy. I never ride it. Really debating with myself to sell it. This was kind of the icing on the cake. I prolly won’t sell it because I would take such a huge hit. There’s a bike swap event tomorrow I wish I could go too.
Electronic shifting is dumb. Think about it, what does it do for anyone. Other than removing the cables for a cleaner look, my 105 mechanical shifts just as good.
Anyways, I charged the derailers last night on the madone. This morning I did a press check on the shifters everything showed green light. Get about 12 miles in, I am going down a hill so I am big Front ring, smallest cassette, start going up hill, try to down shift. Nothing happens. At first I thought it was the derailer so I swapped batteries and tried to shift the front derailer nothing happened. Then I realized I was ****ed. I tried swapping batteries out of the shifter but couldn’t get the bad battery out. Stupid, had to struggle back up the hill I just came down in big ring small cassette, and ride 8 miles back home. At some point it felt sorry for me and magically front shifted to small ring. Now I am in major cross chain issue, and it sounded terrible.
Something else I realized today.
The Madone brings me no joy. I never ride it. Really debating with myself to sell it. This was kind of the icing on the cake. I prolly won’t sell it because I would take such a huge hit. There’s a bike swap event tomorrow I wish I could go too.
01-28-23, 03:24 PM
#3524
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: 757
Posts: 11,250
Bikes: Madone, Emonda, 5500, Ritchey Breakaway
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The coin batteries are at the end of their advertised life. Still flashed green when I check it before I departed so it should have failed. Derailers were fine. left shifter battery died.
01-28-23, 03:25 PM
#3525
Super Modest
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Central Illinois
Posts: 23,466
Bikes: Trek Emonda, Giant Propel, Colnago V3, Co-Motion Supremo, ICE VTX WC
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