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We rarely see days above 95F. The all-time record is 105F. I was out riding when we set/tied it.
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To be fair, they were racist then, too. It's more that racism was more acceptable. It's like the Speedy Gonzales cartoons, or the really racist anti-Japanese cartoons made during WWII - they probably shouldn't be part of what young kids read and watch, because they don't have the context to understand them.
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Yu could always watch them yourself and see. Besides, Looney Tunes would be wasted on a 2 year old.
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But it's a dry heave!
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There was a NYTimes front page story just this weekend about the billions of gallons of rainwater being wasted as it empties into the Pacific, and what they plan to do about it.
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Developers fight to build large tracts of houses but there isn't water to support them. A local developer fought for years to build near Magic Mountain. They finally got the green light for thousands of homes, 10,000 in one area we visited recently. They plan on pumping ground water which has been used by smaller communities downstream. Those communities didn't have the money to beat the developer, at least that's how it looks to me.
We did notice the new development has nothing green. No trees, no lawns, nothing. That may change.
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This guy really hauls ass in the snow!
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Go, Dog. Go! is a 1961 children's book written and illustrated by P. D. Eastman.
Lots of Suess's stuff is great. Think "One Fish, Two Fish." Some is not at all to my taste: much too preachy. His WWII cartoons were quite funny, by me. Particularly the one that had Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini in bed together.
Lots of Suess's stuff is great. Think "One Fish, Two Fish." Some is not at all to my taste: much too preachy. His WWII cartoons were quite funny, by me. Particularly the one that had Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini in bed together.
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Or, significantly less than the crankset that is currently installed on the Allex, when adjusted for inflation.
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I tried Rouvy for free. The images are way more realistic (because they are videos, not a video game) but the experience is pretty much like a virtual solo ride. There is not the group dynamic or video game element of Zwift.
I suppose it comes down to whatever you find more enjoyable/distracting will determine your preference. I still prefer Zwift over Rouvy.
I suppose it comes down to whatever you find more enjoyable/distracting will determine your preference. I still prefer Zwift over Rouvy.
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Most of my riding is solo- I can ride some local roads on Rouvy (not AR).
They do have group dynamics like the draft, etc now.
I tried Rouvy for free. The images are way more realistic (because they are videos, not a video game) but the experience is pretty much like a virtual solo ride. There is not the group dynamic or video game element of Zwift.
I suppose it comes down to whatever you find more enjoyable/distracting will determine your preference. I still prefer Zwift over Rouvy.
I suppose it comes down to whatever you find more enjoyable/distracting will determine your preference. I still prefer Zwift over Rouvy.
They do have group dynamics like the draft, etc now.
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I tried Rouvy for free. The images are way more realistic (because they are videos, not a video game) but the experience is pretty much like a virtual solo ride. There is not the group dynamic or video game element of Zwift.
I suppose it comes down to whatever you find more enjoyable/distracting will determine your preference. I still prefer Zwift over Rouvy.
I suppose it comes down to whatever you find more enjoyable/distracting will determine your preference. I still prefer Zwift over Rouvy.
The interaction with other riders is a valuable part of the Zwift experience for me, most of the time. For me that matters more than the quality of the scenery. However, I can see why that would be attractive to some people.
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Last time I tried Rouvy, the data drops and pixelating that I experienced were too much for me. That was last spring. I never had that problem with Zwift so I attributed it to the program.
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I got a little bit of that too, especially seemed annoying at slower speeds (on the bike). It just did not seem as "entertaining" to me as Zwift, but of course everyone has their own likes/dislikes.
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I think Zwift works well for me because of the video game aspect. I don't interact with other riders in the social sense, but I do in the "hound and hare" sense - I like marking someone ahead and catching them, for example. On the big group rides, like Tour de Zwift, it's fun to get in a group and ride together, with someone periodically attacking and getting reeled in, etc. In races, it's fun because it's a race.
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I'm curious now. Part of why Zwift works the way it does is that it is not running on a server, but rather on your computer, so it already has the map of whatever world you're riding through, and the specs on the 100 closest riders, so if you lose connectivity, it can keep running without it for some time. I don't know whether that's how other platforms work.
I think Zwift works well for me because of the video game aspect. I don't interact with other riders in the social sense, but I do in the "hound and hare" sense - I like marking someone ahead and catching them, for example. On the big group rides, like Tour de Zwift, it's fun to get in a group and ride together, with someone periodically attacking and getting reeled in, etc. In races, it's fun because it's a race.
I think Zwift works well for me because of the video game aspect. I don't interact with other riders in the social sense, but I do in the "hound and hare" sense - I like marking someone ahead and catching them, for example. On the big group rides, like Tour de Zwift, it's fun to get in a group and ride together, with someone periodically attacking and getting reeled in, etc. In races, it's fun because it's a race.
Rouvy is a pedal-powered virtual tour of wherever you choose to ride.
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I did a ride on Rouvy once. It was okay. It was even on a road I ride all the time (though not my chosen route, exactly - I never turn East on Sand Hill to go over 280 since a car killed a rider there. But the riders on the screen weren't catchable, and it felt different enough from reality that, while I enjoyed the novelty, I think it would bother me over time.
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well that was about as expensive as a 105 mechanical group set.
It was a good day until I almost tripped over the damn dog and woke Simon up, but it’s my fault.
Seriosuly, I want this dog gone. I can’t take it anymore. Mostly blind, deaf, dementia, senile, and smells like rotting dog poop all the time. Give her a bath 30 mins later she stinks. She thinka she’s a rooster, she senses first light and barks for no ******g reason. I could go on, but I think you all get the point.
It was a good day until I almost tripped over the damn dog and woke Simon up, but it’s my fault.
Seriosuly, I want this dog gone. I can’t take it anymore. Mostly blind, deaf, dementia, senile, and smells like rotting dog poop all the time. Give her a bath 30 mins later she stinks. She thinka she’s a rooster, she senses first light and barks for no ******g reason. I could go on, but I think you all get the point.