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11-11-20, 04:41 PM
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11-11-20, 04:41 PM
#4502
Should Be More Popular
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Hey WhyFi I see DCR just released his annual smart trainer guide/roundup. 
https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/11/...inter.html/amp
https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/11/...inter.html/amp
11-11-20, 04:42 PM
#4503
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11-11-20, 04:43 PM
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The Kicker bike is bike-shaped, has real shift levers, and can simulate multiple gearings electronically, among other features. It actually looks really nice.
11-11-20, 04:43 PM
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Hey WhyFi I see DCR just released his annual smart trainer guide/roundup.
https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/11/...inter.html/amp
https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/11/...inter.html/amp
11-11-20, 04:44 PM
#4506
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11-11-20, 04:44 PM
#4507
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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11-11-20, 04:45 PM
#4508
smelling the roses
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11-11-20, 04:45 PM
#4509
VFL For Life
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Patrick Warburton has an opening scene involving a Salvation Army bell wringer, in "The Woman Chaser":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_tHxL2XqpE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_tHxL2XqpE
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11-11-20, 04:48 PM
#4510
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Oh, and in addition to a trip to the LBS, to pick up my second studly tire, I went to the LWWS to check out some wood and pick up a Japanese marking knife that was on sale. I gotta say it was a good day.
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11-11-20, 05:04 PM
#4511
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11-11-20, 05:25 PM
#4512
Mostly Harmless
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11-11-20, 05:29 PM
#4513
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11-11-20, 05:29 PM
#4514
Should Be More Popular
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11-11-20, 05:33 PM
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I am in the midst of a string of acrimonious emails among members of an academic committee which I was foolish enough to get myself elected to. In the most recent one, the writer took massive umbrage at having his last email referred to as a "missive." 
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11-11-20, 05:35 PM
#4517
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Sheds are too damp, especially for steel bikes that don't get taken out and ridden often enough dry out. I worry especially about condensation inside the frame and pooling of water in the BB. My wife's custom bike has a couple of tiny spots of through-and-through corrosion in the Cinelli BB shell from years of storage. The builder cleaned it up and said not to worry, but still...
You can tell the Mrs. I said so.
You can tell the Mrs. I said so.
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11-11-20, 05:37 PM
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11-11-20, 05:39 PM
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But I agree with WhyFi, it’s a lot for me, and ease of adjustability for multiple users seem to be a bit optimistic.
11-11-20, 05:49 PM
#4520
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
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Why? Were they dis-missive?
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"Don't take life so serious-it ain't nohow permanent."
"Everybody's gotta be somewhere." - Eccles
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11-11-20, 05:54 PM
#4521
serious cyclist
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The stock, or lack thereof, situation aside, none of the first generation smart indoor bikes seem to have solid workings and solid qa/qc. Wahoo seems to have the best “replace on a phone call”, zero cost to owner if the replacement is shipped to an LBS ($1000 if shipped to address though)
But I agree with WhyFi, it’s a lot for me, and ease of adjustability for multiple users seem to be a bit optimistic.
But I agree with WhyFi, it’s a lot for me, and ease of adjustability for multiple users seem to be a bit optimistic.
11-11-20, 06:01 PM
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The stock, or lack thereof, situation aside, none of the first generation smart indoor bikes seem to have solid workings and solid qa/qc. Wahoo seems to have the best “replace on a phone call”, zero cost to owner if the replacement is shipped to an LBS ($1000 if shipped to address though)
But I agree with WhyFi, it’s a lot for me, and ease of adjustability for multiple users seem to be a bit optimistic.
But I agree with WhyFi, it’s a lot for me, and ease of adjustability for multiple users seem to be a bit optimistic.
11-11-20, 06:13 PM
#4523
VFL For Life
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11-11-20, 06:15 PM
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vVLls05qzV4
11-11-20, 06:18 PM
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