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It’s not really “Hawk” Mountain until fall migration season. Until then you won’t spot any large scale raptors. Your best bet would be to spot a couple turkey vultures or black vultures, or maybe the local red-tailed hawk, but that’s about it.
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Oh, also. Quintana was hit/crashed while out training in Columbia. In the hospital, but couldn’t find out the details. I asked a friend of mine originally from Columbia, but haven’t heard back yet.
edit. NOT at the hospital (ESPN ). Minor scrapes and knee pain.
edit. NOT at the hospital (ESPN ). Minor scrapes and knee pain.
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Ugh, I'm currently fighting a battle about how to carry bikes up there. Everyone else wants to use a hitch mount, top tube clamping rack on my mother's Buick. I'd rather use my truck and strap things down in the bed. Problem is that the Buick would be very comfortable, my truck is loud, bumpy, and not great for long trips.
My MTB has a drastically sloping top tube and my wife's bike is a mixte with double top tubes so I'm not terribly confident on the attachment mechanism for the hitch mount rack. And my Trek is fendered and has had a lot of work done to it - it would be absolutely heartbreaking if it got damaged in any way.
It's about a 5 hour drive one-way. Maybe I'm being paranoid.
My MTB has a drastically sloping top tube and my wife's bike is a mixte with double top tubes so I'm not terribly confident on the attachment mechanism for the hitch mount rack. And my Trek is fendered and has had a lot of work done to it - it would be absolutely heartbreaking if it got damaged in any way.
It's about a 5 hour drive one-way. Maybe I'm being paranoid.
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Ugh, I'm currently fighting a battle about how to carry bikes up there. Everyone else wants to use a hitch mount, top tube clamping rack on my mother's Buick. I'd rather use my truck and strap things down in the bed. Problem is that the Buick would be very comfortable, my truck is loud, bumpy, and not great for long trips.
My MTB has a drastically sloping top tube and my wife's bike is a mixte with double top tubes so I'm not terribly confident on the attachment mechanism for the hitch mount rack. And my Trek is fendered and has had a lot of work done to it - it would be absolutely heartbreaking if it got damaged in any way.
It's about a 5 hour drive one-way. Maybe I'm being paranoid.
My MTB has a drastically sloping top tube and my wife's bike is a mixte with double top tubes so I'm not terribly confident on the attachment mechanism for the hitch mount rack. And my Trek is fendered and has had a lot of work done to it - it would be absolutely heartbreaking if it got damaged in any way.
It's about a 5 hour drive one-way. Maybe I'm being paranoid.
I don’t think your paranoid at all. The lady that drove me home today had the hitch clamp, and I was stressing the whole ride home. She had a really nice specialized and said she never had any problems using it but I still stressed.
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So the LBS I like to go to, moved recently even closer to my house, and now they are looking for a bike mechanic. I talked to the wife and she’s okay with my working there part time on my days off. Her exact words were “you need some way of funding your addiction”. Hoping I can work something out with them, Basically would only be available once a week for now.
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So the LBS I like to go to, moved recently even closer to my house, and now they are looking for a bike mechanic. I talked to the wife and she’s okay with my working there part time on my days off. Her exact words were “you need some way of funding your addiction”. Hoping I can work something out with them, Basically would only be available once a week for now.
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Has anybody tried ISM saddles?
https://shop-us.ismseat.com/
Co worker swears by them, look kind of unique.
https://shop-us.ismseat.com/
Co worker swears by them, look kind of unique.
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So the LBS I like to go to, moved recently even closer to my house, and now they are looking for a bike mechanic. I talked to the wife and she’s okay with my working there part time on my days off. Her exact words were “you need some way of funding your addiction”. Hoping I can work something out with them, Basically would only be available once a week for now.
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Has anybody tried ISM saddles?
https://shop-us.ismseat.com/
Co worker swears by them, look kind of unique.
https://shop-us.ismseat.com/
Co worker swears by them, look kind of unique.
Heck, I think I have an old Prologue and Attack that are sitting next to the trash if you want them. AG and I were, again, literally clearing out the old junk after the move.
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Mostly a tri geek thing. I have a PN-something on my P2 and the Attack on my trainer bike. For a roadie I tend to prefer something narrower in the front, but that's just me (many like them on road bikes).
Heck, I think I have an old Prologue and Attack that are sitting next to the trash if you want them. AG and I were, again, literally clearing out the old junk after the move.
Heck, I think I have an old Prologue and Attack that are sitting next to the trash if you want them. AG and I were, again, literally clearing out the old junk after the move.
Current set up is not working though.
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Is there a reason bikes shops are closed in Buffalo on Wednesdays? I wanted to rent a bike this coming Wednesday, makes it hard to do so when said shops aren’t open.
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I can only seem to find the Prologue, now, but that's the more roadie-friendly one anyway and it's yours if you want it. PM me your address and I'll send it along in the next few days.
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I wouldn't mind trying something that was a little more amenable to riding on the rivet. It seems like the ISMs might be good for that, but I'm not sure what kind of trade-offs there would be for... regular riding.
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4 of those bikes being for people 6 ft or taller. Hard to fit in any vehicle.
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Has anybody tried ISM saddles?
https://shop-us.ismseat.com/
Co worker swears by them, look kind of unique.
https://shop-us.ismseat.com/
Co worker swears by them, look kind of unique.
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