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06-09-15, 08:33 PM
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06-09-15, 08:36 PM
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06-09-15, 08:38 PM
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06-09-15, 08:43 PM
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06-09-15, 08:44 PM
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06-09-15, 08:53 PM
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Until you cover them up with a cassette, and then they are just invisible. In about 10 minutes you will have forgotten they are even there. Nope, at our age, 5 minutes.
06-09-15, 09:03 PM
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...you are lost, my friend. 
Everything....and I mean every goddam thing...she hears from the other peer competitors or sees in print will tell her that for a sport like tri, where drafting is not at issue, aero cabron, deep wheels will shave precious seconds off her bike leg times, and you telling her to run, transition, and swim faster is not gonna fly (which will probably be a leg in the quadrathalons of the future. 
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Everything....and I mean every goddam thing...she hears from the other peer competitors or sees in print will tell her that for a sport like tri, where drafting is not at issue, aero cabron, deep wheels will shave precious seconds off her bike leg times, and you telling her to run, transition, and swim faster is not gonna fly (which will probably be a leg in the quadrathalons of the future. )
06-09-15, 09:28 PM
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What a coincidence, the same guys that made that stuff make good ol Roundup.
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06-09-15, 09:57 PM
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06-09-15, 09:59 PM
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Has a magic bike
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Today I diagnosed a dog with an inoperable brain tumor. Also today the owner's husband was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Very bad day for that lady.
I did a big gory emergency spinal surgery in a labrador the day before I left for my conference. Korean guy who I didn't think was understanding what I was explaining even though he kept assuring me he did. The surgery department was looking after the dog in my absence and the resident who discharged the dog told me today that when the owner came to pick up the dog he was asking all kinds of questions about the hip replacement. Doh! Not a hip replacement, not at all.
Tomorrow I have a 2 hour trainer workout. I will be looking at my bike computer at least 75% of the time & using the data as it appears.
PS I'm also going to get some faster wheels. For the Sparrow.
PPS I will put tubeless tires on them.
I did a big gory emergency spinal surgery in a labrador the day before I left for my conference. Korean guy who I didn't think was understanding what I was explaining even though he kept assuring me he did. The surgery department was looking after the dog in my absence and the resident who discharged the dog told me today that when the owner came to pick up the dog he was asking all kinds of questions about the hip replacement. Doh! Not a hip replacement, not at all.
Tomorrow I have a 2 hour trainer workout. I will be looking at my bike computer at least 75% of the time & using the data as it appears.
PS I'm also going to get some faster wheels. For the Sparrow.
PPS I will put tubeless tires on them.
06-09-15, 10:03 PM
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It must be alright though. The gubment is protecting our interests, right?
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06-09-15, 10:09 PM
#616
Peloton Shelter Dog
It simply demonstrates that cables break, that could leave you gear-less on the road. That has happened to me more than once, but I've never had electronic shifting fail in any way.
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06-09-15, 10:12 PM
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06-09-15, 10:16 PM
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I got my warrantied Red derailleur today. First time I took out the fancy road bike in a month-ish. That bike flies. Sometimes I think about selling it (to get a new one), but then I have a ride like that that just reminds me how fantastic it is. It's 3.5 years old and I have an itch for the updated one, but man, nothing rides like an SL3.
06-09-15, 10:28 PM
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06-10-15, 12:03 AM
#622
Casually Deliberate
Yeah, but his mommy brought him his repair kit finally. The way I see it, it was all her fault. Maybe her mommy likewise got involved finally and took it to the LBS for her. Mommys are like that. They make you suffer a while before helping you out. Not mine. But mommys in general. Or is it mommies. That's a tough one.
06-10-15, 12:16 AM
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Casually Deliberate
I've done that. I've also ridden a bike inside a bike shop. If you have a small enough BMX bike and sufficient room on the shop floor, you can go from work table to tool cabinet and back all while still on the bike. Theoretically, if you had a fairly clear path and a unicycle, you could ride from your easy chair to the kitchen to get a beer/soda and back. I'll probably never try it but it seems possible.
06-10-15, 12:28 AM
#625
Casually Deliberate
Last night Mrs. Doug28450 and I were heating up some leftovers for dinner and the phone rang. Mrs. Doug28450 answered and it was the girl across the street wanting to know if I would pump the tires up on her bicycle. She is a sophomore in HS, taking a summer school class and was planning to ride the bike to school. I was volunteered to pump up the tires. A few minutes later the girl knocks on the door and we head to the garage. The bike looks like this:
Pure - Trek Bicycle
The front is dead flat and flopping around on the rim like a fish out of water. The back seems to be okay, just a bit soft. I get the pump and start looking for the valve stem on the front tire. Can't find the valve stem. Keep looking, rotating the tire, no stem. Finally, I see a hole in the rim where a valve stem should be projecting. I look at her and say I can't help you. You need a tube and I don't have on for this size tire. Go to Wal-Mart, get a tube for this tire. When you get back bring everything over and I will fix it.
She never did come back with a tube.
Pure - Trek Bicycle
The front is dead flat and flopping around on the rim like a fish out of water. The back seems to be okay, just a bit soft. I get the pump and start looking for the valve stem on the front tire. Can't find the valve stem. Keep looking, rotating the tire, no stem. Finally, I see a hole in the rim where a valve stem should be projecting. I look at her and say I can't help you. You need a tube and I don't have on for this size tire. Go to Wal-Mart, get a tube for this tire. When you get back bring everything over and I will fix it.
She never did come back with a tube.