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Old 11-14-22, 05:27 PM
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What is the correct way to align a tire on this wheel?



I tend to prefer tire text to not be upside-down when photographing the bike in a proper stems-down position. That usually means the text on the opposite side of the tire is facing the correct way, and is aligned with text on the wheel. This one is kind of all over the place.
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Old 11-14-22, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Jack Tone
The closest I got to golf was when my father in law took me to a driving range and scolded me for holding the club like a baseball bat. The only time I've held a club (besides miniature gold as a kid). Also, went to Montana for my brother in law's wedding in the Summer. In the evening, soon after the cake was outside, it was totally black, covered in bugs. I'll pass, also.
I've been able to avoid golf my whole life, for the most part. There was that time, at a very small startup (maybe a dozen people at that point) when the President was organizing a golf game for the group, and the Friday before it brought in a couple of putters and balls. He set up putting practice in the "executive suite" - the only place with carpet - with a Solo cup as the hole. We each took turns. I COULD NOT miss. Every put, right into the cup, from any distance possible in that space. He could not sink a putt to save his life. Eventually, he challenged me directly to sink 4 in a row. After the third, he grabbed the putter from my hands. That particular professional relationship didn't go all that well, it turned out.
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Old 11-14-22, 05:56 PM
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Jackie's vet said she would be happy to be reincarnated as a well-loved house cat. Not a bad life.
I'm a hep cat. That should count for something.
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Old 11-14-22, 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by big john
I can't believe how sore I am today after the weekend's activities. It hurts to get out of the chair. I need to be ready for 50ish tomorrow but thankfully not a ton of climbing.
Maybe I am too old for this stuff.
If it's worth doing, it's worth over doing.
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
I'm a hep cat. That should count for something.
https://youtu.be/mxeheNOJkBE
I'm so old I have that album on vinyl.
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Old 11-14-22, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
He doesn't like when my lady friend comes for the weekend, despite the fact that she is a cat person and tries to treat him nicely. He pretty much hangs out in bedroom pouting during the day and gives her the stink eye if she comes in.
Toby did that too. With pre-AG girls, and AG early on, if they came for the night or weekend he'd hide out under the bed the whole time. When I moved him in with her he was UNHAPPY and never got used to it, even though she fed him salmon and was generally very nice.
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And even at 40 I want to own LESS stuff.

Still a giant TV, mind, But very little stuffI.
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
If it's worth doing, it's worth over doing.
I worked on the bike a little, even did some cleaning. It always amazes me how dirty those things get. Then I did a little housework and took a nap and now feel like I might be ok tomorrow.
Winds are predicted up to 40mph near our usual Tuesday destination so we are going to ride on the other side of the mountain range where it's sheltered.
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I did see today a Texas plate that was

[I🖤HTMOMS]

Not offended, but amazed it was allowed. #Texas
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Originally Posted by DangerousDanR
Move to Fargo. Your snot will be frozen to your face mask...

That might actually be better.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
And even at 40 I want to own LESS stuff.

Still a giant TV, mind, But very little stuffI.
The problem I find with stuff is that accumulating it is a passive thing but getting rid of it requires action.

The other thing I've found with stuff is that most of the hobbies I have found enjoyment in lead to the accumulation of stuff.
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Old 11-14-22, 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by phrantic09
I’m going to caveat this with I know it’s really bad, but when I was playing competitively (local am tournaments - not like weekend scrambles) I’d generally pop a benzo before teeing off and chase it with a beer. Much calmer nerves and lower scores
And when I played barroom pool, three beers was perfect. Any more or any less and I couldn't play well.
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
Don’t forget to watch the professional football contest tonight.
Is there an undefeated team playing?
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brought the cervelo to the bike shop today. Since the new cranks, cassette and chain it’s shifting ability went to ****.
My mechanic instantly said the hanger was bent. I told him no way, but it ended up showing bent using the measuring tool. I don’t know how that happened, have not crashed that bike in a while and I find it strange it shifted fine before the new stuff.

I had him straighten it to the best of his ability, which was really close and then had him get the shifting back to the way it should.

45 mins later, it still won’t shift on the 7th cog or the number 1 cog. I told him not to worry about it, that was wayyyyyy better than what it had been doing and I’ll just order another hanger. He’s a perfectionist so he kept working it. Took the derailer apart and cleaned and lubed, worked the action, fined tuned it again for the 10th time. Still it would get caught on those 2 cogs.

He takes the wheel off and the hanger moves. He looks at me in surprise, and I tell him it’s always done that. I figured it was a cervelo thing. Apparently it’s not supposed to move. Ooops. He tightened back down, and put the wheel on but the hanger still wanted to move, like rotate rear ward.


Long story short, it’s shifting at almost 100 percent now, not perfect but almost. He recommends I buy a new hanger and assembly. I feel like a moron but it has literally always done that since I bought the bike new.
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Day 5 of squats today. Today the first 10 we’re difficult but then it got easier.
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
Day 5 of squats today. Today the first 10 were difficult but then it got easier.
You’re squatting every day?
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
You’re squatting every day?
3000 squats in 30 days. Recommended to me by one of the OG cyclist in my group.

Found out after I started one of the GCN riders did this too and had some cool results.
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I've done approximately 350 squats in the past 30 days and the lady on the S-Works couldn't even keep up with me. It's tough to beat a Basso though.

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Originally Posted by Eric F
Drinking while golfing made things worse for me. I was probably expecting far too much from myself. For my mental health, I'm better off not playing the game.
Originally Posted by phrantic09
I’m going to caveat this with I know it’s really bad, but when I was playing competitively (local am tournaments - not like weekend scrambles) I’d generally pop a benzo before teeing off and chase it with a beer. Much calmer nerves and lower scores
I raced with many good sailors, including a couple of pros, who drank continuously whenever they were on a boat. The focus on alcohol was one major reason I pretty much quit inshore racing. Ocean racing is the same bunch of drunks, but at least they’re sober offshore.

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Originally Posted by bampilot06
3000 squats in 30 days. Recommended to me by one of the OG cyclist in my group.

Found out after I started one of the GCN riders did this too and had some cool results.
Starting from no squats a month?
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
Starting from no squats a month?

I lift occasionally but yes basically.

Im a young whipper snapper.
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Originally Posted by genejockey
The problem I find with stuff is that accumulating it is a passive thing but getting rid of it requires action.

The other thing I've found with stuff is that most of the hobbies I have found enjoyment in lead to the accumulation of stuff.
Accurate on both points. I’m in the process of unloading some music gear (I have way more than I ever really needed) to fund bike gear. The buying is easy. The selling is a pain in the @$$.
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I think the undefeated season is going down the drain.
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I think the undefeated season is going down the drain.
Sorry. At least you're not a Rams fan, ugh.
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Originally Posted by thin_concrete
Golf is great. I’ve played since I was a kid and always will. Having a family has made it much harder to carve out 5 hours (including travel) so I play much less than I want to.
I started when I was 7, love to play but would rather spend the time on the bike. 10 years ago I was playing 80-100 rounds a year, The last time I played was 2 years ago with a 3 year gap before that. Hit the ball well but couldn’t really score, ended up in the mid 80s on a short-ish 6800 yard course
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