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08-07-21, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by genejockey
I wish I had a bike with me. Instead, I've been going for 3 mile walks around town, which, because it's a small town, means having to kinda go back and forth across town. Corn, peaches, and tomatoes all really good!
welcome to my life when I am at work. A lot of walking in small towns.
Ithaca this week has the falls.
08-07-21, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
Staying home.
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People here don't get it.
08-07-21, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by big john
50 mile club ride today. Decent size turnout but only 4 of us did the 50. There was one guy who kept trying to push the pace but the other 3 of us wouldn't bite. Turned into a fun ride but after a coffee stop one of the guys crashed. He got up after a few minutes and finished the ride but couldn't explain why he fell. I looked around and there was a small gap which could have caught a wheel. I was right behind him and I don't know what happened.
A couple years ago I was with him when he tried to follow a car through a gate and the gate came down and hit him in the throat. Last year he crashed when the road narrowed and that time he broke his frame along with some ribs.
Other people have expressed concern about him in the past and today I was watching him and sometimes he seems oblivious to the dangers around him. Everyone likes him, he's a great guy but he worries me.
A couple years ago I was with him when he tried to follow a car through a gate and the gate came down and hit him in the throat. Last year he crashed when the road narrowed and that time he broke his frame along with some ribs.
Other people have expressed concern about him in the past and today I was watching him and sometimes he seems oblivious to the dangers around him. Everyone likes him, he's a great guy but he worries me.
I would be worried also about riding with your friend.
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08-07-21, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
did you get the wheel built?
Looks like the rain is done, if it dries I might venture out for an east ride.
Looks like the rain is done, if it dries I might venture out for an east ride.
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08-07-21, 03:25 PM
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Had a good ride. A bunch of my friends did a sub-5 hour century in Delaware. It was a little too much of a time commitment for me, but doing a 4:XX century is on my bucket list. Maybe next year.
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Addiction is all about class.
08-07-21, 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
maybe catch the 9th inning.
#sad.
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08-07-21, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
The US is never going to win sailing medals when people have this attitude.
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08-07-21, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by datlas
Had a good ride. A bunch of my friends did a sub-5 hour century in Delaware. It was a little too much of a time commitment for me, but doing a 4:XX century is on my bucket list. Maybe next year.
08-07-21, 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
RIP 2021 Team America sailing.
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People here don't get it.
08-07-21, 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
RIP 2021 Team America sailing.
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08-07-21, 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I could have won 0 medals.
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08-07-21, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by sshakari
Glad you made it out for a ride and came back safely.
I would be worried also about riding with your friend.
I would be worried also about riding with your friend.
08-07-21, 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I could have won 0 medals.
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08-07-21, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
You did win 0 medals.
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People here don't get it.
08-07-21, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
They didn't give me a chance to win one.
08-07-21, 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Begs the question: how do they get the sailboats to the Olympics? Put them in a bigger boat?
LesterOfPuppets how long would it take you to get your rig to Tokyo?
LesterOfPuppets how long would it take you to get your rig to Tokyo?
08-07-21, 05:24 PM
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This sort of sucks.
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Originally Posted by Jorgediaz
Fellow riders, the only free cheese is in the mousetrap!
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08-07-21, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by genejockey
A view of my hometown, from the cemetery that overlooks it, and which is chock full of former residents.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
The US is never going to win sailing medals when people have this attitude.
08-07-21, 05:33 PM
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Those hills are about 4 miles away, at the very most.
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Fellow riders, the only free cheese is in the mousetrap!
08-07-21, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by rjones28
I promised I would finish it today.
"Back in my day..."
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
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Fixed or freewheel?
08-07-21, 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
The US has and will. A friend of mine sailed in the J22 class world championship regatta a few weeks ago with a guy from our area who has won 3 Olympic sailing medals. They won. That's kind of a big deal in sailing circles.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
People here don't get it.
