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08-08-21, 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Woof. Glad he’s getting better. Fewer people are masked in Boulder than Austin and it wigs me out.
08-08-21, 01:38 PM
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Also, the smoke appears to have not deterred the endurati one iota. The half-iron was yesterday, too.
08-08-21, 01:39 PM
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It was a fantastic day to be a road cyclist in Upstate SC
I'm loving this bike so much. Can't wait to start taking it into the mountains.
I'm loving this bike so much. Can't wait to start taking it into the mountains.
08-08-21, 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by datlas
Yeah, I have never actually taken my bike in for ANY servicing. The only thing I can’t do is wheel truing/broken spoke type repairs, and for those rare situations I only drop off the wheel.
It was the first thing I learned about wrenching on bikes, back in the early 70s.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Auto-pause is a honey-tongued devil whispering sweet lies in your ear.
08-08-21, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Woof. Glad he’s getting better. Fewer people are masked in Boulder than Austin and it wigs me out.
Sure was nice riding maskless though. It went back on for this morning's ride.
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08-08-21, 02:25 PM
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I was looking over my few recorded rides, while up north. There was one with 13 and 14% grades. I walked that grade, in both directions.
Full disclosure.
Full disclosure.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Auto-pause is a honey-tongued devil whispering sweet lies in your ear.
08-08-21, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by abshipp
It was a fantastic day to be a road cyclist in Upstate SC
I'm loving this bike so much. Can't wait to start taking it into the mountains.
I'm loving this bike so much. Can't wait to start taking it into the mountains.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Auto-pause is a honey-tongued devil whispering sweet lies in your ear.
08-08-21, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize
Aluminium? Crabon?
08-08-21, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize
You can do it Doug.
It was the first thing I learned about wrenching on bikes, back in the early 70s.
It was the first thing I learned about wrenching on bikes, back in the early 70s.
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Addiction is all about class.
08-08-21, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by datlas
I suspect I can, although the idea is intimidating. Will put on my “to do list” but first must get daughter #2 to LA and sister (who has been with us for 9 weeks now and improving mightily) out on her own.
Grease those spoke threads! I like to grease the nipple beds too, just a dab with a Qtip.
08-08-21, 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
We don't have deer.
08-08-21, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Woof. Glad he’s getting better. Fewer people are masked in Boulder than Austin and it wigs me out.
08-08-21, 04:32 PM
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I had a pretty scary wheel failure yesterday.
I pumped this up before leaving for the ride. On the way there, it exploded in the back of the truck. Glad I wasnt riding it when it when it blew up. This was the wheelset I built with the tubless rims. Im waiting for a response from "Candie" at Princess Bike about my warranty.
I pumped this up before leaving for the ride. On the way there, it exploded in the back of the truck. Glad I wasnt riding it when it when it blew up. This was the wheelset I built with the tubless rims. Im waiting for a response from "Candie" at Princess Bike about my warranty.
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08-08-21, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
@LesterOfPuppets
Free baseball
Free baseball
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
People here don't get it.
08-08-21, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
won't survive in Zone 8.
We don't have deer.
We don't have deer.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
People here don't get it.
08-08-21, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by abshipp
It was a fantastic day to be a road cyclist in Upstate SC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upstate_South_Carolina
It's like upstate NY.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
People here don't get it.
08-08-21, 04:51 PM
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Tennessee has no upstate. Or downstate.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
People here don't get it.
08-08-21, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by datlas
One interesting snafu happened on yesterday’s ride. One of my friends, who is a good triathlete, started to suffer about 3 hours into the ride. He asked to stop to adjust his saddle height.
Long story short, his saddle was way too high and causing all kinds of knee problems. He said his bike had been in the LBS for servicing and he said the guy who works on his bike is taller than him and must have done a test ride and jacked up the seat.
I did not want to badmouth his shop, but if someone ****s with something like that, they should at least have the courtesy to mark the owner’s positions and return it with the owner’s fit.
Long story short, his saddle was way too high and causing all kinds of knee problems. He said his bike had been in the LBS for servicing and he said the guy who works on his bike is taller than him and must have done a test ride and jacked up the seat.
I did not want to badmouth his shop, but if someone ****s with something like that, they should at least have the courtesy to mark the owner’s positions and return it with the owner’s fit.
08-08-21, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
Now our ABC affiliate is showing the White Sox vs. Cubbies game!
#baseballallday
08-08-21, 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Woof. Glad he’s getting better. Fewer people are masked in Boulder than Austin and it wigs me out.
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Originally Posted by Jorgediaz
Fellow riders, the only free cheese is in the mousetrap!
08-08-21, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ls01
I had a pretty scary wheel failure yesterday.
I pumped this up before leaving for the ride. On the way there, it exploded in the back of the truck. Glad I wasnt riding it when it when it blew up. This was the wheelset I built with the tubless rims. Im waiting for a response from "Candie" at Princess Bike about my warranty.
I pumped this up before leaving for the ride. On the way there, it exploded in the back of the truck. Glad I wasnt riding it when it when it blew up. This was the wheelset I built with the tubless rims. Im waiting for a response from "Candie" at Princess Bike about my warranty.
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Originally Posted by Jorgediaz
Fellow riders, the only free cheese is in the mousetrap!
08-08-21, 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by lesterofpuppets
#baseballallday
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
People here don't get it.
08-08-21, 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by LAJ
We believe in the vaccine here. We also believe in an overall healthy lifestyle, for the most part.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
People here don't get it.
08-08-21, 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Everyone?
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Originally Posted by Jorgediaz
Fellow riders, the only free cheese is in the mousetrap!
08-08-21, 05:50 PM
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An acquaintance of my wife is a vociferous anti-vaxxer. She’s now struggling in the ICU with CV-19.
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