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So…I’m at mile 66, about 1 mile from my local, when I see a woman up ahead literally carrying her bike. I seriously considered not stopping, but the concept of bad karma convinced me otherwise. Turns out she had broken off her RD hanger and her chain was wedge between the cassette and spokes, so the rear wheel wouldn’t turn. I freed it and showed her how to skateboard home. She didn’t live all that far away.
I expect to be rewarded for my service. What an eventful tour. When I pulled up to my local my odometer, which was at 0 when I started my ride from my house to the train station, read exactly 650 miles.
I expect to be rewarded for my service. What an eventful tour. When I pulled up to my local my odometer, which was at 0 when I started my ride from my house to the train station, read exactly 650 miles.
09-25-21, 04:58 PM
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09-25-21, 05:04 PM
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09-25-21, 05:15 PM
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09-25-21, 05:19 PM
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New shoes day.
09-25-21, 05:28 PM
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09-25-21, 05:30 PM
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09-25-21, 05:31 PM
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09-25-21, 05:33 PM
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09-25-21, 05:34 PM
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09-25-21, 05:46 PM
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There were only two* pairs of shoes in the shop that fit me - the white CX176 and some black Giro Cadets. I was planning on buying the Cadets today, but we were fairly busy and I just didn't have the time.
Of course, someone came in looking for shoes, and my colleague ended up selling the exact pair I was planning on picking up
FOMO kicked in super hard and I grabbed these.
I've needed new road shoes for a while. I've still been riding my first pair and they have very recently got way too short - I tend to pedal toe-down and my toes have been hitting the front of the toe box in a quite painful way. I never had that problem before, but there's a definite correlation between my shoes fitting while working a desk job and all of a sudden not fitting when having a job where I'm on my feet all day.
*The only other pair that fit were like $450 retail. Even with some shop discount love I'm not about to drop that kind of cash on bike shoes
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09-25-21, 05:57 PM
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09-25-21, 06:04 PM
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09-25-21, 06:15 PM
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09-25-21, 06:16 PM
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09-25-21, 06:16 PM
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09-25-21, 06:21 PM
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My neighborhood is filled with walkers and dogs and the dogs are all friendly but one widow has two Labrador retrievers and walks them several times a day. One of the two, howls at me if I’m in the garage or yard and even on my bike until I stop and pet him. And, if I don’t pet him long enough, he continues to howl until I do. It’s both heartwarming and annoying at the same time.
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09-25-21, 06:26 PM
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09-25-21, 06:31 PM
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So…I’m at mile 66, about 1 mile from my local, when I see a woman up ahead literally carrying her bike. I seriously considered not stopping, but the concept of bad karma convinced me otherwise. Turns out she had broken off her RD hanger and her chain was wedge between the cassette and spokes, so the rear wheel wouldn’t turn. I freed it and showed her how to skateboard home. She didn’t live all that far away.
I expect to be rewarded for my service. What an eventful tour. When I pulled up to my local my odometer, which was at 0 when I started my ride from my house to the train station, read exactly 650 miles.
I expect to be rewarded for my service. What an eventful tour. When I pulled up to my local my odometer, which was at 0 when I started my ride from my house to the train station, read exactly 650 miles.
that was nice of you.
09-25-21, 06:44 PM
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Took my Trek Alpha cx bike out again today. Another 20some miles. It's not horrible. I swapped the seat to a Roman Evo today from a toupe yesterday, much better. I get a bit of toe overlap in tight turns. Because it's a 56cm other than that it fits me pretty well. Was strange feeling to be putting mntn shoes on. Gives me something to ride gravel I guess.
It's going to be a long winter....
It's going to be a long winter....
09-25-21, 06:56 PM
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09-25-21, 07:34 PM
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09-25-21, 07:51 PM
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09-25-21, 07:57 PM
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09-25-21, 08:06 PM
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