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03-30-22, 07:25 PM
#9776
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I have a pocketknife I really like. It's nice and simple, easy to open keeps a nice edge, unobtrusive. Then I lost it. I looked everywhere. Finally I gave up and ordered another of the same model. Shortly after it arrived, the old one showed up. The universe is weird.
03-30-22, 07:27 PM
#9777
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03-30-22, 08:14 PM
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both of those places are only harmful when something pops up you actually want.
So I told the wife the cycle cross bike is going to be 4 grand. She sighed, and said maybe for my birthday. which is cool, but my birthday marks the end of cycle cross season. So I started showing her bikes on Pro Closet. She said absolutely not a used bike. Not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing but that’s my current situation.
Worse case I get the CAAD X for 1800 new, but I would rather not get something that I will instantly want to change. Plus I am pretty sure that comes with 105.
So I told the wife the cycle cross bike is going to be 4 grand. She sighed, and said maybe for my birthday. which is cool, but my birthday marks the end of cycle cross season. So I started showing her bikes on Pro Closet. She said absolutely not a used bike. Not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing but that’s my current situation.
Worse case I get the CAAD X for 1800 new, but I would rather not get something that I will instantly want to change. Plus I am pretty sure that comes with 105.
03-30-22, 08:33 PM
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03-30-22, 08:38 PM
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I think the $1800 CAADX comes with one of the GRX variants.
03-30-22, 09:22 PM
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cowboy, steel horse, etc
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Ooh, nice crisp lines in the ice out by Whitefish Point.
03-30-22, 09:37 PM
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Mail call!
A couple of HPXes to cut down on moving pumps from bike to bike all the time, and some fresh tyres, as I've a couple of 26ers pretty much worn out.
A couple of HPXes to cut down on moving pumps from bike to bike all the time, and some fresh tyres, as I've a couple of 26ers pretty much worn out.
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03-30-22, 10:15 PM
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For a lot of cross races I don't see how a bike can make much difference as long as it's working.
03-30-22, 11:01 PM
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I didn't think people spent a lot of money on CX bikes because they get pretty trashed by mud and grit. I know some mud races you can have a second bike in the pits and switch bikes every lap and your pit crew cleans them during the race. My friends have had extra wheels in the pits and at mud races they provide a garden hose to knock most of the mud off after the race.
For a lot of cross races I don't see how a bike can make much difference as long as it's working.
For a lot of cross races I don't see how a bike can make much difference as long as it's working.
03-31-22, 01:42 AM
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Bet that tape didn’t stay white very long.
03-31-22, 03:50 AM
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Fat n slow
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GRX is great too. I have 810 on the Aspero and don’t miss Di2.
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03-31-22, 04:46 AM
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serious cyclist
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03-31-22, 04:56 AM
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So it is
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Not even an epic fail. Just a plain old fail.
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03-31-22, 05:09 AM
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03-31-22, 06:22 AM
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03-31-22, 06:37 AM
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03-31-22, 06:41 AM
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I didn't think people spent a lot of money on CX bikes because they get pretty trashed by mud and grit. I know some mud races you can have a second bike in the pits and switch bikes every lap and your pit crew cleans them during the race. My friends have had extra wheels in the pits and at mud races they provide a garden hose to knock most of the mud off after the race.
For a lot of cross races I don't see how a bike can make much difference as long as it's working.
For a lot of cross races I don't see how a bike can make much difference as long as it's working.
03-31-22, 06:50 AM
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I consider 4 a victory since I had no idea what was going on.
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I consider 4 a victory since I had no idea what was going on.
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03-31-22, 06:56 AM
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03-31-22, 07:09 AM
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03-31-22, 07:24 AM
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03-31-22, 07:38 AM
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03-31-22, 07:44 AM
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I am seriously considering a September tour in North Dakota that would include Theodore Roosevelt National Park.