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Old 04-03-21, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by abshipp
I slept in too, but I also didn't get home until after midnight last night so I still didn't get much sleep
I was up at 5 but spent too much time screwing around and only got 22 in vs the 40 I’d planned
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Originally Posted by phrantic09
I was up at 5 but spent too much time screwing around and only got 22 in vs the 40 I’d planned
Sorry to hear about the asshattery you had to deal with this morning.

I've never had to deal with anything like that and I fear for the day that it happens, mostly since I'm nonconfrontational to a fault and I'd likely let them get away with it without comment.
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Originally Posted by abshipp
Sorry to hear about the asshattery you had to deal with this morning.

I've never had to deal with anything like that and I fear for the day that it happens, mostly since I'm nonconfrontational to a fault and I'd likely let them get away with it without comment.

Better than being hot headed. I wish I had a camera, I’d have emailed to the sheriff’s department
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Originally Posted by phrantic09
Lost my cool with a driver for the first time in just about forever this morning. Guy towing a boat started blowing his horn behind me to get around on a no shoulder road. Then he decided to pass with a vehicle coming the other direction, I’d stayed left so he wouldn’t try to pass with the other car coming. He ran them off the road and swerved back and nearly clipped me with his trailer.

I caught up to him a gas station and asked “Are you trying to kill someone or just ******g stupid?”

he got in my face (thankfully I had a face cover on because it was freezing) and told me bikes don’t belong on road. I thought he was actually going to take a swing at me.
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Originally Posted by phrantic09
Lost my cool with a driver for the first time in just about forever this morning. Guy towing a boat started blowing his horn behind me to get around on a no shoulder road. Then he decided to pass with a vehicle coming the other direction, I’d stayed left so he wouldn’t try to pass with the other car coming. He ran them off the road and swerved back and nearly clipped me with his trailer.

I caught up to him a gas station and asked “Are you trying to kill someone or just ******g stupid?”

he got in my face (thankfully I had a face cover on because it was freezing) and told me bikes don’t belong on road. I thought he was actually going to take a swing at me.
But boats do?
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Originally Posted by phrantic09
Lost my cool with a driver for the first time in just about forever this morning. Guy towing a boat started blowing his horn behind me to get around on a no shoulder road. Then he decided to pass with a vehicle coming the other direction, I’d stayed left so he wouldn’t try to pass with the other car coming. He ran them off the road and swerved back and nearly clipped me with his trailer.

I caught up to him a gas station and asked “Are you trying to kill someone or just ******g stupid?”

he got in my face (thankfully I had a face cover on because it was freezing) and told me bikes don’t belong on road. I thought he was actually going to take a swing at me.
Trailers and shoulderless roads are the worst!
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I'm wishing we could've stayed here all weekend, riding Rails-to-Trails on a full suspension MTB, but the little lady wanted to do stuff down here in PHX for some reason.


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Originally Posted by phrantic09
Lost my cool with a driver for the first time in just about forever this morning. Guy towing a boat started blowing his horn behind me to get around on a no shoulder road. Then he decided to pass with a vehicle coming the other direction, I’d stayed left so he wouldn’t try to pass with the other car coming. He ran them off the road and swerved back and nearly clipped me with his trailer.

I caught up to him a gas station and asked “Are you trying to kill someone or just ******g stupid?”

he got in my face (thankfully I had a face cover on because it was freezing) and told me bikes don’t belong on road. I thought he was actually going to take a swing at me.

Boats don’t belong on the road either. Just saying.
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Old 04-03-21, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
Boats don’t belong on the road either. Just saying.
you guys are all way more clever than I am
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Originally Posted by phrantic09
Lost my cool with a driver for the first time in just about forever this morning. Guy towing a boat started blowing his horn behind me to get around on a no shoulder road. Then he decided to pass with a vehicle coming the other direction, I’d stayed left so he wouldn’t try to pass with the other car coming. He ran them off the road and swerved back and nearly clipped me with his trailer.

I caught up to him a gas station and asked “Are you trying to kill someone or just ******g stupid?”

he got in my face (thankfully I had a face cover on because it was freezing) and told me bikes don’t belong on road. I thought he was actually going to take a swing at me.
So many jackasses, so little time.
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Just got poked- hoping I have a reaction more like my wife (none). Need to find a way to get 12 miles in this afternoon to hit my modest mileage goal - might just go screw around on the revolt before I put the slicks on
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Just landed back at my home airport. My vacation officially starts. Don’t go back to work til the 18th.
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Originally Posted by phrantic09
Just got poked- hoping I have a reaction more like my wife (none). Need to find a way to get 12 miles in this afternoon to hit my modest mileage goal - might just go screw around on the revolt before I put the slicks on
Lucky you, but this is a family forum.
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Old 04-03-21, 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by phrantic09
Lost my cool with a driver for the first time in just about forever this morning. Guy towing a boat started blowing his horn behind me to get around on a no shoulder road. Then he decided to pass with a vehicle coming the other direction, I’d stayed left so he wouldn’t try to pass with the other car coming. He ran them off the road and swerved back and nearly clipped me with his trailer.

I caught up to him a gas station and asked “Are you trying to kill someone or just ******g stupid?”

he got in my face (thankfully I had a face cover on because it was freezing) and told me bikes don’t belong on road. I thought he was actually going to take a swing at me.
It’s a tough rule to follow, but generally best to not engage motorists. Glad you are ok!
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Hard ride today. There were not many hills but windy and it felt like a headwind 80% of the time.

I wonder if there is a route planner for rides that takes into account usual micro-climate winds to minimize headwinds.
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We have arrived in VA!

...to signs of deferred maintenance all around the house.
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Better than being hot headed. I wish I had a camera, I’d have emailed to the sheriff’s department
Having a camera keeps me from getting too hot-headed.

Mostly.
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We have arrived in VA!

...to signs of deferred maintenance all around the house.
Anywhere near Skyline Drive? I’d hit it.
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Originally Posted by datlas
Anywhere near Skyline Drive? I’d hit it.
My sister and bil live within riding distance of Skyline Drive. It would be a multi day affair though, getting there, riding up and back down, and getting back home. 10 years ago I could've done it.
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Anywhere near Skyline Drive? I’d hit it.
Goodness no. We're near the coast, about 3 hours from where we usually cross Skyline Drive.
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Slow afternoon, everyone must be recovering from spraying weed killer. Weekend to do list was completed but no riding. I still haven't recovered from my last ride. I think the steroid injection made things worse. At least with a second shot I'll have more opportunity to gain weight.

I also woke up at 3 am last night in Afib. I don't think that's why I woke up but what a nice bonus.

I put my HR monitor on and it was around 90 bpm so it wasn't too concerning. I went back to sleep at 5 am hoping it would return to normal rhythm and when I woke up it was. I need to accept this as the new normal.
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Did a little systems check on the Cervelo and released some pent-up energy from the drive.

Tried to pull an abshipp and average 166bpm, but couldn't do it.
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Originally Posted by datlas
Hard ride today. There were not many hills but windy and it felt like a headwind 80% of the time.

I wonder if there is a route planner for rides that takes into account usual micro-climate winds to minimize headwinds.
It was horrible out there in a way the numbers simply don’t convey. The cold has a very negative effect on my mood.

There’s this kind of thing, but I don’t really trust the local variation.



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Slow afternoon, everyone must be recovering from spraying weed killer.
It's classified.

Weekend to do list was completed but no riding. I still haven't recovered from my last ride. I think the steroid injection made things worse. At least with a second shot I'll have more opportunity to gain weight.

I also woke up at 3 am last night in Afib. I don't think that's why I woke up but what a nice bonus.

I put my HR monitor on and it was around 90 bpm so it wasn't too concerning. I went back to sleep at 5 am hoping it would return to normal rhythm and when I woke up it was. I need to accept this as the new normal.
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