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08-24-22, 02:36 AM
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08-24-22, 02:44 AM
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What was the actual benefit of a cannondale lefty fork?
08-24-22, 03:22 AM
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08-24-22, 03:35 AM
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Nearly fell into a trap.
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08-24-22, 04:53 AM
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Admiral Akbar says so.
4/6 here too.
My mobile view looks different from usual. Using “full” not mobile version on my iPhone.
4/6 here too.
My mobile view looks different from usual. Using “full” not mobile version on my iPhone.
08-24-22, 05:05 AM
#4356
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And brutal nightmares last night. Had a bunch of work stress, but the kind that's happened before without going this bad. Worse than Shyamalan by far. I don't even know what director to compare. My soul feels dirty.
08-24-22, 05:29 AM
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08-24-22, 05:33 AM
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After experimenting with various blends, I'm back on pure cafe robusta this morning. Arabica raises mucus in my sinuses and robusta doesn't, so I can breathe freely. It has the added bonus of higher caffeine. It has not, however, helped me with Wordle. I'm going to let that marinate for awhile.
08-24-22, 05:37 AM
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After experimenting with various blends, I'm back on pure cafe robusta this morning. Arabica raises mucus in my sinuses and robusta doesn't, so I can breathe freely. It has the added bonus of higher caffeine. It has not, however, helped me with Wordle. I'm going to let that marinate for awhile.
08-24-22, 05:42 AM
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08-24-22, 05:44 AM
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Only online. It comes from the Veracruz lowlands. But it is probably available from other parts of the world as well. It's not easy to find. I started drinking instant for exactly that reason, when we first moved from Belize and I couldn't find any. I was drinking locally grown robusta there.
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08-24-22, 07:36 AM
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08-24-22, 07:42 AM
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Mostly to save weight. Cannondale was always trying different things when they were family owned and would do a lot of in house stuff instead of sourcing from a known supplier.
To make it work they used needle bearings and large diameter tubes and a double triple clamp, which would actually be a double double clamp.
It wasn't made for downhill or long travel bikes and in my opinion was more of a gimmick than anything else. It did work, though. I demoed one for a weekend. It's weird to look at but once riding you don't notice it at all. It seemed to work fine for what I did that weekend. No way could it ever be as burly as a Fox 36, for example.
To make it work they used needle bearings and large diameter tubes and a double triple clamp, which would actually be a double double clamp.
It wasn't made for downhill or long travel bikes and in my opinion was more of a gimmick than anything else. It did work, though. I demoed one for a weekend. It's weird to look at but once riding you don't notice it at all. It seemed to work fine for what I did that weekend. No way could it ever be as burly as a Fox 36, for example.
08-24-22, 07:45 AM
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08-24-22, 09:22 AM
#4365
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
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I'll take it.
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08-24-22, 09:23 AM
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Planned on about 55 miles this morning but about 30 minutes in to the ride I just wanted to be back home.
Still wanted to get a decent workout so I was thinking I would do a nice easy spin up Paris Mountain. A few minutes in I found myself about 10 seconds up on my fastest time. A few minutes later I was up about 30 seconds. 10 minutes in I was up over a minute. Somehow I ended up finding 1'22" by the end. Previous PR was 16'26", today I ended up at 15'04"!
Makes me wish I would have pushed a bit harder at the beginning, maybe I would have ended up in the 14's.
Still wanted to get a decent workout so I was thinking I would do a nice easy spin up Paris Mountain. A few minutes in I found myself about 10 seconds up on my fastest time. A few minutes later I was up about 30 seconds. 10 minutes in I was up over a minute. Somehow I ended up finding 1'22" by the end. Previous PR was 16'26", today I ended up at 15'04"!
Makes me wish I would have pushed a bit harder at the beginning, maybe I would have ended up in the 14's.
08-24-22, 09:28 AM
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I put latex tubes on my bike a couple of weeks ago. I haven't noticed a huge difference aside from them losing air at a very rapid pace, which doesn't bother me much at all since I check air pressure before every ride.
08-24-22, 09:38 AM
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What do the yutes do these days?
08-24-22, 09:48 AM
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08-24-22, 10:01 AM
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i’m in a bit of a rut
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…also pulled a staple out of a front tire this AM. felt pretty deep, no little bubble of sealant but now i’m worried that my post-tube flat free run is going to come to an end.
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…also pulled a staple out of a front tire this AM. felt pretty deep, no little bubble of sealant but now i’m worried that my post-tube flat free run is going to come to an end.
08-24-22, 10:17 AM
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08-24-22, 10:27 AM
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Given the number of times I've finished rides to pull wire or staples out of my latex tubes that then deflated, I don't care how much faster they are.
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08-24-22, 10:51 AM
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08-24-22, 11:12 AM
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Stupid question of the day, well 2 stupid questions of the day.
Question number 1. If I were to buy a 105 R7000 rear derailer, cassette, and shifters, could I get buy with the triple upfront for a little while? I wouldn’t be able to use all three chain rings obviously, But if I could only use the outer and the middle that would work. Reason I ask, I need 175 cranks arms and it seems the 105 group sets are always out of stock. I can do piece meal but the price is more than I want to spend at once time.
Question number 2. How do I know if my rear chain stay is wide enough to take an 11 speed wheel? The ritchey was built in 2001. I don’t want to order wheels and then they don’t fit.
Question number 1. If I were to buy a 105 R7000 rear derailer, cassette, and shifters, could I get buy with the triple upfront for a little while? I wouldn’t be able to use all three chain rings obviously, But if I could only use the outer and the middle that would work. Reason I ask, I need 175 cranks arms and it seems the 105 group sets are always out of stock. I can do piece meal but the price is more than I want to spend at once time.
Question number 2. How do I know if my rear chain stay is wide enough to take an 11 speed wheel? The ritchey was built in 2001. I don’t want to order wheels and then they don’t fit.
08-24-22, 11:17 AM
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