Go Back  Bike Forums > Bike Forums > Road Cycling
Reload this Page >

Addiction 2021.3

Notices
Road Cycling “It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.” -- Ernest Hemingway

Addiction 2021.3

Old 08-13-21, 01:33 PM
  #4476  
Velo Vol 
VFL For Life
 
Velo Vol's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 51,046

Bikes: Velo Volmobile

Mentioned: 780 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 28433 Post(s)
Liked 1,831 Times in 1,299 Posts
Originally Posted by bampilot06
whyfi I hope your ready for some hot weather. Heat was already unbearable at 6 am this morning.
It's a warm autumn day on the western East Coast.

__________________
Originally Posted by Velo Vol
People here don't get it.
Velo Vol is offline  
Old 08-13-21, 01:42 PM
  #4477  
Eric F 
Habitual User
 
Eric F's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Altadena, CA
Posts: 7,787

Bikes: 2023 Niner RLT 9 RDO, 2018 Trek Procaliber 9.9 RSL, 2018 Storck Fascenario.3 Platinum, 2003 Time VX Special Pro, 2001 Colnago VIP, 1999 Trek 9900 singlespeed, 1977 Nishiki ONP

Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4831 Post(s)
Liked 7,821 Times in 3,705 Posts
Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I think datlas and big john should go for a bike ride here


Looking at the other side of the Hollywood sign, from Griffith Observatory, which can be seen on top of the hill on left side of your pic (white building).
__________________
"Swedish fish. They're protein shaped." - livedarklions
Eric F is offline  
Likes For Eric F:
Old 08-13-21, 01:46 PM
  #4478  
big john
Senior Member
 
big john's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: In the foothills of Los Angeles County
Posts: 25,099
Mentioned: 8 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 8185 Post(s)
Liked 8,843 Times in 4,391 Posts
big john is offline  
Likes For big john:
Old 08-13-21, 02:23 PM
  #4479  
LesterOfPuppets
cowboy, steel horse, etc
 
LesterOfPuppets's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: The hot spot.
Posts: 44,801

Bikes: everywhere

Mentioned: 71 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 12635 Post(s)
Liked 7,528 Times in 3,989 Posts
Post Offices in the USofA

LesterOfPuppets is offline  
Old 08-13-21, 02:37 PM
  #4480  
seedsbelize 
smelling the roses
 
seedsbelize's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Tixkokob, Yucatán, México
Posts: 15,428

Bikes: 79 Trek 930, 80 Trek 414, 84 Schwinn Letour Luxe (coupled), 92 Schwinn Paramount PDG 5

Mentioned: 104 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 7081 Post(s)
Liked 901 Times in 612 Posts
Originally Posted by datlas
Made it through the TSA and waiting at the gate. The security guy gave me a thorough pat-down including tracing his hands completely around my waistband. Neither mrs datlas nor daughter got that. Daughter says it’s because I look “ethnic.” Pot calling kettle black imo.

pic added for proof

I got the patdown this last time.
__________________
Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Auto-pause is a honey-tongued devil whispering sweet lies in your ear.


seedsbelize is offline  
Old 08-13-21, 02:51 PM
  #4481  
Velo Vol 
VFL For Life
 
Velo Vol's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 51,046

Bikes: Velo Volmobile

Mentioned: 780 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 28433 Post(s)
Liked 1,831 Times in 1,299 Posts
Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
I don't see the Pony Express stations being added.
__________________
Originally Posted by Velo Vol
People here don't get it.
Velo Vol is offline  
Old 08-13-21, 02:57 PM
  #4482  
indyfabz
Senior Member
 
indyfabz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 39,053
Mentioned: 210 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 18319 Post(s)
Liked 15,286 Times in 7,226 Posts
Phillies game tonight. Going to be the first time I have ridden the subway in I don't know how long.

#DoubleMaskage
indyfabz is online now  
Old 08-13-21, 02:59 PM
  #4483  
Velo Vol 
VFL For Life
 
Velo Vol's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 51,046

Bikes: Velo Volmobile

Mentioned: 780 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 28433 Post(s)
Liked 1,831 Times in 1,299 Posts
Here's another Map Porn fun one. TN reached one million people before GA did (and, surprisingly, NC). DougRNS

https://www.******.com/r/MapPorn/com...ded_1_million/


__________________
Originally Posted by Velo Vol
People here don't get it.
Velo Vol is offline  
Likes For Velo Vol:
Old 08-13-21, 02:59 PM
  #4484  
Cyclist0105
Banned.
 
Join Date: Aug 2021
Posts: 59
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 34 Post(s)
Liked 18 Times in 13 Posts
Originally Posted by WhyFi
What's this thread about?
Time and climate change
Cyclist0105 is offline  
Old 08-13-21, 03:02 PM
  #4485  
Velo Vol 
VFL For Life
 
Velo Vol's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 51,046

Bikes: Velo Volmobile

Mentioned: 780 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 28433 Post(s)
Liked 1,831 Times in 1,299 Posts
Originally Posted by JAG1
Time and climate change
Correct. The change to autumn.
__________________
Originally Posted by Velo Vol
People here don't get it.
Velo Vol is offline  
Old 08-13-21, 03:14 PM
  #4486  
big john
Senior Member
 
big john's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: In the foothills of Los Angeles County
Posts: 25,099
Mentioned: 8 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 8185 Post(s)
Liked 8,843 Times in 4,391 Posts
Jeff Lenosky just turned 50.
big john is offline  
Old 08-13-21, 03:26 PM
  #4487  
BillyD
Administrator
Thread Starter
 
BillyD's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Hudson Valley, NY
Posts: 32,895

Bikes: Merlin Cyrene '04; Bridgestone RB-1 '92

Mentioned: 325 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 11889 Post(s)
Liked 6,482 Times in 3,411 Posts
Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Correct. The change to autumn.
Don't intimidate our noobs.
__________________
See, this is why we can't have nice things. - - smarkinson
Where else but the internet can a bunch of cyclists go and be the tough guy? - - jdon
BillyD is offline  
Old 08-13-21, 04:00 PM
  #4488  
LesterOfPuppets
cowboy, steel horse, etc
 
LesterOfPuppets's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: The hot spot.
Posts: 44,801

Bikes: everywhere

Mentioned: 71 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 12635 Post(s)
Liked 7,528 Times in 3,989 Posts
Originally Posted by WhyFi
Ahead of the road trip, I got the oil changed yesterday. This morning, I noticed a fresh, pancake-sized oil spot on the garage floor when I backed out.

I looked and didn't see any obvious source, but with the oil leak last year, one likely caused by over-tightening of the filter housing, it was grimy enough that it'd have to be really obvious. Anyway, took it back in to the shop and they say that it was a pinched oil filter housing gasket and that it should be all good, now.

Yeah, I'm not going to comfortable embarking on a 3k mile road trip with just that assurance, so Imma get under there and clean up the gunk, so that any new leaks will be a little more obvious, and then I'm going to keep some paper under the engine when it's in the garage, to make any drips obvious. *le sigh*

Ooof. I guess that's why I still change my own oil, even though it's cheaper to take it to the quickie lube.
LesterOfPuppets is offline  
Old 08-13-21, 04:01 PM
  #4489  
DougRNS
Silver Comet Fred
 
DougRNS's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: NW Metro Atl.
Posts: 11,898

Bikes: 1

Mentioned: 145 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 8723 Post(s)
Liked 2,854 Times in 1,673 Posts
Originally Posted by velo vol
it's a warm autumn day on the western east coast greater jefferson city metro area.

fify
DougRNS is offline  
Old 08-13-21, 04:04 PM
  #4490  
Velo Vol 
VFL For Life
 
Velo Vol's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 51,046

Bikes: Velo Volmobile

Mentioned: 780 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 28433 Post(s)
Liked 1,831 Times in 1,299 Posts
Originally Posted by big john
Wrong forum.

I should make "Road Boss" videos where I show how I avoid getting crushed by tanker trucks on the Middlebrook Pike expressway.
__________________
Originally Posted by Velo Vol
People here don't get it.
Velo Vol is offline  
Old 08-13-21, 04:05 PM
  #4491  
sshakari
Senior Member
 
sshakari's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Tarzana, CA
Posts: 700

Bikes: Canyon Endurace, Merckx liege 75, Cinelli Vigorelli

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 167 Post(s)
Liked 114 Times in 61 Posts
Originally Posted by Eric F
Looking at the other side of the Hollywood sign, from Griffith Observatory, which can be seen on top of the hill on left side of your pic (white building).
It is a great ride up to the H sign as well as Observatory. Used to ride there weekly & hicked both places.
__________________
If you have a steady supply of something, you can afford it and it's not interfering with your life, there's nothing wrong with being addicted. - Roland Griffiths
sshakari is offline  
Likes For sshakari:
Old 08-13-21, 04:15 PM
  #4492  
Velo Vol 
VFL For Life
 
Velo Vol's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 51,046

Bikes: Velo Volmobile

Mentioned: 780 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 28433 Post(s)
Liked 1,831 Times in 1,299 Posts
Originally Posted by DougRNS
fify
Actually it's the other way around, although counting some of these counties is a stretch.





__________________
Originally Posted by Velo Vol
People here don't get it.
Velo Vol is offline  
Old 08-13-21, 04:27 PM
  #4493  
MoAlpha
• —
 
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Land of Pleasant Living
Posts: 12,154

Bikes: Shmikes

Mentioned: 58 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 10103 Post(s)
Liked 5,782 Times in 3,112 Posts
Originally Posted by ksryder
Same, and Mrs. Ksryder employed a similar strategy.

Now that I'm older I've had several moments where I suddenly recall some situation from my young and single days and realize "oh she was coming on to you" or even worse "oh that was a booty call". Feels bad, man.
I recall no such moments and I fought hard for everything I got.
MoAlpha is offline  
Likes For MoAlpha:
Old 08-13-21, 04:37 PM
  #4494  
Mojo31
-------
 
Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: Tejas
Posts: 12,627
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 9524 Post(s)
Liked 6,267 Times in 3,455 Posts
Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Here's another Map Porn fun one. TN reached one million people before GA did (and, surprisingly, NC). DougRNS

https://www.******.com/r/MapPorn/com...ded_1_million/


But Georgia has that blonde chick. Surely it wins a prize for that.
Mojo31 is offline  
Old 08-13-21, 05:15 PM
  #4495  
seedsbelize 
smelling the roses
 
seedsbelize's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Tixkokob, Yucatán, México
Posts: 15,428

Bikes: 79 Trek 930, 80 Trek 414, 84 Schwinn Letour Luxe (coupled), 92 Schwinn Paramount PDG 5

Mentioned: 104 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 7081 Post(s)
Liked 901 Times in 612 Posts
Originally Posted by big john
Do you ride like that, John?
__________________
Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Auto-pause is a honey-tongued devil whispering sweet lies in your ear.


seedsbelize is offline  
Old 08-13-21, 05:25 PM
  #4496  
indyfabz
Senior Member
 
indyfabz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 39,053
Mentioned: 210 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 18319 Post(s)
Liked 15,286 Times in 7,226 Posts
indyfabz is online now  
Likes For indyfabz:
Old 08-13-21, 05:37 PM
  #4497  
big john
Senior Member
 
big john's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: In the foothills of Los Angeles County
Posts: 25,099
Mentioned: 8 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 8185 Post(s)
Liked 8,843 Times in 4,391 Posts
Originally Posted by seedsbelize
Do you ride like that, John?
Exactly like that! And I ride a road bike like Tadej Pogacar.

Seriously, I am amazed at what he does. The balance alone is more than I can dream of, not to mention those bursts of power. And he's 6'4" and not light. Years as a professional trials rider helped.
I would enjoy some of the trails he shows but I would be walking a lot of it.
big john is offline  
Old 08-13-21, 05:39 PM
  #4498  
big john
Senior Member
 
big john's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: In the foothills of Los Angeles County
Posts: 25,099
Mentioned: 8 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 8185 Post(s)
Liked 8,843 Times in 4,391 Posts
Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Wrong forum.

I should make "Road Boss" videos where I show how I avoid getting crushed by tanker trucks on the Middlebrook Pike expressway.
Do it.
big john is offline  
Old 08-13-21, 05:47 PM
  #4499  
Velo Vol 
VFL For Life
 
Velo Vol's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 51,046

Bikes: Velo Volmobile

Mentioned: 780 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
Quoted: 28433 Post(s)
Liked 1,831 Times in 1,299 Posts
Originally Posted by big john
Do it.
My A/V equipment is lacking.

Someone send me an easy-to-use camera, and I will.
__________________
Originally Posted by Velo Vol
People here don't get it.
Velo Vol is offline  
Old 08-13-21, 05:54 PM
  #4500  
indyfabz
Senior Member
 
indyfabz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 39,053
Mentioned: 210 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 18319 Post(s)
Liked 15,286 Times in 7,226 Posts
Originally Posted by Velo Vol
My A/V equipment is lacking.
I get emails for pills that will fix that for you.
indyfabz is online now  
Likes For indyfabz:

Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.